Stories of the War and a Fallen Officer Heroism
In a Shenandoah Valley stretch during 1864 a North Carolina youth rescues a wounded officer under fire and earns a silver watch. The tale recalls brutal fighting near Martinsburg and Charlestown as both sides push to seize ridges and valleys. A heroic Federal soldier charges with bayonet, dies near the line, shaping the day’s outcome.
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Grant
Lee
Spottsylvania
James River
Scipio
Hannibal
North Carolina
Stanly County
N. C
Shenandoah Valley
Martinsburg
Charlestown
Forty-third
Artige
Maitveu
Squire
Sharpshooters Rally By Fours Under Fire
After a Federal retreat a line of sharpshooters confronted us and, after exchanging shots, rallied by fours in the open fields. They stood exposed to our fire and fought until many fell. We were told they belonged to the Sixth Corps, which explained their heroism and coolness.
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Sixth Corps
Demonstration Near Goldsboro Fails Against Rebel Sharpshooters
In December 1862 General Foster moved from New Bern toward Goldsboro to sever the Wilmington and Weldon railroad. Federals provoked a frontal assault and disrupted by a daring sniper who crossed near the bridge, eluding sharpshooters and prompting a promotion, while Confederate forces reeled and failed to hold the line.
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Foster
Newbern
N.C
Goldsboro
Wiluington & Weldson
Richmond
Gulf States
Neuse
Bacchus
Selling His Life Dearly in an 1863 Civil War Encounter
In spring 1863 Federal forces threaten Washington New Bern and Plymouth. Company K of the Twenty sixth North Carolina regiments defends a ford as a cavalryman rides to drink, then is met by eighty rifles and dies as Confederate forces close in, his rein dropped and attention fixed on one target.
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Washington
Newbern
Plymouth
Rach’s Miiles
North Carve Inn
Johnny
Rapidan
Moreton’s Ford
Yank
the Herald
Johnnie
Formaltt
Yankwoodby
Fiy
Yemsebik
Shamal
A Bold Attempt to Capture a General During Civil War Action
In 1864 near Snickers Gap Federal cavalry captured and burned wagons while a daring rider pursued General Rhones. a teamster shot him dead. A separate Rapidan picket tale recalls Johnnie’s frost bit endurance and a night of stealthy beans and vigilance.
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Early
Washington City
Snickers Gap
Rhones
Hiis
Did Yank Like Mutton at Mine Run November 1863
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Mine Run in November 1863 with sharpshooters on elevated ground beside a stream between opposing lines. A Federal soldier rescues a sheep amid a volley, as rifles crack and alarms ring through the bivouac.
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Mine Run
Care of Crowns in Warm Weather Advice for Royals
Practical guidance on storing and cleaning royal regalia during heat. Advice covers cleaning a gold plated crown with a stiff toothbrush, sizing adjustments using a folded newspaper, and safe storage of sceptres and robes. Warns against misusing the robe and offers humorous cautions about upkeep.
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Mother Hubbard
Peaches by the Billion Shipped from Delaware in One Day
Wilmington News reports a Tuesday peach haul of 127 120 baskets totaling 25 424 000 peaches. At 30 pounds per basket the load weighs about 3 813 600 pounds. If half the pits are fed to cattle at 250 pits per cow, about 50 848 cows would suffer colic the next day.
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Wilmington News
Blackbird Station
Delaware
Middletown
Delina
Hermie and John Win Penny Match Marriage Tale
A Pittsburg Leader report recalls a Christmas season romance from Ogdensburg where Hermie set a 1145 proposal time. Three admirers gathered and, by a peony matching plan devised by Hermie, John won the wager. John and Hermie wed just before the new year, with two rivals serving as best men.
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Ogdensburg Journal
Hermie
John
Pittsburg Leader
Lis
Hennie
Deer Captured by Two Women of Nerve on Longlake
Mrs E H Turner of Quincy Illinois and Miss Marie Hernan of Springfield Illinois hooked a rope around a deer's horns after a rowboat encounter on Longlake. The 180 pound deer was brought home with head and hide as a memento of their huntress powers.
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Alpena
E. H. Turner
Quincey
Marie Hernan
Springfield
Lil
Longlake
A Narrow Escape on a Detroit Train
A brief Detroit Free Press item recalls a small woman asking a fat man to yield a seat on a New Haven train. She complains loudly about pork stocks and asks how he escaped, finally securing the seat for herself.
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Detroit
Curious Yakut Life On A Far Northern Deer Sled Journey
The narrator details a deer sled journey to the Arctic, describing the Yakut yurt life. He notes the snowbound forest passage, the silent sleighs, and the warm, smoke-filled yourte with raised hearths. He observes Yakut hospitality, betrothal customs, and rustic cradle and clothing practices amid harsh winter conditions.
A Fortune in a Jug from a Sailor’s Tale
An old sailor in a downtown saloon recalls looting a Greek bumboat’s cargo on a Macedonian era voyage. He hides grease and a jug of attar of roses, faces a priest’s comic reveal, and later shares a family fortune from the perfume’s value.
