Morgan's Raid Across Indiana and Ohio Reevaluated
The article recalls John Morgan's 1863 to 1864 cavalry raid from the Cumberland through Kentucky into Ohio and Indiana. It notes the panic it caused yet states the movement yielded no lasting Confederate benefit, detailing escapes, captures, looting, and the eventual pursuit by Union forces led by Hobson and Judah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Indiana
John Morgan
Cumberland River
Tennessee
Morgan
Cincinnati
Cumberland
Kentucky
Ohio River
Brandenberg
Louisville
Buffington
Wellsville
New Lisbon
Hobson
Judah
Columbus
Not Feminine Woman Shocks Chicago Post
A Chicago Post quotation notes public reaction to a woman who defies gender norms by acting masculine including an anecdote where she gives a street car conductor a nickel while holding five pennies. The item reflects attitudes toward female behavior in a historical urban setting.
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Chicago Post
Census of 1790 population shows 3 929 214 in first U S tally
The 1790 census counted 3 929 214 people across 16 states and territories, with Virginia leading in population and slave counts. The record notes enumeration methods, district mapping, and later growth to over 76 million by 1900, despite early arithmetic errors.
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United States
Southwest
Northwest Territories
Maine
Massachusetts
Virginia
North Carolina
Maryland
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Vermont
Southwest Territory
Baltimore Sun
Tramp Comedy and Health Ads From Old Papers
A collection of quips and ads: a joking line about shooing a tramp after dinner. a quip on millionaire wealth and envy. a weigh based sale maxim. and a testimonial praising Electric Bitters for indigestion to female health, with local pharmacist endorsement.
A Boy and a Rifle Lesson Goes Far
A city sportsman tells of giving his son a rifle on his sixteenth birthday then staging a blank-shot scare to teach gun safety. He watched his son faint and believes the fright will steer him toward careful handling for life. The story comes from the New York Herald.
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New York Herald
Unprecedented farming club offer includes four papers
All farmers are urged to subscribe to a limited time club including The Iowa Homestead The Poultry Farmer and Special Farmers Institute editions plus this paper for only 145 a year. The trio is praised as the Wests best farming publications and samples are available at the office.
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Farmer
Iowa Homestead
Farmers’ Institute
Poultry Farmer
West
Cat on the shelf sparks family quarrel in Pettigrew tale
In a Pearson’s Weekly vignette a mother misreads her child’s hint about a cat on a shelf and bursts into the pantry in a comic scene. The piece ends with an unrelated endorsement for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy by Petersburg baker F P Moran, who praises its safety for children.
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Pearson's Weekly
Chamberlain
F. P. Moran
Petersburg
Tilden & Loughran
Inaugural Trip From Washington to Chicago by Railroad
Excursion tickets priced at 20.30 dollars for a Washington to Chicago round trip via the North Western Line. Tickets on sale February 28 March 1 and 2 with restrictions on Chicago arrival before March 1 and return validity until March 8. Apply to Chicago and North Western Railway agents. Also advertise dried cherries at 10 cents per pound by J. B. Kooser & Co.
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Dak
Desm
Chicago &x
Maliland
Ames & DM
Jewell
Ames
G. W. Rogers
Washington, D.C
North-Western
Chicago
Washington
Chicago & North-Western R’y
J. B. Kooser & Co
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Morgan’s Raiders
Bill
Harlem
Joe
Stroller
Joe Rose
Philadelphia Record
Chicago News
Atetisen Globe
F. J. Green
Lancaster
N. H
L. M. Bosworth
Uverita
Liverita
Nervirra Mepreat Co
Clinton and Jackson Sts
Chicago, Il
Kezittle
Livywee
Nervita Medical CO
Chicago, Ill
Little Bros
Minnesota
Missouri
South Dakota
Bosworth's Drug Store
R. D. Connell
Architec
Embree Lumber Office
Iowa
Bosworths Rose
Gio To
Eighmy
Cigar Store
In the Times
W. M.greeley
Henry Wilson
Cash
A &, Needham, Ass
Union National
Bankers’ National Bank
National City Bank
Valley National Bank
Des Moines
Anking Business
Merephy’s Claim Agency
Fr. L. Meredith
Bell Telephone
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago Express
Atlantic
Sioux Cry Feom
Overland Lim
Chicago Special
Omaha
Awweae Oahu
Overland
Pacific
Sioux City & Tanke
Carroll
Colorado
Cedar Rapids & O
Dakota
DM & 8
D. L. Sis
Mutual
Bell
J. J. Elliott
Alaskas
Canier Bros. & Herman
Victor J. Evans & CO
Evans
Washington, D. C
Cs. AM. T
Hemstreet
Ames, Owa
Campbell
Busin
Palace Livery and Sale Stable
Depot
Geo. Nichols
Cooley
Jones
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