Camp-Fire Tales of Shiloh Battle Vision
A first person recollection describes the Beauregard siege at Shiloh. The narrator details a hillside vantage of advancing Confederate lines, the arrival of the enemy, cannons and musketry, and a brutal clash as forces struggle with white flags absent and blue lines holding firm amid smoke and shock. The account emphasizes discipline, artillery fire, and a dramatic, near-mythic impression of the battle.
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Beauregera
Shiloh
Puell Grant
Tennessee
Webster
Anther
Beauregard
Giant clash of blue and gray in Homeric battle tale
A vivid Civil War battle scene describes blue and gray troops charging across a bloody field. Soldiers fight with grim resolve, faces, nerves, and war's roar capturing heroic endurance and the moment of victory. A later note recalls Gen Gordon in Philadelphia regaining his fatigue cap from Antietam days.
Government expenses exceed three million dollars
In the closing months of the civil conflict the government spent over three million dollars, highlighting the strain on finance and the burden of wartime expenditures.
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Dourme
Flag of honor that halted a Confederate charge
In July 1864 near Petersburg General Hagood led a South Carolina brigade in a dawn assault. A Union officer sought the colors. Hagood pursued, demanded surrender, and fired when the officer refused. The color bearer survived, later sending a letter naming James Bailey of the Fourth Iowa as the brave enemy. The act drew praise from Hagood and the governor.
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Anston
Grant
Petersburg
Lee
Hagood
South Carolina
T. J. Mackey
Judge Mackey
Gineers
Gev. Hagood
James Bailey
Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Bailey
Pittsburgh Dispatch
The Stonewall Jackson Nickname Origins Debunked
A letter-writer from Rio Grande coined Old Rough and Ready for Taylor after Palo Alto and Resaca, while a Manassas author claimed Bee labeled Jackson Stonewall. The tales are false or exaggerated. Jackson was dynamic but not the solitary sentinel of a brigade as legends claim.
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Stonewall Jackson
Rio Grande
Gen
Taylor
Palo Alto
Resaca
Manassas
Jackson
Stonewall
Gen. Bee
Port Republic
Soldier Boy Mistakenly Stashes Sardines at Nashville Wharf
In January 1864 General Vandorn helped unload timber and a sutler's goods. He placed a box beneath his overcoat believing it carried strawberries, only to discover it held 144 tins of sardines when opened later. His mates assisted in the humorous miscue.
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American Tribune
Liabilities of Partners in Iowa Supreme Court Decision
Iowa readers learn the supreme court fixed partnership liability. Horton and Kenyon ran a Pomeroy bank. after dissolution Kenyon used old stationery. He traded flaxseed for a $3000 draft, overvalued by $700, and Horton was held liable for the excess due to lack of dissolution notice.
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Supreme Court
Horton & Kenyon
Pomeroy
Horton
Kenyon
Chicago
Murder of Afton Farmer for Money Claimed by Two Men
Sam Kidd and Dell Balderson killed G. G. Goodale, an elderly farmer near Afton, using a ratchet in a robbery attempt. They obtained $100 while a large sum was hidden in the house. Balderson confessed and named his partner who fled.
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G. G. Goodale
Afton
Sam Kidd
Dell Balderson
Balderson
Oskaloosa OfficerShoots Vagrant in Unjustified Fatality
Tom Barrett, a vagrant, was shot dead by Officer Andrew Windahl during a resisting arrest in Oskaloosa. A crowd threat arose but lawyer W S Kenworthy calmed the scene. The coroner's jury ruled the shooting unjustifiable and Windahl was bound over to the grand jury in $1,000.
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Tom Barrett
Oskaloosa
Andrew Windahl
W.S. Kenworthy
Windahl
Liveryman Amos Attacks Lawyer F B Robinson in Sioux City
F M Amos confronted lawyer F B Robinson on a street in Sioux City and assaulted him after claiming coercion on the witness stand. Robinson was knocked down and badly beaten with severe head injuries feared fatal as skull fracture signs appeared.
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F. M. Amos
Sioux City
F. B. Robinson
Robinson
Amos
Ceylon Tea Trade Group Opens Davenport Import Venture
Vincent L. Tissera and L. Belting, Ceylon's world fair commissioners, organize the American Ceylon Tea and Produce Importing company in Davenport. The venture will import teas spices and other Ceylon products through Rock Island Illinois as a port of entry, replacing the English middlemen now used to reach America.
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Ceylon
Vincent L. Tissera
L. Belting
Davenport
American Ceylon Tea & Produce Importing Company
Rock Island
Ill
England
America
Gov Jackson Names Military Staff Attachments
Governor Jackson announces appointments to the state military staff including Maj Gen John R. Prime Des Moines as adjutant general and acting quartermaster general Brig Gen James Russ Lincoln Ames inspector general Brig Gen Harvey S Sheldon West Union commissioner general Brig Gen James Taggart Priestley Des Moines surgeon general Brig Gen A D Collier Sioux City judge advocate general Col Thomas F Cooke Algona general inspector small arms practice Col H Canfield Boone chief of engineers and chief signal officer Maj William C Wyman Ottumwa military secretary
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Gov. Jackson
John R. Prime
Des Moines
James Russ Lincoln
Ames
Harvey S. Sheldon
West Union
James Taggart Priestley
A. D. Collier
Sioux City
Thomas F. Cooke
Algona
Col . H. Canfield
Boone
William C. Wyman
Ottumwa
Supreme court rules against J W Cliff in salary suit
The supreme court decided against J W Cliff the Republican secretary of the senate who was ousted by Democrats at the end of a two year deadlock and who sought to oust his successor S N Parsons and recover his salary.
