Unified Confederacy Flag Designer's Memoir in Louisville
The New York Herald recounts Nicola Marschall, born in Prussia, who designed the Confederate flag and uniform. He traveled to America during the 1849 gold era, taught arts in Marion Alabama, and served in the Second Alabama engineers. The flag design evolved from patterns he sketched for Mrs. Napoleon Lockett before the Civil War. Marschall later fought at Mobile Bay and pursued art until Appomattox.
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Louisville
Nicola Marshall
America
Marschall
Marion
Ala
Europe
Prussia
Verona
Austria
Napoleon Lockett
Virginia
Gov. Moore
Lockett
South
Marshall
United States
Marechall
Mr. Marshall
Mobile Bay
Alabama Regiment of Engineers
Col. Lockett
Polk
Vicksburg
Appomattox
New York Herald
Nicola Marschall
Men with Strange Powers in Tibet and Beyond
A writer notes strong belief in the supernatural across Tibet and India including devil possession. Tales describe Tibetan men with powers above lamas who heal by grinding rice, producing fire by mouth, and curing ailments in front of witnesses near Manasarowar lake.
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Tibet
India
Palestine
Lassa
Lake of
Manasarawara
Harvard President Memoir Gaffe Recalled by Murray
The Hon. Michael J. Murray of Boston recalls amusing exchange with President Charles W. Eliot near Harvard. A Harvard Medical School graduate meets the president on the street and their past acquaintance from college days is described.
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Eliot
Will
Harvard Medical School
Michael J. Murray
Boston
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
Coincidence of Burr and Hamilton Names in New York Street Scene
In Spring street near Macdougal New York a restaurant window bears Aaron Burr’s name while nearby the inscription Alexander Hamilton carpenter and builder appears. The doorway to Burrs country seat Richmond Hill once stood above the intersection. Burr is said to have left that gate before his duel with Hamilton at Weehawken heights.
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Spring Street
Macdougal
New York
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
Country Place
Richmond Hill
Spring
Macdougal Streets
Burr
Weehawken Heights
Hamilton
Traits of Gray Squirrels in Early Observations
Early writers describe a migratory movement of American gray squirrels forming marching bands driven by overcrowding. They resist water but plunge across rivers, often drowning en route to shore. Nests typically contain four young born in March or April with the mother caring alone for the first month.
Lillian Russell Keeps Gold Coin Hoard From Stage Career
Friends say the actress never spends a gold coin and has quietly saved a vast collection. During Weber & Fields tours to the Pacific slope she earned weekly pay in gold, adding each coin to a growing fortune.
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Lillian Russell
Weber & Fields Company
Pacific Slope
Wary Southerner Upset by Auto Crash and Lost Bourbon
A tall angular Southerner, part of a merchant group, is bumped by a New York auto. He waves a pistol pocket and laments losing his prized bourbon as spectators fear violence. A lawyer identifies the auto, but the man explains the calamity is the smashed flask of whiskey, not the crash.
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New York
Kentucky
New York Sun
Dogs Airing Sparks New York Livelihood Trend
The New York Press notes a rise in professional dog walkers with badges who air dogs on fashionable streets for 30 cents an hour, plus 10 cents for the sending agency. Women with small dogs increasingly use agencies for daily outings as spring arrives.
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New York
Madison Square
New York Press
Won His Bet
A Baltimore hotel proprietor recounts an amusing tale of an old gentleman famed for anti tipping views. After dinner, a waiter thanks him for nothing catching the man off guard, and the waiter reveals a bet that the guest would not tip him. The anecdote captures local humor from Monumental City hotel life.
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Baltimore
Darky
Harper's Weekly
Heir to Vast Riches Vincent Astor Ill in London
The 14 year old heir Vincent Astor is seriously ill in London after years of various illnesses. His condition prompts his father John Jacob Astor to hire a physician and employ a valet and several servants. If he survives he stands to inherit a vast estate valued at around 150 million dollars.
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Vincent Astor
John Jacob
London
Young Astor
Expert Tattooist Chyo Dominates Japanese Ink Art
The master tattooist Chyo is famed in Japan for his vivid works on human skin. His photographs showcase major pieces, including a three color dragon spanning an American doctor and a life sized fly on an Englishman’s wrist, admired by peers and foreign visitors.
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Japan
Chyo
Odd Fancy Indulged in by New York Woman Collector
New York socialite Mrs. Bertie Delafield pursues an extraordinary collection of eyeglasses. Her trove includes hundreds of frames from Maine and elsewhere in all materials including horn silver tortoise shell and even rubber. Notables in the set include a pince nez linked to Empress Eugenie a monocle said to have belonged to Lord Beaconsfield and a lorgnette once owned by Madam de Maintenon.
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New York
Bertie Delafield
Maine
Eugenie
Madam de Maintenon
New York Press
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised by Mother for Child’s Health
West Pembroke Me April 24 Mrs A L Smith says Dodd's Kidney Pills help her thirteen year old daughter who suffered weeks long Crazy Spells causing yellowing and poor appetite. After a dozen boxes the spells ceased and she remains on occasional doses. Smith urges other mothers to use the remedy for growing girls.
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West Pembroke
A. L. Smith
Dodd
Common Views On Gender Traits Through Time
The statement reflects a historical belief that intellect is valued in men as a desirable trait while deemed undesirable in women, illustrating enduring gender stereotypes about intelligence and gender roles.
Heavy Fine For Rebates Under Elkins Law
The Elkins act imposes a fine of 1000 to 20000 dollars on railroads that pay rebates or shippers who accept them. It bars shipping freight below published tariffs. The Interstate Commerce Commission enforces the statute and prosecutes violators. President Knapp notes rebate paying has become rare since passage.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Knapp
Commission
When a Man Admits He Is Never Too Old to Learn
A compact aphorism notes that admitting ongoing learning means one is growing older, implying enduring curiosity and the passage of time. The remark casts age as a measure of continual learning rather than a limit.
Wall's Catarrh Cure Claims Constitutional Remedy
There is more Catarrh in the section of the country than all other diseases put together and until the last years was deemed incurable. Wall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo is promoted as the only constitutional cure taken internally. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Sold by druggists 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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J. C. Tyler
John Tyler
TEE
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Sottie
Feb H. Ltd
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Rondout
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