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Navy
Julia Baker
Bahamas
Lance
Bo’sen
Vasa
North Atlantic
West Indies
Indies
New York
Pike Street
Mariar
Darlin
Jack
Nora
The
Levant
In Germany Leave Theater Only If You Notify Doorkeeper
The article explains that in German theatres and concert halls, patrons who plan to leave at a specific time must inform the doorkeeper before the performance starts. If the named time arrives, exits are handled according to venue rules.
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Germany
Doorkeeper Guides Hidden Passage to Escape
A covert door is shown during a pause, the doorkeeper beckons quietly and leads you through a private exit. You emerge into a secluded corridor and can proceed home alone and at your own pace, away from the crowd.
Sand map of Japan used in To kio royal university school
A To kio royal university school constructs a courtyard sand map of Japan with hills and valleys, rivers drawn in the sand, and water flow that matches rain runoff. Students study geographic features, city locations, and watershed outlines by a highly accurate, miniature landscape.
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Royal University
Tokio
Japan
Empire of Islands
Boy Finds Woodcock Inside Bull Head While Fishing
John Connors of Split Rock reports near Mud Lake he hunted woodcock and discovered a hen woodcock partly digested inside a large bull head. He notes Lulu the pointer pointed the fish and asks local sports to share similar experiences with flo bred dogs.
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John Connors
Syracuse Herald
Mud Lake
Lulu
Quake Ocean Billow and a World of Shocks
An Old South American traveller recalls the 10th earthquake felt near Guayaquil and Lima. He details shocks from sea to shore, argues against the rule of three, and describes a majestic inland quake billow at the Bio-Bio mouth in Chile.
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New York
Sun
Andes
Mendoza
Caracas
Chili
Sicily
Sandwich Islands
Favorita
Payta
Guayaquil
Terramote
Pacific
Provost
Guayagil
Calle del Theatro
Lima
Peru
Cuzco
St. Augustine
Cobija
Bolivia
Cop‘apo
Chillan
St. Velipe
Santiago
Curico
Chilyan
Talca
Tulcea
Mr. Holman
Yong
Mr. Holtian
Willow River Falls Sketch by a Self Made Artist
Bill Nye recounts visiting Willow River Falls for a sketch and bath. He explains learning drawing at sixty. defends his etching techniques and use of a saw-horse and a faux abutment. urges fair judgment amid critic lines while proclaiming art reform.
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Willow River Falls
Willow River
Herbert Spencer
Kisses in Literature from Various Times and Figures
A playful survey of kissing anecdotes across literature and history. It cites Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire and Jane Duchess of Gordon influencing votes and regiments, Duncan MacKenzie’s tale from 1866, and an American naval officer’s comical misreadings with a Chinese maiden. The piece mingles quoted lines, proverbs, and anecdotal notes on stealthy, sly, or forbidden kisses.
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Detroit
Duthill
China
Mei Jin
Ingenious Tailor Creates Hidden Cigar Pocket
A New York tailor designs a double or false vest pocket to hide cigars. The pocket allows the smoker to carry personal smokes unseen while friends’ cigars peek over the edge. Cautious wearers may gain a reputation among cigar fiends, but the device promises saving money.
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Detroit Free Press
New York
Eclectic 19th Century Snippets From Various Papers
A collage of brief items including a Latin caption on a bric a brac piece, a New Orleans bicycle lantern note, a Parisian style fable about a chisel and crayon, a Boston Parents style comic line about Minnie wearing a mask, and a Scottish lake shore poem describing lochs, pines, and mist with rugged peaks.
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Walter C. Smith
Athens
Long Loch
Bewitching Widows Bon Mot in Paris Morning News
A brief humorous exchange about a mother’s second marriage. A prudent daughter cautions against remarriage while the mother cites a French proverb about the “first pat father” being costly, delivering a light play on words.
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Paris Morning News
August Breezes and Fading Sunlight in a Rural Verse
A collage of verse fragments and humorous patrol jokes set in a 19th century newspaper page. The pieces mix seasonal imagery with a Rochester reference and light domestic anecdotes about lightning rods and stimulants, preserving period voice and setting.
Making of the Hay Poem Note of Seasonal Romance
Poem lines describe a rural scene with whip-poor-wills, apple blossoms, meadow stars, jack o lantern, and a planned wedding at harvest time. The speaker vows to find and kiss his bonnie lass as summer wanes and barley heads. The imagery centers on farming motifs and a forthcoming marriage celebration.
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Samuel Minturn Peck
Manhattan
Could Do Her Own Filings
A summer boarder in a Chicago boarding house asks to file and sharpen a saw for the landlady's daughter. The girl, surprised, declines, noting she can buy her own file. The mother had recently purchased a piano from the boarding house profits.
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Chicago Herald
Flere
I Am Engaged Too A Beachside Misread
In a light verse exchange a narrator recalls courting Isabella on the beach. A kiss comes after a bold pledge and a humorous twist when Isabella reveals she is engaged, then the narrator realizes he is also engaged, ending the moment with mutual irony.
Religion Before the War. A Humorous Antebellum Dialogue
In Harper's September Editor's Drawer a minister recalls riding with a Virginia enslaved man. The man notes the region’s many religions and, when asked his choice, responds that he is not a religionist but “ole Pisces pel,” a folded joke reflecting enslaved humor.
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Harper’s
Virginia
Massa
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