The Burning Springs Oil Field and a Love Chronicle
A fragment mixes a love lament with field notes on Burning Springs. It describes a place near Parkersburg with 270 derricks and wells, a 2000-person population, arable plateaus, timbered lands, and ongoing construction as oil activity grows. The speaker recalls past affection while detailing the oil landscape and the region’s appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burning Springs
Kanawha
Parkersburg
Ivari
Ous
Clymer and the Reserves amid Civil War politics
The narrative recalls Hiester Clymer's Pennsylvania Senate vote against strengthening the state defense during a critical April moment. It condemns Clymer as unpatriotic for opposing the move to mobilize the Pennsylvanian reserves, praising the loyal guards who faced danger and urging soldiers to remember comrades and the cause of liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Win
Hiester Clymer
Xvas
Iamys
Pennsylvania
Mieater Clymer
Liester ‘Clymer
Hicster Clymer
Davedriver
Samb Lin
Penn- Mracia
Olymer
Thia
Pennsyl
Sria
Clymer
Myer
Jofi
Albow
Antietam Battlefield Visit and Cemetery Plans
The Hagerstown Herald describes the Antietam National Cemetery work, led by Dr. A. A. Biggs as superintendent. Funded by state appropriations, stones from Potomac quarries and Keedy'sville granite are used, walls rise to four feet inside with seven hundred by nearly five hundred feet enclosure, and plans aim to dedicate on September 17 with a state bannered memorial landscape and public ceremonies.
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Lpon
A. A. Biggs
Potomac
Ibj
Thy
Keedy
Sville
Tate
Walla
Gatea
Goime
Maryland
Virginia
Rhode Island
Sharppburg
Pany
Tihe
Wisconsin
Hame
Biggs
Faere
Encigaure
Balion
Lee
Elkridge
Clymer’s Ihsarity and Hallucinations Target Governor Hopeful
The Chambersburg Repository remarks on Clymer and other figures as mentally unsteady while debating Governor Woodward’s tenure. It notes alleged misstatements about Woodward’s 3 year election, and mocks claims of Clymer’s fitness, urging cure or withdrawal of the candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heieter Clymer
Exeter
Barks County
Woddwa
New York
James Buchanan
Aundry Dage
General Geary
Pennsylvania
Chambersburg
Violence and revenge cited in Missouri and Charlton county
Fragmentary report notes lawlessness and bloodshed after Civil War tensions. It recalls two Welch men killed in Charlton county and the relatives taking vigilante action by shooting Garnett. a Captain Henley was then shot from hiding by an unknown assailant.
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Henley
Stouish Weddings Dominate Chicago Social Scene
A Chicago wedding recently drew attention with a substantial presentation totaling ten thousand dollars. The event highlights a growing trend in the city’s social circles.
James Speed letter on Union party and slavery stance
James Speed declares he cannot join the Philadelphia convention call. He supports abolition of slavery’s constitutional remnants and argues for a party unified to sustain government while erasing the unfair basis of representation. He urges firm adherence to equal rights and the Constitution.
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Waantaron
Baye
Acs
National Union Convention
Philadelphia
Ansuet
Epi
Great Union Party
National Union
Gstate
Lincoln
Johnson
Union Party
Congress
United States
American Union
Washington
Jefferson
Bepensey
Tyistwell
Baltimore
America
James Speed
Widow and Shoemaker Forge Fraud to Split Estate
In England a rich man dies without a will, his widow cons the poor shoemaker to play a dying claimant. The lawyer drafts a will in the shoemaker's voice, bequeathing half to the widow and the rest to the shoemaker as a neighbor. The deceit secures a duplicitous setup with the two rogues sharing the estate.
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England
Atreat
Notable Johnson era figures in exile and return
The excerpt notes Rev. J. B. Ferguson as Recording Secretary of the Johnson Club in Washington and recounts Andrew Johnson’s past reward offer for Ferguson as an enemy. Ferguson fled to Philadelphia, then Europe, with the Davenport brothers, and reappears in a new party movement, described as natural and effortless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Ferguson
Johnson Club
Washington
Andrew Johnson
Tennessee
Johnson
Ferguson
Philadelphia
Europe
Davenport Brothera
New Party
Barber's Nose Tweak Leads to Presidential Pardon Plot
A humorous tale shows a barber unknowingly shaving President Johnson. the President asks the barber to retrieve a blank pardon from his coat pocket, promising to fill and sign it after the shave, revealing a playful if odd scene from the era.
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Johnson
Town Man Finds Beard Has Fallen Overnight
A well known resident of Worceter Mass retires with a full beard and wakes to find it fallen off leaving a bare face. The incident is unusual and not unpunished.
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Worcereter
Mass
Ford's Thester Building to House Army Museum Records
In Washington the Ford's Thester building is being prepared under Surg. Gen. Barnes. The upper story will host the Army Museum while the first and second floors will store valuable military records of the war.
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Ford
Thester
Washington
Surg
Barnes
Army Museum
First
Eec
Gypsy Divorce Ceremonies Described in Detail
The text details Gypsy divorce rites involving a sacrificed horse, tribal judges, and a ritual sequence. It explains the horse's blood, the couple's circuit around the body, the exchange of sentences in Gypsy, and the breaking of the marriage with a token of divorce. The husband receives the heart and gains permission to remarry, while the woman faces execution if rules are broken.
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Banda
Keife
Local Civil War Hero Remembered in Blair County
Fragmentary notes recall a soldier from Blair Furnace Blair County who served in the Union Army and earned six sons, five of whom died or were wounded in service. One son survived with injuries and later discharge. The account hints at residence in Bollidaysburg and ties to the era's heroism.
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Mzpaka
Philadelphia Convention Call Attributed To Seward Secretary
A fragment notes a call for the Philadelphia National Convention prepared by Secretary Seward, with a Washington caret reference. The text hints at political preparation but remains incomplete.
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Bodeaver Democrat
Philadelphia
Seward
Washington
Judge Names Leader in New York Bay Paper Clash
The editor of a New York Bay publication faces a bold challenge as a rival calumniates his leadership. The issue centers on proving the editor’s paper is superior to a rival outlet amid accusations and public scrutiny.
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New York Bay
Jon l
Leader
There is no way to be sick I raise your revenue level
The text presents a garbled, non coherent phrase about raising revenue Levels and personal wishes. No identifiable people or organizations are present. The passage lacks clear news events or context to summarize into a proper article item.
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Joneswell No. 2
Burning Spring
Llewelyn &Gillespie
Jones Well
M’farland & Co
Conaugh
Marling, Jones & Co
Clouston, Jones & Co
Karnes
West Virginia
West Jersey Co
McLean
Olthers
Wetzell & Co
Fitch Company
Jones
Bert
Farland
Otterton
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Apdparth
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West -Virginia
the, Wells
Elstock &*° Co
Ratt
Cornell
Newberger & Braidon
Wyatt
Otterton Lower
Kilpatrick
Maloney & ‘Co
Wheaton
Enterprise Oil Company
J. M. Burne
Compiny
Murray
O. L. Wihama
Kanawha Bank
McBride
Antietam National Cemetery
Chicago
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