Confederate Hero Saved a Life at Gettysburg
The account recalls First Lieutenant Thomas P. Oliver of the 140th Pennsylvania Infantry who, wounded in the Wheatfield on July 2, 1863, was saved by a Confederate soldier who risked his life to bring water, aid, and a path to safety. The rescuer later identified as Jim, from Gainesville, Georgia, with whom Purman kept correspondence until Purman’s death.
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J. J. Purman
Pension Office
Washington
Lfe
Kingdom Come
Thomas P. Oliver
Athens
Company One Hundred and Fortieth Pennsylvania Infantry
Atetty
Pennsylvania
Beas
Twenty
Georgia
Plum Run
Gainesville
Jim
New York Tribune
Hodson
Honolulu Commercial Advertiser
Dangerous Daring Amid Bridge Repairs and Sea Sharks
A Niagara suspension bridge replacement tale describes workers descending a 500 foot wire to recover dropped tools, with a rival also attempting the feat and both narrowly reaching safety. Montana troops’ nerve under fire near Manila is recounted, plus an engine man’s heroic effort saving 500 miners during a coal mine fire at Bodringali colliery. A Trieste sharks incident ends with a brave boy cutting a rope to pull his boat to shore.
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Frank Skinner
McClure's Magazine
Niagara
Bodringali
Ystrad
Rhondda
Thomas
Ferndale
Evan Lloyd
London News
Quotable Quips and Humorous Snippets From Old Papers
A curated string of humorous quotes and witticisms drawn from several newspapers. Items include jests about spending, fashion, education, etiquette, and daily life. Notable lines reference old satirical takes on wealth, manners, and modern conveniences.
Hints About Housekeeping and Cleaning Rugs
Advice on rug care warns against overcleaning by housewives, suggesting line drying and periodic brushing. Includes beef cooking tips with simple recipes for grilled beef and beef patties, emphasizing practical home economy and straightforward methods.
Baking tips for bread, pies, and desserts from Lewiston Journal
The column offers kitchen guidance on overworking dough, using cream for pie crusts, and filling tips for gem pans. It notes rich cheeses blend with bread, macaroni, or rice, plus a quick cake method with eggs sugar flour and cinnamon. It also covers twice cooked sweet potatoes and a cheese bread pudding with butter milk and eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston Journal
Pao Sehol Recipes 354 Potatoes to Danish Desserts Menu
A readable recipe fragment lists Potato Biscuit Boil mashed potatoes with milk flour and baking powder cut into small biscuits baked twenty minutes. Also baked apples with sugar cinnamon water and slow bake. Denmark Pudding uses tapioca pear and red jelly, a Cream Sponge Cake and Docks with Tomato Sauce offered.
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Denmark
Chatelaines and beauty lore weave through society pages
A mix of fashion notes on leather chatelaines and small accessories, then a culture stroll through aging beauty tips and complexion care. The piece cites a Cuban bazaar anecdote about a famed American socialite nicknamed Senora, and closes with a survey of women honored in royally ordered decorations, including Mrs. George Cornwallis-West and Lady Curzon.
Notable Royal Women and Their Orders Through History
The article surveys royal orders open to women, tracing origins from the Order of the Slaves in 1662 to the Legion d’Honneur. It notes the Empress of Germany and Queen Victoria among members, contrasts charitable aims, and cites Rosa Bonheur and Madame Dieulardy as prominent examples. Women in red ribbon receive a military salute in this French order.
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Mrsa
George Cornwallis-West
Order of the Crown of India
Royal Red Cross
Bt. John of
Jerusalem
Baroness Burdett-Coutts
Lady Chesham
Imperial Yeomanry Hospital
South Africa
Order of St. John
Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
Queen Victoria
Imperial Order of the Crown of India
Imperial Order of the Crown of
Taodia
Lady Curzon
Torla
Albert
Prince Albert
Order of the
Hleknorezagua
Wrederick
Austria
Elizabeth
Marie Youlse
Order of the Legion d’Homneur
Rosa Bonheur
Mma
Dieulardy
Devenck
New York
Maji
Express
Notable firsts and curios from public life and history
A mixed bag of historical notes reports and curios: Ethel Smyth the Covent Garden milestone. Mrs. Mariah Vance learning to read at ninety one. Miss Duchemin owns 209 year old china tied to Queen Anne. Victoria Kaiser's daughter amid German court gossip. Mrs Elizabeth Silsbee Archer witnessed the Chesapeake Shannon battle of 1812. open opportunities for American dressmakers in Japan. five Town daughters become physicians in Muscatine Iowa. Dr Anna Braunwarth linked with Dr Henry T. Byford. Miss Abbe Peffer runs a fifty acre Indiana farm singlehandedly with Agricultural expertise.
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Anne
Victoria
Abe
Elizabeth Silsbee Archer
Salem
Mass
Chesapeake and
Shannon
Japan
Alice Braunwarth Halstead
Jennie S
Emma L
Jessie A. Braunwrth
Muscatine
Iowa
Anna M. Braunwarth
Henry T. Byford
Chicago
Indiana
Abbe
Peffer
Kansas
Siberian Squirrel Fur Becomes Fashion Charm
Paris fashion reports note Siberian squirrel furs used in trims and accessories with ermine touches elevating status. Velvet and velvet with silk, grape motifs, and pink or blue satin bags appear in ladylike ensembles. Tight Francis coats highlight figure emphasis. three quarter length coats pair with matching skirts for promenades.
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Paris
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Pluckard
Adventure
John Hodson
Honolulu
Norway
South
Bea Islands
Sound
California
San Pedro
Steup
Montana Bluff
Edgar Russel
Philippines
Manila
Montana
Trieste
Westminster Gazette
Fanny
Old Land
Atlanta Constitution
Jerry
Joe
Detroit Bree Press
Wilson
Somerville
Tournal
Puck
Gabbleton
Grimshaw
New York Journal
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Miss Cayenne
Customs House
Washington Star
Hanks
Chicago Record-Herald
Chicago Post
Lome
Pao Sehol
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York City
Senorita
Senora
Mrs. G
Dios
Gandy
Eads Shon
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