Stonewall Jackson Reshapes McClellan’s Peninsular Campaign
In the last week of June 1862 Stonewall Jackson moved to flank McClellan on the Chickahominy as Lee directed the plan to cut the Union army off from its base. Porter’s line near Gaines Farm held after fierce fighting with Longstreet and A P Hill while Duryee's New York Zouaves and Slocum's division reinforced. A dramatic counterpoint involved the French princes and German troops aiding Porter as Jackson pressed toward the Confederate lines.
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G. L. Kilmer
Stonewall Jackson
Shenandoah Valley
Richmond
Robert E. Lee
Jackson
Lee
Washington
Fair Oaks
Davis
United States Army
Stonewall
Shenandoah
McClellan
Chickahominy
McDowal
Rappahannock
Old Tavern
Fifth Army Corps
Fitz John Porter
White House Landing
McDowell
Porter
White House
James River
Pamunkey
Gaines Farm
Cold Harbor
Peninsula
Beaver Dam Creek
Longstreet
D. H. Hill
A. P. Hill
Gaines’ Farm
South Carolina
Duryee
New York
Slocum
Sixth Corps
Duc de Chartres
New Jersey
Prince de Joinville
Hexamer
America
Prince
Gaines Mill
Ile
South Bank
Army of the Potomac
George L. Kilmer
Natural History Facts From a Home Reading Page
A collection of curious notes on animal life and behavior. It describes a whale diving deeply, a lion leaping from a standing start, a horsefly living after head removal, the mosquito hawk’s continued feeding after separation, mud wasps nesting with rain protection, the gray buzzard as a heavy flying bird, wasps infested with many parasites, and alligators staying in fresh water while crocodiles travel to sea.
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West Indies
Presidents New Flag Redesign Signals Change in Emblems
A description from Washington outlines a redesigned presidential flag to replace the long familiar banner. The new flag features a white eagle on a blue field with the United States inscription, a gold-rayed constellation, and heavy black outlines, ready for display in naval offices.
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Washington
United States
Navy Department
The
The Tyranny of Trivial Wedding and Mourning Details
The piece laments how life’s deep joys and griefs are overlaid by trivial rituals. It contrasts the solemn choice of marriage with fuss over flowers gowns and invitations, and death with concerns over veils crape buttons and mourning etiquette.
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Harper’s Bazar
Irish Patriot Enlists in Cavalry Regiment
A humorous tale from the St James Gazette about an Irishman eager for patriotism and a fencing instructor teaching sword use. When asked how to respond to a feint the recruit replies with a clever line about lightly tickling the opponent to test for shamming.
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Promote Vitality
Advertises free samples at Warren & Co.'s drug store. Claims the tablets are an elegant physic that improve appetite strengthen digestion regulate liver and bowels. Presents torpid liver symptoms such as dullness after eating and headaches as signs relieved by a few doses. Price five cents or twenty five cents per bottle.
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Wic. Warren & Co
Chamberlain
Chamberlian
Price
W. EK. Warren & Co
Senator Spooner Prefers Modest Wealth for His Sons
Senator Spooner values about 250000 dollars and declines further fortune. Described as the ablest Northwest corporation lawyer, he could earn more, but fears wealth would spoil his sons. He opts to keep life as it is to guard their character.
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Spooner
Corporation
Northwest
Back Pain Balm Restores Hope in New Lebanon Wife
German resident George Schaub reports Dayton Volkszeitung ad for Chamberlian's Pain Balm brought relief to his wife after eight weeks of severe back pain. He notes the balm eased her agony within days and enabled her to resume daily duties. The product is sold by W. E. Warren & Co. druggists.
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George Schaub
New Lebanon
Ohio
Dayton Volkszeitung
Chamberlian
W. EK. Warren & Co
Impecunious But Sporty
An Abra ham Gruber associate met with a beggar in his office asking for a dollar. Gruber gave a two dollar bill and told him to buy a 15 cent cigar, keep a dollar, and return the change. The visitor returned with 85 cents and a cigar, asking who should smoke it. Gruber dismissed the man with a sharp rebuke.
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Abraham Gruber
Colonel Gruber
How to Avoid Trouble with a Household Remedy
Now is the time to prove yourself and family with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It may be needed before summer ends and can save a trip to town at night or during busy seasons. Widely admitted as a successful medicine for bowel complaints in children and adults. For sale by W. E. Warren & Co. druggist.
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W. E. Warren & Co
The Kansas Poem Goes Wrong in Print
A poet bursts into the editor’s office to protest his poem The Idyll of Kansas after the paper misreads a line changing whispers of the wind to whiskers in the wind. The editor confirms it was a Kansas poem and dismisses the error.
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Kansas
Prominent Kansas City Lodge Man Advocates Hustle and Ads
A Kansas City lodge figure once known for distributing circulars was invited to write on business. He paraphrased an old saying to urge a routine of early rising and aggressive promotion.
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Kansas City
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold
Laxative emonence Tablets promise to cure a cold in one day with a pay if not cured offer. Price listed as 25 cents.
Electrical Leakage and Its Hidden Health Dangers
A Pearson's Magazine excerpt explains electrical leakage as a hidden danger to health. It notes nervous shocks from mental stress as loss of vital power through body channels. It links light colors, surrounding furnishings, and building structure to electricity absorption and fatigue.
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Pearson’s
War Chief Orders Strict Safeguards on Army Arms
Secretary of War Root directs officers to take greater care to prevent loss of revolvers and small arms. They will be held financially responsible for losses unless it can be shown that every precaution was taken.
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Root
Happy Time in Old Town Buck len's Arica Salve
R N Bevill of Old Town Virginia reports their daughter was wholly cured of scald head by Buck len's Arica Salve. The advertisement praises its use for cuts corns burns bruises boils ulcers eruptions and piles. Sold for 25 cents at W E Warrens drug store.
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R. N. Bevill
Old Town
Bucklen
W. E. Warren
Chancellors’ Burden Described as Miserable Budget Graft
The article cites Sir Michael Hicks Beach's view of the Chancellorship as a lamentable post. It recalls Sir Robert Peel’s line about a minister seated on an empty chest with bottomless deficiencies, fishing for a budget.
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Michael Hicks- Beach
Robert Peel
Remarkable Cure with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
A Fair Haven reader credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with saving their son from a dangerous whooping cough and multiple croup attacks, noting it prevented pneumonia and praising local druggist availability.
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Chamberlain
H. J. Strickfaden
World Iferald
Fair Haven
Wash
W. Ek
Warren & Co
Sumner County Wheat Output Surpasses New England
A Sumner county Kansas man argued that his county made more wheat than New England. Secretary Coburn checked the 1900 USDA yearbook showing New England at 137,606 bushels, while Sumner county produced 5,759,680 bushels that year. Last year Sumner county yielded 6,812,192 bushels, about 50 times the 1900 New England crop.
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Sumner
Kas
New England
Coburn
United States Department of Agriculture
Sumner County
Saved From An Awful Fate By Dr King’s New Discovery
Mrs A M Shields of Chamoversburg Pennsylvania recounted a six month battle with Hay Fever and asthma. She credits Dr King’s New Discovery with a complete cure for throat and lung disease. The ad claims it is safe for coughs colds and bronchial affections with guaranteed bottles 50 cents and one dollar and trial bottles free at Warren Co.
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A. M. Shields
Chamoversburg
W. Kk. Warren & Co
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