Courage Tales of Desperate Daring at Chancellor Hill
The article recounts May 3 1863 actions at Chancellor Hill near Chancellorsville where Colonel O Neal of Rhodes brigade Alabamians was wounded after a fierce frontal assault. It describes a brutal artillery and musketry barrage, a failed push, heavy losses, and a retreat as Union forces attempted to counterattack. It also covers General Wood at Chickamauga using a fence line to hold off Confederates and the broader army panics caused by flank maneuvers and wagon train disruptions alongside lessons on panic and discipline in Civil War battles.
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O'Neal
Rhodes
Chancellor Hill
Chancellorsville
Stonewall Jackson
Tlea
Manl
Firth
Haull
Hall
Hooker
Chickamauga
Wood
Pear Rossville
Chattanooga
Loulain
Stone’s Turow
Terre
Sturgis
Guntown
Miss
Paul
Wein
Actress visits Florida over winter shoots alligator in hotel room
A young actress visiting Florida this winter was urged to depart or receive consolation until filming could proceed. Friends obtained an alligator about Paper inches long and delivered it to her room during the stay.
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New York
Florida
Woman's dramatic shell feat shocks crowd in wild scene
A woman held a small seashell at arm's length and perforated it with pistol shots. After great exertion she swooned when the shell seemed ded. She recovered and sent telegrams North about her exploits and will star next season.
Actresses at hotels reveal their leisure whims in Chicago
A Chicago observer recalls actress habits at major hotels, detailing Patti sunlit room requests and retinue, Nilsson walks on Michigan Avenue, Sembrich near sighted at play, Coghlan’s cigar smoke and supper parties, Modjeska sketching clouds, Kellogg's hotel drama, Cary and others’ hotel lives, Rehan, Morris, Jewett, Anderson, Abbott antics, and fans’ room rituals across Tremont and Sherman hotels.
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Chicago News
Chicago
Mme, Patti
Nicolini
Colorea
Christine Nilsson
Michigan Avenue
Sembrich
Rose Coghlan
Aimee
Jolle Parfumeuse
Linn
Clara Louise -KelloRe
The
Tremont
Mr. Wilcox
Miss Kellogg
Keborg
Annie Louise Cary
Thomas Barry
Boston
Kate Claxton
Ada Rehan
Toch
North Side
Clara Morris
Sara Jewett
Sherman House
Nellie McHenry
Mary Anderson
Gin
Emma Abbott
Emma
What you gwine to the opera in Decatur Street dialogue
A humorous Atlanta Constitution excerpt shows a leather colored young man and an old negro debating race, the opera, and civil rights. The youth boasts the equal rights bill, while the elder notes persistent white dominance and the lingering question of African American uplift.
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Atlanta Constitution
Decatur Street
Ages of Retaining Monarchs in Europe
The Cleveland Leader notes Emperor William at 87 as Europe’s oldest monarch and lists peers: Queen Victoria 65, King Christian of Denmark 66 with a older wife, Austria’s Emperor 54 and wife 46, Belgium’s Leopold 49 and wife 50, Alfonso of Spain 27, Greece’s George and Russia’s Alexander about 39, Turkey’s Sultan 42, Sweden’s Oscar 65, Portugal’s Louis 46, Italy’s Humbert 40, France’s Grevy 71. Wives’ ages relative to husbands are given in brief.
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r’Carp
Cleveland
William
Europe
Victoria
Christian
Denmark
Emperor
Austria
Leopold
Belgium
Alphonso
Spain
George
Greece
Alexander
Russia
Sultan
Turkey
Oscar
Sweden
Louis
Portugal
Humbert
Italy
Grevy
France
It Beats Saratoga Water in Mecca Water Study
A notable analyst reports the Zem Zem holy well at Mecca in Mecca yields water with severe impurities. The finding could influence Americans to abandon Saratoga waters in favor of Mecca, citing the poor quality.
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Saratoga
Norristown Herald
Zem-Zem
Mecca
He Served Through the War. 8 Exchange Tramp Memoir
A tearful tramp recalls serving through the entire war while admitting he worked as a waiter in a Canadian restaurant. The brief vignette highlights his quiet brushes with history and humble daily labor.
Bootless national misstep tops Somerville tale
A Somerville Journal item recalls a domestic farce where a husband, trying to tiptoe upstairs, found his wife watching him from the landing. He admits the scene was a bootless national miscue in a humorous domestic anecdote.
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Somerville Journal
Jim Jacobs Bear Hunter of Western Pennsylvania Dies
A Bradford elder recalls Jim Jacobs, last full blooded Seneca, once king of bear hunters in McKean Potter and Elk counties. He wore three ragged suits, walked to Bradford, and died near Steamburg after a life framed by hunting, clan ties, and years of hardship. He battled a railroad assault, outlived sensational death reports, and was mourned as a storied figure of the Seneca tribe.
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Jim Jacobs
F. L. Webster
Bradford
McKean
Potter and
Elk
Jim
Buffalo
Bed House
Cattaraugus County
Steamburg
Red House
Jacobs
Mr. Webster
Hall
Massa
Fool
Jiu
Salamanca
Carrollton
Old Foster
Injan Dain
Sala
Ole Jim
Potter Counties
Jim Jacobs the Elk Hunter of Pennsylvania
The article recounts Jim Jacobs famed bear and elk hunting exploits along with his boat hunting records. It states he killed the last wild elk in Pennsylvania after a multi day chase aided by his dog and notes his extensive battles with sworn enemies and scarred body. Many stories are legendary rather than factual.
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Jim Jacobs
Jacobs
Pennsylvania
Funny Old Clowns Parade Continues at Barnum Show
A humorous column reviews the circus season opener in New York, noting the familiar acts and the enduring appeal of the “funny old clown.” The writer recalls past performances, contrasts old and new jokes, and cherishes the laughter of children surrounding the ring. The piece blends nostalgia with a celebration of a moral show even as skein of aging humor persists.
