FIGHTING ACROSS FENCES AT STONE RIVER BATTLE
A detailed account of the Stone River fight focusing on the left flank. Union lines under Rousseau withstand a massive Confederate assault as Hazen Craft and Grose withstood repeated charges. Severe artillery and close-quarters fighting around the fence and woods left heavy casualties on both sides, with Bragg pressing the Federal left and the center holding for a costly draw.
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Battle of
Stone River
Detroit Free Press
Rousseau
McCook
Murfreesboro
Rosecrans
Brace
Breckenridge
Bragg
Hazen
Loomis
Nashville
Craft
Grose
Standart
Cruft
Cedars
Forty-first Ohio
Saben
Grouser
Illinois
Indiana
Cross
Kentucky
Indiana Régiment
U P
Curiosities of Death and Dying Experiences Across Times
A 19th century reminiscence compiling observations from physicians, travelers, martyrs, and poets on death. It discusses calm acceptance at death, the illusion of postmortem pain, recorded near-drowning and lion encounters, martyrdoms, old age senescence, and rituals like the passing bell and pillow tests. It notes variations in pain, fear, and memory, and highlights cultural beliefs from England, Holland, and colonial contexts.
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Mebalwe
Myn
Hooper
Ridley
Robert *Smith
God
Jesus
Sterne
Toby
John
England
Holland
Shakespeare
Prince Henry
Church of England
Dewsbury
Somersetshire
Christ
Great Britain
United States
Byron
Leslie
Royal Academician
Talking Men Talk Themselves Into Trouble At Coney Island
Detective Pinkerton discusses how criminals talk themselves into arrests and convictions. He cites cases from Mobile to Norwalk, notes that most people cannot stay silent, and explains methods to elicit confessions while warning interviewers about the dangers of chatter and written letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Pinkerton
Bucholz
Old Schulte
Norwalk
Ilat
Buchuiz
Buchelz
Furnig
Jim
Bhut
Coney Island
Mun
The Genial Showman Artemus Ward Amuses Boston Friends
Artemus Browne befriends actors and journalists in Boston sharing playful pranks. He roams city streets with escorted friends, delivering a boisterous lecture in caricature of Native American yells and dances. The episode ends with his triumphant return to the Parker House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Boston
Browne
Jack
Artemus
Parker House
Commonwealth
Red Man
A True Friend Promises Dieing Man Best Funeral Ever Seen
In a Leadville tale, Dave York, mortally wounded in a mine blast, bids his partner Dan Hamlin to ensure a grand, rowdy funeral. He demands a fast hearse, ample liquor, and three men killed at the cemetery, then a victory party back in town. Dan promises all, as York drifts toward death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vaughan Graham
Royal Navy
Livingstone
Cives
Leadville
Rockies
Dave York
Dan Hamlin
Dan
Old Pard
Old Pardner
Dave
Pardner
Dau
Pard
Anon
Honor yer fader and mudder and pay fair prices
A fragment from the Netroit Free Press in a dialectal exhortation urges honesty and fair dealing. It mocks hypocritical pieties while urging proper security in money matters, fair wages, and respect for church and education. It ends with a stray note about people remaining ignorant.
The Wrong Verdict
A reminiscence of John T. Raymond as the fictional Sellers recounts a 1877 Evansville audience and a juror foreman who bungled a trial. The foreman shouted not guilty then guilty, causing laughter and Raymond’s team to adjust. The six foot Kentuckian never again led Raymond’s juries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Raymond
New Haven Union
Raymond
Evansville
Ind
Sellers
Button
Raymona
Bite Alarm For Fishermen Invented In Charlotte N Y
A Charlotte New York fisherman creates a bite alarm. A spring loaded ball on the rod, connected by rubber to the line, fires a cap when nibbling bass or perch pulls the line. The angler keeps a pocket pistol to fire at intervals regardless of bites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. Y
A Shot at St. Louis in Concord mud
A Chicago reporter notes Jumbo footprints in Concord mud and records a society item. It is understood Miss B of St. Louis who eloped a fortnight ago is making a pedestrian tour of New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Brooklyn Eagle
Chicago
Concord
New Hampshire
Glowing Ruby and July Births in Colorado
A fragmented Denver News note says the glowing Ruby should adorn July born, granting exemption from love’s doubt. It also comments on arbor culture in Colorado, then shifts to a mock scene of economic strain, Shakespearean references, Shylock, and a rural idyll with Dick and Jennie playing checkers in a fading sunset.
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Denver News
Colorado
Sunday Globe
Jennie
Darling
Game
George W. Hills
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Mme. Roland
Philip Egalite
M. Bonoafont
Fietener
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Philip Howard
Earl of Arundel
Foote
Weston
Hogarth
John Hunter
Hunter
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William Russell
Guilford
Pitt Place
Lord Lyttleton
Lyttleton
Mrs. Quickly
Falstaff
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Humboldt
Lockhart
Modeliea
Woody
Walter Scots
Geath
New York Mail Express
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Harper’s Monthly
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