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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1887
Page
4
A prose poem from Maurice Thompson printed in American Magazine extols unity and sacrifice in war. It envisions one oath, one flag, and one shared destiny guiding soldiers, praising the deathless legend written in fire and blood as a symbol of national unity.
A South Carolina planter’s daughter Rhett Myron, widowed, becomes governess to Col W R Smith’s family in New York. Smith's dying confession reveals the killer of her father and leaves her $15,000 and a letter detailing his death. she recalls a blood marked picture found with the dying man.
Hugh Thompson, a Fifteenth Ohio Infantry veteran from Van Wert County, returns to his Ohio home after years of wandering. Allegedly listed as killed, he later recalled his mother’s death and found identity through G A R aid and letters from regiment mates. A Bible given by his cousin accompanies him as he restores ties to former comrades.
In Peters burg Virginia a hilltop reservoir above a ravine drew Civil War attention. A Federal soldier mistook it for a fort after a brief exchange, asking about a fort and receiving the reply water. Citizens corroborate the tale as delaying the attack on Petersburg.
In Griffith Semple and Mills gun store at 512 West Main, workers uncovered a rotten gun case holding fourteen firearms and a complete outfit for as many men. The case had been stored twenty five years, moved three times since. The guns were given by a Livingston to a Confederate soldier husband, reflecting Southern sympathy. Semple plans to preserve the relics as historic artifacts.
General Burien calls for a universal service pension for Union soldiers while wealthy widows Mrs Garfield and Mrs Grant draw about $100 weekly. Private William J Sneparn’s twenty year pension finally approved, back pay over ten thousand dollars. Exira Powers, longtime Union nurse, dies at eighty five in Washington. Brooklyn’s U S Grant Post presents a framed portrait to Commander in Chief Fairchild. Ohio regiments at Gettysburg listed by the Adjutant General.
Paris Let’er describes autumn fashion: long and short wraps in wool, tartan felts, and light fabrics. jackets with basques and military touches. rich Genoese velvet carriages outfits. white styles persist with white polonaise or blouse over colored skirts. outfits aimed for carriage and country visits, not city streets.
A collage of practical tips and recipes from farmers and magazines. Sorghum seed praised as hog feed, wormwood to deter ants, shade and water for sunstroked pasture, cedar keeps moths away, and milk drops for ear-ache. DIY hay unloading method with a rope and pulley, plus old time recipes for White Cake and Apple Roly Poly with step by step prep and tweaks.
A historic profile lauds industrial benefactor Krupp for building more than four thousand worker homes housing sixteen thousand people, plus boarding houses, a central supply store, and a brewery at cost. It notes hospitals, free schools, pensions, life insurance links, and a sick fund funded by foremen and workers.
E. A. Holbrook is indicated as the General Traffic and Passenger Agent for Chicago in the notice. The terse dispatch confirms his appointment and office location in Chicago.
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