GAINES MILL Fights Across Open Fields and Ravines
A detailed reminiscence of the June 27 1862 battle at Gaines Mill as McClellan clashes with Johnston and Lee. Describes terrain grassy ridges swamps ruined trees and breastworks with Union and Confederate assaults 12 000 Confederate troops 20 000 muskets fire and a fierce push by A P Hill Jackson and Longstreet culminating in a costly Confederate repulse and tactical struggle along the Chickahominy line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Cold Harbors
McClellan
Johnston
Lee
Fair Oaks
Marbors
Powhite Creek
Lotter
Port Republic
Gaines’ Mill
Green Meadow
Chickahominy Meadow Bridge
Beaver Dam
Jackson
A. I. Hill
McGhee House
Powhite Swamp
Fredericksburg
Meade
Gettysburg
A. P. Hill
Haiting
Hana Hul
Richmond
Gray Division
Moreland Hill
Sykes
Hill
Longstreet
Old Cold Harbor
D. H. Hill
Ewell
Slocum
Porter
Stonewall Brigade
Hood
Buchanan
Stonewall
Jackson at Gaines Mill and the Longstreet assault
A dramatic Civil War battlefield chronicle details Confederate and Federal charges at Gaines Mill, the ferocious Union defense by Slocum and others, the devastating Confederate counterattacks led by Hood and Hill, and the pivotal role of Jackson. It culminates in tribute to Stonewall Jackson, praised for courage, leadership, and mercy as night falls and the field lies bloodied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClellan
Apelees
James
Stonewall Jackson
Antietam
Kernstown
Washington
Fredericksburg
Lee
Chancellorsville
Hooker
Manassas
Pope
Gaines’ Mill
Longstreet
Hill
Jackson
Improving Nature. Tricks of the Business-Working Neck-Deep in Water
A Buffalo Telegraph profile of Charles S. Houghtaling, famed for painting signs and depicting nature on rocks and walls. He recounts wild, humorous advertising stunts across the country, brushes with danger, media fame, and his shift from rock decoration to poster and wall art amid changing times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Telegraph
Bonney House
Havana
Telegraph
New York
St. Jacobs
Charles
Houghtaling
Hough
Scribner's Monthly
New York Sun
Chicago Times
Washington Star
Buffalo
Mani
Columbus
8. C
Phad
Souf Katrolina Legislatah
Chicago
Adams’ Express
Times
Inter-Ocean and Tribune
Charles S. Houghtaling
St. Jacob's
Hudson River
Hudson
Brad
Telegraph Office
Assex
Nature
Kaiser
Rockies
Llarlem Lane
Blackbird and Woodpecker Duel Over Worm Gain
A curious battle unfolded between a blackbird and a woodpecker over a large worm. The two birds fought ten minutes with determined pluck, each striving for the prize, ending as a draw with both birds seemingly satisfied and ready to rest.
Notable Life of a 19th Century Vandal Revealed
A restless figure recounts his career as a prolific desecrator of names and trademarks in New York. He describes creating "Hote ew York" style fakes, joining with a man named Brad, and amassing a large operation. From 1879 to 1880 he claims $200000 in business, using linseed oil and white lead with many artists and agents, urging boldness in deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Brad
America
A Seaport Town Piersborough Its Cosmopolitan Shore
An English seaport town described with Dock End and Store street as bustling commercial hubs. Ships from many nations fill the docks while sailors populate the streets and shops sell goods from textiles to nautical instruments. The town features skittle alleys, a music hall, an opium den, gun shops, and lively public houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tinsley’s Magazine
Over
Store Street
Piersborough
France
Italy
America
Turkey
Greece
Austria
Russia
Norway
Sweden
Spain
Portugal
Holland
Denmark
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Dock End
Modern Mathematics Parlor Puzzles From the Arithmetical Editor
A collection of math riddles and word problems posed as diary style puzzles. It presents classic scenarios with omitted solutions, including counting getting up at a window, a dog chasing a cat, bank losses, a contested will, egg barters, schoolyard mischief, and a boy’s errands. The piece cues readers to compute exact sums or times using simple arithmetic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chari
Smith
Bits of Travel at Home in a Puck Piece
The Independent column by H. H. on Bits of Travel at Home lampoons travel writing. It lists domestic mishaps and comic misdirections from nightly stairs to garret dust, noting delight in natural imagery yet critique of travel prose when applied to home life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
H. H
Independent
Thomas Paley
Bret Harte in London Draws Mixed Fame and Boredom
