War Remembered Lookout Mountain Reflections and Loss
A museum of Civil War memory contrasts Lookout Mountain with Port Arthur as fifty years of perspective filter fresh losses. Veterans recount the grit of Gettysburg and Missionary Ridge while noting modern war’s long-range limits and the lingering questions about Eastern campaigns and national pride.
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Lookout
Manchura
Lookout Mountain
Tietam
Wilderness
Port Arthur
Gettysburg
Hongkong
Yain
Mukden
Orient
M. Bloch
Harpers
Fredericksburg
Tennessee
Orchard Knob
Missionary Ridge
Heaven
Chattanooga
Honor Legion Commander Dead
Gen. Lewellyn Garrish Estes commander of the Medal of Honor Legion died suddenly in Washington. He began service as first sergeant of Company A, First Maine Cavalry, in 1861, rose through ranks to lieutenant colonel and brigadier general volunteers, and earned the Medal of Honor in 1894 for leading troops at a burning bridge over the Flint River in Georgia on August 30, 1864.
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Honor Legion
Lewellyn Garrish Estes
Medal of Honor Legion
Washington
Vocumenta
Carolings
Estes
Flint River
Cat Fond of Olives From Danbury Woman
A Danbury Connecticut woman owns a cat that eats olives. The cat plays with the feast rolls over it and then waters it as the creature does. This odd habit showcases the animal’s peculiar affinity for olives in household life.
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Danbury
Conn
Belgium Education System Shows Practical Aim and Strong State Support
The Chicago Daily News correspondent surveys Belgian schooling to reveal near universal literacy in primary schools, state and private funding, segregated classes by age, and extensive higher education with four universities. Technical and vocational tracks, including weaving and crafts, receive substantial state aid, while public monuments and artistic façades reflect national pride.
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Belgium
Connerson
Yale
Ghent
Liege
Brussels
Louvain
Balsim
America
Veterinary
Schont
Kingdom
Keeping Them In for Discipline at School
Miss Nulle addresses students about after school hours, stressing discipline over pleasure and noting a hypothetical private school would charge $2 per week for the instruction given in these extra hours. The remarks aim to enforce attendance and responsibility among the class.
Cheese Brought the Tears in a Grand Opera Episode
An article recalls a chaotic moment at an opera rehearsal involving Christine Nilsson and the barytone Tagliapietra. Amid theft of a mouthful of limburger cheese, the pair contend with a misadventure that ends in a dramatic death scene ruined by audience hoots and stage mischief.
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Christine Nilsson
Lapietra
Acaden
Marguerite
Tagllaptot
Essen
Taglime
Grand Opera Company
Ly of Music
New York
Tambur
Linpincoi
Faust
Nilsson
Ani Ascer
Riknasch
Academy
Tagliapietra
Vail Nilsson
remMarse
Wife Was Good Manager SE OG Manager
Mrs. Trenton returns from vacation to a bright home and a depressed Jane. They compare notes on kitchen blunders, from mispicked canned soups to misused butter. Mrs. Benton advises Mary to imitate her, boasting about managing domestic life and stock, while reflecting on why she cannot manage Henry.
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Mary, Benton
Henry
Aister
Tae
Cyntia
Sam
Mrg. Benton
Alligator Farming Gains in Arkansas Incubation Use
A New York Tribune amateur naturalist reports incubators spread from poultry to ostriches and now to alligators in Arkansas. Hatchlings are reared in land nests after 5 weeks, sold as babies or killed for hides. Alligator farming proves profitable though wild populations decline due to hunting and laws.
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Arkansas
Kent
An Cuy Ave
Amuteur Nats
New York
Tribune
Japanese Bathing Jobs Stir Racial Prejudice Note
An excerpt from Lawrence Lewis’s Work’s Work describes Culoralo Fuel and Iron workers, focusing on Japanese sailors who request daily baths after two days’ work. The tale contrasts workers, including Mexicans and Slavs, and highlights prejudice from “Christian” colleagues who mock the Japanese bathing habit as a sign of dirt.
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Culoralo Fuel & Iron Cn
Lawrence Lewis
Indaea
Keeping a Stout Heart in Dark Times
Fragmentary poem style text urging steadfast courage and resilience amid adversity. Mentions aging, music, memory, and the impact of fortune on heart and spirit. Encourages avoiding despair, maintaining vigor, and seeking virtue as guidance, with archaic phrasing and scattered misspellings.
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Eilen
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Mother Buss
Ify
Hmnb
Sre Orton
Crossels
Gether
Tyer
Stree
Portland
Ora
Gateilies
Bart
Veterinary College
Hores
Royal Museums
Ateway
Seena
Rome
Chicago Daily News
SE OG
Scivenger
Les Ho
WMG UA
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