Warnings of Death and Birthdays in Civil War Tales
A veteran letter recounts premonitions of doom during Civil War battles. He recalls a Gettysburg to Manassas Gap march on Murray’s birthday, a feared omen, and a friend’s death at Seven Pines. Other soldiers report dreams, a battery mate’s fear, and a poker stake leading to a comrade’s fatality, all framed by skepticism and superstition.
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Murray
Washington
Republican
Lee
Gettysburg
Blue Ridge
Seventeenth Virginia
Manassas Gap
Fort Royal
Battle of Seven Pines
Richmond
E.T. L
Warrenton Rifles
Fairfax County
D. H. Hill
Tom
Sam
Seveath
Ouso
Battery G
Second United States Artillery
Frazier
Jackson
Boston
Lake
Malvern Hill
Delights and dangers at Elting's ice house swim party
In a Brookyn Eagle reminiscence set at Elting's ice house on a hot afternoon, boys dispute who went swimming, clutch a thrown plank, and mock a life preserver as Tecumseh Johnson and Sammy Garnet react to a perilous prank. Dallas Haggle vows a dramatic across the lake feat with life preservers strapped to his ankles.
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Eltin
Burdette
Brooklyn Eagle
Bud Peter
New Hampshire
Elting
Sammy Garnet
Henry Beemer
Big Tecumseh Johnson
Henry
Sammy
Tecumseh
Tecumseh Jonson
Bethel
Jake Rogers
Jake
Atlantic Ocean
Dallas Haggle
Peoria Lake
Haggle
Alread Iy
Uea
Sig
On Her Wedding Trip Boston Girls Admired in Toledo
A Toledo Journal Boston letter praises Boston women for taste and self reliance while noting they are not intellectually aloof. The writer insists intelligent women are naturally attractive and would marry or courted a Boston girl, expressing charm and admiration.
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Boston
Toledo Journal
Ruined Man Learns of Twins at Dobbs House
A merchant traveler at the house of Dobbs is told by the doctor that twins are born. Dobbs, in a panic over the prospect of supporting two more children, fears ruin and laments the burden of dressing his growing family. The doctor administers chloral to calm him.
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Dobbs
Ruin
Surprised groceryman egged by girl at counter
A Philadelphia pantry tale recounts a housekeeper's daughter sent for eggs. She returned with two and blamed the shopkeeper. Moments later the girl posed a prank, dropping a rotten egg onto the clerk, who stood unaware as yolk streamed down his back. The girl fled home.
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Philadelphia
His Heart Was Al Right Crates Travellers Magazine
A mother admonishes her crying son in a short scene about future conduct. She asks if his heart was touched and suggests he will mind his father next time. The exchange reflects parental care and concern.
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Crate’s Travellers’ Magazine
Living Ink Bottles. Secrets of the Cuttle Fish Ink
A Philadelphia Times feature on inks from natural sources. A chemist details galls from insects used in ink production, ambergris-like secretions, fossilized squid ink, and modern colored inks from jellyfish, nautilus, Portuguese man of war, and sea snails. It notes global trade volumes, methods to extract, and the historical Tyrian dye link with murex shells. The piece blends curiosities of natural inks with economic promise and dangers.
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Philadelphia Times
Tropics
Cynips
California
India
Ana
England
Germany
Turkey
Egypt
China
Bombay
Geological Survey
Florida
Florida Keys
Ny Aru
St Sankia
Milo
Tyre
Wilde
Royal Irish Academy
Pliny
Augustus
A Southern Ball in the Virginia Mountains
A Virginia mountain district guest described a real old fashioned Southern ball hosted by a bachelor on a large farm with antebellum features. Guests arrived by horse and carriage, with aunty in charge of the kitchen and a din ing room in the log building. The night featured dancing, promenades, multiple meals, and a dawn exodus, leaving a memorable tale among those invited.
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Virginia
New York Post
Nog Otten
South
Turottore
Uthielr
Smith Valley
Virginia Mountains
Mistletoe Traditions and Botanical Notes from Harper's
Charles Dudley Warner recalls mistletoe customs at Christmas with kisses and marriage hopes and traces Roman and Druid use. He notes the plant’s spread from hawthorn and apple trees, explains propagation by sticking berries to bark, and warns regions with falling marriage rates should preserve the plant.
