Twenty Years After Franklin Battle A Grand Confederate Memoir
The article recounts a Sanitary Commission request for an eyewitness account of the Franklin battle of November 30, 1864. Fannie Cochnney describes the night defense in her town, the hospital care she and her mother provided to Federal and Confederate wounded, and the retreat of Hood's forces, ending with Union relief and civilian resilience.
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Nashville
Hood
Franklin
Tennessee
Schofield
United States Sanitary Commission
E. C. Carrington
United States Army
Boston
E. Root, Esq
Nashvile
Fannie Courtney
Murfreesboro
Forrest
Shelbyville
Columbia
Locust Grove
Illinois
Cleburne
Adams
Presbyterian
Octie
Fannie Cochnney
Lime juice quotes spark quiet postmeeting chat
After the event ends the two men exit with their wives to the lobby seeking lime juice quotations. Mrs Brown remarks to Mrs Smith about how often her husband goes out between cis.
The Boy of the Period Epigrams on American Youth
Mrs. Livermore urges rigorous moral and bodily training for American boys and girls. She warns against indulgence and urges teaching respect for womanhood, personal morality, and national character, noting the role of mothers and the dangers of lack of discipline.
Turkish bath debated by Dr. Hammond in New York Tribune
Dr. William A. Hammond weighs Turkish bath benefits noting general health gains but cautions against risks for heart disease. He advises a daily soap wash and tepid baths for most, warns hot baths at home are unsuitable, and questions sweeping generalizations about climate and longevity.
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William A. Hammond
Hammond
Esquimaux
New York Tribune
Pitt and Wilberforce youth on rivers and farms in 1783
The diary of William Wilberforce reveals Pitt as a playful young companion in Wimbledon and Corfe Castle. At 24, he balanced public success with merry country life, partridge shooting, and farm lunches with Lady Hester. The piece contrasts his later stature with the boyish joie de vivre and a later France trip, then muses on open air education and practical study.
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Wilberforce
Wimbledon
Edward Eliot
Henry Banks
Pepper Arden
Pitt
Johnson
House of Commons
William Pitt
Corfe Castle
Dorseshire
England
France
Fontainebleau
Warner
Hester
Walmer
Dundas
Virgil
Lucan
Captain's Yarn From Cape Horn Iceberg Tale
A sea captain recalls a 1853 whaling voyage near Cape Horn. Icebergs capped by a frozen century ship yield a blue clear interior and a mystery crew as the vessel slowly rises from the ice. The tale links whale remains, iceberg formation, and a possible future sinking.
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Cape Horn
New Bedford Harbor
Cape
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Print of the Possum Foot and Dixie Bond
A Nashville World item ponders the possum as a symbol of unity between black and white Southerners. It muses that the safest bond is the festive possum and notes a humorous claim that footprints reveal character, imagining a long Dixie tradition of foot symbolism.
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Dixie
Farst
Nashville
Selecting 4 Guide from Baillie Grohman Rocky Mountain Tale
The piece profiles four guides in a Montana expedition story by William A Baillie Grohman. It describes one lazy man, Judge Neversweat famed for calm under danger, a ruthless yet disciplined frontier figure, and a boastful liar who proved loyal, cooking and guiding for the party.
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William A. Baillie
Grohman
Montana
Virginia City
Judge Neversweat
Anthracite Survey Progress in Pennsylvania Fields
The geological survey reports four years into the work and one third of the coal fields explored. There are 470 square miles of anthracite lands with original contents of 25 billion tons. Through November 1, 1884 production reached 543,205,150 tons, about 34 percent of the total, covering roughly thirty square miles.
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Geological Survey of
Pennsylvania
Virtue and Vice in Rochefoucauld's Thought
The quote reflects a nuanced critique of moral character, distinguishing those who fail to embody any virtue from those who merely indulge vice. It highlights the value of virtue as a moral standard beyond mere vice avoidance.
Putting Up a Coal Stove
A mild husband boggles at a coal stove after his wife asks him to erect it. He battles the stove through misadventure, resulting in a black eye and torn shirt while neighbors suspect domestic peril. The episode ends with Mrs. Bogfloat cautious and her husband vowing to avoid the fiery contraption.
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Bogfloat
Lodge
Club
Mrs. Bogfloat
Mrs. B
Mr. B
Return of the horsemen to Chapultepec on rough Mexican roads
Cor. San Francisco Chronicle notes the scene as horsemen ride from Mexico City toward Chapultepec. Poor wagon roads, blamed on Government and policy, hinder travel despite cheap labor and materials. Observers contrast Mexican and American riding customs with ladies favoring broad brimmed hats and Parisian style outfits.
