New Year's Day at New Orleans 1815 Jackson Defends City
An aged New Orleans resident recounts General Jackson's defense of New Orleans on New Year’s Day 1815. American forces of about 4,000 faced 7,000 British troops and a 50-ship fleet, with brutal hand to hand fighting in fog near dawn. The British attacked left of Jackson’s line in a swamp clash. Coffee's Tennessee regiment fought fiercely, yielding a hard fought American victory with 11 Americans killed and 23 wounded, while British casualties reached at least 20 dead and many more disabled.
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Bloody New Year’s Day Tradition Mentioned
Helen Philbrook Patten notes in The Year’s Festivals that New Year celebrations are centuries old and trace back to ancient German customs. An 14 Roman general Germanicus reportedly attacked a German village during a feared festival night to surprise and capture its inhabitants.
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Thought for the New Year on small circles and wider good
Dean Stanley reminds readers that personal effort within one household can spark wider positive influence for the community and civilized world. The message urges each person to improve their circle to benefit the broader society.
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Dean Stanley
Smile Up and Smile Its Way Through a Toothache
The passage extols smiling as the best durable New Year resolution noting good nature is valuable and not commonplace. It suggests skilled smiling can ease pain and help one endure discomfort without alarming family with fleeting notices.
The Incurable Is Cared and The Reading Ad Folly
Milwaukee advertising expert Evan Roberts notes that reading advertisements that imitate news are losing appeal as they fool readers. He cites an anecdote from Croydon Four Corners about a sensational cure story that names the pills and price, illustrating why such ads anger the public.
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Low excursion rates to Denver for north western show
Excursion tickets to Denver via the Chicago and North Western Railway are offered January 19 20 and 21 with favorable return limits. Apply to railway agents.
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