Stories from Sharpsburg and a Confederate Colonel
In an interview with Wade in the Ninth Army narrative, Plunkett recalls Lee Jackson and Longstreet as Virginia soldiers’ idols. He recounts a Sharpsburg incident where Forty-eighth Georgia regimental command preserved a brigade’s position, Wade in, Forty-eighth, and the humor and danger of Civil War endurance.
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Sargo
Atlanta Constitution
Lee
Jackson
Longstreet
Plunkett
Dash
Virginia
Orange Court House
General Lee
Plunket
Sharpsburg
Nse Wright
Wright
Keral Wright
Forty-eighth
Georgia
Neval Wright
Wade
Confederacy
Junkett
Ewell
Easy
Stewart
Gordon
Thirteenth Georgia
East Tennessee
Brown
Gord
Water soaked converts at Detroit baptism pond
The Detroit Free Press describes a large August baptism on the pond bank with diverse Black converts in Sunday attire. Preachers in water, clapping and singing rise to a fervent, rhythmic service as new members emerge, celebrate, and share embraces amid heat and crowd noise.
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Brother M
Sister N
A Month Without a Full Moon in February 1866
The February 1866 month stood out as unique in world history with no full moon. January and March each had two full moons, a rare natural event not repeated since the era of Washington, the discovery of America, or the beginning of the Christian era. Astronomers project it will not occur again for about 2,600,000 years.
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Wasiington
America
Weight of Ancient and Modern Belles
A Philadelphia Press piece discusses varying body weights among women, citing 140 pounds down to 80 pounds as common healthy ranges in America. It notes higher figures in England, Germany, and France, and comments on regional differences and cultural perceptions of beauty.
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Philadelphia Press
America
England
Germany
France
Europe
Elthough
Psychology of Volition and the Morning Will
This excerpt discusses internal conflict on winter mornings when getting out of bed is resisted by warmth and cold. It proposes that waking often happens by a lapse of consciousness rather than deliberate choice, where an idea to rise emerges after the inhibiting thoughts withdraw. The text frames this as a miniature study in volition and decision.
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Anne
Scribner's
The Girl with Hazel Eyes
A playful warning from the Atlanta Constitution about hazel eyed women. It advises men to avoid flirting unless they can win and keep affection, noting hazel eyes resist easy romance and may seek revenge if deceived.
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Atlanta Constitution
With the Cannibals How Feuds Are Settled
A San Francisco Chronicle account of a year among New Britain and New Ireland Papuan communities. The narrative describes landing on Sir Charles Hardy island, meeting a king, and observation of cannibal traders, betel chewing, and village life. It details feuds settled by payment, polygamy, and strict taboo, including a public wedding quarrel and blood-feud aftermath.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Pacific
Samoa
New Britain
New Ireland
New Guinea
California
Lamburn
Nouvelle France
Pacific Ocean
Marais de Reys
Likiliki
Port Breton
Paris
Amon
St. George Channel
Praire
Blanche Bay
Athough
Diamond Tale Brings Old Lovers Together in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn society a former resident returns from Australia with a large diamond and plans to marry his former sweetheart. She is engaged else, but after a turn of events she realizes her true love. The diamond passes between several acquaintances before finally returning to the rightful couple, who sail for Australia.
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Kansas City Journal
Brooklyn
Australia
Buck
Social Gatherings Plan Eliminates Wall Flowers
A Presbyterian church in Evanston used name cards listing a dozen people for five minute talks. At five minutes a bell rang and each person moved to a new partner. The method broke up cliques, drew out the bashful and timid, and left attendees cheerful, suggesting the plan works for any social gathering.
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Evanston
Iron Egg Tale From Berlin Museum
A Berlin Museum exhibit tells of an iron egg sent as a princely gift that shatters to reveal a sequence of hidden treasures. The tale ends with a diamond crown appearing after successive springs, tracing a princess’s discovery of wealth within the iron egg.
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Brooklyn
Berlin
A Bath in Samoa My Consulate in Samoa
An account from Falelatai near sunset describes arriving at a local house, sharing kava, and bathing with guards. A misadventure occurs when the narrator forgets his lava lava and a helper retrieves one, but dons her chemise by mistake, adding amusement to the pool scene.
