War Correspondents And Civil War Tales From The Front
A veteran's reminiscence recalls old war correspondents, their strains under fire, and a Captain Merrick tale in Alabama. It highlights brave acts, such as Captain Merrick's night shelter and the steadfast sailor Reid at Galveston, plus anecdotes of colored troops and a Memphis march rail mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swohder
Plogtes
Tate
Amy
A. W. ‘Gray
Dering
Merrick
Comany
Alabama
Errick
Ouniry
Bridgeport
Inds
Droe
Blackwater River
Bugrestel Bo
Wimpelt
Gantan
Gald Menpelaglus
Jani
Cnion
Roddey
Union Times
Naghville
Old Pap Thomas
Hood
Rascal
Wwe
United. States
Slumons
Controversy Over Metric System Cites American Standards
An amusing feature of the present controversy cites the United States legal length and mass standards as the meter and the yard and pound. The yard is legally expressed as SG00-8087 part of 4 meter. The German Gable Company plans to ship to New York for the Asore Islands, about 1,200 miles. Three states report no debt: Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Fiunsched
New York
Asore Islands
Victory Belongs to Workers in Life’s Struggle
A Chicago Inter Ocean note emphasizes perseverance, training through effort, and steady digging for success. It urges bravery, diligence, and loyalty to work as the path to victory, contrasting idleness with steady progress toward a precious goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Inter Gcean
Ladybird Lessons in Love and Tyranny
In a domestic quarrel a wife realizes her own petty tyrannies and the burden she places on her husband. After observing him under the apple tree she recalls past slights and resolves to give and take equally. As she softens, she frees a ladybird from his collar and confesses her wish to mend their rift, leading to a tender reconciliation.
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George
Kate
Sin
Wate
Ike
Non
Ficet
Rand
Lyath
Indianapolis Sun Excerpt Reveals Regretful Admission
A fragment from the Indianapolis Sun captures a speaker interrupting another, crying out “what a selfish little wretch I’ve been” as she confronts her own actions and expresses remorse. The brief excerpt centers on personal guilt and conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Indianapolis Sun
Old Washington estate tale ties family to famed figures
Maj Robert Washington of Westmoreland recounts the ancestral Washington estate, noting extensive decay, vandalism, and reinterment of Gen Washington's father's grave at Brydges Creek. He connects kin to Dr. Washington of Caroline, William Wirt, Aaron Burr prosecution, and Chief Justice Tom Marshall, all tied to Virginia roots.
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Maj
Robert Washington
Westmoreland County
Virginia
Washington Star
James’ Wilson
Pope's Creek
Gen. Washington
Robert Fulton
Augustus Washington
Georgetown
Washington
Brydge’s Creek
Brydge's Creek
Westmoreland
Caroline Counties
Hogland
Caroline County
William Wirt
Aaron Burr
Tom Marshall
Fauquier
Scraps from New York Press on a East Side druggist notes
The article reproduces handwritten customer orders from foreign born clients showing quirky and troubling requests for medicines. Entries mention tenacious issues from a child’s fever to a grown adult’s desire for laxatives and emetic remedies, highlighting strange patient voices and care expectations.
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East Side
Atke
Lettie Vol
New York Press
Old Fireplace Described by William Gluckens at Mama Ronack
Illustrator William Gluckens recalled a quaint house in Mama Ronack with a 209 year old black oak fireplace. He noted an unrhymed couplet framed above the grate that puzzled a visitor, reading as a faulty set of lines about coal and the grate.
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William Gluckens
Mamaroneck
Frigid Weather Wreaks Crop Damage Across Regions
Severe frosts across the Midwest and South decimate fruit and vegetable crops. Michigan peaches, strawberries, and potatoes suffer, while cotton and corn in Oklahoma and Indian Territory must be replanted. Extensive losses extend from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic, with Arkansas valley, New York Adirondacks, and Duluth reporting heavy damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Lenten Harbor
St Joseph
Ilinois
Rocky Mountains
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Arkansas Valley
New York
Duluth
Mion
Many Toilers Strike On May Day Across Nation
May Day demonstrators and labor groups mobilized nearly 0,000 workers in dozens of cities to press for shorter hours and higher wages. The piece lists numerous trades and locales including New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Toronto, and Wilkes-Barre among others, noting sizable yet uneven participation with no widespread unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Marine Engineers
Philadelphia
Bedford
Ind
Toronto
Baltimore
Boston
Providence
N. T
Newark
N. J
N, J
Warine
Pittsburg
Better-Mankurs
Springfield
Wilkesbarre
Barbers
Omaha
Teamatersamaeha
Cincinnati
Alvron
Olio
Bloomington
Norsrakoor
Lancaster
Scranton
Dafuyutta
Carpunters
Duluth
Atin
Walters
Allentown
Stienerpentans Elzabeth
Elisabeth
Nej
Winaon
Jaugtington
W. Va
Liga Ialichnrs
Plum Madson
Wis
la Dera Booth Bend
Lod
Carpentara
Akron
Wilkesba
Qomwrha
Beafa Ind
Mison
South Bend
Pana
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Decatur
Ines
Modiay
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Magruder
Houston
Lex
Ulveston Harbor
Harriet Lane
Willa
Reid
Galveston
Buffalo Bayou
Kid
Abrams
Vicksburg
Mobile
Memphis
Stuart
Thee
Iowa
Nebraska
Iinota
Washington Estate
Jack Frost
Lilo
Tennessee
Arkansas
Esas Linge
J. Pleypont Morgup
White Star Line
Cedriu
Berlin
Aaron Phelps Stokes
Lenox
Maas
Lowa
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