The Black Regiment Tribute Poem to the Thirtieth Regiment
A poetic tribute by George H. Baker praising the Thirtieth United States Colored Troops at Petersburg. It depicts the Black Regiment marching into battle, crying freedom, charging through fire, trampling foes, and suffering immense loss while fighting for liberty and dignity. The piece honors fallen soldiers and urges living comrades to stand united.
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George H. Baker
Thirtieth Regiment
United States Colored Cops
Petersburg
Crane May Quit Stage After Next Season
Veteran actor William H. Crane, 63, announced he will retire from creating new roles after next season. Appearing in George Ade's Prather and the Boys, he plans to rest following a New York reopening in August, with possible occasional revivals. Crane, long troubled by stomach issues, has saved money and will spend the summer at Cohasset before going abroad with his wife. He began in Utica in 1863, later partnering with Stuart Robson, with their duo The Two Dormies a famed milestone.
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William H. Crane
George Ade
Prather
Mr. Crane
Crane
New York
Craie
Cohasset
Utica
Harriet ‘Olman
Stuart Robson
Robson
Stage Notes Highlight Boucicault in Country Girl and Paris Witching Hour
Aubrey Boucicault named leading man for Henrietta Crosman in The Country Girl. The Witching Hour French version ready for Paris fall production. Dallas Wellford, veteran Twenty Days in the Shade actor, began on stage at age seven in Aberdeen. Daly's theater in New York installs a special hat check in the lobby for the season.
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Aubrey Boucicault
Henrietta Crosman
Paris
Dallas Wellford
Gin
Liverpool
England
Aberdeen
Scotland
Little Duke of
Ork
Tom Keene
Richard TH
Peculiar Plight Inspires Actor to Seek Employee Seats
Bertram Wallis, playing Capt Paap in Miss Hook of Holland, advocates laws forcing storekeepers to provide seating for staff when not serving customers. He notes his own costume forces him to stand all day and believes legislators should enact similar protections nationwide. He suggests if lawmakers played his role for a week, support would rise.
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Bertram Wallis
Barytone
Capt. Paap
Miss Hook
Holland
Mr. Wallis
Wallis
Tragedy of the Stage and Miss Elliott’s New Theater
A San Franciscan discusses stage marriages with Mary Mannering. Miss Maxine Elliott plans her own New York theater, to be built on Thirty-ninth Street near Eleventh Avenue, a 100 by 100 foot plot, with completion expected in about two years. The remarks on marital fidelity and stage life frame a broader look at theater dynamics.
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Mary Mannering
James K Hackett
Maxine Elliott
New York
Thirty-ninth Street
An Outpost Meeting Under Rain On the Opequan
An unnamed Union soldier recalls meeting a Confederate picket during a lull on the Opequan front near Sheridan. With improvised shelter and no poncho, they shared a wary, friendly conversation that ended with mutual trust and a promise to visit each other. A year later he found the man dead at Perryville.
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Sheridan
Opequan
Johnny
Yank
Hogs
Harry
Dnsty
Perryville Pike
Face on Millions Claimed by 80 Year Old Woman in Broome
Mrs. Caroline Williams, 80, says her likeness appears on Uncle Sam’s silver dollars. A Binghamton correspondent reports she has been placed in Broome County almshouse and insists she has never received any payment for the portrait and feels the honor has been denied or stolen from her.
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Caroline Williams
Uncle Sam
Broome County
Binghamton
N. Y
Slaughter at Sunken Road soldier recalls Antietam action
Evansville veteran Charles H. Myerhoff describes his view of the Battle of Antietam after his capture by Confederates. He narrates Richardson's division joining French's line at Sunken Road, Kimball's brigade repelling a Confederate assault, and the chaotic movements as troops and batteries engaged around the Roulette house and Sunken Road.
