18 Aug 1863
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Newspaper
Altoona Tribune
Location
Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1863
Page
1
A poetic note reverberates with a Southern breeze and sea imagery. The piece exalts Vicksburg with a chorus of thunder, stars, and victory sounding through battles and distant shores.
In Akbar era Hindustan, Ada the rajah's daughter secretly loves Selim a Mahomedan. He defies danger to prove constancy by daring yearly trials to win her, culminating in a dramatic escape across the Jumma river and a cautionary moral on faithfulness and obedience.
A chronological Union summary for July lists major victories from Gettysburg to Port Hudson, Charleston approaches, Jackson Mississippi, and Red River. It notes over eighty thousand enemy casualties or captures, three hundred heavy guns, and 100,000 small arms seized, plus assorted expeditions and a Morgan pursuit.
Observe summer water levels and drain promptly. Dry weather aids draining on marshy land. Reclaim property where possible. Keep fences in order along roads and farm lines. A mixture of wood ashes and salt promotes animal health and digestion.
A man at a ladies fair offered a curl of hair from a table and paid $10 for it. He boasted of his trophy to a friend who remarked the same hair had been sold for $3 as part of a wig.
A reader notes a Connecticut man who married to avoid conscription plans to seek a divorce to enlist. The writer calls the scheme a mistake and mocks the cool sheep sale tied to the same incident. The piece also remarks on cheerful people aiding peace and happiness and comments that preaching is easier than practicing medicine.
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