Between Picket Lines Nurse Relives Civil War Wounds
A nurse recalls the winter of 1864 tending wounded in Virginia war hospitals. She details daily tasks from distributing goods to replying to letters from anxious families, exposing the logistics and compassion shaping field care. She recounts aiding soldiers near Brandy Station, sheltering with Sanitary Commission workers and witnessing Grant’s Second Corps review before returning to Washington.
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John W. Freeman
Philadelphia Times
Potomac
Washington
Washares
Alexandria
Alexandris
Brandy Station
Custer
Friend Corps
I River Neperns
James
Rey
Eseven
Minarshal
Mayhew
Maine
Painter
New Jersey
Culpepper
Plucky Immigrant Journeys to Seek California Foothold
James Gleason aged 22 left New York seeking work in the West. After a grim trek through deserts and heat from Tucson to Los Angeles he reached San Francisco with health failing but spirits undaunted, insisting he would still find a foothold in California.
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San Francisco
California
Golden State
Examiner
James Gleason
Ellington
Free County
N. Y
Tucson
Los Angeles
Xas Hill
Yuma
City of the Angels
Onion
Texas Hill
Pleena
San Gorgonia
Jim
Gleason
A Student of Human Nature. TPnack.
A Chicago girl tells her mother she loves George but worries he lacks ambition. She cites his forehead kiss as evidence that he may not achieve great success in the world.
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Tpnack
George
Chicago
Eel Hoffman
Enon
Tired Nature's Sweet Restorer in Brooklyn Eagle
A humorous mock-article fragment shows Dr Blunt advising Mr Swallowgood on a sore throat about rest and breathing and suggests avoiding work for a week. It captures old timey newspaper tone with playful health lore.
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Burdette
Brooklyn Eagle
The President's Life and Daily Routines in the White House
A portrait of President Cleveland as a constant, busy executive whose day begins at 8:30 and ends after midnight. He maintains strict time discipline, conducts interviews with private secretary Colonel Lamont, meets cabinet members, and handles morning and afternoon affairs with little personal downtime. He walks rather than exercises, entertains many visitors, and keeps a steady pace through meals, letters, and public duties.
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Baltimore Sun
Cleveland
Albany
Buffalo
Washington
Lamont
Strane Gore
Manera
Department of Justice
Paige
Pei Tan
Fis
Yockin Sepey
Oak
Wire
Congress
Feng
Arthur
Clevelan
Him Goodby
Colove Ae
Mark
Setime
Oakiers
White House
Colneamont
Cleveveland
Pont
Pierre
Pep
Treely
Cenckis Sh
New Ating
Ree
An Old Kentucky Home From Atlantic July Issue
The piece describes a preindustrial Kentucky home built by a former governor who was a stone mason. It details the house layout with a large parlor library room, two upstairs sections named the big and little upstairs, attic relics, and a vine-covered front porch used for summer dining. It recalls a lack of communication between upper floor sections, relics and scare-inducing items for children, and a vivid lived-in atmosphere with gardens, weather, and household routines.
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Atlantic
Ronan
Eine
Down
Asmoys
Greg Ian
Carl Dunder Mistaken Identity Leads to Rampant Story
Detroit Free Press recounts Carl Dunder entering a Woodbridge Street station house claiming a warrant. A sergeant questions him as Dunder confesses a strange man misidentified him while cataloging sewer gas risks and a spree of wandering locales. The tale ends with confusion and rustic banter.
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Detroit Free Press
Carl Dunder
Woodbridge-street
Sergeant Bendal
Myr
Dunder
Board of Health
New York
Toledo
Omaha
The Polite Landlord's Question in a Boston Letter
A Boston letter describes a White Mountains hotel adding an electric annunciator linking bedrooms to the office. The system prompts staff with room calls and creates curious, odd miscommunications among guests and chambermaids.
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Boston
Minneapolis Tribune
White Mountains
Depot Voices Aboard Train Station Scene In Seaside Town
A chaotic bustling scene at a train station includes crowded ticket lines and hurried travelers. Passengers discuss fares and routes while a man announces an obituary for Horatio Skinner and reflects on community loss amid the bustle.
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Horatio Skinner
Getting Even
A fragment from Merchant Traveler describes Billy Bliven meeting a haughty, well-born girl at a lawn fete. He tries to seem agreeable and surprising a line of conversation as they chat on a veranda. The excerpt hints at social tension and witty, understated dialogue.
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Billy Bliven
Bill
The Death of W. H. Skinner
A Dakota newspaper office is abuzz as a man reports Bill Skinner has died, provoking disbelief from the editor and a rowdy exchange about the aging figure. The fragmentary text hints at local quarrel and confusion surrounding Skinner’s status.
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W. H. Skinner
Dakota Bell
Bill Skinner
Moses
Thunder
Wife and Husband Clash Over Money and Independence
A domestic quarrel unfolds around income and shared assets as Mr Bowser proclaims all belongs to both, prompting Mrs Bowser to demand control over funds. The dispute escalates with a deal on pageantry purchases and threats of divorce, revealing strain over finances and autonomy.
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Mr. Bowser
Yousband
Bowser
Shade Tree
Aries Bowser
Monayty
Oweeh
Russels Carp
Wes
Ora Giacconets
Bose
Fiat
ARE WOMEN RUDE
A Harper's Bazar piece argues that public selfishness and rudeness are not limited to men. It cites crowded streetcars and theaters where women often fail to show courtesy, blocking aisles, hogging seats, and intruding on others' space and view.
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Harper’s Bazar
Henry Prepares for Travel and Shared Packing Dilemma
A light domestic exchange shows Henry arranging trunks for his belongings while his wife notes her six dresses require separate trunks. She offers a compact satchel for him, balancing practicality with affection in their departure plans.
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Henry
Wimeriln Club Examines Lecturers in Humorous Fashion
The Wimeriln Club hosts a mock civil service exam for visiting lecturer Hon. Plumbago Josylin of Huntsville Alabama. Questions cover Plato’s birthplace and the Roman Empire’s downfall. Josylin cannot answer any, protests, and is sent on.
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Ded
Plumbago Josylin
Huntsville
Ala
Detroit
Plato
Turkey
de Soto
Mississippi River
Phumbago
Brother Corsaer
Zane
Ceedin
How He Talks to the Militia
A Chicago Mail description shows a gentleman guiding militia troops in a drill room. He maneuvers the men to form a disciplined line while two boys mark pennants, and the battalion proceeds with orderly steps though some missteps occur once outdoors.
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Chicago Mail
Society Ripples and Beehive Parlor Gossip
Fragments from a hotel parlor reveal a social whirl of chatter about daily routines. A doctor’s remark and kitchen notes mingle with stray phrases about a beach visit, a large rat in the hall, and a bonnet from last year amid casual, overheard conversation.
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Society
Detroit Free Press
Bric a Brac Captive and the Tricksy Maid
A noisy collage of poems and verses on love tricks and flirtation from old song sketches and papers. The pieces feature a wandering heart ensnared by gold and liberty, a gray tricksy girl who steals a heart, and playful exchanges about kisses and propriety across various period sources.
A Song of Yesterday and Tomorrow in Verse
A fragment from London World features poems by tW. J. Henderson and Thomas Bailey Aldrich. The pieces muse on love, time, and poetic imagery, contrasting yesterday with today and tomorrow as lovers navigate longing, renewal, and fate through lyrical stanzas.
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Tw. J. Henderson
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
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Ofigia Police
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Sinful Smite
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