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Supreme Court
J. W. Cliff
Senate
S. N. Parsons
Iowa Briefs: New adjutant general and rail, legal, and crime items
John R. Prime of Des Moines named adjutant general of the Iowa National Guard. Marshall Field & Co. sues Shertlett Henderson of Rock Rapids for 2,000. Davenport eyed as possible home for trotter Alix driver Jack Curry. Sioux City merchant C. E. Griffith flees after stock sale. Iowa trunk lines push up tariff rates. New Hampshire woman Catherine Pritchard fined 2900 for usury. Jesse F. Ray dies in Knoxville amid fraud schemes. Union Pacific to abandon Sioux City line. Clara Ashley in Iowa City inherits 35000 from Bangor uncle. State geologist cites 9509 coal miners, 5 million yearly pay. Des Moines hosts photographers’ session electing F. W. Medlar president. Diphtheria deaths at Embry Church. panic in town. Frank Phillips wounds brother Henry in Keokuk. Des Moines recounts Durstine marriage after separation. Tramp J. P. Barnes killed at Oskaloosa. Nevada robbers described. F. W. Duncan, former Iowa official, dies. Cass County Bank president Vetzer jailed. A. J. Ames indicted for embezzlement in Beresford. Sioux County pioneer J. C. Tibbels dies. Henry Mueller jailed in Waterloo for forging mail order. Eight men hurt in Moravia cave-in. Bahike identified after train death. Frank Huntzinger killed at Mason City. Barland’s Mason City dry goods burned. loss near 19000 with 17256 insurance.
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John R. Prime
Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
Marshall Field & Co
Chicago
Shertlett-Henderson Company
Rock Rapids
Jack Curry
Alix
Davenport
C. E. Griffith
Sioux City
Iowa
Catherine Pritchard
New Hampshire
Jesse F. Ray
Knoxville
Union Pacific Road
Clara Ashley
Iowa City
F.W. Ashley
Bangor
Iowa Photographers’ Association
F. W. Medlar
Spencer
George Robinson
Embry Church
Frank Phillips
Henry
Keokuk
L. B. Durstine
J. P. Barnes
Oskaloosa
Nevada
F. W. Duncan
Iowa House and Senate
Columbus Junction
J. C. Vetzer
Cass County
Atlantic
A. J. Ames
Fort Dodge
Sheriff Deane
South Dakota
Bank of
Beresford
John J. Tibbels
Sioux County
Hawarden
Henry Mueller
Waterloo
Historic Wheat Plunges Roil Chicago and New York Markets
Frantic selloff drives May wheat to new lows in Chicago New York and St. Louis with May prices down to 60 and 65 34 cents in New York and Chicago respectively. Traders report record depressions with heavy liquidation and sizable short covering as the week ends.
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Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Curiaco
Board of Trade
New York Exchange
Here
Merchants’ Exchange
Fierce storms sweep western states causing extensive damage
A strong wind storm battered cities from St. Louis to Omaha on February 12. Reports describe downed smoke stacks and fences in St. Louis, damaged electric lines in several neighborhoods, and heavy snow and blocked travel in Menominee and Omaha with around 10 inches of snow and widespread street-car disruption. Many injuries reported from debris.
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Str. Louis
Sarah and Finney Avenues
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Peru
Menominee
Mich
Green Bay
Detroit
Michigan
Dundee
Joseph S. Hiltons
Omaha
Neb
Rescue Hall
Cheyenne
Some Reasons Why Every Farmer Should Have a Greenhouse
An American Gardening excerpt explains why a greenhouse benefits a rural home, allowing winter vegetables and herbs such as lettuce, parsley, radishes, and rhubarb. It details space optimization, starting crops in flats, and thinning methods to maintain continuous supply and marketable yields.
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Greer
SLAIN BY ROBBERS IN TENNESSEE FARM HOME
Memphis Sept 12. Henry Snodery 91 and his wife 70 were murdered in their Union county Tennessee home by two burglars. A grandson roused by pistol shots was captured and forced to aid the robbers in search for money. Not finding it, the killers rode away on two horses from the stable.
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Memphis
Tenn
Henry Snoderiy
Union County
Great Hidalgo Statue to Grace Reforma Court in Mexico City
Work has begun on a grand statue of Hidalgo de la Independencia for the Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City. The monument and statue will cost £460,000 and is described as the finest work of its kind in Mexico.
