Sheridan's Ride and Cedar Creek War Dispatches
A veteran recounts Sheridan leading the Sixth Corps at Cedar Creek with dramatic scenes on the march and in battle. He describes Sheridan's bold commands, the burning mud of the field, and the scramble to coordinate ammunition wagons while skedaddlers flee. The piece weaves in anecdotes about Torbert Emory Wright and an incident with Miss Wright aiding Sheridan.
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John Danby
Philadelphia Times
Michigan
Middletown
Torbert
Rienzi
Sixth Corps
Wright
Emory
Helen
Whett
Bull
Theineteenth Corps
Torvert
Sheridan
Winchester
Strangiers
Iself
Merritt
Custer
Eighth Corps
Calvary
Newmarket
Sigel
Averill
West Virginia
Sigelt
Pike
Woodstock
Strother
Liebrand
Avert
Cedar Creek
Leadquarters
Liem
Vivid Civil War Memoir Fragment of Looting and Generals
A narrator recalls a tense scene with a victorious yet weary officer, a barber discussion, and a sharp order to Danby to raise funds and find a first class cow. The text rails at Sheridan and Merrit Co for large scale looting and destruction, while Confederate riders compete for hospitality and provisioning after marches.
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Niger
Danby
The Fly A Study In Courage And Evasion Of Death
A reflective essay on the fly’s notoriety and unexpected valor. It traces historic attitudes from Luther to monks and poets, then extols the insect’s nerve facing dangers from dynamite to cannon fire, ending with its demise by sticky treacle.
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Luther
Belzeub
Bluebottles
Musselwan
Sancho Panza
Europe
Egypt
Bluebottie
Feeble
Gil Blas
Santilane
Sinbad
Don Quixote
Pathology of the Passions in Lyons Homeopathy Cure Tale
A Lyons homeopathic physician claims to cure human passions like envy anger and obstinacy with mixtures such as nux vomica calcarea carbonica and belladonna. The piece warns unhappy partners may resort to this regimen to avoid divorce or to influence in laws.
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Galignant
Hommopathic
Lyons
Cherie
Story of Jeemes Darby the Injin Fighter told in frontier tale
An old country store tale recounts Jeemes Darby the Injin fighter who faced execution by fire with cool nerve. He supposedly escaped being cooked at a redskin picnic, claiming the tale was told by Jeemes himself through a wary, smiling narrator.
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Jeemes Darby
Sapphira
Jeemes
Blu
Darby
Jeeves
Delmonico
Jeeves Darby
High Tide and a River Rowboat Remark
A group of ladies join a masculine invitation for an evening row after rain clears. The overloaded boat rides a turbid swollen river as oars begin. A young lady notes how near the water the boat is, joking about the rain and the river’s height.
Knives and Forks Barbaric Banquets Across Nations
A New York Dispatch article traces the fork from medieval hands to modern tables. It describes origins in Italy, slow English adoption, 16th century Venetian curiosity, and later normalization in France, Germany, Russia, and America with varied customs and notable anecdotes.
The Old Coat Collar Obsolete Fashion Piece
A reflective column on the old-fashioned coat collar once seen as a marvel of construction. It describes its heavy buckram and canvas build, its unyielding position, and its jaunty use as a pillow in sultry church pews, noting how fashion and utility have since changed.
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China
Cannon Ball Severs Belief Of Lost Legs In War Tale
French savant M Boutibouse, at Wagram in 1809, believed a cannon ball cut off his legs as he lay wounded. He sank as if shortened by a foot, felt no pain, and remained motionless until dawn. A surgeon later shook him and proved the legs intact, revealing the ball had passed beneath his feet.
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London Family
M. Boutibouse
Napoleon
Wagram
Pera
M. Boutihouse
Hull
Tollerin
Sam Goble
Sam
Job
Egyptian Women on the Nile Describe Customs and Reactions
An Eye witness account from London Daily News describes Kalabseh women in Egypt on the Nile. It notes dress variations from fringe loincloths to full-length clothes for married women. It mentions fear of being seen through glass and gestures used to ward off the evil eye. Crowds along the riverbanks chase biscuits tossed by soldiers, while landowners object to the riot.
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Nile
London Daily News
Assousa
Kalabseh
Constantinople
Just Right Liberty in Love and Marriage
Colonel Ingersoll extols perfect liberty in marriage and equal respect for women. He rejects domination and insists true love keeps both partners young in spirit and affection, citing Hindu wisdom on balance of strength and beauty.
Car lyle’s Life Advice On Pestilent Piano Players
The narrator denounces a neighbor described as a young woman who spends her days slamming a piano from dawn to midnight. He belittles her for wasting time on music rather than learning practical crafts or duties, calling the piano playing ruinous to the air and suggesting it will never become music.
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Carlyle
Job Streeter’s Fortun e From Bear Attack and Widows Lament
The Old Settler recounts how Job Streeter, haunted by bears that ransacked his cabin, rose from near ruin after a dramatic rescue by a bear. His wife Mag endures the episode, villagers panic, a mid fortune of $800 is claimed from the clearing, and Job returns to wealth after a bear–snapped doorway incident sets him free.
Married Without Money in a Frontier Ceremony
A humorous reminiscence by a judge recounts eight years of marrying couples in a rough frontier setting. The piece details an eccentric wedding with Chilblain Henry and a Mexican woman Colorado Maduro, inclining toward a bet over whether the magistrate would charge a fee or salute the bride, ending with Henry marrying for a wager and leaving without payment.
