Reminiscences of General Averell at Congregational Church
General Averell recalls Civil War missions including dispatch runs to Emory, the Manassas flag of truce meeting with Colonel Taylor, and Pinkerton agents exposing a Virginia spy ring. He notes exchanges declined by Lincoln, and tells how Mrs Greenough and others were removed to the South amid the blockade network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Averell
Washington
Sumter
Twiges
Staf
Porter
Taylor
Confederate States Army
Davis
Confederate States
Lincoln
United States
Andy
Tom
West Point
Allan Pinkerton
Potomac
Virginia
Greenough
Department of State
A Mysterious Shot and a Scout’s Narrow Escape
A Union scout recounts being captured on Rossville road near Chickamauga while in Confederate territory. He meets a drunken Confederate fighter who aims to kill, then the conversation turns as the two identify themselves and assess danger in an area thick with bushwhackers and soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brage
Mission Ridge
Lookout Mountain
Army of the Tennessee
Rossville Road
Snodcrass Hill
Chickamauga
John Thomas
General Bragg
Two Noted Soldiers Sheridan and Rosecrans Today
Washington Cor Cleveland Leader recalls Generals Sheridan and Rosecrans years after the Civil War. Sheridan remains energetic, tall tales of his dash persist, Rosecrans shows gray beards and measured gait. Both aging veterans attend duties, with Rosecrans by treasury post and Sheridan riding in a back seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Rosecrans
Case Hall
Winchester
Meade
Washington
Cleveland
General Rosecrans
Treasury
Army
Washington Cor
Nationalities of Pickpockets Reveal Distinct Tricks
A Paris volume by M. Mace surveys pickpockets by nationality. It claims English thieves are often bungling, Germans master the Wesbrouffe collision trick, Spaniards worship relics, Italians boast skill and security, French are cosmopolitan inventors, and Americans mix methods and even include children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Mace
Detective Police
Chevaliers Industrie
Sion
Europe
N. Y
Encounter in the woods ends with unseen shooter
A wary scout clashes in a forest near the front. A hostile man accuses him of being a Yankee spy before a pistol shot ends the threat from behind. The narrator notes followed footprints and an unresolved question of the shooter’s identity.
Veterans groups and memorial efforts noted in state history
The text records the 1885 incorporation of the Society of the Regular Army and Navy, eligibility for veterans, state memorial funds for Gettysburg tablets, the Daughters of Veterans planning a national encampment in St Louis, the Union Veteran Legion as a veterans order, and Kansas’ estimated 125 690 old soldiers population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Society of the Regular Army and Navy
Regular Army, Navy
Marine Corps of the
United States
Daughters of Veterans
St. Louis
State
Kansas
Newspaper Truth Joke Sparks Banter in Newspaper Row
Major Stofah jokes that a newspaper man is like truth saying he will rise again. His best girl responds with innocence revealing the punchline. Baron Arthur de Collard of Syracuse earns recognition for an extraordinary vocal range of eight octaves and eighteen singing medals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stofah
Truth
Washington
Baron Arthur de Collard
Syracuse
N. Y
Myron Whitney
Gerster
Watchmaker Bartlett’s Fame Spreads Across Nations
P. S. Bartlett, an early foreman at the Waltham factory, built a popular line of watches estimated at 500,000 sold. The Bartlett model rivals the Appleton, Tracy & Co. in reputation, features a full jeweled patent regulator and a crown-only wind and set open-face design. Over 2,000 have been bought by the British Government for Indian railways, with colonial orders in New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. S. Bartlett
Waltham
Bartlett
Appleton, Tracy & Co
India
New South Wales
Victoria
South Australia
W. Y. Jewelers
Unconventional 1867 Dalkeith Galashiels Marriage
