Rebels at Bay in Lost Battle Drift Through Night of Panic
A Confederate brigade recounts a chaotic June 30 clash near York River railway, with Longstreet's troops raked by Federal fire, a trapped advance into a ravine, heavy losses in Kemper and the Seventeenth Virginia, and a retreat that ended indecisively before Malvern Hill.
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Murray
Washington Republican
Gaines’ Mull
Richmond
Iper
Longstreet
Chickahominy
Savage Station
York River
Mainy
Williamsburg Road
McClellan
White Oak Swamp
Williamsburg
A. P. Hill
North Carolina
Tom Hayes
Qgody
Hayes
Seil
Virginia
Popeemen
Malvern Hill
Harrison
the James
Apples and the train boy in a world that changes
In a Brooklyn Eagle reminiscence, a narrator recalls buying apples from a persistent train boy during a rail trip. He muses on change, comparing today’s fruit with memories of 25 years past, insisting some things endure even as life shifts. The hum of life, the circus, and a sense of dignity persist amid loss.
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George Washington
Peoria
Ill
Mount Holly
Bill
Ink Advertisement From Canton Herald Announcement
An antique ad from Canton Herald extols Tao shing ink as superior and rare. It emphasizes lineage from a revered family, hard quality, and careful selection while claiming widespread trust among gentlemen and mandarins. The copy touts unmatched excellence and enduring reputation across the empire.
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Canton
China
Tao Shing
Empire
His Dog in Arkansas Traveler Anecdote
A short Arkansas Traveler vignette features an old negro confirming a dog belongs to him after a gentleman questions ownership. The exchange ends with the dog acknowledged as the colored man’s, underscoring a humorous claim of possession.
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Arkansaw
Ships of the Desert The Camel’s Speed and Burden Across Deserts
A feature on the camel, its anatomy, endurance, and behavior in desert travel. It details how its feet prevent sinking, its ability to go without water, and the dangers of the simoom. Riding gear, caravan rhythms, load limits by region, and historical pilgrim caravans are described with period tone and specifics.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Arabia
India
Persia
Africa
Sahara
Egypt
Tavernier
Bagdad
Haroun
Sultan
Shavers and Shaven Portraits of Barbers and Clients
A Philadelphia Press piece frames barbershop life through quirky customer types. It sketches intimate chatter with lovers, the fashionably dressed, the stingy, the generous, and the drunken patron, plus earnings ranges and tips amid lively, period voice.
Nevada Log-Chute feat described in dramatic detail
A vivid account of a mill operated log chute in Nevada where enormous sugar pine logs weighing up to ten tons slide from a riverbank down a 1700 foot incline in fourteen seconds. The logs leap into the water generating a plume of spray, thunderous noise, and a jet of foam as they crash into the flow, with velocities up to 200 feet per second at the mouth and a spectacular display of fire, smoke, and mist in the plunge.
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Sam
Tom Ramsey
Jed
The Mysterious Disappearance of Some Birdie in Detroit
Detroit Free Press reports a strange incident on Howard Street where a couple’s walk ends in alarm as a hat and hairpieces are ripped and a police officer notes another mysterious disappearance. The piece shifts to a Chicago Ledger sketch lampooning card game chatter and “progressive” behavior.
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Detroit Free Press
Howard Street
Birdie
Bindie
Snow Bucking on the Snow Train Through Deep Drifts
An English observer recounts a six-vehicle snow train battling massive drifts near Shoshone. The plough engine, two heavy goods engines, cabooses, and the superintendent’s car dig through snow as crews race to extricate buried engines, repair a shattered plough, and finally clear a path to Hailey with dramatic, perilous efforts.
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Greville Palmer
Longman's Magazine
Doddridge
Shoshone
Enum
Hank de Land
Hailey
Tikara
Nother
The Star Peddler of the Milky Way Rants on Sleep Loss
A long complainant piece by Bin Nye laments the toll of sleepless nights on astronomers. He mocks star “discoveries” as often old, worn, or misrepresented while lamenting lack of public gratitude and the burden of nightly vigils. He contemplates retirement if a new moonlight job cannot be found.
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Simon Newcomb
Boston
Argelander
Tom
The Trombone Chestnut Amusing Orchestra Tale
An ex-manager recalls a Walnut Street Theatre mishap when two nonmusician substitutes attempted a trombone duet. One parenthetical misdirection led to both players attempting the same moves, leaving the trombones silent while the pair frantically mimed.
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Philadelphia Times
Walnut Street Theatre
The Borrowed Days of March Folklore Portrayed
A Scottish peasant rhyme explains the last three days of March as borrowed by March from Aperitl. The verse lists wind and rain, snow and sleet, then a deep freeze that iced bird nests. When the days ended, the three hogs returned home.
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Aperitl
A Diver's Story of a Shark Misread as a Crab
A Florida wrecking tale from New York Post recounts a diver and partner chasing a sunken bark and battling darkness and a giant shark. The diver survived after a dramatic struggle, losing his copper helmet to the creature but signaling for help and later keeping the jaw as a trophy.
The Happy Hours of Childhood in Brooklyn Eaye
A brief portrait of a very young Brooklyn writer in playful satire. The youth appears nearly ten, lean and ruddy with growing facial hair. He supposedly pens jokes about married life and flirtations, yet his true future remains uncertain as he ages.
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Burdette
Brooklyn Eaye
Shams and Mutterings Across Easter Thoughts
A collage of wry quips and verses from various writers lampoons and personal notes. It riffs on romance honesty and motherhood with playful scraps from a Boston Transcript Lloyds Life and Fall River Advance, ending with an Easter idle quartet about Prue and a quiet longing.
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Boston Transcript
Literary History and Gypsy Verse Reflections in 19th Century Era
The New York Graphic notes debated origins of OK as Noah’s ark checker and quotes William Struthers on poetry about a moonlit night and a Gypsy scene with a lover’s tension. A wandering telephone gag ends with a confused family exchange, hinting at misheard requests and a vanished meeting.
Poetic Fragments and Practical Jokes in 19th Century Bits
A collage of verse and prose notes touches on thrift and waste, a Watseka prank driving a man to insanity, and bucolic imagery of moorland and bells. The passages mix playful verse, a cautionary tale about false lottery drafts, and lyrical reflections on beauty and nature.
Maddening Acquiescence in Brooklyn Eagles
A Burdette column in the Brooklyn Eagles quotes Mr. Spurgeon advising against debating with others. The reverend argues keeping calm under provocation, resisting the urge to lose temper, and avoiding violence, even as others seek to dominate conversations.
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Burdette
Brooklyn Eagles
Mr. Spurgeon
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