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Samoa
Falelatai
Anei
Leap Year Romance Advice for Newspaper Women and Politicians
A New York Press column advises leap year courting tactics for women dealing with men in publishing and politics. It offers humorous, period guidance on selecting suitors among journalists and politicians, with tips on timing, conversation, theatre invites, and restrained kissing in a guarded, urban setting.
She Arrived
An East side gossip recounts a fairy tale about a young woman rushing to a ball in haste. The hack driver refused to stop, fearing nonpayment, and the dress’s back gave way en route, but she arrived to dance till morning, with only her stockings ruined.
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Kansas City
East Side
Terror of Storekeepers in New York Ledger Tale
A cheeky, self-possessed woman, well dressed, earns a reputation as the terror of storekeepers. She demonstrated a sewing machine's skill by stitching a fine needlework on the spot at a market, then provided her name and address with an order for a top model.
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Clara Belle
New York Ledger
Elegant wrap choice ends in polite rebuff at reception
A woman sought an elegant garment for an out of town reception. She tried many wraps at a large establishment, repeatedly returning to the finest piece. She borrowed the item to show a hyphen, but the showpiece was later returned with a note of regret that it did not meet full satisfaction.
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Ste Tee
Tryig
Whistling and Sign Languages Across Distant Lands
A German officer reports Gomero Island speakers use articulate whistling as a speech substitute due to terrain. Drum language on West Africa’s coast enables rapid village messages. Oriental finger speech among traders in the East uses concealed hand signals to bargain without onlookers.
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James
Berlin Anthropological Society
Quedenfeldt
Gomero Island
Canary Group
Gomerd Island
Cameroons
Buehholz
West Africa
Buchholz
7Menonto
Buchhols
Africa
Zanzibar
Arabia
Persia
Red Sea
East
About Kissing and the Small Woman's Edge
A witty New York Star essay argues kissing is best left to two kinds of men and a baby. It praises small women for control, cites Cleopatra Helen of Troy Catherine the Great and Marie Stuart as examples, and jokes the small woman wins like a political ticket.
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New York
Exceptionally Fine Art in Albany Journal Tale
A story from the Albany Journal describes a bright four year old named Troy causing amusement and perplexities for his parents. While visiting a friend he points to a Saviour picture and asks who Jesus is where he lives and why heaven pictures are so pretty.
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Albany Journal
Troy
Jesus
A Little Surprise Drift Enamored Youth and Widow Rumor
Enamored youth asks for a blissful day and a Friday wedding. Charming widow agrees to any day. E. Y. questions the unlucky Friday. C. W. notes desire for an anniversary every day and mentions prior unions. Rumor circulates that the affair is off.
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Gussie
C. W
Epoch tale of a suit and scoundrel friend banter
A short dialogue shows a plaintiff happy after winning a lawsuit and praising the opponent as a scoundrel. A friend consoles the defendant, who laments defeat and calls the adversary a scoundrel. The exchange hints at courtroom irony and social dynamics.
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Plaintiff
Defendant
Horse With a Shawl and a Child’s Curious Comment
Somerville reader recalls a five year old girl who says she is the writer’s beau and notices a man with a beard in the house. A Boston suburb child, Bertha, ages 2 1/2, played on a grandpa’s piazza and declared a horse wrapped in a net wore a shawl.
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Little Bertha
Boston
Chetopa
Kan
A Plausible Suggestion From a Child’s View of God
A short Gazette item recounts several childlike quotes about God and the Moon. Four year old Jean M. of Columbia, Penn asks if the moon is broken. A three year old burying dead goldfishes recalls the devil and God sharing souls. A little girl asks if heaven has mud for making pies.
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Jean M
Columbia
Penn
L. Saugus
Hens fed on old swill prompts concern in Newton Centre
A letter from Mrs. F in Newton Centre notes a lady boards with her and saves remnants of food for her washer woman’s hens. The writer’s daughter asks if Ellen’s hens are healthy since she gives them all her old swill. January 9.
