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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1887
Page
4
The poem mourns the dead with imagery of a bivouac and silent tents. It recalls the muffled drum, eternal camping ground, and mourning tears washing red stains from battle wounds. The piece ends with the cry Victory or death amid a northern hurricane. Southern Birovae
A Confederate survivor recalls March 1865 near Laurel Hill North Carolina when guerrillas tied a noose to his neck. A fair faced Union youth on a gray horse arrived, freed him, routed six attackers, tended his wounds, and rode him to safety. The rider signed only D Hurlbut and vanished.
The Washington correspondence recalls Boston Corbett, famed for shooting Booth, and traces his later misfortunes. It notes his religious zeal, the $3,200 share of the $75,000 reward, and a disputed prize division led by Captain Dougherty. Corbett’s later moves to New Jersey and Kansas are described, with Dougherty recounting his bravery at Mosby’s raid and Corbett’s capture and exchange.
One hundred additional monuments will be erected on the battlefield of Gettysburg during the present year.
Old Doc, a famed Missouri war horse foaled May 10 1865 near Blobin Sl, served under Captain Withers in the Eighth Illinois Cavalry from 1861. He led a Georgia to sea column in Shermans march and survived four Minnie balls at Atlanta. After the war he worked on a Knoxville farm until two years ago when he was set free and cared for in retirement.
The recipe describes greasing an iron pot and braising three to four pounds of beef until browned. A muflin ring prevents sticking, then carrots onions and hot water are added and stew slowly until vegetables are tender. Season with pepper and salt, add more hot water to thicken with flour if desired, and serve over fish with vegetables.
Two Georgia boys in a woods watched a long-ago blaze approach as flames and smoke swept toward them. They climbed a sapling to escape but the fire reached them, leaving both severely burned and the younger boy suffering blistered feet and severe tissue damage.
Thomas G. Pinkham of Pittston Maine, a member of the Sixth Maine Battery, is described as one of the oldest Union soldiers in the rebellion. Born in 1795, he was nearly seventy when he enlisted.
It is proposed to build a soldiers and sailors monument in Brooklyn New York. It is expected that 200000 dollars will be subscribed on or before February 19 1888. Six persons have already subscribed 10000 pounds exchange.
The Department of New York lists 35,983 members with a gain of 2,130 during the year. Post charity spending totals 37,448 dollars.
The muster-roll lists 800000 names connected to the Grand Army of the Republic. Names and affiliations are recorded as part of the organization’s historical roster.
The Nova Scotia merchant vessel On Time arrives in Portland with fishermen on board amid hostile American welcome. Shouts of Go back home and Keep out of our three mile limits trigger fear of renewed commercial tensions. Operators vow to protect their fishing rights while Congress and President Cleveland loom over prospects for cross border trade.
The wedding of John A. Logan Jr. and Edith H. Andrews took place in Youngstown Ohio with Rev D H Evans officiating. The couple received 3800 worth of gifts including a 50000 check and a deed for a valuable city lot as a wedding gift from the bride's father. The ceremony featured an orchestra and floral bell, and the couple departed to Florida for a month.
Weekly report to the Ohio State Board of Health shows prevailing diseases across 55 counties for the week ended Friday noon March 1. The bulletin compares current figures with the previous week, revealing patterns and shifts in illness distribution and intensity.
Six of the bald knobbers confined at Ozark for Eden Green's murder are released on bonds totaling 71,000 pounds 2 shillings after investigators find they were not directly involved. At Springfield jail, four inmates staged a tunnel escape attempt, thwarted by Sheriff Dodson. The group kept a vengeance book listing targets for punishment. A Boston line includes unrelated anecdotes and a Bridgeport man’s framed thank you for a car ride loan.
A short humorous dialogue where an elderly man reminds Bobby of his duty to attend church. Bobby mulls over the idea, suggesting he would go twice every Sunday if required, highlighting a child’s reluctant respect for routine authority.
A playful dialogue centers on speech and raising the roof of the mouth. The father explains that talking naturally raises the roof, a lighthearted exchange between a hopeful speaker and his father.
The article argues that well water and filtration fail to prevent poison in blood, likening kidneys to a sewer system that can fail, causing Bright’s disease. It cites Warner’s safe cure and notes rising public awareness of kidney health and water pollution. It also includes brief, scattered notes and ads from other items in the issue.
The German Fishery Association urged a premium on seals due to their destruction of fish supplies, arguing full-grown seals eat ten pounds daily and 3,650 pounds yearly, potentially 3,650,000 pounds for 1,000 seals, impacting herring stocks and Danish/Swedish Baltic fisheries. The petition was refused with reports of rising seal damage noted by Swedish fishermen.
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