Glory and Anguish at Shiloh Through Beauregard's Camp
A Confederate memoir recounts the Shiloh battlefield scene from sunrise to retreat, detailing the brutal fight against McClernand and the Beauregard assault. The narrator describes the front line, the yellow jacket company, a frantic clash with Beauregard's coach, and the brutal night in a crowded field hospital with personal losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
B. F. Sawyer
Philadelphia Weekly Times
Beauregard
Napoleon
Yellow Jackets
Dewberry
Blythe
Beaureard
Gene D
Mississippi
Apa
McClernand
Captain Sharp
Simeon
James R. Allen
Austerlitz
Waterloo
Sp Psevaet
Corinth
Notable Farewell Reflections in Grief
The speaker describes deep sorrow and tears as they watched others depart in misty tears then cared for nothing else, crying like a child after the moment. The passage conveys intense emotional impact and a sense of loss.
Giggle considered an American trait by science and society
The piece argues giggling is uniquely American and defies scientific explanation. It defines a giggler as a reserved, distant figure, usually a girl, whose laughter is an undeveloped art. It portrays giggle as a fragile, hopeful sign of youth, pulseless yet lively, and tied to timid innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gigeler
Peck's Bad Boy Outdone In Circus Plot Disturbance
A Carson boy Johnny McGinnis ages seven is accused of painting a girl with animals and Egyptian ibexes to travel with a tattooed circus. The family quarrel ends with a chase to Johnson's barn where the boy explains he hoped to profit from a traveling tattooed woman act.
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Carson
Peck
United States
Johnny McGinnis
King Street
Johnny
McGinnis
Johnson
Mary
New Enterprises
Recipes for Popular Sermons in a Civic Menu
A satirical recipe parody critiques religious talk by mixing sermon ingredients with culinary steps. It weaves references to Unitarianism Episcopalianism and Atheism while describing how to prepare a sermon as a dish to be served at vespers with humorous and provocative imagery.
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Chicago Herald
Ten Thousand Candle Power Shines Over Chestnut Street
The Philadelphia Record notes a single 10,000 candle power light suspended 90 feet above Chestnut Street fronting the Record building. The glow illuminates the block from Ninth to Tenth, making editorial text readable at night. Brush lamps along Chestnut are 2000 candles each.
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United States
Philadelphia
Record Building
Chestnut Street
Ninth
Tenth
Percete
New York City
Brighton Beach
Motor Powered Arastras Beat Keely Out of Sight
Jim Townsend of Bodice operates six arastras in a sandy flat using windless sand power. A regulator stack of sand feeds an overshot wheel, lifting sand to a storage tank and driving the mills. When wind is strong sand is stored for calm days, keeping the machines busy.
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Keely
Virginia
Jim Townsend
Bodice
Mr. Townsend
Hen Pen Tale From Bar Harbor Inn Chums Back then
Landlord Roberts, who ran the first hotel at Bar Harbor over thirty years ago, wakes to a guest in shirt dress wandering the halls. The guest asks for the hen pen to test a pillow and pluck a feather for another pen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Roberts
Dusty Weather Thins Delaware River Fish Rush
The Port Jervis Union reports the Delaware River running low with fish disturbed by dust and sunfish and black bass caught in large numbers during the week as boys swim to dodge dust and eddies while anglers toil through the shallow water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Port Jervis Union
Cyclone Arrival Triggers Wife Message in Louisiana
A Maryland woman reaches Louisiana Missouri with a cyclone passing and writes her husband asking what he thinks after surviving the storm. A mutual friend recalls the husband’s reaction, expressing pity for the cyclone and the dangerous travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Louisiana
Lasning
The Art of Kissing Across Ages and Authors
A column surveys kiss lore from ancient rites to Shakespeare and modern poets, tracing types of kisses from reverent to passionate. It cites biblical and royal anecdotes, literary lines, and historical customs to explore how kisses conveyed devotion, romance, or social ritual through centuries.
Entangled Courtship Ballad In Obscure Verse
A dated verse fragment recounts a playful romance between a young man and a waif like girl. The narrator notes kisses and stakes while a twist of payment prompts a question about the meaning of the wrangle. A newspaper reader recalls a girl driven to frenzy by a kiss and an uncle’s puzzled reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron
Dryden
Drayton
Schiller
Tennyson
John Lyly
Campaspe
Cupid
Chary
Parnell
Thomas Lodge
William Davenant
George Withers
Campello
A Curious Maine Island tale of crows and haunted shores
A retired mackerel fisherman on Squirrel Island recalls crow cunning, sea eggs eaten by birds, and a haunted cliffside house tied to a vanished mariner. The tale threads a bleak coastal mood with legends of the Whale's Back rock and near drownings, ending with a whale encounter off Cape Horn.
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Quinrert IsaAnp
Squirrel Island
Maine
Dorcas
Jos
Elass
Mediterranean
Matilda
Escapes of Captives in Early American Wars
Summary of Edward Eggleston's Century article recounting remarkable escapes from Indigenous captors in Virginia, Maine, and New England. Highlights include Anthony Bracket and wife canoe escape to Blackpoint, 11 year old Eames reaching settlements, Hannah Duston and companions escaping after killing captors, and royal acknowledgments from Massachusetts and Maryland for daring acts.
