Blockade Running. How John Bull Dodged Dangers and Made Money
Letters from England revive tales of Civil War blockade runners. The Emily Cornelius and Revere led chases, ran aground, or fell to Federal guns. Scotia and Anglia were captured after near escapes. British captains avoided risk while Confederates feared capture. most early runners were English-owned, shifting to Confederate ownership in later years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
England
Emily Cornelius
South Carolina
Bull's Bay
Revere
Nova Scotia
North Carolina
Wilmington
Francis
Nassau
Florida
Scotia
Liverpool
Charleston
Bull's Island
Bay
Anglia
Indian River
Hattie
Princess Royal
Charleston Bar
Bar
Sumter
Bermuda
Georgetown
Hebe
Venus
Sophia
Ariel
Anna Maria
Agnes
Ellen
George
All Alone How the Mouse Behaves When It Is Left by Steel
A midnight house tale shows how an empty home reveals its ghostly noises and tricks. The narrator finds creaks, rattles, and unseen presences in doors, stairs, chimney, floor, and furniture, then quiets when family returns, proving the house’s manners change when alone.
Music That Charms Oysters at Norfolk Beds
Philadelphia Times reports Captain Heiss of Norfolk beds on San Som street offers eight large fried oysters with cider and Flora de Wheeling for fifteen cents. He claims music and corn gruel swell the mollusks, causing shells to stay open and oysters to triple in size in ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Norfolk
Sansom Street
Eighth
Captain Heiss
International Comique
Editor-Dominated War With a Rich Citizen in Early Michigan Paper
In the early Michigan weekly, a rich citizen attacked the editor via the paper. The editor vowed war to the knife, faced by threats to withdraw ads and subscriptions. The citizen boasted of taking 400 subscribers, while the editor retorted that the paper had only 335 paid and deadhead readers.
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Michigan
Blank
America
Gazette
History of Flags and National Standards Through Time
A compact survey of heraldic flags from crusades to the early United States. It covers origins of the Union Jack and St George cross, the French tricolor, Napoleonic eagles, the American Stars and Stripes, and the evolution of banners in England Scotland France Russia Prussia and other states. It notes Betsy Ross’s flag role and the 1777 design genesis in Philadelphia.
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England
France
St. Peter
St. John of Beverley
Wilfred of
Ripon
Ossian
Stephen
Tower of London
Bedford Tower
Dublin
St. George’s Cross
Great Britain
Cape Finisterre
Scotland
Shorne
Kent
Capite
St. George
Britain
James III
Edinburgh
Maitland
Flodden
Carberry Hill
James VI
Tolbooth
Drumelog
Guillaume
Duke of Orleans
Necker
St. Martin
Philip of Valois
Henry IV
Dutch Republic
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Louis XIV
Spain
Peralie
Napoleon I
Napoleon III
Job
Constantinople
Augustus
Trajan
Byzantium
Mahomet II
Egypt
Tripoli
Japan
Turkey
Arabia
Mecca
Morocco
Prussia
Russia
Austria
Louis Philippe
Connecticut
New York
George Rex
America
Frothingham
Boston Common
Colonies
St. Andrew
St. Patrick
Ireland
South Carolina
Fort Jackson
James Island
Moultrie
Council of Safety
Reed
Glover
Moylan
London Chronicle
Gadsden
Congress
Rattesnake
Congress Room
Battle of
Bunker Hill
Seascogerene
United States
Covenanters
League and Covenant
United Colonies
Holland
Eee
Union
General Washington
Philadelphia
King
Washington
George Ross
Ross
Clarissa Claypoole
Society of Friends
Nightmares and somnolentia haunt New York dreamers
A Christmas Eve night in uptown New York led a sober husband to dream of being attacked and injuring his wife, who woke in distress. Doctors explain sleep-drunkenness somnolentia, detailing cases across Europe and London, including a Marylebone courtroom scene and several incidents where awakenings triggered violent actions before full awareness.
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New York City
Sun
W. H. Hammond
Hoffbaur
Barton & Stilley
Soemiane
Stephen W. Roof
Robert. Taylor
Stamford
Conn
New York
Wivinia
Stage stockings and stage fashion in 19th century theater
The article surveys stage costume footwear and stockings for actresses such as Mary Anderson Aimee Kellogg Minnie Palmer and Emma Thursby. It notes fabrics from heavy silk to lace and embroidery with varied colors and details. It mentions specific actresses and their preferred hosiery styles and the influence of stockings on overall stage presence.