Report of a couple from Dalkeith who married in 1867 after sharing a meal and a basin of meal as a vow, kneeling and swearing on a Bible that they would not part until death. They later lived as husband and wife in Dalkeith. the union was considered legally valid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalkeith
Notable Patent Remedies and Oddities From A Crowd of Ads
A collage of 19th century medical cures and consumer notices touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for consumption and blood disorders, Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for women, Bayorite Prescription with guaranteed refunds, and other tonics. Also promoted are Glenn’s Sulphur Soap, Harter's Tron Tonic, Piso's Remedy, and various ads for marriage endowments, cosmetics, and anti rheumatism remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnum
Dr. Pierce
Sue
Eliza Ann Smith
Vermillion, Erie Co
Ohio
Glenn
Uul
Ti Pex
Durang
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Soldiers’ Department
Sheridan and Rosecrans
Tilo
Pim
Yank
George Peterson
Detroit Free Press
Legislature of
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Union Veteran Legion
New York
Minnesota
Ohio Dairy
Oicres
Cincinnati
Toledo
Pittsburgh
England
Perrott Free Press
Josten Commercial Bulletin
Pierce
North
South Pole
Lerrence
Gallagher
Cnra
Marriage Endowment Association
Hood
N.A. Stanley
Canastota
N.Y
C. J. Hood & CO
Lowell, Mass
Cockle
Tenton
D., Wm. Hall
John F. Henry & Co
Iain
Cr Eeeweeeee Mutual
Mation” of
Altoora
PI (Incorporated
Sec
Schenk’s
Altoona
P.O
Swayne
Harter
Dr. Harter
Che DK
Harter Medicine Company
St.Louis
NATO
H Green & Sons, M. Ds
Atlanta
Jones
Binghamton
Westerly Granite SI Limited
West 23Rd Street
New York City
Westerly
Lasterly
B. I
Scotland
Swayhe
ESA
New England Con Music
Divers & Pond Piano Co
Tremont Street
Boston
Okter Lron Roofing CO
Ension
A. W. McCormick & Son
Washington, D.C
Durang’s
General Sherman
Am. Ky
Elphenstine
Druguist
Wallington
D.C
J. A. Sherman
Broadway
C. D
C. Strehl& Co
Wabashaw
Chicago
Valenvine Buos
Janesville
Wis
Buewster Saprty Rein Older CO
Molly
Mich
A.N. K
Akron
Canton
Columbus
Kimbolton
Cambridge
Bresville
Piaceant
Belle Valley
Caldwell
Macksbure
Marietta
L Tratlroad
Canal Dover
Coshocton
Zanesville
Newwark
Parkersburg. Ly
Marietta Mackabbs Caldwell
Belle Valley Pt
Pleasan
Byesville
New Comer
Canal Cove
Vatley
Massillon
Va Creston
Norwalk
Creston
Ari
Woo
Goreng South
Parkersburg
T. Wikofef
F.G. Jewett
T.C. Clark
Independence Everett
Uniontown
Greentown
New Berlin Lake Park
Eee
Ft.w
Crossing Valley Junction
A. Om
Valley Junction
Isaac Reynolds
R. A. Curran
Gen
James Mellen
Tray
Pass
Baltimore & Ohio
R. R
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Pittssburgh
Wheeling
Bellaire
P.M. BP. M
A. M
M. P
Sandusky
A.M. P.M
Newark
Bec Viernonic
M. Ulois Ann Bite
Neil Nemed Mansfield
Shelby Jone'n
Serts
Monroeville
Riyadh Oats Te
P.M
M. Prof
A. M. 1A
St. Clairsville
Px.a.m
Mt. Vernon
Tv Een Baane
P. M.A
Barnesville
P. M. Prerecerar
P. M
A.M
Nulledelphia
Zanes Ville
C.K. Lord
W.E. Reppert
Procter & Gamble
Fsdar Lex Ct
Aux
Lemurs
Kent
St. Louis, Mo
W.A. Rainey
TITAN
ALK
LOK
R&p
Laka
Atervillé Ibert le
Tyfson
E.st.louis Rand
Frgr
Rock Island & Pacific R
Chica
Rock Island
Joliet
Ottawa
la Salle
Peoria
Geneseo
Moline
Illinois
Davenport
Muscatine
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
West Liberty
Iowa City
Des Moines
Indianola Winterset
Atlantic
Knoxville
Audubon
Harlan
Guthrie Centre
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Gallatin
Trenton
St. Joseph
Cameron
Kansas City
Missouri
Leavenworth
Atchison
Albert Lea
Minneapolis
St. Paw
Watertown
Dakota
Great Rock Island
West
Missouri River
St. Paul
Iowra
Interior
Seneca
Kankakee
Indianapolis
Lafayette
E. A. Holbrook
Cen'l Tk
Agi
Chicagey
Hwislers
Wisconsin -ScNb
Pitsburg Ciniinal
St. Lois
New Comerstown
Western Express Mail Express
Limited Express
Eastern Express
New York Express
Dennison Accommodation
Bam
WM. Cole
Tickey
James McCrea
E. A. Ford
Pittsburgh, Pa
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