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Stumpage Reports
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Monday, October 20, 2003 :::
Latest Cool Thing at Work
Last Friday at work, a researcher found a record of a criminal action against a slave owner in North Carolina. The slave owner was in trouble because he had beaten his slave for three hours straight. It was unusual, but not as unusual as you might think, for a slave owner to be hauled into court for mistreating his slaves.
What made this one interesting, was that the slave was the grandfather of John Coltrane.
Freak Show Advertisement of the Day
Great Attraction! THE CELEBRATED CAROLINA TWINS will be exhibited at Raleigh during the Agricultural Fair.
These Children have been pronounced by Physicians the most interesting specimen of Humanity ever seen or recorded, and one which must command Universal Attention. They were born in Columbus county, North Carolina, and are healthy, active, and for their age, unusually intelligent.
They are joined together at the back by the union of the two spines in one, making the connection much more intimate than that of the Siamese Twins.
Many Physicians have examined them, and all agree in their being the greatest curiosity ever seen or heard of, -- some of their organs being in common, while other are perfectly distinct. It is often the case that one child is playful and active while the other is fast asleep.
Most visitors have expressed surprise to find them so "PERT" and "CUNNING," with such intelligent, happy faces, where they had not expected to see such interesting children.
Call at once if you would not miss the opportunity of seeing the greatest wonder of the Age, as you may "ne'er look upon their like again!"
Doors open from 9 o'clock A.M. till 12. M. for Ladies only; and from 2 P.M. till 4, for Gentlemen alone.
Admission 50 cts.
BROWER & SHELTON
--- Raleigh Register, October 7, 1853.
::: posted by tom at 11:06 AM
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