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New York
Queen Victoria
Borneo
Fair Land
van Amburgh
Captain Cook
Barnum
Anas Bochas
Mr. Barcum
Peoria
Papsie
Hart Conway's Shaughraun Grabiola Gaffe at Park Theatre
Brooklyn Eagle reports Hart Conway’s London refined Captain Molineux misstep during The Shaughraun. A misread grabiola cigar scene causes a comic struggle as the actor grips a brittle cigar, suffocates, and delivers a misquoted line while the audience laughs at the stage mishap.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Hart Conway
Shaughraun
Conway
Harry Montague
Montague
Ope
Coquettisiny
Matt Conway
Matt Conway Took From His Case the Other Night At the Park Theatre
Mr. Conway
Blanker Than Blank Verse Poem Prank at the Editor
A young man delivers a rough poem and a check to an editor who promises payment. The editor explains the check was given in rough form, allowing corrections, including date amount and signature, as the writer departs. The exchange ends with the young man promising to return with more verses.
Plantation Philosophy in Arkansaw Traveller Wit
A humorous dialect piece reflecting on plantation life and moral judgments. It likens a man’s character to his work, notes the fire dog’s bossy stance, and comments on phrases from speakers. It compares various birds and animals for metaphorical meaning and ends with a reflection on distressing sounds and visibility.
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Arkansaw
Dynamite Haul Rouses Chicago as Officials Explain Uses
A Sunday Herald report describes a two ton dynamite shipment seen on Lake Street with boxes labeled dynamite and 20 pounds. Frank A. Adams of Sun Powder Co explains dynamite safety, production near Miller’s Lake County, and the legit uses for mining, rail work, and obstruction removal, noting strict handling and separate cartridges and caps to prevent accidents.
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Chicago Herald
Chicago
Lins
Sunday Herald
Manitoba
Michigan Central
South Water Street Commission
Switzerland
Sheboygan County
Wis
Frank A. Adams
Sun Powder Company
Mr. Adams
Watch humor in dialect tale from Siftings column
A dialect exchange about a watch appears in the Siftings column, with characters quipping about a timepiece. The snippet hints at local humor and speech patterns. The brief item showcases playful chatter and cultural flavor typical of the page.
Fragmentary Query About Medicine and Time
A damaged OCR passage presents a speaker asking for a watch to time a dose. The speaker says illness occurred earlier and a doctor ordered another dose half an hour later. The request seeks to know when the second dose should be taken using the watch.
Thimbles through the ages from Dutch roots to gold craft
A history of the thimble tracing its Dutch origin brought to England in 1695 by John Lofting, its evolving materials from brass and iron to steel, silver, gold, horn, ivory, pearl, and glass, and notable examples from Siam, Naples, and Paris workmanship. It describes methods for forming gold thimbles and the durability of steel with a gold interior and exterior leaf.
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England
John Lofting
Islington
London
China
Siam
Naples
Mount Vesuvius
Dead Sea
Elmee
Cambridge
Mass
Washingon
United States Army
Paris
Train Talk Hero Cowboy Stops Stampede at Bluff
A passenger recalls a western cowboy halting a cattle stampede of six to eight hundred near a cliff. He coolly rode ahead, used a salt trail to calm the herd, and the cattle halted and redirected, sparking talk of the daring act.
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Cattie
Chicago Herald
Ducks on a Bender at East Newark Saloon
A saloon in East Newark keeps two unusually large Muscovy ducks who drink beer or whiskey when they quack for a tip. After several rounds they become tipsy, roam wildly, and entertain patrons before being put to bed in the cellar. The owner jokes about selling them, noting five years of indulgence may not harm them.
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Louisville
Hell Gate
New York
East Newark
How shall I eat an orange in society
A Detroit Free Press subscriber muses on social dining etiquette with humor. The piece cautions that eating an orange in public is risky and suggests simply leaving it untouched to avoid mess or embarrassment.
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Detroit Free Press
Episode in a Laundry
A fragment from the Newman Independent depicts a colored washlady speaking to her daughter about a man named Jim who has worn a shirt for two days. The dialogue mentions a gemman shirt and a Green Gen, with plans to send a shirt to Mr Smif and potential trouble if it is not the right item.
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Newman Independent
Phoebe
Wal
Jim
The Mystery of Lone and Verses on Krupp Hammer
The fragment blends poems from James Buckham in the Current and a Philadelphia Call note on Krupp constructing a fifty ton hammer costing over two million dollars. It hints at spring house cleaning use and playful literary jabs.
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Philadelphia
Krupp
Violet eyes and a soldier’s end on the ferry brink
A mosaic of verse and verse-like pieces, noting violet eyes, pink cheeks, and shy maiden glances at Fulton Ferry. The page mixes sentimental stanzas with quips, a wealth fact, and light humor, mentioning a velvet tone of 19th century poetry and a jest about Frederick the Great.
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Fulton Ferry
New York Sun
Cautious Husband Urges Quick Hat Choice on Austin Avenue
Mrs Duzenbury admires hats in a millinery window on Austin avenue when her husband insists she hurry past a dangerous grate to avoid catching cold. The exchange shows his solicitude for her health as they move on.
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Texas Siftings
Austin Avenue
Just Tall Enough and a Sequel From Chicago Sun
A short lyric recounts a playful exchange on a stair as a tall coat weighs down a moment of tenderness. A sequel from the Chicago Sun riffs on temptations of flirtation, warning that many shall mislead with smiles and tears. The China Strait note compares Jigoku to Japanese hell terms.
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Will P. M’sparran
Chicago Sun
Lincoln County News
Hell
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