Mutiny in Camp by Alabama Brigade Ends in Arrest
In winter 1863 64 a secret antiwar society within General James H. Clanton's Alabama brigade plotted mutiny. A dawn parade saw loaded rifles and tense commands until Clanton personally overpowered mutineer Russell and had ringleaders detained. Over 1000 men surrendered, then reconciled as leaders faced court martial in Mobile.
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San Francisco
Potomac
Rio Grande
James H. Clanton
Callprmeeeting
Eadquarters
Rem
Theo
Willy-ninth Alabama Infantry
Clanton
Pensacola
Thunde
Boit
Russell
Fifty-ninth
Clayton
Rosselli
Clantok
Russel
Forcy
Canton
Tien
Rubens
van Dyke
Department
Mobile
Famous Hermits of England From Dinton to Bath
A historical survey of notable lay hermits from the seventeenth century, detailing John Bigg the Dinton hermit near Aylesbury, and later William Lole the hermit of Newton Burgeland near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, plus the famous Bath anchorite. It notes their lifestyles, beliefs, and public reception, and comments on the decline of hermits with railway and political changes.
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John Bigg
Dinton
Mayne
Dinton Hall
Aylesbury
Charles J
Dinteon
William Lole
Newton Burgeland
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Leicestershire
Rome
Bath
Bladud
Hermitage
Hermit of
France
Andalusia
Calabria
Continent
Wales
Cornwall
We Lake Country
Itisay
Drowned Man in Berlin River Sparked Police Alarm
In Berlin two gentlemen discuss a fatal boating accident. A man named Miller drowned after falling into the river, with authorities enforcing strict bans on swimming. The tale highlights the stern, fearful enforcement of German police rules.
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Germany
Berlin
Miller
Berlin harp once played by Marie Antoinette found
An antique harp once used by Marie Antoinette resurfaces after passing through a curious chain of owners. Fleury, the queen’s first valet, took it at the fall of the court and sold it to a Brunswick noblewoman as poverty drove him from court. The harp reappears today with its ivory inlay intact despite its journey.
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Berlin
Marie Antoinette
Fleury
Brunswick
Getting Into Practice Fencers Mock Husbands Joke
A professor finds two Vassar students fencing with broomsticks in a gym and warns them such skill will not help them win husbands. One student retorts that it will help keep them in.
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Vassar
Hercules Rivalled A Rustic Giant Carries 200 Pounds Mile
A Chicago News report recounts George Moats a 250 pound weight lifter from Princeville Peoria county carrying 200 pounds across a mile in mud and heat. The feat won bets but ended with Moats slipping into mud then rising to finish the mile and toss the kegs over a fence.
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Chicago News
Uncle Jerry
Iiinoy
Princeville
Peoria County
Moats
George Moats
Winders
George
George Ao
Charlie Fast
Chicago
Charlie
Fred Beach
Jim Rice
Charlie Ter Tucker
Hull
George Kep
Drummers Try to Win City License in Charleston
The Savannah News reports sixteen drummers sought a city business license in Charleston. The city treasurer refused, prompting debate on license law intent. Officials quickly amended the ordinance to allow only two members per firm under a $100 license. Some proposed firm members reside in Charleston.
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Savannah News
Charleston
Train Conductor Rebukes Swearing Passengers
A Chicago Inter Ocean snippet recalls a woman addressing a conductor aboard a train, demanding quiet as swearing from young men nearby disturbs her. She claims East Tennessee roots and defends her long tenure hosting many borders without tolerating profanity.
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Chicago
New Glasgow Theorist Debuts On Dr Moffat Voice Theory
A new theorist, Dr. Moffat of Glasgow, presents a fresh voice theory to a large audience of professionals and musicians, claiming to have conclusively proved his concept. The remarks suggest a pioneering approach attracting attention in the musical community.
