A Standard Political Work on the U S Rebellion
A political history from 1861 to 1864 by Hon. Forward McPherson, Clerk of the House, offers comprehensive records of executive, judicial, and legislative papers, military questions, votes on emancipation and other issues, and a detailed index. It includes party classifications, names of Union and Rebel administrations, and a full wartime legislative record. 448 pp Law Sheep. Price $4.00. Be at the Book & Dray Store of A. D. Bueller.
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United States
FOWARD McPHERSON
House of Representatives
Unio
Congress
idee
Beato
A. D. BUELLDER
The Duplex Elliptic Steel Spring Skirt Ad
The advertisement promotes J.T. West and J. W. Bradley’s Duplex Elliptic Steel Spring Skirts. It claims unrivaled elasticity and durability, reducing crowding in public places, with double steel bottom rods and durable tapes. Sold by FAMESTUCK BROS in Gettysburg and nearby, with notices of availability and sale terms.
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J.T. GU
WEST
Chambers street
New York
J. W. Bradley
Chambersburg street awash with bargains and old town thrift
Local notices advertise L Holllaworth offering boots shoes and clothing at low prices on Chambersburg street Gettysburg Pa with bargains on hats trunks gloves and tobacco plus a medicine ad for Dr Unter's vaude mecum and a hat and shoe business change at the same address by A Cobian Crawford and partners. A catalog of tools groceries and domestic goods from Joe Blanner and D Zlegler appears alongside banking notes and general merchandise at Gettysburg shops.
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FOUN L. HOLLAWORTH
Lightovk
DLadien
Chambershurt street
Lutheran Church
Gettysburg
L. HOLEAWOMTH
OGRE LN
avinty
Lim
Craw FOEN
Chambersburg street
A. CONEAN & Co
A. COBLAN
CRAWFORD
tira
AL. A.oblean & Co
JOE BLANNER
DAVID ZLEGLER
Autumn of 1864 Battle Poem by Josh Wentler
A wartime poem contrasts nature’s calm with the war’s crimson stain and human suffering. It envisions nature’s enduring beauty guiding hopeful prophecy while urging peace and freedom through the harvest imagery and seasonal renewal.
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JOSH WENTLER
Radical changes in fashion trend in elite circles
A Varis correspondent reports radical fashion shifts in elite dress. At Compeigne this winter skirts narrow and crinolines discarded, nets shortened, beak-shaped trains, broad colored bands, and floral ornamentation replace old styles. Accessories include long necklaces, rings, and gloves extending beyond the wrist, echoing a late Malwaigon taste.
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Varis
the
Judex
Compeigne
Josephine
A Table D'hotel Adventure Ends in A Fatal Duel
An Evelish tourist at Loterlaeken shares table with a beautiful woman whose link to a past thief surfaces. The Italian husband appears, a duel is proposed, and a deadly sequence unfolds as the wife is shot and the husband ends his life. the scene closes with a dramatic curtain fall. A separate muddy road anecdote follows, featuring a druggist and a Yankee discussing being loaded with tombstones.
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Loterlaeken
champarne
avituliae sighor
Hrussel
Tralian
Ueable
Baghibinas
dor
Huglishusni fureus
RerA
David Finch Bivins
Woodstock
Michigan
Ife
Graffoto
The Great Value of Time in youth and manhood
Gettysburg Feb 15 Mercury prints a moral essay on time’s value urging youth to husband every moment. It argues that wasted minutes lead to lifelong regret, noting many prisons and ams-houses reflect poor early choices. The piece closes with a plea to realize time’s preciousness before age brings regret.
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Gettysburg
Murncury
Country readers vs Town readers in reading habits
In many cities books lean to the new and flashy while country shelves hold aging, bound volumes read aloud. A Parson Twiss anecdote contrasts renewed and unrenewed love, with a wife asking to visit a cemetery and the husband replying that pleasure comes only in suspension.
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Shakspeare
Walter Scott
Lieself
Uiir
wwe
Parson Twiss
New Hampshire
Credawood Cemetery
kou
Christmas Rescue on the Frozen Pond Ends in Gratitude
A boy nearly drowns after breaking through the pond ice as others watch in horror. Joseph Craig dives in, saves Harry, and struggles with injuries. The farmer May and family reward Joseph with warmth, kindness, and a pledge to be gentler, emphasizing the power of supportive acts.
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Christ
Larry
feras
Uarry
Farmer May
Lisstrength
cao
ewin
alwest
mother May
Joseph Craig
big
Tie
wade
wade a third dive ; then there was a fit hurnih
Harry
sittve
Joseph
Marty
father May
Tiny
May
God mother May
Capture of Maj Gilmor by Sheridan scouts near Mosby field
The tale recounts Major Harry Gilmor’s capture by Major Young and twenty five picked men from General Sheridan’s scouts after a three day pursuit. Gilmor was found in a house near the South Fork river west of Mosrfield, arrested with his pistols seized, and transported to Winchester. The piece also notes Sherman’s Georgia march depopulating plantations and collecting enslaved people, including vivid depictions of improvised transport and the carnage surrounding the campaign.
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Harry
ilmor
Sean
New York
Qld
Harry, Gilmor
Major. Young
Sheridan
Maj
Young
Gilmor
Harry Gilmor
Moorfelds
earrom
ota
Qhio
Baltondre
Major Young
South Fork river
Mosrfield
Gilnor
Randolph
Williamé
Major
fo an
Winchester
Pennsylvania
filmor
Stump
Righteenth
Virginia regiment
Lmnboden
Sherman
Milwaukie
Wisconsin
Georgia
pat S
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FAMESTUCK BHOS
Gettysburg, Pa
J. L. SCHICK
TYSON & BRO
AULAD
CBR
DRE LUNMER
Hunter
TLARD
Baltimore
Hirt
BLACKSAMLITI
FPG unidersignoit
Kespers
KEYS
Rio
aepartmouth
York street
Getysburg
Alan
JOSEPI URVAN
C Watchmaker & Jeweller
las nowy
N.BL
gale
First Nationaal Bank of
ARNOLD
Lee
Scort & Son
Byron
Cleveland
shires
Germantown Telegraph
Charles-Von Denklage
Prussia
St. Louis
fap
Hammond
United States service
New Leven Arms Company
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Gartford company
Mississippi
lowis
Hoad
Terry alligaier
Senate
Fort Fisher
Thomas
United States Army
Indies
seus Broennounos Kreen
Benson
Bert
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