War memories from July raid near Macon and Cedar Creek
In Georgia during the Civil War the narrator recalls July 1861 near Macon as Union raiders threaten, families huddle with open shutters, an alarm on a bridge, and the bombardment and pursuit by Stoneman’s cavalry. The narrative shifts to Cedar Creek and a dramatic charge led by Custer, ending with the famed gray horse returning home with a captured officer.
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Sherman
Atlanta
Tod
Jonesboro
Stoneman
Macon
Clinton
Jones County
General Sherman
Taupposo
Dr. Felton
Moston
Michigan
Fitz Lee
Custer
Tom Ros
Cray
Leo
Holt
Sabor
Marshall
Cedar Creek
Sheridan
Lo‘max
Old Gray
Gray
Capture of a Colonel as Related by John S Mosby
The famed partisan Mosby recounts Civil War exploits at a Washington gathering. He recalls Major General Lomax leading Confederate cavalry and Major General Wesley Merritt the Union horse, with officers like Custer and Buford. He ends with a recollection of a August horse camp purchase and a nearby skirmish between Berryville and Winchester.
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John S. Mosby
National Capital
Metropolitan
Asmoote
Barry
Sheridan
Appomattox
Rugge
Lomax
Wesley Merritt
Custer
Tolbert
Groge
Buford
Colmency
Tom Marshall
Mauquier
Early
Merritt
Berryvilla
Winchester
Saber
Autlery
Np Onster
Thought his Legs Were Gone During Civil War Tale
A Confederate captain, Captain Smith, survived a cannon impact that hollowed the earth beneath his feet. Captured by a cannon ball near his position, he believed his legs were blown off though no physical injury existed. An observer recounts the incident as proof of miraculous luck amid terror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Smith
South Mountain
Smith
Philadelphia Ledger
Prickly Ash Bitters and Stomach Tablets Advertisements
An antique ad bundle promotes Prickly Ash Bitters as a liver and blood cleanser improving digestion and vigor. It also touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as easier pills with pleasant effects, urging readers to try them for stomach and liver regulation. Orr Gray & Co sells both remedies through a local storefront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ins Pharmacy
Orr-Gray & Co
Thief of the Gallatin Valley and the Lost Saddlebag Money
Jack Harris of Mort Fenton recalls a cattle buying trip in the Gallatin valley about fifteen years ago. The duo carried ten and twenty dollar bills, starting with fifteen thousand. A night camp and a peg above the fireplace led to a theft scare, but the money survived. Later a runaway buggy crash nearly implicated them in a theft. Crossing the Missouri ford, a saddlebag sank but the brother retrieved it with the money intact after days of drought. A whirlwind later scattered most bills, yet a portion was recovered and banked, with hopes others may find old notes in Great Falls area.
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Gallitan Valley
Jack Harris
Mort Fenton
Pramro
Benton
Missouri
Great Falls
Montana
Great Wella
Cheap Rations for Horses and Mules from Cotton By Products
Farmers in several states ask about cheaper horse and mule feed than corn. A Scranton letter recommends using rice meal as a corn substitute, with bran and cotton seed meal to supply protein. A daily ration of six pounds rice, four pounds bran, two pounds cotton seed meal, and ten pounds hulls costs about 17.1 cents for a 1000 pound animal, and may outperform corn and fodder in digestible content. The North Carolina station has positive results with cotton seed meal and hulls, though long-term safety remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
8. C
North Carolina
M. Connor
8. C. Experimental Station
Remedy Advice Sparks Comical Irish Quip
Philadelphia physician warns an elderly couple to take quinine and whiskey every three hours. The husband misinterprets the instruction, claiming he fetched the whisky each time his wife took a pill, leaving him exhausted and wife bedbound. A separate light moment features Little Mary oiling a kitten’s mouth, claiming the cat squeals at the tail pulling.
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Atlanta Journal
Iverson
Olnton
Herve
Little Mary
Bach
Eva
Pierce
Bears
Tony
G. F. Tolly & Son
Old Reliable Furniture Dealers
Anderson
John T. Gurriss
Strickland
Offige
Farm Org
Merchanta Tank
Luis Atoaoee
Ee ‘Agri, Weert Bank Baran, Andeneon
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