Northern tribute to Robert E Lee and Col. McClure's praise
A Northern editor Col A K McClure recalls Robert E Lee as a noble Christian gentleman and capable commander. He praises Lee's defense strategy and leadership at Chancellorsville and Petersburg, contrasts him with Grant, and notes his surrender at Appomattox with dignity. The piece frames Lee as a central Union Army rival who nonetheless earns lasting respect.
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Virginia
Cennsylvania
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Meade
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A. Kk. McClure
Republican Party
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Nando
Cal. McClure
Gen. Lee
Whafford Scott
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Potomac
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First Cavalry
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Nicolay
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Ile Way
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Listory
Hintas
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Chancellorsville
Jackson
Repiday
Lincoln
Appomattox
Richmond
Washington and Toe University
Texington
Robert E. Lee
South
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Texas Oil Boom Boosts Beaumont Population and Wealth
The Atlanta Journal reports a rapid Texas oil boom centered near Beaumont with 140 gushers, rising pipelines and refineries, and two million barrels shipped while storage reaches 2.5 million. Population has jumped by over 10,000 in a year as investments exceed one million dollars.
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Texas
Heaumont
United States
Europe
Beaumont
Union
Atlanta Journal
Gambler in Talk and Battle Described in Tale
In a rugged yarn narrated in slang, the speaker recalls facing a crafty opponent named Barleycorn in tight exchanges and hard fought contests. The tale blends street bravado with reflections on luck and the foe's game, ending with a crack about the opponent's prowess and a shout of recognition.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Why no woman's head on stamps or men on dollars
A Milwaukee Sentinel blurb relays a Womans rights avowal and a husband quip about why stamps show men and coins feature male portraits. The exchange toys with the idea of gendered imagery on currency and stamps.
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Peet Avenue
Milwaukee Sentinel
Tin cup tale of a thrifty father and a boy
John Wilkie, a thrifty mechanic with a cheerful wife and three children, idolizes his youngest son John. After a dog knocks him into a coal hole, a police officer returns a tin cup inscribed To a good boy, revealing the father's misplaced worship and a moral twist in this Free Press item.
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John Wilkie
Threeschildren
John
Hank
John Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Geven Ward
John Wilson, Jr
Parsley honey dangers and venomous hive warning
The text warns parsley gathered honey can sicken people and occasionally be produced as revenge by a resident. It notes hemlock honey may poison humans and that green fly nectar yields honey that alters taste and depresses desire for honey. It emphasizes bees aim for themselves, not humans, with possible rare misplacements.
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Sidera
Ex-Congressman Cable’s Daughter Education in France
A fragment notes former Illinois Congressman Cable sending his young daughter to France for education. It recalls a past parental parable about selling a child for gold, with the daughter arguing to keep him until he is older. A second telegram reports a wife learning of her husband’s death, saying he was fully covered by insurance.
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Cable
Illinois
France
Ler
Fly
Mitch Momay
Craid
Agents Contest Opens For January February 1902
The Semi-Weekly Journal of Atlanta announces an agents contest for January and February 1902 with a prize pool of 160 dollars to be paid on March first. Fifty dollars constitutes the first prize. In December the paper awarded one hundred dollars to fourteen agents. For terms and information, address The Semi-Weekly Journal, Atlanta, GA.
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Covk Ts Bs
Atlanta, GA
Shull-Weekly Journal
Atlanta
Anderson Intelligencer
Home and Farm
Sam Jones
Walker Lewis
Harvie Jordan
John Temple Graves
W. H. Felton
Farm News Fa
Anderson
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Vandiver Brothers & Major
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Broadway
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LA Salle Ave
Chicago
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Bere Tay
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Egainat
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Bummerval Srat
Fred Uri Ekhigville
Bormund
Barnywell
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Western Carolina Railway
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Istercente
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Greenwood
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