Romance of War Camp Life for a Woman in 61
In winter 1863 a young soldier weds then returns to duty, and his wife endures camp life near Falmouth Virginia. She endures cramped tents, improvised comforts, nighttime alarms, and battlefield fears while observing marches, celebrations, and a rare wedding within Union lines. The narrative blends romance with the harsh realities of Civil War deployment.
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Army of the Potomac
Benedict
Falmouth
Inury
Boscobel
Jersey
Vks
John Brown
Rappahannock River
Dixie Layen
Yankee Land
Johnny Heb
Yankee
Jeane Sia
Lyforth
Y Gen Sickles
Josepher
Sickles
Incoln
F.therly
Beret
Lincoln
Military Ife
New Jersey
Generel
Washington
Tenis
Hooker
Mendelsohn
Buscobel
Daning
Ola
Virginia
Leide
Llyron
Dakota Poker Tale Reveres Enos Stutsman and Pembina
In a Stutsman era yarn from Pembina and Yankton, a famous poker game pits Enos Stutsman against Judd La Moure for the Pembina town site. The long contest in the Levee Hotel ends with La Moure winning the stake and Stutsman deeded twenty acres, while Pembina and railroads bring later fortune.
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St. Paul
Chicago Herald
Dakota
Pembina
Enos Stutsman
The
Herald
Enos
Huckleberry Districts
Connecticut
Red River Vally
Yankton
Bulding
Hllside
Judd la Moure
Grand Forks
Sudd
Levee
Ankton
Pembna
Stutsman
Alex McKenzie
Burleigh County
Major Edwards
Fargo Argus
Statsojan
la Moure
Judd
Stut
Williams
Bismarck
House of Representatives
Willams
Denny Williams
Burndd
William
Bratsman
Cubs
Siursiman
How She Tries on Shoes
A Kansas City Star note humorously contrasts a woman trying on new shoes with a man. She methodically tests fit by partial wear and careful inspection, admiring the look and feel before deciding if the pair is right, then finalizing with another thorough check.
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Kansas City
Bringing a Breeze
The article explains sailor superstitions about wind and weather linked to cats and whistling. It recounts how cats on ships omen wind, how sailors whistle to summon or mock gales, and notes sea lore about seabirds signaling storms, with historical references to Neptune, Longfellow, and Sir Walter Scott.
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Alta
Calcutta
Cape
Mariner
Neptune
Asor
Jack
Ioly
Sephyr
Annie Laurie
San Antonio
Longfellow
Walter Scott
Laplantd
How the Air Brake Workes railroading primer
A Chicago Journal reader explains air brake basics in simple terms. The system uses springs to hold brakes against wheels while air pushes them away during motion, and releases to stop. He notes safety advantages and that ruptured air pipes can halt a train instantly, with a toilet-room rope claimed to stop the train quickly.
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Chicago Journal
Coroner Jury Frets Over Death Verdicts Humor
In Philadelphia a coroner's jury labeled death as delirium tremens "accidental causes" causing laughter on the docket. A man with pulmonary disease killed himself with prussic acid, with a doctor noting the poison merely hastened an otherwise near-term death. The jury also ruled consumption was accelerated by prussic acid, startling the inquest.
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Philadelphia
Rattlesnake Skin Neck Tie Comes From Texas
A. Judson Cole of a major Chicago furnishings house displays a novel rattlesnake skin four in hand necktie from Texas. The centerpiece rattlesnake head serves as a makeshift tie pin. The sample tie dazzles in sunlight or gaslight and could signal a new, unconventional fashion item.
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Chicago
A. Judson Cole
Texas
Cole
Speaking in Sleep Reveals Game Plan and God Less Our Home
Mrs B teases Mr B about late night talk and a misheard phrase. He calmly explains he was discussing Volapuk with Jones and that the sleep utterance meant God bless our home rather than an unlucky wager.
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Mrs. B
Mr. B
Jack Pot
Jones
Queer Origins of Phrases That Seem Innocent
An amusing study of swear word origins in American and English usage. It traces favorite expletives such as Great Scott Bloody Zounds and gosh to historic phrases, religious oaths, and regional speech. The piece notes shifting acceptability, regional substitutes, and the social pull toward milder terms for polite conversation.
Mail Tales On A Mississippi Bench
A Mississippi post office scene shows a bored postmaster and friends joking about mail delays caused by a horse swap. A stray postal card triggers curiosity and a farcical pursuit as they read a Georgia address, debate government rights, and joke about a jug, ending with a mock threat to the government rather than a real action.
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Opie P
Arkansaw Traveller
Mississippi
Rube Foster
Lia
Lias
Rube
Jas
Ube
Yaller
Roy
P. M
Han
J. M. Beasley
Georgia
Pete
al l
P .M
Sory
Lige
Nath Thar
Gilad
Christmas festival at Church of Our Father in D.C.
The Sunday school held its Christmas festival at the Church of Our Father on Thirteenth and L streets. An event featured a nut grabber novelty prize for the most successful grabber, drawing crowd attention at the corner church.