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Charles H. Myerhoff
Evansville
Ind
National Tribune
Antietam
Richardson
French
Kimball
Sedgwick
Fourteenth Indiana
Sharpsburg
Llanitita
Harrisburg
Hill
How to Test a Restaurant
A man excitedly praises a restaurant saying it is the best he has eaten at in months and first class in quality. His friend cautions that extreme hunger affects judgment and urges testing the place when not ravenous to avoid relying on a hungry recommendation.
Cafe Brule Tradition Like Creole Dinner Conclusion
A Creole flavored reminiscence from a Philadelphia Ledger style piece describes reviving New Orleans dinner ritual of cafe brule. It details percolated strong coffee prepared with brandy lit alight on a silver tray, spices, sugar, orange peel, and served in silver cups, emphasizing precise service and a refined communal ritual.
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New Orleans
Epicure
Philadelphia Ledger
Bridget's Beatitudes for Common Kitchen Uses
A playful list praises rough-edged kitchen items and leftovers used in cooking and cleaning. It mentions muslin strips for greasing pans, fowl wing for stove cleaning, and rice leftovers turned to pudding with milk and sugar, plus limes and lemons for simple cleaning and finger stains.
Two Story Pot Pie From Simple Pantry Staples
Slice thin potatoes and onions in a mix of five to one. Layer pork then meat and potatoes with seasoning in a dish. Top with head dough and another meat layer. Repeat layers, add crust, cover with water, simmer two hours.
Dumplings Too Dense? Watch How You Drop Them
The note warns that dumplings arriving as a solid mass likely result from dropping them all at once into the water. To keep them separate and well shaped, add dumplings one by one rather than in a bulk.
Fasteners for Waist Replace Hooks and Eyes
A wardrobe improvement describes replacing hooks and eyes with small bull and socket fasteners used for vent closures. The design prevents tearing lace or embroidery and allows fasteners to clamp securely and open easily along the shoulder and side seam.
Summer Delight Lemonade Drink Guide
A retro recipe card describes making a bright drink by combining a quart of strong lemonade with half a pint of grape juice or homemade sweet grape wine, plus two tablespoons of shredded pineapple and seasonal crushed strawberries if available. Stir well and serve over crushed ice with seltzer or mineral water.
Omelets as Economy Work Around Egg Shortage
The piece discusses substitute powdered eggs used by bakeries and the high cost of fresh eggs. It offers a light fluffy omelet method using bread and milk, with yolks beaten into the bread and whites folded in, baked until set. Optional toppings include cheese paprika or maple sugar for variety.
New Way to Serve Berries at Afternoon Tea
A Virginian hostess shared a decorative berry serving method inspired by a Richmond tea. Thick orange slices center a Dresden plate, surrounded by unhued berries with stems out. The orange and berry scent mingles as powdered sugar flavors the fruit. Wafers accompany the platter.
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Richmond
Queen of Puddings and General Rules for Washing
A historical recipe explains Queen of Puddings with milk bread crumbs eggs sugar lemon and jelly topping baked until light brown and served hot or cold with wine sauce. Separate section gives washing tips Rise early light fire hot water soap soda blue salt ammonia at hand rub clothes avoid damage and wash woolens with warm water as fire fades.
Relicious Sherbet and Cheese Custard Recipe Fragments
One quart milk one pint cream two cups sugar whites of eggs juice of two lemons. Dissolve sugar in milk and lemon juice. Freeze milk till thick cream then add lemon juice and sugar. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and freeze solid. Pack with ice and salt two hours. Cheese Custard layers of bread and cheese with cayenne salt bake until set.
Economical Plum Pudding Recipe Claims Equal to the Best
A kitchen note presents an economical plum pudding made by mixing 1.5 cups flour 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup grated suet 1 cup seeded raisins 1 cin cleaned currants or chopped prunes 1 cup grated carrot 1 cup grated potato 1 quarter cup mixed orange peel nutmeg cinnamon and clove to taste. A simple blend aims to rival more costly puddings.
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