Jackson's Retreat and the Cavalry Feats at Aldie
A vivid 1863 Civil War portrait of Jackson's rear guard near Harrisonburg, Ashby leading a counterattack that halted Union advances, and Stuart and Kilpatrick pursuing in a mass of sabre, carbine, and artillery actions. It recounts captures, wounds, and the famed trap at Groveton and Buckland's, with Stuart's bold foray on Pope and Kilpatrick's doomed flight.
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Detroit Free Press
Stonewall Jackson
Harrisonburg
Fremont
Shields
Ashby
Jackson
Wyndham
Wyndhall
Pips
Lee
Stuart
Pope
Catlett’s
Richmond
Custer
Kilpatrick
Kim
Fitz Lee
Kil
Buil Run
Groveton
Fence
Gainesville
Aldic
Centerville
Manassas
New Baltimore
Mol
In a Sleeper There Are Upper Berth Trials and Tribulations
A Texas Siftings traveling man humorously surveys the perils and antics of boarding an upper berth in a sleeping car. He describes the clash of fat, dignified travelers with conductors, the clever and comic schemes to gain a higher berth, and the noisy behavior of a boy traveling with his mother, all set aboard a moving train.
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Niagara
Texas
Noahs Ark Diary From a Sacrilegious Newsman
An excerpt claimed as Noahs diary from the ark recounts chaotic voyage notes in Asia dated November 11 to November 25 B C. including fights over state-rooms, odd animals, rain, liquor, and crew strife with Shem and Japhet. The translator notes interruptions and a forecast of further pages.
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Asia
B. C
Shem
Tam
Megetharium
Lvely
Noah
Beadbug
Snake Department
Otwouical Bureau
Japhet
Royal Persian College of Philosophy
A Good Stomach as an Aid to Religion
A fragment discusses Carlyle’s view that the kitchen range becomes a throne and altar of the future and the gridiron a censer. It argues that appetite governs conscience and that religion cannot thrive on a bad stomach or poor cooking, urging trial of an unnamed remedy to improve bread and cooking.
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Carlyle
Screens and Poses in the Photographic Studio
A photographer explains lighting and screens used to shape facial shadows and smooth wrinkles. He notes how poses and garment choices influence likeness, warns against stiff necks and over dressing, and stresses capturing a subject’s natural features to avoid artificial results. The reporter is told photographs will be ready on Thursday.
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Qallery
New York Sun
Weill
Sixth Avenue
Barbey d’Aurevilly
Asa
Scott
A Conductor’s Odd Call During Northbound Train
A Hudson River railroad northbound train leaving Tarrytown carried a conductor who greeted a fellow conductor and his wife with Good evening instead of Tickets. The miscue caused immediate laughter among passengers and the crew, lasting until the next station.
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Hudson River
Tarrytown
Aise
Poorer Than Poverty and Merry as Creeks Society Sketch
A San Francisco Post fragment describes a lively afternoon with the Hopes family. The scene features a humorous local society moment as Louisa, the society sister, swiftly changes attire after a luncheon, creating a playful, witty snapshot of social manners.
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Merry
San Francisco Post
Louisa
How Can It Come Down When Youve Got On My Shoes
A fragmented scene shows Louisa plotting with Clara against an absent Clara’s influence. A third person, a young man of striking appearance, arrives and departs as suspicions rise. Louisa summons a servant, then reads Clara’s card with a cryptic line about social missteps and personal belongings.
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Adonis
Narcissus
Clara
Louisa
Acard
Fair Martyrs and the Waist of Letitia Across London Truth
Miranda admires her arms and legs and fears rivals, while Lesbia flaunts style in short skirts and pointed shoes. Letitia's 17 inch waist dominates, with elbows out and tight jackets, costing her health and appetite. Mirza keeps a flawless complexion but frets over heat, cold, and wine, a beauty martyr to self-consciousness.
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London
Miranda
Lesbia
Mr. Dick
King Charles
Nora
Lesiia
Letitia
Avaby
Mirza
Autumn Days in Manhattan by Edith M Thomas
The piece reflects on early frost and the changing colors of beech walnut chestnut oaks and maples. It celebrates Indian summer the lingering warmth and bright sky as nature shifts from green to russet and gold.
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Edith M. Thomas
Manhattan
The London Flunky examined in high breeding contrast
W D Stillman in the October Century defines high and low breeding with a sharp contrast. He depicts the flunky as a disciplined, unselfish servant, whose self must bow to the master and who sees nothing beyond the master’s will. He envisions the servant’s obedience as a static, hereditary ideal.
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W. D. Stillman
London
Fandfather
Butler
Light Fingers and the Craft of Pickpockets Exposed
An in depth interview with a Chicago detective reveals how pickpockets train, operate in gangs or solo, and target victims with a delicate, unobtrusive method. Notable thieves like Joe Parrish and Dan Noble are discussed, as are roles of wire stall and cover, with women sometimes guiding risky hands and boys often starting young.