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Chilblain Henry
Colorado Maduro
Sue
Pizarro
Nulk
Suime
Greaser
Thad
Henry
Colorado
Maduro
A Baby Stolen by a Fox in Japan Gazette
An infant in Katase was found unharmed after a fox dragged the child from a small wooden dwelling during September 13. The parents, awakened by the wife, pursued noises, and a large fox was seen fleeing from a neighboring veranda before the baby was recovered with only minor scratches.
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Japan Gazette
Katase
Reynard
Local dialect reminiscence about community reactions
A fragmentary dialogue describes racial tensions as Chinese newcomers arrive and white residents contemplate their livelihoods. Mrs Murphy-Laws notes perceived shifts in manners while Mrs Jackson reflects on fear and social change in the neighborhood.
Lady Discovers Dragoon Hidden in Kitchen Drawer
A woman who frequently changes her staff reports finding a dragoon concealed in her kitchen dresser on the first day after her new cook arrived. The servant Jane blames the strange placement on the former cook leaving him there, or on a prank she cannot explain.
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Fliegende Blaetter
Jane
Gundige Frangl
Wasteful Woman and the Ring in a City Tale
The piece opens with a moral quip on wasteful women and price, then shifts to a Detroit Free Press note advising men to inspect a woman’s ring before offering to help her off a streetcar. It warns that gifting a strap without regard to a diamond ring could make him an enemy for life.
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Detroit Free Press
Recipe for a Modern Comedy
A poetic outline for a stage piece by James B. Call in the Current. It lists roles a lover coquette and a beau a miserly father a trickster and a marriage finale. It suggests songs or dances to fill gaps where wit and sentiment are scarce.
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James B. Call
Population boom omen and circus ticket tip
Joseph Cook predicts a population of 3 200 000 000 in 2400. The Burlington Hawkeye notes readers planning to attend the circus should buy tickets at the downtown office to avoid crowds at the wagon.
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Burlington
Portrait of a Beloved Woman and a Boston Funeral
A nostalgic and lyrical sketch describes a framed portrait in satin red cherry on a shelf with a warm gaze and gentle smile while a conversation between Uncle Jack and Sally follows a funeral in Massachusetts. Sally returns from Boston and Uncle Jack offers comfort and reminiscence.
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Jack
Sally
Massachusetts
Boston
Silent Prayer and a Modest Refusal at the Altar
A woman kneels beside an altar as rainbows glow through stained glass. She muses on a loved one, then notes Sam watching her and decides she must refuse him because he is poor, despite enjoying his flirtations and hoping he approves of her hat and dress.
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New York Dispatch
Mark Twain
West
Earl of Leicester
Burleigh
Raleigh
Sir Philip Sidney
Timbs
May
Mag
Sam Goble
Job
Sam
Bebadon Diabran
Sim
Washington
Beard on parade dispute at scene India
An officer complains that Private Atkins has not shaved for parade. The sergeant major explains the private will grow a beard in his own time, and the officer responds that beards must not be worn on parade.
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London Punch
India
Atkins
Medora Alas the Fairest in a Suitor's Dilemma
Clinton Scollard writes of Medora as the fairest, a piquant and dainty beauty who inspires a conflicted lover. He faces duty over art and romance, vowing to become a valiant Romeo if needed to win her and honor her wealthy father.
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Clinton Scollard
Medora
Ruskin
Romeo
Robe
Buskin
Man Chases Past Debt to Revisit Stranger on Street
A man, walking with a companion in Arkansaw, reveals he once owed a stranger and avoided him. Having paid the debt, he now seeks a chance to meet the man again, likening the situation to a boy who keeps finding a dime.
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Arkansaw Traveller
Stark Twain
Goose Bird Song of Separation and Seasonal Change
A nostalgic Chicago verse mocks autumn sorrow and travel as the speaker laments the world’s dreariness. References to a goose-bird, its spring nest in the west, and the blast’s boom mark a seasonal lament about departures and loss.
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Chicago News
The Extraordinary Young Lady Moral Fable Made Real
A Cincinnati Times-Star piece recounts a tale of a daughter who sacrifices for her mother, helps at home, and shares a life of care after marriage. The story ends with a moral about sacrifices and a warning it is not a true story.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
Strange & Say
Iisa
How He Saw Him in Washington Hatchet
A romance scene unfolds with a man confessing to his lover that he saw Tom Robinson last night. The couple exchanges questions and sighs as devotion bounds the moment amid a half lighted bride’s heart and tender expressions.
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Devotion
Tom Robinson
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Little Phil
London Telegraph
Italy
Venice
Florence
Ove Fynes Moryson
St. Maura
Ionian Islands
Germany
France
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Coryat
Ben Jonson
James I
James II
America
New England
Sheffield
Jovn Bull
Cate
Pittsburg
Colonel Ingersoll
Wil
London Truth
Job Streeter
Pike County
Mott
New York
Mitronro
Domewell
Pete Riblet
S’ciety
Pawpack
Easton
Smithfield
Polis
Jood
Mag Swink
Kiverin
Joy
Hogback Mountain
Jov's
Liu
Widder
Sartin
Bediine
Simon Detrich Bouzit
Jov
Mr. Nye
Bi Nye
New York Mercury
Jackson
Mary
Murphy—Laws
Paradise
Philadelphia News
Francis Hale Barnard
Henry Irving
Booth
Barrett
Him
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