Predicted War Lessons From History and Power Shifts
The essay reflects on failed forecasts of Austro Prussian and American conflicts, arguing that leaders misread military tech and leadership. It discusses Napoleonic era insights, 1806 Jena no one can foretell outcomes, and notes evolving German and French strengths while acknowledging the unpredictable impact of leaders and armies on war results. The piece ends with a call to ongoing analysis rather than political prophecy.
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Woatesloo
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Nauht
Lee
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Jefferson Davis
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Jamint
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Mapoleon
Lin
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Rhine Huthia
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Rom Vienus
Uper Muli
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Tower Ground
Saxony
Haale
Saale
Jenn Ibis
Lovh
Tuileries
Rhine
Salferina
Fryncig Joseph
Europe
Rome
Carthage
Saturday Review
Wedding interrupted by man at Bridgeport altar
A Bridgeport wedding was briefly disrupted by a seemingly sane man who caused a scene at the altar and paid for an early interruption. A three year old boy, with a brother three months old, allegedly offered a ransom for a graduate, with a comical remark about not crying and not drinking water.
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Bridgep Y Conn
Alf Rensom
Becaus
Remarkable Escape From a Shipboard Prison Cask
On the voyage of the Alexander from New Orleans to New York a fourteen year old boy, rambunctious and cunning, hid in a cask after threats of confinement. During a storm the cask tipped and rolled into the sea, then floated for forty hours. The boy escaped by force of desperation, aided by a curious cow that knocked the cask against a log, breaking it open. He was found by fisheries men near Appalachicola and sent north via Ontumbas.
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Chertzeton Courier
Whittemore
Carpenter
Oath Carolina
Scott
Union Reform Movement
Liem
Hitis
Marty Ao Hsing
Makie
Holden
North Carolina
Scott King
South Carolina
General Scott
Butler
Trett
Rusty
Anen
Rethan Varty
Overland Monthly
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Bierra
Nevada
Hunt
Pacific Slope
Ove Pruckes
Ue Ahaening
Sayy
Wouter
Geo. Dodher
California
Tigt
Bear, River
Sto
San Francisco
Bee
Monatroma.ag
Hera
Elee Where A Company Were Mak In Garepart
Deliofnee
Coursa
Donner
Xeisburg
Alee
Smail
Donnar
Keinburgh
Alexander
New Orleans
New York
Slytimo
Appalachicola
Ontumbas
Bil Arp and Life Insurance Hearsay in Humorous Style
Bil Arp recounts colloquial interviews with life insurance agents in a humorous proscription of his attempts to insure his life. He describes skeptical experiences, friendly threats, and the notion that agents push policies with a mix of pity and pressure, ending with a note on not taking the salts.
Gossip and scandal in society and war reports
Gossip differs from scandal, as rumor harms neighbors without motive while scandal exaggerates truth. The piece critiques gossips as idle talkers who ruin families and friendships, then shifts to wartime dispatches describing heavy losses for the French and Prussians, the brutal efficiency of new weapons, and widespread casualties.
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Gogerr Asa
Biere
J’ersons
Independence Day Declaration Confession in Boston
On Independence Day morning in Boston the neighbors heard a debate and found an elderly couple arguing over a will. The man proclaimed his independence from the situation and cried that he would live free, accusing long restraint and claiming a new liberty.
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Boston
Louis
Pye
Duty of Assessors Calls for Equal Property Valuation
The notice urges Assessors to visit and accurately value real property, disregarding personal bias, ensure owner names are correct, and compel owners to provide descriptions. It defends a state-wide equalization effort and warns against neglect, with Sept 1, 1870 as the ownership date reference.
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Ausessort
Steta
Ruben ‘Tomlinson
Weeubein
Seine
Te Shite
Hex
Crty
State Board of Equalization
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