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Mary Anderson
Aimee
Kellogg
Minnie Palmer
Margaret Mather
Miss Winant
Emma Thursby
Emma Abbott
Sara Jewett
Bernhardt
Rouuney
An Old Man Showcased Amid Youthful Reverence
The piece portrays an elderly man as a beautiful figure when surrounded by young people who heat him with their vitality. His wisdom, though perhaps not powerful, subtly shapes them, yet isolation risks turning him cold, selfish, and unloving without his own lineage to nurture him.
Roll of Weddings Through the Years
The piece traces traditional wedding anniversaries from cotton at one year to diamond at seventy five. It lists the primary material gifts at each milestone such as leather at three, woolen at seven, crystal at fifteen, silver at twenty five, and diamond at seventy fifth, noting increasingly valuable tokens and celebrations.
The Station Agent Peculiarities at the Junction
A humorous portrait of a railroad junction agent where a lone depot and store draw the busiest, most distracted, and enigmatic workers. The piece gleans how a traveler encounters the agent’s distractions, brisk handling of money, and sudden bursts of efficiency during delays.
Pioneer Women in Journalism Across Early Newspapers
A concise history of women editors and printers from 1702 London to colonial America. Elizabeth Mallet started the first daily paper, Margaret Draper edited Massachusetts Gazette, Anna Franklin led Rhode Island's early press, Sarah Goddard advanced editorial power, Clementine Reid fostered Virginia papers, Elizabeth Timothy ran Charleston publications, and Mary Crouch influenced Salem papers amid colonial tensions.
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Elizabeth Mallet
London
America
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Gazette
Boston
Margaret Draper
Rhode Island
Anna Franklin
Astory
Sarah Goddard
Neweo R. L
John Carter
H. Boyle
Reid
Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg
Elizabeth Timothy
Charleston
D.C
Anne Timothy
Mary Crouch
Salem
Mass
Burden Lifted At Rochester Savings Bank Visit
A timid depositor entered a Rochester savings bank and, after brief inquiries about staff and investments, asked to withdraw his $4 on deposit. The cashier, treasurer, and president were all present, and he left with a greatly improved outlook.
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Rochester
Short Coats Will Go Out of Fashion
Anon notes that tiny stature types face ridicule while the Louisville Courier-Journal offers a wry wartime take. It warns that in love, the quiet unobtrusive man with coat tails nearly touching the ground may be more startling than a loud appearance.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
An Old Quiet Question and a Nevada Police Letter
A Harper's Magazine fragment reflects on mortality and farewell in verse and prose. It includes a Nevada police official’s resignation letter lamenting lead poisoning from a bullet and travel toward relief after years of service. The passage shifts to musings on dream fortune and the fickleness of fate, then to a London World critique of swearing and smoking, and ends with a mock Middle English umbrella tale about forgetfulness in rain.
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London
Esther Griggs
Marylebone
Trind
Nevada
Weyburn
Bis Town
London World
A Luckless Sophomore memory in verse
A fragmentary poem recalls a past romance at a lattice gate where whispered words and a held hand sparked a love that faded to coldness. The speaker laments time untimely turning affection into hate and clings to a remembered moment with a sigh.
Coasting Romance Turns Grim In Wild Hill Run
A lighthearted New York Graphic piece extols coasting with a girl then shifts to a reckless crash. The narrative describes a couple speeding down a steep icy hill, a crash, and a tense rescue, ending with playful banter about sleeves and chivalry.
The Young Widow Poem Feature
A dramatic poem in Victorian tone celebrates a widow’s blend of wit mischief charm and danger. It contrasts widows with maidens and mocks male suitors, claiming a widow can win and fool you all through studied human nature and mastered arts.
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Cupid
The Coquettes Secret Ring Scene in Chicago Tale
In a Chicago Tribune piece a scene unfolds with Larine McCaffery in an oriel window as Marmaduke Short pleads with her. Pansy Perkins enters, distracts with music, and Lurline hints at breaking the engagement while Marmaduke clings to a ring and a tense fate hangs over the moment.
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Coquette
Chicago Tribune
Larine McCaffery
Marmaduke Short
Pansy Perkins
Lurline
Pansy
Marmaduke
Ashe
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Uncle Sam
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Topsail Inlet
Wade
Harper's Magazine
Dreamland
Iolanthe
Germany
Jesus
Bernard Schidmaizig
Wharton and Stilley
Dr. Hammond
Mme
Patti
Lyons
Carey
Loila
Peck
Junction
Johnston Siding
Jim
Billy
Pioneer Women IN Journalism
Anon
Sophmore
Acta Columbiana
Rand
Saba
New York Graphic
Aellow
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