Fighting with Sheridan Bravery of Color Sergeant Lunt at Fisher's Hill
A vivid account of Union success near Winchester as General Torbert's cavalry overruns the Confederate left. It highlights Color Sergeant Lunt's bravery, the daylight pursuit toward Fisher's Hill, and the heavy losses on both sides. The narrative captures the cost of the effort and the soldiers' endurance, noting the pursuit into the night and the medical and logistical aftermath.
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Torbert
Merritt
New York
Devens
Winchester
Winnena
E Heights
Beyon
Eighth
Grover
Massachuse
Massachusetts
Stonewall Jackson
Nneral Sheridan
Meeree
Tach
Getty
Wall i
Early Buc
Fisher’s Hill
Aaa Hill
Ninetec
Basi
Strasburg
Cedar Creek
Ureetop
Eighth Corps
Ceds
Creek
Gr Ieee
Nk M. Fury
Burdette in Brooklyn Logie Young Physician Exchange
Fragments show a Brooklyn setting with a medical exchange quoted as a young physician asks how the morning is and a patient responds I hardly. The readable portion hints at a casual street or clinic scene but provides no clear event or outcome.
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Certainis
Burdette
Brooklyn
Logie
Prescription Change After Patient Inquiry
A brief dialogue shows Y. P. asking if a prescription was taken and whether condition worsened. The exchange ends with Y. P. deciding a prescription must be changed.
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Y. P
A New Type of Man by Charles D. Warner
A fragmentary Harpers essay contemplates a boy on a Santa Fe journey symbolizing a new era of mobility and civilization. The piece ponders rapid transit, expansion, and a restless, perpetual motion humanity shaped by the continent's freedom and the West's expansive language perception.
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Charles D. Warner
Harper's
Santa Fe
Mack
Rapi
Great West
Bowie
Andy
Kansas Magazine
Denver
Brides and Bridegrooms. Canoe in Singapore.
A fragment from All the Year Round describes village festivities in Galashiels where the groom carries a creel of stones from his door while a crowd follows to ensure he does not drop it. The piece links to J F McLennan on primitive marriage and notes Singaporean customs of a canoe chase where a bride starts ahead and the suitor pursues.
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Singapore
Galashiels
Lashiels
Robert
The Sluggish Turk and Peruvian Fire Watch
A vivid travelogue contrasts Istanbul dogs in Galata and Stam boul with Peruvian fire signals. It notes street scavenging by dogs, Turkish reluctance to kill, and firewatch practices using cannons and a Beckgee. Carriers and fountains illustrate local life while commentary on poverty and superstition colors the scene.
Gems by the Week Day Gems and Their Powers
A garbled list explains gems suited to each weekday from Sunday’s sun linked red gems to Monday’s moon pearls and Tuesday’s Mars brightness. It pairs stones with days, colors, and supposed spirits, mentioning turquoises, sapphires, amethysts, and green hues, amid mythic references.
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Mars
Heaven
Adam
Coleridge Ruled Out in Boston Society Chats
A quirky dialogue from Puck sketches Boston girls debating literary societies. They revive Browning and Shelley talk, consider a Walt Whitman group, and finally discuss Coleridge. The scene notes a misquotation about “pants” vs “trousers” and a cryptic chasm metaphor as they debate poets.
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Coleridge
Puck
Boston
Walt Whitman
Coleri
Third Ton
Kubla ‘Khan
Jesse See Dag
Kubla
Shelley
Superstitions of ignorant people over ancient relics
The passage notes that people decorate relics and talismans with words from the Khoran, a practice seen in many lands where ignorance leads to superstition about ancient artifacts.