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Ellen
Newton Centre
Johnny and the eggs in the hennery tale
A Westfield column retells a string of farmyard anecdotes about Johnny who fetches eggs, a boy asking if eggs are china, a runaway child named Ned, a thriftly Freddie Hendrick who buys hens, and a freckled Dalmatian pup named Spotty. The piece closes with little Flo Sanborn reflecting on adult admonitions.
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Freddie Hendrick
Vic Miller
Flo Sanborn
W. Lowell
Little sister asks if God is a policeman
A child asks if God is a policeman after spotting the evening star, wondering aloud about divinity and duty. In a separate aside a girl jokes she would be a Pluegernot, mixing Democrat and Republican meanings amid an election discussion.
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Evening Star
Lawrence
Poultice Remedy Recall From Decade Past
In Hinsdale New Hampshire on December 3, a grandmother recalls a poultice remedy used by a woman 25 years ago with success during a call on a small child. She adds that the woman is still alive, implying limited medical intervention.
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O.p. Hinsdale
N. H
Child's quip on world leaders at Hull reflected in family zeal
A three year old asked if Hull has a president and, after a yes, quipped that God and Jesus could manage Hull without one. She then noted her mother is English, she is English, and Dada is American, but they will keep him. Message from L. M. R Allston dated December 30.
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New Britain
New Ireland
New Briain
Buck
Johnny
Westfield
Agen 3
Hull
God
Jesus Christ
L. M. R Allston
Quiet Child Spars With Family Poolside
A short vignette from J. M. F. Newton in Highlands describes a playful scene with Little Charlie desiring all his teeth removed, a nephew and niece visiting, and a baby boy answering a question with humor about being quiet.
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Charlie
J. M. F. Newton Highlands
Eager for a Storm
Four year old Arthur Page longed to slide last fall grumbling that he owned half a toboggan and someone would send snow. The brief street scene from Boston dated December 1 captures a child’s hopeful anticipation amid early winter chatter.
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Arthur Page
Boston
Julie Dons Wants Hair Cut and Pants Talk Causes Stir
In a Washington anecdote a child recoils from a chair and protests a barbering request. She corrects a parent on word choice, preferring trousers to pants, while recalling a visit to her aunt in New York.
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Julie
New York
Boston
P. Newton
Dee
BRIC A BRAC and a Box of Candy in 19th Century Notes
A collage of verse and prose notes from New Orleans Tunes Democrat and Washington Critic on love cures, patient waiting, and a rose dropped at a lover’s feet. A dainty rosebud token falls ignored as the lover explains his trousers hinder his action.
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New Orleans
LW. T. Lampton
Washington
Journal of Education
Plutus Versus Cupid A Modern Juliet Tale
A humorous poem recounts a modern falling in love tale where a suitor woos a woman named Juliet without grand gestures. The narrator notes the suitor’s boldness and his line about worth, ending with the couple’s marriage despite objections.
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Plutus
Cupid
A. E. Hoyt
Juliet
Romeo
The Safest Time Poem by A W R in Harper's Weekly
A verse urged by the sun and lake ambience cautions that July tempts youths and maidens to gather lilies though safety is illusory. It warns that beauty invites risk and compares summer flirtation to winter’s harshness, ending with a cautioned moral about courting restraint.
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A. W.R
Harper’s Weekly
Return of Love Turns Cold in Sharp Reversal
Poem fragment scenes a man and woman in a dim room. He asks if she will return his love. She blushes and says yes, then immediately with a twist reveals she has no use for it. The dialogue ends with his hesitation and her blunt refusal.
A Sone of Love Across the Market Place
A lyric fragment reflecting longing for a distant beloved. The speaker notes two blue eyes and a sweet face, singing of love that bridges miles. He writes that without her life is incomplete and paradise would be lonely without her hand in his.
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Sone
John Ernest McCann
New York Mail
Paradise
Beheaded for Verse and a Murray Hill Muse
A historical verse fragment set features a Sultan rewarding a poet with gold for rhymes, the poet’s talent dwindling as demands rise, and a later New York Valentine mood poem about a maid on Murray Hill. The pieces evoke beheading threats for faltering skill and a clerk’s hopeful longing on a familiar avenue.
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Saint Valentine
Lier
Murray Hill
New York
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