An American writer Bret Harte arrives in London with rumor and vanity. Critics note his fashion and bored air as he mingles with peers and magazines, while sightings in theatres expose a pantomime of public fascination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bret Harte
America
Harte
Lord
Earl
United States
Glasgow
Jis
Sunday Law Controversy and Desert Rose Reference
A newspaper column criticizes the Sunday law and its enforceability while presenting a personal motto to observe the seventh day by conscience. It contrasts legal strictness with neighborly tolerance and ends with a note on the desert rose, its drought behavior, and seed dispersal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wroville Express
Sunday Law Advocate
Regions of Romance Quest in Cornwall and Tintagil
A San Francisco Chronicle correspondent journeys through Cornwall visiting Liskeard Bodmin St Neot St Keyne and Doz Mere examining Doz Mere Tregeagle legends Tintagil and Camelot battle sites near Camelford Aller nunne and Tintagil ruins. He recounts Doz Mere legends Saint Nunne well trials at Aller nunne and the tale of Tregeagle and the Arthurian ruins beyond Tintagil with Merlins shore and the Bullock sands near Bude and Boscastle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennyson
San Francisco Chronicle
Cornwall
England
Doz Mere
Arthur
Knights of the Round Table
Modred
Tintagil
Modrea
Launcelot
Liskeard
St. Neot's
St. Keyne’s
The Little Children's Watches Story in Arkansas Store
An elderly man in Little Rock tries to buy goods with two mutilated coins. He explains a decades spent tale of his daughter Mary and her son, how a coin with holes and punches became heirlooms. He preserves the watches for his late wife and daughter as he plans a shroud purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock Gazette
Little Rock
John
Mary
Chicago Tribune
Lillian McGuire
Aristides W. Hennessey
Aristides
Texas Siftings
Austin Avenue
Superstitions Of Kentucky Negroes Supposed By Courier Journal
A Louisville Courier Journal correspondent outlines local superstitions among Kentucky black residents. Beliefs include death foretold by funeral procession or dog on its back, rain from a record snake, and luck averted by drawing a cross. Other rites warn of curses through violent acts and owl screams presage danger to enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Courier- Journal
Rest, not tonics, cures writer's cramp says doctor
Providence Journal reports on forced rest for overworked writers noting that writes must rest to recover, arguing liniments are useless and suggesting double handwriting as a temporary remedy. It recalls Henry of the Smithsonian and a tale of Lyon’s hair tonic wealth, then cites Dr Fish’s shoes made from a hanged man’s hide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Journal
Henry
Smithsonian
Lyon
Winfield Scott
E. F. Fish
Milwaukee
Esculapius
Samuel Steenberg
Albany
N. Y
Steenberg
Fish
Aged a Century and a Half in Carson Appeal
Captain Joe, Washoe tribe leader, says two squaw near 150 years old live on Carson outskirts. She has not been on Carson street for about twenty years, is healthy, eats well, and sleeps well. Her 60-year-old grandson aided General Fremont as a plains guide forty years ago. If accurate, she would be the oldest living person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson Appeal
Joe
Carson
Carson Street
Fremont
Plains
BRIC-A-BRAC and Witty Verse Fragments in 19th Century Columns
A collage of light verse and clipped anecdotes from The Jester and other papers. It blends satirical quips on prudence and fashion with brief scenes of romance and small-town humor, including a bold Colorado tale of a proposal and a playful Easter Egg poem.
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Detroit Free Press
Fantry
Gregg
Morell
Nike
Groveton
Kearney
Anderson
Pickett
Teo
Warren
Gaines’ M li
Griftune
Lopgastrees
Lovell
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
McLaw
Fate
Fort Sumpter
Georgia
Lookout Mountain
Sullivan and
Ryan
Selma
Ala
Jack Tar
Modern Mathematics
The
Ashort
Meret Harte
the Rose of
Jericho
Arabia
Egypt
Syria
Regions OF
Arthur of Old
Tregeagle
Camelot
Bill Stubbs
Exeter
Land's End
St Neot’s
Alfred
St. Keyne
St. Keen
Southey
Aright
Brownsvilly
Rowtor
Gorse
Cornigh
Avilion
Merlin
Tregengle
Satan
Devil
Bude
Tregeagie
Trezeagle
Treaveagle
Saint
Camelford
Quere
Atry
Allernunne
St. Nunne’s
Poole
St. Nunne
Hayle
Guinevere
Vivien
Enid
Elaine
Hector
Brand
Boscastle
Bos
Arkansas
Bob Manda
T. B. Aldrich
Melly M. Hutchinson
Kate Field
Holy Land
Righ Kate
Mary Walker
Charles Colmance
Joe Miller
Charley
New York Mercury
Barnum’s Circus
Stradella
Anon
Trenton Gazette
Taunton Gazette
Mer
Fargo
New Haven Register
Marian Douglas
TH. C. Dodge
Colorado
Cache la Poudre
Nobby
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