Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Lying Rumors

Among the rumors started on the street yesterday was one to the effect that Capt. Bob Littler had been killed and his company cut to pieces.  Of course it was manufactured out of whole cloth, and the miscreant who started it ought to have his head shaved and not be permitted to wear a hat the balance of the winter.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Thursday Morning, February 20, 1862, p. 1

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