Grant on the Mississippi and his enduring resolve
The account recalls General Grant on the lower Mississippi in 1862 63 noting his plain attire calm cigar and focused logistics. It extols his unyielding purpose and continuous reasoning while praising his humane and lawful leadership amid campaigns at Milliken's Bend and Vicksburg.
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Ator Davison Grant
General Grant
Cairo
C. K. Davis
Minnesota
New York Independent
Helena
Ark
Magzolia
Mississippi River
Grant
Milliken’s Bend
Fickeburg
Vicksburg
Johnson
Pemberton
Christian hero Rev John William Jones honored in history
Rev John William Jones D D once Army of Northern Virginia chaplain and Confederate Veterans leader publishes a school history of the United States praised by university officials and Southern leaders. The piece highlights his devotion to Stonewall Jackson as a model for youth.
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John William Jones
D. D
Army of Northern Virginia
University of Virginia
Chaplin
Columbian University
Virginia
Outch
Lee
Jones
Ero
Stonewall Jackson
R. L. Dabney
Leorn
Philadelphia Press
Thomas J. Jackson
Nion Theological Seminary
South
Confederate States
John Brown
Commonwealth of Ninjan
Kiss in Court and Fashionable Dress Details From Page
A verse about a kiss becoming a tort case contrasts with fashion notes for a summer grass cloth gown and a girl’s traveling dress. Descriptions cover cashmere trims, rosettes, epaulettes, and ruffle details on a princess frock, plus a practical green suede belt traveling gown with tan accents and reversible bodice ideas.
Still Luxuriously Inclined Civil War Volunteer Tells of Rough Cavalry Raids
A veteran known for a lazy, luxurious lifestyle served mainly in harsh cavalry raids. He joined cavalry chasing danger, sometimes eating raw corn from horse ears. A comrade asked if the life cured him, the answer being that he still sought soft wood planks to lie on at night.
Washington linguist serves as hotel interpreter at postal congress
A young Washingtonian, educated abroad and fluent in French Italian and Spanish, earned quick pay as interpreter for foreign delegates at hotels serving meals under the American plan. He assists guests at meal times ensuring language barriers do not disrupt service.
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Washington
Chicago Tribune
Easy for Him Boston Monkey Bicycle Riddle
A humorous exchange recalls a Boston monkey that rode a bicycle. The joke hinges on the idea the creature lacked need to regain a bicycle it already possessed.
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Chicago Post
Boston
Augustus The Photographer Seeks Maud's Finish Preference
In the exchange the photographer asks Maud to choose between a shiny or dull finish. Maud responds that the dull finish would be more appropriate.
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Augustus
Miss Maud
Maud
Summer Grass Cloth Gown and Holiday Reading
A fashion note describes a striped grass cloth dress ordered for Miss Virginia F in Newport with sage green trims and a broad brimmed sailor hat. A companion section presents poems and a moral about reading, plus a harbor gun experiment showing submerged artillery feasibility in wartime.
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Virginia
Newport
Modern Trimmings Describe Lace Insertions in Garments
Fashion notes describe skirts and bodices trimmed with lattice work of lace insertions or ribbon bands arranged in Vandykes pattern, reflecting contemporary styling cues.
Patti’s Linen loveliness at Craig y Nos
Mme Patti, famed housekeeper at Craig y Nos, tends linen with passion. Caroline, her thirty year servant, folds sheets and napkins in pink and blue ribbons, turning cupboards into a flower garden. Patti is adored by her staff, a heroine to her maid.
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Mme
Patti
Craig-y-nos
Caroline
Mme. Roland
Capybara the Largest Rodent of South America
The capybara is the largest rodent, about three feet long and a foot and a half high. It has a massive body, brown hair, semi webbed toes, and lives in groups along lakes and rivers. It feeds on grass, hollows burrows, and escapes to water when threatened. jaguars and other predators, along with humans for meat, hunt it. It is docile and tame when young, and is abundant in Guiana and many Amazon tributaries.
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Guiana
Amazon
Curious Ordnance Experiment at Portsmouth England
A novelty in British innovation is highlighted by an account of an unusual trial involving a piece of ordnance at Portsmouth England. The report frames it as perhaps the most curious experiment of its kind to date.
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Portsmouth
England
Little Feller Hearts Aid Toil In A Grateful Home
A storyteller recalls a dust covered father who trades ash barrel finds for apples to bring joy to his little one. The tale emphasizes how the sight of a child at home sweetens hardship and raises hope amid poverty.
Lost Control of Her Nerves in Minneapolis Ad
Mrs C H Guise of 410 Central Avenue East Minneapolis shares her nervous debility and sleeplessness. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with rapid relief and urges others to try them. The ad notes pills build blood and restore nerves, sold 60 cents a box or six for $2.50, via druggists or mail from Schenectady NY.
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C. H. Guise
Central Avenue
Minneapolis
Tribune
Mars
T. E. Apprewa
Hennepin Co
Minn
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Windmill Chapel of St. Cross at Reigate Heath
An old wind mill on Reigate Heath in Surrey has been converted into the chapel of St. Cross. For sixteen years it functions as a chapel of ease to Reigate parish church with artistically decorated interiors and a surpliced choir. The chapel, seating 30 to 40, held its first service on September 1, 1880.
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Reigate Heath
Surrey
England
Reigate
An Ideal Citizen by John Habberton
The ideal citizen believes all men are brothers and the nation is an extended family. He attends to civic duties personally, distrusts inferiors with his children’s education, and faces sudden public demands, bearing the penalty for neglect for those he loves.
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John Habberton
Ages of Trees in German Studies
German scientists report maximum ages for common trees. Pines reach 500 to 700 years, silver firs about 425, larches 275, red beech 245, aspen 210, birch 200, ash 170, elder 145, and elm 130.
Steamboat Boosts Jordan River Travel Time
A steamboat has recently been placed on the Jordan River shortening the Jericho to Tiberias journey to five hours, marking a notable improvement in regional river transport.
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Jordan
Jericho
Tiberias
Too True He Liked London More Than Paris
A speaker notes a conversational quirk about preferring London over Paris. The exchange dwells on language comfort and cultural preference, highlighting mutual surprise at cross city attitudes. The dialogue suggests a cautious, witty tone about travel and identity.
White Topaz At Chicago Diamond Palace Draws Crowds
Crowds flock to the Chicago Diamond Palace to see White Topaz, called carbonated diamonds, sold at topaz prices. The display in the American Express building shows White Topaz with real diamonds, inviting readers to request a genuine stone by sending an ad and 25 cents in stamps. The paper warns against imitators selling rhinestones and notes Kipling’s Jungle Book has German and English translations learned at the locale.
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Diamond Palace
Chicago Diamond Palace
Cago
Paz
American Express
Chicago
Allen's Foot-Ease and Cure Claims
An 1895 advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as instant relief for painful swollen feet and bunions while easing tight shoes. It markets home delivery trials, stamps, and lists La Roy New York as a contact. The notice also includes testimonials and a Great Lakes water level update with Lake Ontario rising several feet.
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Allen
Olmsted
la Roy
N.Y
Great Lakes
Lake Ontario
Constipation Cure Candy Ad Cites Refund Promise
An old advertisement touts Cascareta Candy Cathartic at 10 cents or 60, promising a druggist refund if ineffective. A murky aside mentions a boy dying at ane and 18 in Indiana from lead exposure, plus a note on cigarette use and a vague electric road mileage claim referencing Great Britain.
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Ane
Indiana
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Him
Mary
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J. T. Trowbridge
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