Remarkable life of Mrs. Sarah Ann Mellen noted
San Antonio Express reports Mrs. Sarah Ann Mellen born April 1808 in Gloucester Massachusetts celebrated her 97th birthday at her daughter’s home on San Pedro Avenue. She led a long life with two marriages to brothers, lived in Cambridge and moved to San Antonio eight years ago. She has visited Boston and Cambridge twice and met many notable figures including the Marquis de La Fayette.
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Arah Ann Mellen
San Anmio Express
B.C. Mellen
San Pedro Avee
David Mellen
Mellen
Cambridge
Mss
Ton Antonio
Boston
Abridge
Noted Woman Describes Modern Painters and Leaders
Andrew Lang discusses Dr Qsler's claim men over forty fade from art and letters. He notes Titian at 70, Sophocles writing late, Scott turning novelist after 40, and a Mrs. Sawyer praising a Charleston host while meeting Kossuth and Webster. She also recalls encounters with Adams, Jackson, Lincoln, Grant, and Holmes among others.
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Andrew Lang
Dr. Qsler
Titian
Scott
Tlhere
Bunker Hill Monument
William Sawyers
Mount Vernon Street
Charleston
Mass
Kossuth
Daniel Webster
Hamilton
Canada
Alvert Edward
Prince of Wales
England
United
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Tyler
Harriet
Martin Ven Buren
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Court of the United States
Phillips Brooks
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry Ward Beecher
Edward Fyecrett
Savant Agassiz
Not under 40 refutes and aging in science and history
The passage asserts that age does not limit achievement and public favor. It cites Osler, Helmholtz, Darwin, Huxley, Kelvin, Tartly, Walpole, Knox, and Froude as examples of continued vitality in science and letters, arguing older thinkers often outlive expectations and remain impactful in their work and legacy.
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Helmholtz
Darwin
Huxley
Lord Kelvin
Tartyle
Frederick the Great
Horace Walpole
John Knox
Froude
Sixteen-Year-Old Jersey Horses Share Stable Bond
A Jersey City lawyer owns two sixteen year old horses named Tom and Jerry. The pair, inseparable, occupy adjacent stalls and exchange nose rubs for hours. Jerry was blind for years and Tom acts as guardian. Mysterious nightly pranks by an unseen stable watcher ended when the bond was exposed by a monitoring stableman. The horses now live companions in retirement as a small monument to faithful service.
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Tom
Jerry
Jersey City
New Brunswick
Tom and Jerry
Ton
Jerry Stewls
New York Sun
Cavalry Horses in Battle and Their Horselike Courage
A World War I era piece describes cavalry horses enduring battle, showing instinct, fear, and resolve. It depicts how horses react to the horn of war, bolting or advancing, and how wounds affect them. The account notes the horse's loyalty and the impact of direct hits on the battlefield, reflecting the era's wartime views.
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Shell & Horse
Mon Real Herald
Arlington National Cemetery a noble memorial of the Spanish War dead
Historic Arlington Cemetery gains prominence for burials from the Spanish-American War and the Maine tragedy. It houses the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and numerous Confederate and Federal graves. The site, once General Lee’s estate, features the Temple of Fame and Fort McPherson remains, with Arlington’s vast interment record reflecting its storied Civil War history.
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Arlington
Maine
Havana Harbor
Arington
Robert E Lee
Fort Sumter
United States Army
Washington
Winfield Scott
Merved
Bull Run
Reinhardt
Twenty-third North Carolina Infantry
Potomac
Rappahannock
Arlington Necropolis
Lee Mansion
Mld War Department
Temple of Fame
Patent Ofice
Fort McPherson
Gren
Rappahanhock
Arlington Cemetery
William Bulkeley
Virginia
Robert Howsen
England
Howsen
Alexander
John Parke Custis
Custis
Martha Washington
Martha Washington By Her First Marriage. He Was Aid de Camp
Yorktown
G. W. Parke Custis
Nellie Custis
Robert E. Lee
Lee
G. W. Custis Lee
Supreme Court
Congress
George Washington Parke Custis
Mary Lee Custis
Lincoln
Grant
Meade
Thomas Farragut
Reynolds
Starfield
Humphreys
Uncle Sam
Footai
Never Another Civil Conflict
In the years after the Civil War, sectional tensions fade as disputes focus on political and social methods for national concerns. The era’s veterans are honored, memorials educate youth, and the G A R’s influence shapes reverence for the flag and loyalty to the United States.
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South
Union
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
Thomas
Farragut
America
Republic
Washington
Caesar
Napoleon
Lee
Lesten Thrald
United States of America
Grand Army’s Legacy From Gettysburg to Gulf
The Nation’s debt rests on the Grand Army whose sacrifices defended the land from Gettysburg to the Gulf. For forty years that organization has ensured the fruits of their labor endure as a precious legacy for future generations.
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Gettysburg
Cie Gulf
Railroads and the Interstate Commission Debate
In Washington on May 4, Meyer of the Chicago University argued that shifting rail trade would have built eastern industries and markets west of the Mississippi. He warned that giving the commission power to regulate rates risks bureaucratic short sightedness and harming long term national development.
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Efer
Washington
Meyer
Chicago “University
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Atlantic Seaboard
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Europe
New England
West
East
Distance enhances view of wife's mother in law tale
The ad copy jokes that distance sharpens a man's perception of his wife's mother and claims best results from using De fiance Starch with extra cash, implying no cooking needed. It adds a village wedding reduces once loyal livery customers.
Settler Colonies Open on Kansas City Southern Lines
Agricultural and Horticultural Colonies in Arkansas and Louisiana invite settlement. Lockesburg Colony in Sevier county Arkansas offers about 30,000 acres and Loring Colony in Sabine Parish Louisiana offers about 24,090 acres. Prices range from 7 to 15 dollars per acre with easy terms for actual settlers. Both areas promise good farming, stock raising, and fruit growing prospects in healthful country with excellent water. For information contact S G Warner or F E Roesler, Kansas City.
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Kansas City Southern Railway
Lockesburg
Sevier County
Arkansas
Loring
Sabine Parish
Louisiana
S. G. Warner
S. Ry
Kansas City
F. E. Roesler
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