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Washington Post
Church of Our Father
Thirteenth
L Streets
Grabbing Peanuts in a Curious Contest
A short excerpt describes a crowd scene where skill and chance decide how many peanuts can be drawn from a basket. A strong man struggles, a boy reveals a deft technique, and a young music teacher wins by coaxing a large quantity into her lap.
How a Popular Comedienne Lives
A New York Press profile details Florence's disciplined daily routine. She plans meals, study, visits, theatre work, and rest with clockwork precision, describing mornings at 8.45 breakfast, 11 visitors, 2 lunch, 6 tea, and performances ending around midnight.
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New York Press
A Clock for the Young Lady's Parlor
An Omaha jeweller presents a clock that chimes at 10 each evening, a bird emerges to sing. A buyer requests alterations to add a 11 o clock variation with a milkman's bell and a newsboy shouting morning papers for the parlor entertaining a daughter.
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Omaha World
Omaha Jeweller
Omaha
Dear George Bride Embraced In St Louis Courtship Tale
A St Louis girl whispers to George about love and impending marriage as she rests her head on his chest. She expresses longing and hesitation, hoping his feelings are sincere while he has just asked her to marry. The moment blends tenderness with nervous confession.
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Detroit Free Press
George
St. Louis
Katie Jellison
Heaven
Katie
May
Fred
Eddie
Fannie
Christ
Jesus
Milford
Charlie
Mamma
God
Frankie
City Point
Ernest
Barnum
Tois
What Is He Here For Chicago Herald Item
A Chicago Herald piece recounts a Christmas Eve encounter where a well-meaning lady offers a destitute street boy admission to St. Paul’s Home for Destitute Boys. The boy responds with pride, questioning what is offered for him and his companions before consideration.
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Chicago Herald
St. Paul’s
Weian
Borpe- Grae
Meant for a Poet and Other Tiny Tales
A collection of short anecdotes and questions from readers and children. Parents answer about God and creation, children ponder miracles, and a child fears Barnum's bite while twins and a girl debate life and death. Quiet, humorous vignettes from December letters.
A Bright Spindle City Boy and His First Words
Three year old Paul enjoyed summer in the country and made surprising remarks on his return. He teased a bald neighbor, mispronounced phrases, and claimed a mud turtle as he hid in a laundry basket. He also heard grace for the first time and expressed appetite during Thanksgiving. Lowell, Dec. 1. Pavuw's MOTHER.
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Paul
Johnnie
Ike
Grace
Lowell
Pavuw
There’s a Woman Dead Over There Cc. 8
Two young girls peer from a window at a house opposite as they dispute whether a death is of a man or a woman. One argues a man’s death is marked by hat hanging, while a woman’s death is marked by veil. Roxbury, December 7.
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Roxbury
Remembering Playmates Over Cranberry Sauce
A young girl fails to recall an old friend who cherished her yet recalls the fruit of a dinner mishap. A child’s search for molasses ends in a spill in the sand as tears flow.
Grandma Comforts Boy After Glasses Spilled
In New Bedford on December 30 a boy, in tears over spilling the glasses, fears his mother’s punishment and contemplates returning home. A small companion offers solace by asking if he has a grandmother to tell.
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New Bedford
BRIC A BRAC Base Uses and Train-Misser Funny Verse
A compact verse collage from Cleveland Sun featuring quips about base uses and a humorous Train-Misser by Saines Whitcomb Riley. It includes Chanson from Harvard Lampoon and a fragment about last summer meeting in Mount Desert with a cool dismissal.
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Saines Whitcomb Riley
Stars Wait for the Night in Baltimore Echoes
A poetry fragment from the Baltimore American echoes a strained romance. The speaker laments distance and silence while clinging to a beloved image colored in the heart. The world appears beautiful as stars await night and the lover, with thoughts closing in each minute.
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Baltimore American
Some Days of Days from the New Orleans Picayune
A fragmented collection of verse and verse-like pieces noting longing for a meet in May or winter light, a celebratory dog fight poem, and a satirical etching style piece on a wedding crowd with imagery of pearls lace diamonds and rice, reflecting period newspaper verse and humor.
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New Orleans Picayune
The Path Through the Dew Laden Clover
In a twilight orchard path Homer Green and I meet in tall wet grass. I stand shy as he draws me near and speaks as night wind and moon listen. The clover and leaves murmur, yet the secret words stay with us as our hearts swell with quiet, forbidden longing.
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Homer Green
Rover
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Judd la Marie
San Francisco Alta
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Volapuk
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Scott
Chicago Mail
Jinzo Pwell
Winfickl Scott
Sir Walter
Lonsdale
Linois
Ake
North Side
Othe
Van
Jimmy
Gemini
Ringvone
Kritzer
Desideratum
Mail
Amsterdam
Union Square
New York
Damm
Dam
Dain Black Guards
Young Globes
Little Katie Jellison
Papa
L. B
Boston
Carlo
Mary Wag
J. Ge Bath
Corinne
Mrs. P. Boston
East Somerville
Cleveland
Old Rome
Harvard Lampoon
ENOL
Mount Desert
Vall
LC D. Smith
Atlanta Constitution
M. M
Puck
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