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Charles Dudley Warner
Harper's
West Newton man sells hot water from steam tank and wagon
A West Newton resident supplies hot water to McKeesport area households via an iron tank at Markle's paper mill and a tank wagon. He serves about 100 customers daily, delivering breakfast, noon, and dinner water, easing chores and wash day tasks with reliable steam heated water. His business grows and may spread to other towns.
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McKeesport
Penn. News
West Newton
Bow
Markle
Moonlight Bear Capture in California Dawned With Daring Lassoes
A California moonlit brawl between horsemen and a 1800 to 2000 pound Santa Rosa bear unfolds as six vaqueros chase, rope, and corral the beast. Don Francisco Machado leads the charge catching the bear with successive riatas, finally securing both hind legs to a tree for the night.
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Don Feraneisco Machado
Rancho
Jan Francisco
Don Francisco
Don Juahb Machado
Don Jose Machado
Helo
Don Jose
The Blithesome Willam Muses On Certainty Of Things
A humorous meditation on politics and fate by Bul Nye in the Detroit Free Press. The piece riffs on elections, hats, and civic vanity, mixing whimsy with social critique as figures contemplate public life and personal luck. The narrator parodies political discourse, urging focus on private matters while recounting a visit to a friend in New Orleans and a Stillwater acquaintance.
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Aurora Borealis
John Bunyan
Julliana
Duriess
Sam
New Orleans
Stillwater Place
Founger
Dem Codicils and the Aged Darky Codicils Tale
A comic tale follows Erasmus as he swears off liquor before a justice of the peace but is caught drinking again. He explains with mock seriousness that he added codicils to the affidavit to modify the deed, citing humorous amendments for cocktails, appetizers, and per diem allowances. The judge confronts the devout but indulgent wit.
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Erasmus
Jedge
Gander Dances To Accordion Jig At Country Wedding
A lively air on violin stirs geese, but an accordion setup turns a wine gander into a remarkable dancer. For weeks, the bird kept time with the music, dancing a jig to delight guests at a country wedding luncheon.
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Popular Science Monthly
Two of Watts Hymns and Dr King Sermon Affair
The piece recounts Rev Dr Isaac Watts proposing to a young woman who rejected him yes she loved the jewel but not the casket He turned to spiritual reflection and wrote hymns about vanities and snares He later penned a verse beginning There is a land of pure delight Watts died a bachelor at a short height and age.
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Watts
King
Isaac Watts
Bric a Brac and Poems Featured in Silent Verse
A mixed update compiles light verse and humorous prose from multiple papers. Ironic skits, catty rhymes, and sentimental baby verse share space with poems about frost and imagination.
No Mother Hubbard for Her in Color Society Parley
A quirky societal note from Aveta Columbiana pokes fun at fashion norms as Dinah, First Lady of Color, laments restrictions on wearing white while the Second Lady of Color favors cream attire. The playful dialogue questions race and etiquette in dress.
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Aveta Columbiana
Dinah
Fragments From a Free Press Social Mix and Verse
A collage of flirtatious verse and light social snippets from a 19th century era. It includes mock romance, humorous banter about skating and foot fashion, a lyric about a Boston scholar in love, and playful exchanges about Italy and beauty. The tone mimics a society page with witty quips and poetic couplets.
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Boybood
Toledo
Virginia Mountain District
Santa Rosa
San Diego
Sampson
Los Angeles
Sea of Chapparal
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Los Angeles County
Temecula
Chapparal
Sueit
Bin
Zip
Iua
Anviler Kiata
Riata
Willam
Detroit Free Press
Darky
Rochester Herald
Chicago Telegram
Jo Cook
Charles K. Lush
Puck
Love
Yale Courant
Bar Harbor
Burlington Free Press
Kate Upson Clark
Mamma
Aunt Sue
Buffalo Times
Robbie
J. H. Denison
Mother Hubbard
Detroit
Bron
Luella
Smith
Brown
New York
Jast
Harvard
His
Mine
Lydia
Cresns
Phaeton
Couriman
Cresus
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Italy
Simpson
Rehoboth
Satan
Richling
Miss Dhumme
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