Peach Tree Creek Battle: Hood's Trap and Union Guns
Military critics note Hood's plan at Peach Tree Creek near Atlanta aimed for a decisive strike but failed due to misorders and stiff Union artillery. Newton's division endured a brutal fight as First Michigan Battery and others poured canister fire, holding the ridge while Confederate assaults raged. Jackson's flank move at Chancellorsville then mounted a swift, devastating surprise, but Pleasanton's gunners checked the wedge, saving Geary's rear and forcing a costly Confederate retreat.
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Quad
Detroit Free Press
Hood
Peach Tree Creek
Atlanta
Sherman
Newton
Butterfield
Try
Michigan
Geary
Bundy
Ireland
Tere
Jackson
Hooker
Chancellorsville
Pleasanton
Chancellorsville Plank Road
Fish Stories of Trout Guides and Curious Sucker Tales
Readable scraps recount guides on Blue Mountain Titowana lakes observing suckers piling stones to shield eggs while a trout eight pounds leaps to attack birds. A pickerel hunts ducks with fishy strikes and a wandering sailor recalls a Trinidad voyage where suckers cling to sailors, ending in a comical race disruption.
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New York Sun
Flore
Blue Mountain
Titowana Lakes
Long Lake
Ned Burnline
Rio
Trinidad
One Legged Men as Public Property and Pride
A historical essay defends one legged men as a public curiosity and explores the social intrusiveness they face. It notes wartime injuries, curiosities from strangers, and the humor and cruelty of appropriation, while praising resilience, sports, and literary representation. It cites Dickens and Thackeray and ends urging gentler treatment and recognition of courage.
Stage Accidents and Traditions in The Theater
A survey of mishaps on stage from wigs and beards to misfiring firearms and swallowed props. Anecdotes recount stars like Fanny Kemble and Booth, plus tales of Fechter and Georges de Germane, illustrating how accidents provoke lasting stage traditions and quick witted saving acts.
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Edwin Forrest
Booth
Hamlet
Laertes
Marseilles
Dumas
la Dame de Monsoreau
Chicot
Henry Lil
Fechter
Rieu Chateau Renaud
Feehter
Georges de Germane
Amelie
Frederick
Artificial Infants Create Private Compartments On Trains
A French invention, the artificial infant or bebe de voyage, offers portable loud or discreet cries to force sleeper-free railway compartments. Three classes exist from piercing vocal to pocket-sized devices, claimed to repurpose travel privacy in hotels and cars. The piece notes the paradox of a French claim as American invention remains unproven.
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America
A Hospital for Canes and Umbrellas
A New York umbrella and cane dealer displays a window card offering an umbrella and parasol hospital with a resident surgeon. The notice promises speedy repairs and various national patients, claiming broad practice and no rejections, with daily consultations and free advice.
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New York
The Enterprising Rats of Nevada
Report from Virginia Nevy Enterprise complains of a rat invasion after cats were killed by locals. The rats reportedly increased rapidly this summer as boys use pest rifles on cats. A man heard a burglar like noise, found a rat in an empty room tearing wood from a door. The rat climbed a sealed pole left by builders to reach the room through an open window.
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Mystic
Conn
Sam
Sami
Peuse
Dickens
Silas Wegg
Mr. Boffin
Mr. Wegg
Mr. Weg
Ancy
McClellan
Mark Twain
Falkenstein
Army of the Potomack
Iave
New England
Frank Frayne
Nevada
Virginia
Nevy
Enterprise
Que
The settler in the far West and social costs
The London Times muses on western settlement life. It notes educated men leave refined society, endure monotony and sparse fare, and face isolation as age climbs. It suggests marriage options are constrained by social class and distance from congenial peers.
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America
London Times
A LONDING KIP A Picture of an English Lodging House
A Pall Mall Gazette critique outlines furnished lodgings and common kip houses. It notes eightpence a night for furnished rooms and twenty four hours for kip, with kitchens as central hubs. The piece details overcrowding, mixed occupants, and harsh conditions, including decayed meals and alcohol-sodden faces.
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Pall Mail Gazette
Kip
Walter Raleigh
Old Maids and English Beef Explain Rosy Complexions
An amused traveler cites Professor Huxley linking English health to roast beef and red clover, then absurdly credits old maids for the rosy complexion through cats and bees. The dialogue mocks science and English quirks with a long, satirical exchange.
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England
Huxley
Old England
Lluxtey
The Lion and the Hash in the Jungle Tale
A lion roars over hash and reminds diners of domestic squabbles. A narrator recounts a household clash over minced meat substituting hash as the lion’s edict and a battle over meals ends with the lion finally eating hash and declaring victory.
Incident of Swiss Travel Involving Quiet Resort Guests
An English lady on a hotel balcony admonishes her noisy daughters in a public Swiss area. A visitor from America retorts and defuses the moment with humor. The British matron exits with her children as tensions ease amid cross cultural banter.
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America
Once on a Time and Other Humorous Texts
A miscellaneous collection centered on sentimental and humorous verse. It includes musings on the phrase Once on a time and reflections on Lord Coleridge's visit, alongside observational humor about babies, society, and social longing.
Fragmented verse and humor across Rochester and Chicago papers
A mosaic of salon verse and satirical snippets from Rochester Herald and Chicago News. The text parodies romantic excess, American identity, and frontier history, then shifts to humorous quips about a prima donna and a mule, plus letters and guidance about divorce and marriage, ending with a cake recipe misprint correction.
Time's Changes and Oysters in a Foreign Land
A collage of verse and prose passages contrasts wartime farewells and reunion with social satire. It includes a tender memory of lovers, an English waiter joke about oysters, reflections on drink and happiness, a Chicago fashion descent, and a note on life’s seesaw fortunes.
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T. B. Aldrich
Faded Leaves. Alice Cary.1
Poem notes autumn mood with hills bright with maples and brown beach leaves rustling in wind. Clouds glow red along hilltops and frosts appear like a snow dream as berries fade and chrysanthemums droop with weight of season.
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Alice Cary
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