Eccentric Signs On Chicago Streets Draw Curious Gaze
A Chicago Tribune piece surveys odd street signs in the city. It highlights a Dearborn Street fence sign and other quirky wordplay, capitalization quirks, and juxtaposed mottos from eateries and shops. The column notes humorous misreadings and the English language’s quirks as observed by pedestrians.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Dearborn Street
Wigoees
Annibal
Peter E Polla
Randmer
Duta
G. Templar
Culgago
The Lime Kiln Club Urges True Faith Beyond Denominations
Detroit Free Press recounts Brother Gardner of The Lime Kiln Club recalling a man who died without church ties yet lived honestly forgivingly and law-abiding. The speaker praises a faith of deeds over creed and warns against hypocritical piety among congregants while stressing moral conduct and generosity.
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Detroit Free Press
Brother Gardner
Detroit
Neber
The Excuse of an Angier Judge
Mrs Merritt visits Mrs Brown and learns her husband Brown has been away fishing. He returned with 200 brook trout but will not share them yet because the season is early and the fish are small. He plans to fish again and save larger trout for later.
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Mrs. Merritt
Mrs. Brown
Brown
Wierd
Quintilian
Britain
Dalzell
Carstairs
William
Peroedan
Incipal
Privy Council of Scotland
Fielding
Tommy, Dumb
Gaffer
Thumb
Always Ready to Make Up at Chicago News
In a brief seaside style Miss Mabel confides a volatile temper and quick reconciliations to a new boarder. She recalls her father’s anger at a servant named Bisty and his immediate contrition the next morning as she observes him embracing the girl.
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Chicago
Mabel
Papa
Bisty
Visitors to Hyderabad Receive Government Hospitality at Nizam’s Court
Entertaining visitors costs the Hyderabad government. Any native of rank with letters to the Nizam gets a house, provisions, servants, and carriages at state expense for an unlimited stay, usually ending only when dismissed by a state gift of shawls, jewelry, or cash. Some guests stay months, others a year or more.
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Hyderabad
A Change of Station in a Hack Driver Tale
A hack driver laments his move from a once promising legal career to his current station of life. The exchange reveals a sympathetic but curt correction as he reaches for his fee. The tale showcases social mobility and the sharp wit of a terse rebuke.
Merchant traveler in Chicago meets old acquaintance
A travelling man greets Billy in Chicago asking about his move from St. Louis. The reply notes he had lived in St. Louis until recently and has been in Chicago since January, a remark with a humorous twist about resurrection.
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Merchant Traveler
Billy
Chicago
St. Louis
About the Thumb Customs Uses and Abuses Interesting Facts
A compact survey of the thumb’s power and cultural role, tracing its name roots from Sanscrit to Latin, and its social uses from contracts and rings to bravery and torture. It notes the thumb’s mobility and strength, references Shakespeare and Macbeth, and cites thumb rings, rule of thumb, and thumbkin torture in historical contexts.
Coming Event at Mine Finisher School Luncheon
During the noon intermission the pupils at Mine Finisher's boarding-school discuss exams and a lavish luncheon from a fashionable baker. They swap gifts and hopes for graduation outfits while dreaming of society and future comforts.
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Philip H. Welch
Puck
Edith
Nell
Reaith
Darlin Ra
Clara
Mamma
Lara
Connery
Snel
Madame
Sarah
Moire
Rane
Papa
May
Tam
Klunder's
Lara Tily
Miss Bark
Neil
Frevich
Nelind
Rahm
An Inducement to Early Marriage Harpers Bazaar
An amusing fragment from Harper’s Bazaar presents Constance a child who boasts of an engagement and desires marriage to escape being spanked. She explains to a friend’s mother that she is engaged to Fritz Ward, a boy she barely knows, and hints she hopes to wed soon.
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Harper’s Bazaar
Constance
Fritz Ward
Donny
New Use for Mother Hubbards
On a Savannah to Barrett run conductor Harris observed two women board at Union Point. One wore a loose Mother Hubbard. A missing ticket led to suspicion but the woman reappeared from under the dress at Barrett, amusing other passengers as she exited the train.
