Beauford Yankee Diary Details Monroes Trail and Siege
Ira T. Monroe of Livermore Maine accompanied by his wife visits Beaufort tracing his brother Captain Charles Pied Monroe of the Eighth Maine Regiment. The diary covers Beaufort County from November 1861 to April 1864 with vivid descriptions of fortifications plantations churches and daily life including a Stodard mansion voyage to Fernandina and Jacksonville and notes on guard duty picket lines and early Civil War events.
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Chrotilde R. Martin
Beaufort
Ira T. Monroe
Livermore
Maine
Charles Pied Monroe
Eighth Maine Regiment
Monroe
Beaufort County
Hilton Head Island
Sea Island
Dr. Pope
Ladies Island
R. F. Ford
A. W. Etlting
Pope Plantation
Pope House
Captain Monroe
Beaufort Baptist Church
Dafuski
Daluski Island
Boynton
Phrillbrook
Broad River
Little Island
Dr. Ross
St Helena
Port Royal Ferry
Seabrook
Seabrook Plantation
Sesech
Roses
Dr. Bunty
Episcopal Church
Rachel
Smith
Houston marksman E F Woodward secures U S Champion title
E F Woodward of Houston Texas achieves an average over 99 percent on 1800 targets and breaks 606 consecutive targets without a miss to claim the U S Championship. The Toronto Daily Star notes the MacDonald government appears set to honor the stubborn tradition of Baritans.
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E. F Woodward
Houston
Tex
U.S
Toronto
Canada
Daily Star
Family china over a century old sparks sly jab
Mrs Styles The Crumbys own heirloom china passed through generations. Mrs Newrich jokes the lack of servants shows their poverty, highlighting a social snub in a light exchange.
Child recalls preference for eight or nine singer quartets
A brief exchange shows a late boy describing how he enjoyed quartet singing and his mother’s curiosity. He explains he prefers quartets with eight or nine singers, revealing a playful glimpse into a child’s memory of music.
Dawyer And No More Fish Marriage Bargain
In a terse exchange Mose laments divorce with Dawyer asking how badly she wants it. He notes he married for a string of fish and pleads to end the marriage, signaling desperation and a desire to separate.
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Mose
Columbus Ohio State Journal Surplus Cites Economic Tilt
A brief item notes Columbus OH state journal faces a surplus of funds described as about e units while detailing the paper's financial posture and regional press context.
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The
Columbus Ohio State Journal
Bathing suits abbreviated as Big sts in ad
A reader asks about the ad phrase Big sts. The reply explains it refers to bathing suits abbreviated this season.
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Port Royal
St. Helena Island
Darby
Abram Brown
Taffy
Darky
Sampson
Wooty NéAds Tia
Florida
Fernandina
Jacksonville
Hilton Head
Saxon
Bry
Ant
Prove
Marshall
Rebs
Fulton
Virginia
Gloster, Yorktown
Ford
Ford de Luxe
Ford Cares
F.O. B
Detroit
Ford Finance
Universal Credit Company
Webster’s New International Dictionary
Dett
Washington
New International
Lessohes
Webster
Chicago Woman's
America
G. & C. Merriam Company
Springfield, Mass
Durban-Laird’s, Inc. Realtors Bonds Insurance Gee. A
Durban
Aiken
South Carolina
United States
Soutn
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