A Hero of the Crater Thirty-six Men Buried Alive
On a July 1864 battlefield visit, veterans recount the Crater fight at Petersburg. Capt. J. G. Guignard and Col. F. W. McMaster recall the mine explosion, buried comrades, and fierce assaults. Johnson's Division details and personal memories highlight the heavy Confederate loss and the brutal melee.
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News and Courier
Enverreup, & C
Richmond
Petersburg
Old Town
J. G. Guignard
Crater
Jesa
Imperial Hotel
Col
F. W. McMaster
Steve Elliott
Elliott
J. T. LaMotte
D. H. Sally
Col. McMaster
LaMotte
Battle of the Crater
B. R. Johnson
Johnson
Colquitt
Hoke
Gracie
Field
Hansom
Wise
Barter Road
Pegram
South Carolina
Pegran
Dave S’leming
Stephen Elliott
W. J. Lake
Newberry
Offiers
W. Y. Lake
Lieut. Lake
Dave Fleming
Disk Quattlebaum
Levey
Phree
Haskell
Jose
B. Johnson
Tria
Justification by Faith Sermon at First Presbyterian Church
Rev J L McLees of Orangeburg preached at the First Presbyterian Church on July 2 arguing salvation comes by faith imputed righteousness not works. He compared law to a constitution and contrasted obedience under grace with the debt paid by Christ, urging belief over self righteousness and noting law reveals sin but cannot save.
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First Presbyterian Church
J. L. McLees
Orangeburg
McLees
Jeans Christ
Adam
Abraham
Paul
Christ
Calgary
Sioner
Noah
Adan
Lot
Egypt
Woman Bravely Sacrifices Arm in Life-Saving Graft
Dr Jarnigat recounts a Atlanta Constitution tale of a wife who offers her arm skin to graft onto her husband after a machine accident. The patient fears amputation while the woman endures the blade without a cry as doctors strip skin from her arm to cover his raw wound. The graft heals the husband’s arm and leaves the wife marked but mending.
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Jarnigat
Atlanta Constitution
Fragmented historical note on medicine and beliefs
A garbled passage discusses a Chinese belle couch bought twenty years ago for 25 dollars, its price rising to 600, and mentions harmful local beliefs about female infants and various medical claims. The text is jumbled with false starts, broken names, and unrelated jargon, lacking a coherent narrative or clear individuals or events.
Outwitted Yankee Chickens Story At Key West
A captain from Islesboro recalls a tale of deceit when he traded in chickens at Key West. He bought 20 dozen at 4 dollars a dozen, then let a hotel landlord pick. the landlord compelled him to select largest and smallest until all were sold, netting 20 dollars to the owner. Also notes on Mrs. Rhodie Noah being relieved by Chamberlain’s remedy for cholera and diarrhea, sold by Hill Bros.
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Captain Farrow
Islesboro
Key West
Tampa Bay
Tie
Mary Sibley
Sidney
Hill Bros
Bryan Hysteria In Chicago Inspires Bartow Letter
Billarp's Letter from Bartow extols William Jennings Bryan and denounces opposing editors. He argues for silver or gold standard, warns against exaggeration of ruin, and recalls historic figures to praise Bryan. The elder writer laments currency woes, race to marry, and calls for Bryan to curb congressional extravagance, predicting his landslide victory.
A Trip About the World by Marcus H Rogers
Marcus H. Rogers recounts a year plus journey covering 27 500 miles with 61 days at sea. He notes Singapore as near the equator mid world, varied climates from India to Spain, and praises Tapani people for courtesy cleanliness and travel friendliness. He compares opportunities and governance favorably to the United States.
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Marcus H. Rogers
Great Barrington
Amond
Att Mera
Pacific
Mill Pond
Gaila
Equator
Singapore
New England
Agra
Darjeeling
India
Europe
Japan
France
England
New York
Tapani
Spain
Oime
United States of America
Lynched for the Usual Crime at Green's Bridge
A negro named Stallings, about 19, was lynched yesterday morning at Green's Bridge in Aiken County for an alleged assault on Mrs. L W Hill of the county. A mob of about two hundred pursued and captured him. he was hanged and his body riddled with bullets. The incident followed his admission of the crime after capture. the body remained hanging through the next morning.
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Arxes
Stallings
Green's Bridge
Ross
Aiken County
Aiken Court House
L. W. Hill
Mr. Hill
Aiken
Barnwell
Mea
Willis
A. P. Dix
Augusta
Onurier
Paraphrase of Many Fragments From Various Sources
A collage of quotes and anecdotes on pensions, economics, meals, longevity, and social scenes. Includes notes on Civil War pensions, a hypothetical prince of Wales debt, age estimates for trees, quirky dialogues, anecdotes from New York World, and a testimonial praising Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints.
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Justification
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