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Mexico
City of
Hidalgo de la Independencia
Improved Pump Platform Guards Farm Kitchen Under Frost and Heat
A reader describes a galvanized iron pan under a pump spout catching drippings to irrigate a flower garden, with a trap door under the pump storing butter cream and meats in a makeshift cooler. A two by six frame platform with sawdust insulation keeps frost out in winter and heat out in summer, making a compact farm setup.
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J. L. Townshend
Fire destroys tobacco crop and barn in Lancaster county
Lancaster, Pa Feb 12 An incendiary fire destroyed the barn tobacco shed and crop of Jacob Seacrist in West Hempfield township. Eleven cows were burned as well. Loss placed at 8600 dollars.
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Lancaster
West Hempfield
Death of Gen John W Baylor at 72 in San Antonio
Gen John W Baylor died in San Antonio at age 72. A Confederate veteran he raised a regiment and captured Arizona from the Federals, later serving as military governor of the territory under the Confederacy.
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Antx
San Antonio
Tex
John W. Baylor
Arizona
Masonic Benevolent Association of Central Illinois to Wind Up
The Masonic Benevolent Association of Central Illinois, headquartered in this city, will wind up its affairs and quit business. Officials cite too many aged members and frequent assessments as the causes.
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Masonic Benevolent Association of
Central Ilinois
Practical butter making tips from Wisconsin dairymen
D. W. Curtis of the Wisconsin Dairymen's Association emphasizes practical rules for butter making. He urges using a reliable thermometer, maintaining cleanliness and controlled temperatures, promptly chilling milk, skimming cream sweet, and using proper fermentation and ripening to achieve the desired acidity and texture. He also notes experimenting with churn temperatures to minimize butterfat in buttermilk and recommends washing traces of buttermilk, then working butter at 5 to 62 degrees.
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D. W. Curtis
Wisconsin Dairymen’s Association
Physicians Endorse Syrup of Figs as Laxative for Home Use
Doctors hesitant to recommend a house laxative turn to Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Company. They note senna based active ingredient is safe and effective, not causing intestinal torpor, with strong patient praise. The piece includes a humorous Pat the butcher joke at the end.
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Bartholow
California Fig Syrup Company
Hall's Catarrh Cure promises cure
The advertisement asserts Catarrh is a constitutional disease cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. It claims the remedy acts on blood and mucous surfaces, offers 100 dollars for any unfelt case, and mentions testimonials upon request.
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Hall
F. J. Cnaexstr & Co
Toledo
All
Do You Understand the Oath In Handy Jim Trial
Dialogue from a Boston Tran script features Handy Jim asking about the oath while reflecting on three years in a hash house. The exchange hints at stress in a courtroom scene and a wary judge responds to the defendants.
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Boston Transcript
Land Seekers' Excursions From Cincinnati by Queen & Crescent
The Queen & Crescent Route invites farmers and others to request information on LAND SEEKERS EXCURSIONS with tickets at one fare for round trips from Cincinnati Louisville or Lexington to Kentucky Tennessee Alabama and Georgia as far as Augusta plus New Orleans and Chile. Excursions in February March and April with return within twenty days. Inquiries to W P Cooley or A J Lytle or W C Arvearson for rates and South literature. Arren the Ceremony Groom jokes about the wedding fee with his father-in-law commenting.
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Cincinnati
Louisville
Lexington
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Ppi
Georgia
Augusta
New Orleans
Chile
W. P. Cooley
Cleveland
Yellow Faces and a Warning from Stomach Bitters
An old notice links yellow skin to liver trouble with symptoms like right side pain, nausea, vertigo and coated tongue. It claims Hostetter's Stomach Bitters cures these, constipation, and other ailments while preventing malaria, rheumatism and kidney issues. An Ohio report notes an new Wichita “As You Like It” club motto. Debates on women’s reasoning abilities and a Detroit Tribune quip follow.
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Wichita
Kansas City Star
Hoxsie Promises Cure for Coughs and Colds
An advertiser, A. P. Hoxsie of Buffalo New York, claims his cure relieves coughs colds and nausea. The notice is brief and followed by garbled text about a court in connection with a girl and a five year old.
Syrup of Figs Promises Comfort and Health Benefits
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative praising its taste and cleansing effects. It claims relief from colds headaches fevers and constipation and notes it treats kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them. Sold by all druggists in 50c and 1 bottles from the California Fig Syrup Co. only.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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Iowa State News
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John Barland
Western States
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Valentine
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Simabanaee Tribune
U. S. Gov’t
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Chapple
Deak
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CORO
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Western Creamery
Western Dairy
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Icak
Omih
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N. Y. Press
Marria Ogeal Wabale
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Pike
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Somme
Pierce
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Sciatica
Faloke
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Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Great Northern
Emmett Proprietary Co
Eilert
Sarwr Pam
Cdr
Joa
Colchester” Rubber CO
Ney
Berton Ware
Vr. L. Dotelas
Se’ NC
LY Ee NG Gines
Threshers
Forse Pomert
M. Rumely
Snider
M.D. Malin Vickers Theater
Pith
Ghoud
Tina Sok
Fata
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