Secession Essay Reflects Southern Honor and Union Debate
Herbert Nowell’s prize winning essay on The Causes of Secession traces the birth of Virginia and Massachusetts clashes, grievances over tariff and slavery, and the North South power struggle. It links Revolutionary unity to secession as a remedy for perceived Northern oppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Nowell
Central Graded School
Robert E. Lee
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Wade
New World
England
Cavaliera
America
Virginia
Massachusetts
Jamestown
Plymouth
United States
Hogland
Hartford
Acta
Geo
Union
Henk 7
Jawa
Trong
South
Congress
South Carolina
John Brown
Wimple
Zohar
Abe
North
Lincoln
Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Against Matrimony and Workplace Pay Trends
A Washington correspondence notes women in government clerical work face marriage incentives tied to prosperity and job security. It argues government pay lures with steady raises and benefits, while private life can affect employment outcomes. Advertisements tout Pain Balm and tonics as remedies, praising Ash Bitters and Rheumacide for health and appetite, with generic health claims and patter about women’s marriage priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York Times
Sheridan Ride Debunked How Stampede Didn’t Decide Battle
A reader letter argues General Manning dismisses Sheridan's Ride as poppycock and offers a detailed, measured account of the Martinsburg to Winchester march. The piece notes the Eighth Corps bore the brunt of Early's attack, while Sixth and Nineteenth Corps held firm, and asserts Sheridan did not save the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teo
St. Louis
Republic
Boston
General Manning
Sheridan
Winchester
T. B. Read
Manning
Lincoln
Stanton
Washington
Martinsburg
W. Va
Cedar Creek
Shenandoah Valley
Wischester
Hoe
Little Phil
Mosby
Spore
Wright
Middletown
Macrdam
Eighth Corps
Suneet
Early
Card of Thanks Praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
A reader thanks the makers of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for relief in coughs lung trouble and whooping cough. The note requests the producers accept heartfelt thanks from Mrs Doty Des Moines laws. For sale by Hill Orr Drug Co. Two Chicago waterworks workers are jailed for allegedly defrauding the city of 100000 by tampering with meters. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is advertised as aiding digestion and appetite. Evans Pharmacy touts One Minute Cough Cure for coughs and throat and lung troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitl-Orr
Drag Co
Evans Pharmacy
Agalo
Chamberlain Cougmedy
Doty
Des Moines
Laws
Hill-Orr Drug Co
Chicago Waterworks Department
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Anderson
Imade
Sectus
DeWitt
Evaps Pharmacy
Tennemec
Orr
Rosendle
C. BD
Anderson & Bro
G. Swans, Jr
B. Day
M. D
Bvains & Day
Pendleton
Dvans Pharmacy
Peoples Bank of
Avillluuinton Mills
Williamston Female College
Williamston
Williamston Mille
Board of Diirectors
W, Sullivan
Pres
Troan
THE
Bank OF Anderson
J, A, Brock
JOS
Ni Brown
Mauldin
Texas
Mexican
Hill-Orr Druc CO
Vandiver
E. P, Vandiver Vandiver Bros
Sone
Vandiver Bros
Clarence Osnonne
BurLevok Oswanns
Tron King
Elmo
Liberty
Peerless Iron King
Yours Truly
Osborne & Osborne
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