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Chicago
Joe Parrish
Elliott
Syracuse
N. Y
Wman
Parrish
New York
America
Dan Noble
London
Atlantic
Ben
Not Believed In Haste Yet Baltimore Grace Draws Northerners
A Cleveland Leader column extols Baltimore for its languid, graceful culture. It contrasts Southern leisure with Northern urgency, noting politeness and openhandedness. A Baltimorean quips time between New York and Baltimore differs by minutes but by 100 years in effect.
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Cleveland
Baltimore
Emerson
America
What is Parisian? A portrait of a city and its people
A reflective essay argues that Paris defies simple definition. It praises and condemns its inhabitants, noting their mix of charm and cruelty, refinement and baseness, and the city’s capacity to awe with decadence and culture.
Kilkenny Cats Story Recalled From Proverb Origins
A long standing tale tied to Kilkenny's quarrelsome cats is traced to the 1798 Irish rebellion. Hessian soldiers garrisoned Kilkenny tied two cats by their tails in a barracks room and then threw them, leaving the heads and bodies found apart.
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Pe Pati
Kilkenny
Ireland
Momentous questions on railway car seating and public humor
A satirical column explores ways a man might win a seat in a crowded railway car, joking about conversing with a prominent woman, using disguises, and even debearding the satchel and parasol. It parodies conductors and passenger behavior with humorous anecdotes about streetcars and a mock Indian war cry to stop cars.
The American Journalist and Editor Reader Marvels
A humorous look at journalists as a species of humans, detailing editors wary of interviewers and the nerve it takes to enter an editorial room. The piece notes editors read vast numbers of papers, the fear and laughter from visitors, and a witty tale of a young man showing a bias toward order in how newspapers are handled.
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Visitors
Sam
Green as a National Color in Ireland Through History
The article traces Ireland’s heraldic colors from Richard I’s era to Elizabethan times, noting a blue coat of augmentation for the Duke of Ireland and the three crowns as the official arms. It discusses flags showing a harp on blue, possible color shifts, and compares with Italy’s tricolor to illustrate changing aesthetics.
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Wyndham
Ashby
Glendale
Fremont
Ewell
Pennsylvania
Ireland
Richard I
Robert de Vere
Dublin
Edward Tfy
British Museum
Elizabeth
Carlyle
Richter
Bricao Brac and Baseball Stoppage Tale
A fragment from BRIC-A-BRAC cites Thomas Hood and recounts a New York Sun item about a Houston baseball game halted on Sunday when a colored pastor and his congregation prayed, filling the bases and stopping play.
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New York Sun
Diamond Field
Houston
Tex
Editor Hearts and Dawn in Tom Green County Times
A fragment notes two St. Louis belles arriving in Texas and quotes a Tom Green County editor praising rugged charm. The piece lampoons editors swayed by a beguiling woman, asserting bold speech and a hearty heart beneath a rough exterior.
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St. Louis
Fexas
True Philosophy And Evening Song In Poetic Fragments
A collage of verse and prose pieces from Detroit Free Press excerpts. Reflections on philosophy, a humorous back-yard quarrel, twilight mood imagery, and a parable about a man haunted by a five cent piece.
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Twilight Land
Speak to Her Lilies in a Soldier’s Love Verse
A fragmentary verse speaks of guiding love through poetry and duty. The speaker asks lilies to relay pleas for return, invoking memory of a father and a captain’s command. The speaker warns that uniform status may attract frost from friends, hinting at sacrifice and social consequence.
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Colmmaunder
Dave
The Elocutionist Nuisance Across Clemens Tina Street
An item lampoons the omnipresent recitation guest who haunts cottages and mansions, exposing how an overbearing elocutionist disrupts gatherings with repeated readings and dramatic pieces, indifferent to invitations or interruptions from the audience.
We Shall Know and Morning Paper Scenes
A poetic lyric about dawn and knowing love as mists clear, paired with a humorous illustrated vignette on a morning paper in a commuter car. The verse reflects reciprocity, trust, and peace as light dispels doubt, followed by a comic essay on how a man eyes a discarded newspaper and others react, revealing human curiosity and envy.
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Love
Ani
Orient Meadows
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Mans
Buckland
Lht
Broad Run
Sixth Corps
Davies
Chevaliers d'Industries
Paris
Mi-Careme
Victor Hugo
Voltaire
Mrs. Brown
General Grant
Holy Ground
Carmen
Huron Street
West Division
North Side
Thomas Hood
Adam
Celia Thaxter
Tinsley’s Magazine
Puck
Walter L. Sawyer
Nena
Clemenstina Street
Nob Hill
Lockesley Hall
Cole
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