Telegraph Operator's Kindness in Wartime Heroics
A telegraph operator recalls defying rules to deliver a crucial message to Senator Fessenden during the Civil War. The message saved a soldier from execution by securing a reprieve, showing a moment of human compassion in a life-or-death moment. The account frames the act as a lifesaving intervention broadcast to Washington from Maine.
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Senator Fessenden
President Lincoln
Washington
Senator Posenden
Fessenden
Maine
Lewiston Journal
Times Punvisino to Collect Bills Weekly
John I Blair of Blairaville NJ is reputed worth 50 to 100 million and has investments in many railroads. DeWitts Sarsaparilla advertised as blood cleanser and tonic available at Davenport Drug Company. The St Clair tunnel length is 6026 feet and cost about 1.5 million.
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John I. Blair
Blairaville
N. J
DeWitt
Davenport Drug Company
St. Clair
Casa
Eas
Eae
Ee Bwlft Specific Co
Atlanta
Mozley Lemon Elixir and Health Ads in 19th Century Paper
A historical ad blend promotes Mozley Lemon Elixir for biliousness, constipation, fevers, sleeplessness, headaches, and female regulation. Also promotes Hot Drops for coughs and throat issues with Atlanta manufacturers listed. A fragment references Gladstone wood-chopping and a quip about the Prince of Wales, attributed to the Washington Star.
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Mozley
H. Mozley
Atlanta
Gladstone
Prince of Wales
Washington Star
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Lester W. Windsor
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Americus Investment Go
HC Bagley
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Georgia Loan& Trust Co
BP Fonts
JE Ervina
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