Hayes at Middletown in Civil War nurse tale of Colonel Hayes
Middletown Maryland 1877 recounts the wounded Colonel Hayes of the Twenty third Ohio at South Mountain and his rescue by Captain Rudy family and surgeon Webb. The piece details Hayes fighting, hospitalization, and the Rudy household's care, plus Mrs Hayes arrival and broader notes on local hospital relief.
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Middletown
United States
Maryland
Lee
McClellan
South Mountain
Massachusetts
Jacop Rudy
Daniel Webster Rudy
Laura
Ella
Rudy
Joe
Webb
Jacob Rudy
Jacob
Burnside
Old National Road
Bod Hayes
Kate Rudy
Cincinnati
Ohio
Capitan Rudy
Jim
Baer
Charles Baer
Colonel Hayes
Roanoke County
Salem
Hayes
James Webb
Daniel Rudy
Washington
Fredrick
Antietam
Blue Ridge
Platt
Miss Ella
Kate
Rudys
Daniel
Charlie
Baltimore
New York Herald
Sedford
Nantucket
South Pacific
Coffin
Macy
Japan
Public Laws Appropriation Act of January 1877
Rhode Island passes a comprehensive appropriation act for the year ending April 30 1878. It covers salaries for state officers judges and clerks, judicial and educational expenses, reform and care for dependent persons, fuel, law library, assembly costs, and various public offices. The document repeals inconsistent prior acts and is signed by Secretary of State Joash M. Addeman.
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General Assembly
Secretary of State
Supreme Court
Insurance
Newport
Bristol
Kent
Washington
Providence
County of Providence
Court of Common Pleas
State Auditor
County of
County of Kent
Court of Common Preas
County of Washington
Justice Court
City of
Pawtucket
Town of
Woonsocket
Law Library
Adjutant General
Quartermaster General
House of Representatives
Senate
Supreme Courts
Courts of Common Pleas
Justice Courts
Rhode Island State Normal School
Newport State House
College Street
Elizabeth
Reform School
Joashu M. Addeman
Distracted Witnesses in Court Admits Common Sense Guilty
Congressman Lamar recalls a law case where Sally Saxe was a witness. Bill Jenkins faced a question about her truthfulness and the reply drifted to describe her as common sense and prone to fits.
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Lamar
Sally Saxe
Bill Jenkins
The White Cow Prideful in a British Stable
A traveler recalls a story from England about a white cow that insists on primacy in the herd. She ignores others, dominates pasture, and only grudgingly allows entry to the stable, until the animals depart and she confidently reclaims her place. Sheridan’s Ride anecdotes follow with humorous exchanges.
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Cotor
England
Public Letters and Courageous Sentiments Under Threat
The passage argues that when people express views openly they deserve respectful consideration, while those who hide behind anonymous vilification or letters should not escape accountability. It contrasts temperate discourse with cowardly acts of intimidation and violence.
War costs outweigh short term gains for American prosperity
The New York Express argues that war adds bread and meat costs, raises bond payments and interest, depresses foreign imports, and brings inflation. It warns war brings destruction of property and lives, and that any brief economic boost from war is outweighed by long term losses for the nation.
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The
New York Express
United States
Russia
Turkey
Creative use for maple sugar cake to light matches
A reader suggests repurposing a maple sugar cake with excess sand by framing it in cardboard with bright colors and hanging it on the wall to light matches. The plan emphasizes durability and decorative appeal.
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Er’s
Nish
Lond Syste
Pittsburg
Bishop
Facure
Simpson
Bishop Simpson
James
Chambers’ Journal
Asia
West Indies
China
Sumatra
Burmah
Rangoon
Prome
America
Mexico
Europe
Africa
Sir David Brewster
Laws OF
Rhode Island
Commissioner of Public Schools
Providence Reform School
Butler Hospital
Public Printing
Insurance Commissioner
Board of Peas
Revidence
Providence County
Narragansett
Flint
Imm
Dighton
Mass
Punt & Co
M. XM. L
Winkston
Abs Hs & Eins & Co
Sames Maesden
Dr. H
Ferty Co
Gents
George BE. Hamlen
Taunton
Mase
Poreon
Sheridan
Philip H. Sheridan
Dr. Pierce
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