Sheridan's Ride to Cedar Creek Described by Witness
A Civil War observer recalls October 19 1864 as Sheridan races from Winchester to Cedar Creek on his drumbeat ride. He details the dust cloud, the bold field cut, and the rapid pursuit that rallied the army, with Gen. Fessenden nearby and the staff following.
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Sheridan
Cedar Creek
Winchester
Washington
Rapidan
Richmond
Eighth
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Mosby
Martinsburg
Bunker Hill
Middletown
Virginia Pike
Anne Ae Ha
William P. Fessendden, Jr
Maine
Senator Fessenden
Ger. Dugus
Balmore Almericun
The Yellow Domino at the Paris Dauphin's Fete
During Louis XVs reign masquerades drew huge crowds in Paris. A yellow domino guest shocked the Dauphin by feasting through the night, revealed as an Irish brigade trooper who led a soldierly double life. He explained the troop bought a fete ticket and dominoes to rotate feeding duty, leaving the front rank to the rear. The prince ordered the soldiers to finish the feast.
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Louis XV
France
Paris
Notre Dame
Pont Au Change
Dauphin
Burgundy
Everyday Kindnesses Light Up A Neighborhood
Miscellany extols small acts of care, noting that tiny deeds by many people create lasting sunshine in a community. It highlights children helping elders, tidying, running errands, and cheerful manners as quiet rewards that brighten a dark world.
Canary’s mirror mate inspires odd pigeonhole romance
A Georgia canary gained freedom, found a mirror on the mantle, and concluded a mate waited. It offered a seed and sang to the imagined companion, then grew moody and returned to its cage, refusing further exploration despite the door remaining open.
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Georgia
Iere
Iie
Pathetic Nurse’s Death After Poisoning at Hospital
A faithful nurse at St. Louis Female Hospital poisoned a patient by mistake with corrosive sublimate. She mourned aloud that she did it alone, watched the patient for days, then killed herself with carbolic acid. Her final letters spoke of shared fate with the victim and atonement by death.
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St. Louis Female Hospital
Alice
Lincoln the Rail Splitter Exhibit of Hidden Strength
In a memoir tone, the account recalls Abraham Lincoln’s extraordinary physical strength. An 18-year-old Lincoln once held an axe at arm’s length by thumb and forefinger atop a ship, a feat others could not replicate. His friend Judge Swett notes Lincoln could lift two fighting men separately in a crowd. The piece links this prowess to his rail splitting youth and his formidable presence against conspirators aiming to abduct him.
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Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln
War Department
White House
Judge Swett
Chicago
Couar
Scribner's
Socialism and Rubenstein piano playing critique in Scribner's Monthly
An excerpt reviews Sumner on socialism, labeling it envy born and a path to communism and anarchy, then shifts to a colorful Rubenstein piano performance described in vivid rural dialect, followed by notes on a dental transplant report, New York retail trade via mail, and catalog distribution aiding distant customers.
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Scribner's Monthly
Sumner
Mr. Sumner
New York
Desler
Hadiuksee
New England
Canada
Obscure Hero: Engineer Reverses Train At Speed
Edward Osmond, an engineer on a Philadelphia to Jersey route, suffered burns when a connecting rod shattered the engine. With the cab wrecked and the train at sixty miles per hour, he crawled to his place and reversed the engine, set the air brake, and halted the dangerous run. Passengers inside remained largely unaware of the danger as their day continued. The Philadelphia Press lauds his calm integrity and quiet courage above battlefield bravado.
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Edward Osmond
Philadelphia
Jersey
Osmond
Philadelphia Press
Dark Day recollections from a 128 year old Arizona resident
An elderly woman living on the Little Colorado recalls the May 19 1780 dark day. She aged 30 at the time and remembers Spanish and Indian reactions, with saints buried by Spaniards and dogs eaten by Indians. The darkness lasted from 10 in the morning until the next night. birds silenced and livestock roosted as candles were lit. The true cause remains unknown according to the Arizona Miner.
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Ruben
Rube
Perdition
Colorado
America
Arizona
Who Invented the Steamboat in Colonial Debate
A Boston Journal correspondent named Howe cites Samuel Morey of Vermont as building a steam boat by 1793 and propelling it on the Connecticut River at about four miles an hour. The Clermont voyage by Fulton is contrasted with Morey’s prior claim and Fitch’s earlier experiments on the Delaware River, with reports of a seven and a half mile per hour steam boat and substantial Delaware River mileage in 1790.
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Samuel Morey
Vermont
Howe
Boston Journal
Robert Fulton
Morey
Connecticut River
Fulton
John Fitch
Fitch
Delaware River
Delaware
Disappointment Follows Lead Coin Ruse at Dime Bank
A Sacramento worker unearths forty rolls he believes to be $20 silver coins in a former bank premises. After inquiry, it proves the rolls are lead pipe wrapped in brown paper, exposing a public relations ruse by Dime Bank managers who displayed fake coin in their windows.
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Sacramento
Dime Savings Bank
Apples as Healthful Food and Medicine
A historical note extols apples and boiled cabbage for digestion and longevity. It praises baked apples as a superior dessert, claiming they ease constipation, acidity, and fevers, and argues families should replace pies and sweets with ripe apples to reduce physician visits.
Sudden Death Fears from Obesity Perilous Risks
A passage warns of sudden death from obesity, noting the emotional impact of losing friends unexpectedly. It claims seven tenths of obesity cases lead to heart disease or a fatal outcome. An advertisement promotes Allan's Anti Fat as a harmless remedy that regulates digestion to reduce weight two to five pounds weekly.
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Allan
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