Record of famed Civil War regiments and their losses
The piece reviews hard fighting regiments including the First Minnesota at Gettysburg with 82 percent loss in one action and 28 percent killed, the Fifth Vermont at Savage Station with 188 killed and wounded of 428, and notes the Iron Brigade’s severe casualties at Second Bull Run Gettysburg and other battles. It highlights enduring service and high casualty rates across multiple brigades.
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Gettysburg
Alarae
Hancock
Vermont
Savage Station
Fifth Vermont
Wilderness
Spottsylvania
Iron Brigade of
West
Wisconsin
Indiana
Michigan
Second Bull Run
Meredith
Archer
Willoughby Run
Iron Brigade
South Mountain
Antietam
Native Indian Soldiers for Her Army and Sea Power
The London Spectator argues that India should contribute troops and pay for its part of imperial defense. It condemns conscription and praises native regiments as essential for sea power, discipline, and military effectiveness, noting Sikhs Pathans and Mahrattas as especially suited to campaigning. It favors volunteers from India and other dominions.
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London Spectator
Eminent after dinner orator and family revelation
A thin young man with nose glasses declares the eminent speaker is his great grandfather and asserts a long chain of family anecdotes as truth, noting his grandfather and the speaker both told the same experiences with full confidence, leaving the room silent.
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Indianapolis Journal
The Orinoco Delta Guaraunos and the Moriche Palm
The Guaraunos inhabit the Orinoco delta and reportedly subsist on the moriche palm. The tree provides homes at height, bread from meal, wine from juice, and fiber for rope, cord, hammocks and cloth. Early missionaries called it the tree of life.
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Orinoco
W. Nephew King
Slender middled Englishwomen in Uganda provoke royal irony
A missionary notes in Through Savage Eyes that Ugandan women greeted English Missionary Society workers sent to a new post with joy. The king asked their ages and remarked on their ample sleeves, joking that food should be stored up their sleeves since it would not fit inside.
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Uganda
Church Missionary Society
Boston
Straitlace Objects to Likely Visits at Home
Mrs Straitlace opposed young Likely visiting at her home because she objected to his dancing attendance on her daughter. The Detroit Free Press notes the dispute as a social clash over propriety and courtship expectations.
New Words for the Bicycle Lingo Across the World
The New Orleans Times-Democrat catalogs quirky bicycle slang from around the world. It notes terms like cycl ist for cyclist, bicyclienne in France, cyelodonne in New Zealand, and local Chicago speech where scorcher becomes scoot. It also details phrases such as tire punctured for a weak story and coasting for reckless statements.
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France
New Zealand
Chicago
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Baxter’s barbed wire lawn defense backfires in dog chaos
Mr. Baxter hides buried barb wire in the lawn to deter dogs, sparking laughter until their family dog Pippa is found injured. Mrs. Baxter scolds him, labeling the scheme as foolish and unmitigated idiocy as John Wesley returns with the wounded pet.
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Mrs. B
John Wesley
Pippa
Duchess of Mitford Creates New French Gown Trend
A new gown described as Pretty Gown features a pointed bodice and closely shirred skirt. The Duchess of Mitford is cited as the name associated with the design and its elegant details include a pom padour neck shape, shirred sleeves, and lace accents draped over the shoulders cascading down the bodice sides.
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Duchess of Mitford
Childish misunderstanding and odd hymn question amuse readers
A five year old ponders why people sit on satan’s knees during a hymn and why satan trembles. The amusing exchange, quoted by National Review, reflects on wandering meaning and the puzzle of hieroglyphs in faith. The note mentions Minnesota and South Dakota’s foreign-born population and cites the standard dollar act of February 28 1878 and boinage beginning that year.
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Satan
National Review
Cure for Drunkenness Scheme Works in Rockford
Illinois Justice Morrison introduces a patrol check scheme for repeat drinkers. Promising sobriety, offenders report to police three times daily and are breath checked. If sober they go free. if intoxicated they go to jail for ten days, reducing relapses and breaking long standing drinking habits.
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Morrison
Rockford
Illinois
A Unique Steamboat The Old Hickory Sawmill Boat
The Louisville Post reports a new steam vessel at Seventh street named the Old Hickory. It is a modern sawmill boat with a full lower deck of machinery and a rear carriage slide that lifts logs to two massive circular saws. It can mill 15 000 feet per ten hours, though designed for about 10 000 feet per hour. The crew of ten lives aboard in kitchens dining hall bedrooms and an office. The side wheeler aims for five miles per hour upstream and eight in rush, measuring 125 by 80 feet with an oak hull built in Leavenworth Indiana.
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Ohio
Seventh Street
Leavenworth
Ind
Louisville Post
History of the Game of Draughts Across Nations
The article traces draughts origins from ancient Egypt and Rome to its spread through Greece France Spain England and beyond. It notes regional names such as jou de dames dama dammie and dambord and references the Polish game introduced to Paris in 1723 played on a 100 square board with 40 men.
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France
Spain
England
Germany
Holland
Scotland
Dean Ramsay
United States
Paris
Chambers’ Journal
Epilepsy Therapy Via Thyroid Extracts Reported
Superintendent Rogers of the North ern Indiana Hospital For the Insane began months ago using a thyroid gland extract from sheep to treat epilepsy and catalepsy. Two notable cases show remarkable improvement with trance cure and restored mobility, though a temporary relapse occurred when the medicine ran out. Later, Georges H. lost a cab and bag in Paris on a Brazil return, only to have the money returned by police after the driver slept and forgot the route.
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Rogers
Northern
Indiana Hospital For
Medical Journal
New York World
Paris
Brazil
M. Georges H
M. H
The Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Royal Connection Income
The Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz receives £8000 per year due to her royal connection. The excerpt also notes Canadian patent practice and quotes Coleridge on humor and genius.
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Mecklenburg-Strelitz
A Prayer For the Queen in Scottish Church Prayers
A Longman’s Magazine excerpt recalls historic Scottish church practice with the sovereign named in prayers. It contrasts an old priest’s devout pledge to pray for the queen with moments of confusion during national prayers and notes varied customs among elders and ministers.
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Scotland
Pandon
Longman’s Magazine
William Thomson Early Life and Cambridge Achievements
The narrative traces William Thomson's upbringing by his father who nurtured his talents from age ten. It notes his Glasgow matriculation at ten, Cambridge career, second wrangler and Smith's Prize at 21, and early groundbreaking publications. At 22 he joined the Glasgow chair of natural philosophy, a position held for decades and inseparably linked to his name.
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William Thomson
Glasgow
St. Peter’s College
Cambridge
Dublin
France
England
Scots Subaltern’s Calm Report After Death on Gibraltar Edge
A Scottish subaltern on Gibraltar duty reports nothing extraordinary after a brother officer falls 400 feet to his death. The officer’s calm reply about an “extraordinary” fall sparks a brigade’s rage, highlighting stoic frontier wit.
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Rock of Gibraltar
Caught Bobby at the breakfast table
A brief dialogue shows Bobby accusing Mr Jones of planning to steal an umbrella or hat, while Maud questions the claim. The exchange ends with Maud seeking clarification after Bobby mentions a stolen item.
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Bobby
Maud
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Harry Esting
Parker
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Maynard
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Tuttle, Jones & Wetherbee
South Acton, Mass
A. H. Haynes
Clothier
J. W. Henderson
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Caleb
L. Brigham
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