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Savannah News
Harris
Union Point
Mother Hubbard
Barrett
The Last Time Didn’t Count Play Snippet
A Detroit Free Press snippet mocks social chatter about a new play. Mrs McPelter and Mrs Wigwug joke about attendance and acts, with Wigwug correcting that she was out five times, not six.
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Detroit Free Press
A Statesman in a Ragged Jacket
A Texas classroom moment shows a boy beseeching a teacher to stop a girl from winking at him. The teacher replies with a cheery rebuke urging the boy to shift his gaze elsewhere. The exchange captures schoolyard humor in a ragged jacket era narrative.
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Texas
Reflections on Gould by Bill Nye After Meeting Him
Nye recalls a 10 year gap since last meeting Jay Gould at Irvington. He portrays Gould’s wealth, home, and guarded personality while railing against wealth without philanthropy. Nye questions Gould’s future planning and warns of moral implications in a broad critique of millionaires.
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Jay Gould
Jay
Irvington
Mr. Gould
Laramie Caen
Union Bath Railroad Company
Nye
Pivet
Anya
Yoraldis
Ted
Boston
Central Branch
Union Pacific Railroad
Gould
Erie
Paradise
Dr. Burchard
Jay Pul
New York
Howard
Wilberforce
Satan
Senate
Sam WS
Brind
Capricious Love Echoes From Past Sweetheart
A fragmentary verse recalls Eva Wilder McGlaagon as a distant memory of a past sweetheart. The speaker insists she saw him pass by, though she did not speak, while his ardor is set against her mocking April glow and rose cheeks.
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Eva Wilder McGlaagon
My Lady Love Poem Verse From Times-Democrat
Poem praising a lady of beauty with imagery of hair eyes and grace. The speaker expresses deep affection and declares a binding bond of love. A closing line questions belief in a man’s truth if one were in his place.
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Leo C. Harley
Times-Democrat
We Two Had a Row and Could Not Tell Why
A poem depicts a quarrel between two people. Both feel regret as tempers flare and harsh words are spoken. The confrontation ends with reconciliation hints and lingering mystery about what caused the rift.
Or a Woman Either sermon turns to bug chase on tour
A humorous line notes a man ignoring the finest sermon as he feels a pinching bug along his back during an investigative tour. The quip contrasts theology with entomology and highlights human distraction from preaching.
The Counting Boy of Poppingale
A playful verse about Nicholas Perkins Poppingale who counts everything from railroad ties to breaths and bites. The tale notes his counting fever grows until it replaces joy and appetite, leaving him sad and thin, and ends with a sobering reminder that counting small things has little value.
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Nicholas Perkins Poppingale
Nick
Pa and son wonder about axe on train car
Little Tommy asks why an axe is aboard the carriage while his father jokes they will use it to cut sandwiches at the next station. The light exchange hints at travel quirks and a playful father son moment.
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Tommy
Axe
May Day Pastoral in Frantic Verse Amid Jocund Animals
The excerpt depicts a chaotic spring scene with cherry blooms, draymen, lambs, birds, and a host of animals. A housewife cleans vigorously while insects and creatures roam and revel in a whimsical, lively countryside tableau. The tone mimics a dated poetic voice with playful, contradictory images.
Complacency at Myopia Hunt Ball Prompted Wardrobe Talk
A witty exchange describes Boston women at the Myopia Hunt ball with fashion jabs, noting skimpy trains and visible slipper heels. Mrs Francis counters with a sharp gag about distilled molasses versus a metallic cartridge as a provider, in genteel mockery.
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Miss Francis
New Haven
Boston
Mrs. Francis
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Sayin Sey
the Lime Kiln Club
Gardner
Angier
Pee
London Telegraph
Gunhilda
Hiss
Richison
Acitus
Pero
Allan
Beaton
Bill Mye
New York World
Ts Te
Bray
Somérvuille Journal
Hartford Sunday Journal
CN. P. Babcock
Dave
Blue
CR. E. M
Axminster
Drugger
New
Joy
Polly
Bailey
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