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Chapultepec
Paseo de la Reforma
Mexico
National Treasury
Gonzales
Equestriennes
Paris
London
New York
San Francisco Chronicle
A New Kind of Dog at Woodward Bird Store
A rough-looking man entered a Woodward avenue bird shop and asked the proprietor to read a letter from his wife about a white can vas back dog. They left to eat, returning as the man continued reading the note amid curious onlookers and a kindly passerby offered help.
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Woodward Avenue
Cross Stitch Request Sparks Confusion in Detroit
A polite but puzzled man receives a request to buy a white dog in cross-stitch on canvas with crewels and express delivery. The exchange prompts a jab about men not knowing cross-stitch while noting the item should be found at any art-embroidery store.
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Detroit Free Press
New Zealand Songstress Praises St Jacobs Oil Relief
Madame Marie Carandini of Wellington writes to the Christ Church Telegraph that she has used St Jacobs Oil and found much relief from rheumatism and all pains in her case.
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New Zealand
Marie Carandini
Wellington
N. Z
Christchurch
Temptation and Temperance Talk at the Saloon
A temperance advocate lectures a friend emerging from a saloon about drink and moral harm. The friend explains drinking is kept private by saloon keepers who refuse service on the street, insisting he must go in to obtain it.
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Allen
Chicago Ledger
United States
Western News Co
Chicago, Ledger
Franklin Street
Chien
Trascible Invalids and the Value of Stomach Bitters
The passage argues that peevish, nervous people suffer from poor digestion and should try Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters to improve digestion and calm nerves. It claims the tonic supports digestion, relieves dyspepsia and rheumatism, and aids liver and bowel disorders, as endorsed by medical practitioners.
Polite gesture amid rough play noted by Harry Edmond
A scene shows Harry Edmond returning a cane to an old man after a rough play moment. He explains courtesy depends on character, not attire. An ad touts medical cures, a rural query on guano for onions, and Grand Union Hotel rates in New York City with extensive amenities.
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Harry Edmond
Harry
Ates
Charley Gray
Old Ciles
New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Grand Union
Debility From Overwork Reported By Indiana Doctor
Dr. G. W. Collins of Tipton Indiana says he used it in nervous debility caused by overwork in warm weather with good results.
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G. W. Collins
Tipton
Ind
Hops and Malt Bitters Praised by Rheumatism Sufferer
Mr Hyzer of the American Express Company touts Hops and Malt Bitters as curing his decade long rheumatism after six months use. The article notes the product is made at 186 West Larned street and promoted for dyspepsia liver and kidney issues and rheumatism with testimonials from ministers and other figures.
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Aen
Larned Street
Jacob Hyzer
American Express Company
West Larned Street
Hyzer
West
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery praised by readers
The Gouverneur Herald reports testimonies from readers who claim Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery revived health from consumption linked to liver trouble. The piece notes many others share similar improvements and jokes about Mormons and spare rib.
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Pierce
Gouverneur Herald
American Burnal Home Appeal For Stamps Offer
Reader notice offering a handsome eight page weekly paper to send fifty one cent stamps to American Burnal Home Rochester NY before March 1 1885. The Rupa now a forty column weekly paper priced one dollar a year with stamps accepted if sent before March 1 1885. Send for sample copy to view the bargain.
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Rochester
N. Y
Jou
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Wordsworth
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Rochefoucauld
World's Dispensary Medial Association
Buffalo
N.Y
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Chicago
Lupia E. PinkHam
Waterloo Observer
America
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Drs. Starkey & Palen
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Pocasse
Mare
Caswell, Hazard & Co
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Casweut
Hazarp & Co
Charles A. Vogeler
A. Vogeler &Co
Baltimore
U.S. A
Seymour Telegraph College
Seymour, Ind
A. H. Chamberlain
Madison
Wis
U. S. Card CO
Centerbrook, Conn
da. J. Stephens
Lebanon
Obi
Valentine Bros
Janesville, Wis
Bingham
Washington, D.C
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Middletown
Del
Washington, D
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A. J. Colbom
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H. C. Mooney
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J. N. Harris & CO
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Ohio
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Cirenlat
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Dearbore Street
Rogers
Rogers & CO
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Asson
Centerville
Iowa
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B B. Booth
Saulsbury
Tenn
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Fane Gaeen
Europe
Baby Saved
Rochester, N. Y
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Int
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State Street
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J. Worth
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