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Dr. Moffat
Glasgow
Scootland
Chemically Enhanced Italian Vocal Tone Claim Draws Attention
Dr Moffat argues peroxide of hydrogen in air and Italian dew influence beauty of vocal tone. Illustrations show audience members inhaling a chemical representing Italian air produce rich, mellow tone. Prospect of opera singers formed by chemical aids and selecting beautiful chorus girls fed by these juices.
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Moffat
Iialy
His Last Trip and the Engine I Quit Over a Narrow Escape
A veteran engineer recalls a frightful November night near St. Louis when fog and a switched siding nearly caused a derailment. After a fatal scare and a life-saving switch, he resigned, never steering a locomotive again. He warns of fate and recalls the dispatchers orders, the open switch, and the close call that ended his career.
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St. Louis
Washington
Caro
Jim
Ilnels
Tom
Summit of Glory for a Rural Politician in Ohio
In Granville near Newark, Dennison College's seat shows Blaine support and anti-Sherman sentiment. A local figure boasts of beating Sherman in the district, imagining a future memoir that mocks a public slight by Sherman and includes a quip about the tombstone inscription lost to history.
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Gath
Ohio
Granville
Dennison College
Newark
Blaine
Sherman
Tn Ohio
Congress
Jeroboam Skinflint
John Sherman
Treasury
Hayes
Puddin Tame and the Old Gentleman's Mischievous Cruise
A Jersey traveler recalls a comic scene on a train where a boy named Puddin Tame fires paper wads at passengers. An old man praises the boy and tests his aim, prompting the child to target another passenger. A stern woman intervenes, dragging the boy toward his mother in a tense scolding, while the old man muses that the matron of a truants home might appreciate the joke.
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Jerseyman
Puddin
Johnny
Despise Not Little Things in This World Said
A reflection on the power of small forces, noting that tiny hornets can be harder to escape than elephants and a banana skin can topple a person as surely as a large skating pond. The prose emphasizes humility before small, yet potent, dangers.
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Puck
A Cure for Old Age by New Orleans Doctor
A correspondent reports on a New Orleans doctor named Therbideaux who allegedly discovered a secret of youth. Observing a transformation on Tchoupitoulas Street, the writer describes a woman previously thought old now appearing youthful, prompting questions about the method and its unseen steps.
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Correspondence Courier-Journal
Tchoupitoulas Street
French Quarter
United States
Dr. Therbideaux
Rejuvenation by Dr Artois Therbideaux in New Orleans
A Creole doctor in New Orleans offers a wrinkle and aging removal procedure that tightens skin by removing strips behind the ears with sharp tools, claiming long lasting effects and the ability to erase crow's feet brow lines and neck wrinkles. He states both actresses and widows seek his services, with a notable widower client paying $100 for facial work.
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Ponce de Loongo
Dr. Therbideaux
E.ch
Canal Street
New Orleans
America
Dean Stanly’s Inscrutable Epistle to a Manchester Examiner
A Manchester Examiner correspondent recalls Dean Stanley sending an extremely puzzling letter. It was penned on poor blue paper using two inks the latter black and the former brownish, with a quirky miscoloring noted in the text.
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Dean Stanley
The
Manchester Examiner
Dean Stanly
Princeton Hazing Legend Reappears in Bittersweet Tale
A San Francisco Post account recounts Princeton hazing exploits from years past. A cautious father enrolled a famed hazer Sullivan after a quiet conference with the college president, ending brutal ritual abuse and sparking a crackdown that lasted until renewed mischief decades later.
Prose and Poetry Critique by Josephine Pollard in Hawkeye
A short Marginal column contrasts Josephine Pollard’s remarks on falling in love with a humorous aside about a breach of promise case. The tone mixes witty observation with light satire on romance and art.
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Josephine Pollard
Josephine
Natural Curiosities in New Zealand and Tasmania
Moncure D Conway shares observations from New Zealand and Tasmania about the bulrush caterpillar a.k.a vegetable caterpillar native names Aweto Hotete and the larval grub within a spheria plant. He notes aborigines eat the white grub and use its root for tattoo wounds while recounting rat pests in Hobart and even a pistol shooting anecdote.
