Faded Civil War Letter From Mrs Wallace On Shiloh Courage
A Chicago Journal piece recounts a touching 1863 letter from Mrs. Wallace describing her Shiloh visit, the Hornets Nest fight, and Gen. Wallace’s mortal wounding. She details arriving at Pittsburg Landing, tending wounded on Minnehaha, and learning her husband lay dead after being mounted and shot.
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Ada G. Sweat
Chicago Journal
Walkes
Willem UI
Wallace
al Shiloh
Ten Neesee
Tilisburg
Wis
Ushang
Wal’lace
Nelson
Buell
Pillsburg
Erderly
One Use for a Newspaper at West Point
Gen Morris Schaif explains how a New York paper tucked in a shoe led to the author joining D company instead of B. He recalls rooming with John Asbury West of Georgia and how the ruse redirected his life path from engineers to a different field, altering his military trajectory.
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West Point
D Company
Morris Schaif
Atantic
John Asbury West
Georgia
West
New York
Death Threat Prompts Bank Withdrawal in Himearian Village
In a village near Presburg a peasant woman claimed Death demanded 400 keene from her husband in America. She deposited the money at a local Savings Bank and returned the next day to withdraw it. Officials questioned her tale and Death, seen by locals, did not appear. the money remains in bank as a levál judge reviews the case.
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Himearian Gontier
Presburg
America
Postofice Eavings Bank
Bant
Woathy
Re Leval
dall—Pai Mall Gazette
Marketing claims for Cuticura remedies in eczema cure
A reader testifies that Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured eczema on the head after a friend recommended the Culicura regimen. Additional sisters reportedly benefited from Culcura Remedys and Culcura Pills as a tonic. The note closes with dated contact from Morrison, Th. Oct. 2006 and mentions other unrelated anecdotes.
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Edith Mammer
Morrison
Duty and Betrayal Warned by Beecher’s Adage
A compact reflection on fidelity to the present duty, noting that breaking duty creates a fault line in one’s character. The quote by Henry Ward Beecher warns that deceit toward the present obligations will later reveal the flaw, even if forgotten.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Colorado
Tova
Johnston
L. K. Mulvord
Denver
Calo
No Headache in the Morning Capsule Ad
An old pill advertisement touts Krause's Headache Capsules for morning relief from overindulgence. Produced by Norman Livhly Mg. Co. Des Moines Indiana. Shakespeare quote suggests caution about fair women and motths in a glass.
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Krause
Norman Livhly Mg. Co
Des Moines
Remarkable vacuum bottle promises long heat defense
The article touts a double wall vacuum bottle that claims to keep liquids hot for 48 hours and cold for weeks. It also promotes Defiance Starch as safe for fine fabrics, offering strong starch with less quantity. A Middletown laboratory site notes varied uses since 1825 and mentions Wellington New Zealand as home to the world’s largest wooden structures.
Oldest Chinese newspaper marks 500th anniversary
The King Pao, also known as News of the Capital of Pekin, is celebrated for reaching its five hundredth year. The venerable publication, hailed as the world’s oldest newspaper, marks a historic milestone this year.
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King Pao
News of
Pekin
Equally Painful: a Mose and the master in Richmond tale
A dated Richmond vignette tells of Mose the old darky who struggles to secure pay from a prominent stable owner. The master calls out, Mose answers with deference, and the exchange centers on the whitewash bill amid a tangle of social attitudes and era slang.
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Darky
Richmond
Mose
Lippincott's
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