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Edward Eggleston
Virginia
Anthony Bracket
Maine
Bracket
Blackpoint
Eames
Hannah Bradley
Massachusetts
Concord
Dean
Oyster River
Toogood
Pennsylvania
Inglis
Ohio River
Ohio
New England
Hannah Duston
Mary Neff
Samuel Leonardson
Haverhill
Merrimac River
Ter Lidigns
Merrimac
Massachusetts General Court
Duston
Nicholson
Maryland
Curious Mementos of the Dead at New York Bay cemetery
A New York Sun reporter describes grave markers with toys and garments left by loved ones. On one plot a headless doll and miniature stove lie beside spools and worn shoes, while another grave shows a doll-house and shell nailed room once used by a wealthy child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etter
Dorcas
Taown
Setilade
New York Sun
New York Bay Cemetery
His Queer Business on Cortlandt Street Explainer
A wheezy man with bundles and a green covered book pitches a New York to New Jersey errands service. He claims to buy dry goods, seeds, kitchen utensils, plants, and more for towns out of state. He advertises reliability and prompt delivery to rural customers.
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New York
Cortlandt Street
New Jersey
Sawdust Bead Bed and Curious Tales From Oregon
A Oregonian excerpt notes Chinamen at work along North Front street grading the railroad with beach sand and sawdust, later covered with dirt for stability. It includes a Bible curing delirium tremens tale aboard a steamer and a quirky anecdote about dining times for “common people” and “the big ones” in Washington with David Crockett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregonian
Northern Pacific Railroad
North Front Street
David Crockett
Congress
Washington
Mercury Beats Wind In Heat Driven Race At Midday
The Mercury surged from 89 to 94 in a sun fueled race, with the Wind mounting a comeback aided by rain clouds. Spectators kept cool while the race drew broad interest across classes before clouds finally ended the contest around mid afternoon.
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Cleveland
Mercury
Old Merc
Merc
Iis
Wwett
Turtles in Silk Fashion a Bordentown Party
In Bordentown shoal of young ladies dress up pet turtles for a Park street party. Turtles named Venus and others wore silk dresses with embroidery and plush trims while guests enjoyed see-sawing, swinging and ice cream at the fashionable event.
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Bordentown
Park Street
Venus
Watermelon Smash Rumor Hits Philadelphia Saloon
A Chestnut Street bartender recalls a morning customer who asked for whiskey with watermelon heart and ice to avoid intoxication. He fears the trend would spark new fruit flavored cocktails and turn bars into grocery and fruit stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Chestnut Street
American eagle defeats cocks in yard brawl at Birabent’s Hotel
A United States eagle kept at Birabent’s Hotel yard near Santa Barbara was sold Friday. In a dramatic clash with game fowls the eagle toppled several attackers with swift wing blows and talon grabs, standing calm after the fight as bloody trophies lay nearby.
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Philadelphia
Santa Barbara
Birabent’s
Bric a Brac and a Narrow Escape Amid Mixed Verse
A fragmentary piece contrasts a braggart traveler in a summer hotel and a salary of 8.75 a week with a destructive icehouse fire on the Miami River. Interwoven are verses about travel, poets, and a roaming, restless mood, with brief scene sketches and prose-like lines.
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Les
Miami River
Railroading A La Mode
A Wisconsin narrow gauge rail line planned twenty miles with a $200000 stock issue. An Eastern investor heard the project boasted five miles of right of way and plans to cobble seventeen more. Funds were spent on officers’ uniforms mahogany desks and marble carpets as the venture prepared to buy horses carriages and a president’s yacht before actual construction began.
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Wall Street
Wisconsin
Gray hair and circus moral tale stir old memories
A Toledo preacher story surfaces with a comic edge about a minister eyeing a circus through curiosity and a failed plan to borrow a boy. The piece blends reflections on aging and time with a quirky bedtime vignette featuring Grandpa Binks and a dangerous razor in a moral tale for children.
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Toledo
New York World
Grandpa Binks
Binks
Ballville Register exchange sparks editor banter
A bustling exchange room scene shows editors from Iowa and Ballville spar over the quality of the Ballville Register. One editor praises it aloud while another calls it the poorest paper, prompting a comical display and playful resistance with the waste basket.
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Ballville Register
Iowa
Herald
Exchange
Register
The
Albert
Ard
Tha Egister
Exehan
Depar Ment
HH Canis
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Rachel
Oliver Twist
Adam
Rome
Pliny
Baal
Job
Evelyn
London
Henry I
England
Becket
Charles II
Nell Gywane
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Catharine Glover
Henry of
Shakespeare
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Buckman
Ebenezer Elliott
Charlotte F. Bates
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Eigen Karade
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Hugh Conway
Ashley Sterry
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Bsus
Maine Islands
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Arguin
Carus
Ocean Point
Petaquid
Monhegan
Cape Horn
Tor'castle
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