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Philadelphia Times
New Zealand
Tasmania
Walter Besant
Whittington
Hobart
Hawaiian Beauties in The Republic
The Hawaiian lady is described as voluptuous and good humored with tender eyes and charming physique. She is both compassionate and witty, able to discern humor and crack sly jokes. European education has refined their minds yet not tamed their spirited, impetuous sentiment.
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the Republic
Hawaii
An Uncommon Texas Mate. The Vernon Guard
One Groom ranch boy rode into Vernon town to drink bug juice and warm up for the ride home. He soon could not ride, stumbled, and was dragged by a mule looping him in the stirrup. A friend helped him, and the mule, usually wild, chose to spare him this time.
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Texas
Vernon Guard
Groom
Dow
Bric a Brac by Tony Lamp in Argonaut
A fragmentary item criticizes Chinese people with outdated stereotypes, referencing opium use and a playful lamp metaphor. The text reads as a quirky, period style excerpt with antiquated phrasing and a stream of whimsical lines.
Fragmented verse and captions mix in Bloomfield notes
A patchwork of verse with lines about natural jealousy and a rink scene, plus regional dialect quips and a Punch gallery remark. The fragments mention kissing a sister, two men in a love dispute, a cheeky flower comparison, and a curator guessing the painter. No single event dominates the readable text.
Two Stanzas of Heine and Letter Wordplay Highlight
The Burlington Free Press notes a humorous verse pairing two stanzas by Heine translated by Louise Chandler Moulton about wandering lovers in the dark. A reader exchange claims N J can mean New Jerusalem as well as New Jersey, a ambiguity the context does not resolve.
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Burlington Free Preas
N. J
New Jerusalem
New Jersey
River voyage echoes in a rough sea vigil
Eugene Field verses describe rising river water and a steady wind as people afloat endure a bleak vigil at sea. The poem contrasts life ashore with the peril of a watery grave and scarce provisions, capturing a mood of danger and longing aboard the drifting craft.
Leap Seat Ball Sparks Mouse Prank Idea
At the forthcoming leap seat ball some ladies propose releasing a live mouse in the hall to startle timid gentlemen, provoking quick chair jumps and squeals as a practical joke.
Wind-flower Dialogue with the Wind Child
Lucy Larcom presents a springtime poem where the Wind-flower speaks to the wind. The exchange highlights resilience and tenderness as delicate strength, with imagery of snow and rain shaping growth and life.
Red Hair and Temper in Folklore Quip
In a light exchange from the Philadelphia Wall, a reader asks if red hair signals temper. The reply suggests loving a red-haired girl but warns if her mother also has red hair, hesitation would follow.
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Inquirer
Sunset Ode to Thy Amber Hair and Eyes
A lyrical fragment describes a golden sunset over a divine love. The speaker venerates a beloved with amber hair and radiant eyes, expressing overwhelming passion and a wish for the beloved to reveal pity and shared divine love. The verse blends celestial imagery with intimate emotion.
Cake pan prep tips with a strange closet Key hint
A correspondent asks how to prevent cake sticking. A suggestion mentions placing the cake on the top shelf and letting a family child observe where the closet key is hidden.
James Buchanan Poem Fragment of a Greek Maid
A lyrical fragment describes a lighthearted Greek maid in a pastoral seascape. Peucinia and Menonoft figures appear as a tender, mythic dialogue unfolds with imagery of grass, flowers, and heaven. The scene shifts on the maid sleeping and a near encounter, ending with a gentle blessing.
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James Buchanan
Grocer Joins Militia Falls Through Trap Door
A grocer who recently joined the militia practices marching in his shop. He commands right and left, but steps into a hidden trap-door into the cellar. His wife asks if he is hurt, and he retorts that she knows nothing of war.
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Grocer
Jim
Riddling Verse Fragments From Somerville Journal
A garbled poem like a limerick cast, weaving jokes about a bully editor a housewife a baker and a farmer. It fragments into lines about dough cough plum sheep and a pine bough with scattered references to a colonel and a plough.
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Somerville Journal
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