A perilous homeward trek from Holly Springs
A narrator recalls a harrowing journey home from Memphis during war, detailing a nightmarish march through picket lines, rogue soldiers, and robbers. After a drunken attacker, police detentions, brutal weather, and near disaster, a final roadside stop leads to shelter and a laborious, weary arrival back to Holly Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bex
Memphis
Renee Pabeiee
Dene
Memphia
Amin
White House
Emperor William's eighty fifth birthday noted in travel sketch
A Philadelphia Record correspondent recounts visits across England from Melrose to Stratford upon Avon, profiling the aging Emperor William of Germany, royal court manners, and a long tour of historic sites. The piece blends anecdotes with observations on industry wages, British towns, and notable landmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Germany
Pruavia
Atill Aigheres
Basiser Williquia
Louise
Napoleon
Europe
Waite
Fraulein
Abe
Kingdom of
Heaven
Seauleth
Tearai
Short Talk on Choosing a Trade or Profession
A late nineteenth or early twentieth advice piece urges youths to form a clear future, choosing a trade or profession suited to their strengths. It warns against unfocused ambitions, emphasizes mastering details, and highlights perseverance, energy, and self-knowledge as keys to success in carpentry, blacksmithing, dentistry, law, medicine, and other paths. It notes many “professions” falter without genuine heart and skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mao
Leas Prescherz
Bisa
Detroit
Hhis
Learm
Grutsiga
How to Kill a Fish Properly for Best Flavor
A guide on humane fish killing notes quick methods. Inserting a pointed knife at the base of the head severs the backbone for instant death and slight bleeding. Some anglers pierce through the gills, but this requires precise anatomy knowledge. If no knife is available, a sharp blow on the back of the head suffices. Also mentions daily US wheat usage.
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Mount Pleasant
Crankard
Ates
Serosa
Bia Uary
Uoi
Jong Ateep
Hudeooville
Pen Eal
Expres
Levu
Anybhow
Holly Springs
Prohibition notes and temperance appeal in city column
The Temperance Worker recounts Mrs Chapin's Baptist Church lecture on Temperance and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in our city. It argues no license reduced crime, cites arrests and fines under license and no-license periods, laments liquor rooms and calls for renewed effort and a pro prohibition candidate, Brother Chreitzberg, to lead up-country work. It also includes a digressive discussion on reproduction in nature and a Lincoln anecdote about a widow’s will.
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Wear
Durham University
Durham
York
Agricola
Wandrol
Hero Andring
Severna
Constantine the Great
York Minster
Edwin
Northumbria
Karapa
Thent
Sheffield
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Europe
Chatsworth
Duke of Devonshire
England
Birmingham
Fingland
Ita
America
Kingdom
Wile Bose
Wea
Stratford
Bard of Avon
Shakespars
Orn
Pontala
Shatespere
Bhakespere
London
Temperance Worker
Womens’ Christian Temperance Union
Thin City
Aspensoy
Prohibition
Anderson
Enuas
Protafis
Atice
Uo-Liconsa Counsell
Apsin
Tam Tory
Brother Chreitzberg
South Catalian
General Hood's Romance and a Lady's Blow to Pride
A Washington Chronicle tale recalls General Hood, then 83, and a powerful Southern family woman who aspired to place him in command. She delivered a cruel note ending their engagement after Hood failed to meet her expectations, leaving him to endure the humiliation as an aging warrior. Hood later married Maria Hannan of New Orleans. both spouses died within a decade, leaving their young children to guardians.
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Washington Chronicle
General Hood
Jim
Jefferson Davis
Richmond
Thong
Hood
Come Ons
Sherman
Mately
Johnson
Nashville
Bond
Geral Hood
Miss
Beesing
Army of Tennessee
Whitois
Minx Maria Hannan
Hos
D. N. Hennes
New Orleans
Tramp Enchants Detroit Homeowner In Odd Debt Plot
A wandering man visits a Detroit home repeatedly posing as a buyer while probing the household’s value. He exchanges polite talk about taste and culture, requests a price, and compliments the property, leaving the impression of a social con artist in a city street encounter.
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Irs
Seyee
Jourgey
Tormother
Sridhout
Federste Poldiex
Friedd
Gall
Rae
Biebroad
Mount Plenasot
Vely Bouss
New York
Philadelphia
Melrose
Walter Scott
Melrose Abbey
Eildon Hills
Michael Scott
Scotland
Douglas
Scott
Heart of
Bruce
Palestina
Wierd
Abbotteford
Coutry
Hope Scott
Walter
Irtegrar
Osh
Rob Roy
Montrose
Edingburg
George Washington
George
Oym
Clark
United States
Moses
Lincoln
Lincolm
Slame
Latt
Bey
Gale
Eiz
Eben
Pardou
Europa
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