Battle of Missionary Ridge Tale From a Christmas Eve Memory
The narrator recounts a Thanksgiving during the Battle of Missionary Ridge, focusing on a Confederate family at a burned home. Old Tom, a loyal enslaved man, carries his wounded master from the field to safety, while Aunt Diley and the children pray. A wagon crash and a late feast wrap this sentimental Civil War vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misswoury Ridge
Diley
Uncle Tom
Dilsy
Tom
Dilay
Mamara
Blood Balm and marriage tale dominate claim filled page
An OCR fragment presents ads for Blood Balm B B B claiming to cure cancer and blood poison with free sample bottles and large bottles priced. It also mentions a romantic marriage in Pope County Illinois started by a note in a bottle. Additional notes promote Chamberlains Pain Balm for rheumatism, a penny swallowing joke, and a joke about a minister. A Navy officer is cited as a gifted smoker and DeWitts Little Early Risers are advertised for blood purification and digestion. The page ends with a humorous exchange about marital allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. BE
D. B.B
Blood Balm Co
Mitchell St
Atlanta
W C Document Fragment From Anderson Area
Fragmentary OCR item references W C 7 and W C 22 of Anderson with unclear context and brief names. No clear event date action or outcome identified beyond tax or department notation.
The Nontreating Club Debate on Drinking Etiquette
A letter from the Cenyn Record argues against the habit of treating and drinking with friends. It contends that drinking reflects intemperance, mocks courtesy, and is contrary to good taste. The piece urges hospitality without forced drinking and cites outdated social pressures.
Alcohol and insanity linked by a century old analysis
A writer cites London asylum committee figures and law commissioners showing high shares of insanity cases linked to drinking. The piece notes 217 of 958 admissions in one asylum due to intemperance, about 24 percent, and warns drunken parents may pass harmful traits to offspring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Asylums’ Committee
Law Commissioners
America
Winslow
Temperance Sermon Bites at Drink’s Toll on Heroes
The piece links John Wilkes Booth and Guiteau to alcohol, arguing abstinence fails to shield minds and bodies from ruin. It urges temperance work as divine, condemns drink sellers for harming public health, and calls for Christians to oppose saloons to keep cool heads and clear brains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Garfield
Booth
Guiteau
A Sure Cure for Croup Twenty Five Years of Use
The ad touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a faithful cure for croup. It claims hoarseness signals onset and that early or after cough appears, the remedy prevents attacks. It cites twenty years of uninterrupted success in thousands of homes and urges mothers to rely on it. It ends with a blend of social praise and a moral slogan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill-Orr Drug Co
Glasgow
Vans Pharmacy
Elizabeth Russell
Springfield
R. Churchill
Berlin
Ivans Pharmacy
Texas
Baptist General Convention
J. B. Clark
Peoria
Witt
Evany Pharmacy
Perseverance and enterprise shape young men’s futures
A dated column emphasizes self improvement and grit for beginners, praising Governor McMillin’s views on seizing opportunities in the new American landscape. It urges diligence, optimism, and hard work to earn recognition, citing broader prospects and pioneer spirit for youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boitou McMillin
Teubessen
Min
Brehange
Household Hints and Kitchen Beliefs From Old Time Column
A garbled compilation of domestic tips and culinary advice. It mentions cooking meats fat downward, washing with hot water, cooling and preserving foods, and using vinegar in fish water. It references Princess Victoria of Roguad, German bakers, Paris Bon Marche, and various household dos and donts with scattered dates and places embedded in a mass of OCR noise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoewater
Victoria of
Roguad
Walla
Saxony
Paris
China
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sarge Plunkett
Missionary Ridge
aAltlante Construction
Brown
Mina
New Liberty
Pope County
Ill
Nettie Clark
C. T. Anderson
Louisiana
Chamberlain
D. B. Johnston
Richmond
Ind
Willie
Helen
Tomas C. Bowen
Glencoe
Hill- Orr Drug Co
Brumby
Olympia
DeWitt
Evane
W.C
U. Department
W. C. 22
Anderson
Alvolet
Boal
Stevens
Tyner
Seraphivl
Evano Pharmacy
Specifi Avents
Kawinol
Sauralgta
Atfard
Moore, Acker & CO
Conner
Drs.Strickland & King
Masonic Temple
Thomson Cycle Works
van Diver Bros
the New Bank
Vandiver Brob
John A. Hayes
United States
Gainesville
Osborne & Osborn’s
ELMO
Liberty Steel
Yours Truly
Osborne & Osborne
the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance CO
Newark
Hiystour
Holiera
Tow
T. Casale
Incantea
M. M. Mattison
South Carolina
Andetson
8. C
W. F. Barr
Fant’s
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