Prison camp memories and a soldier’s calm courage
A first person witness recounts a brutal Civil War prison scene at Libby and mechanics of survival. He describes dying comrades, a doomed convoy, and a moral struggle amid chaos as fellow prisoners cling to humanity. The narrative shifts to a township teachers institute and local ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winder
War Department
Confederacy
Lee
Col. Chandler
Jeff Davis
Richmond
Davie
Charleston
South Carolina
Jefferson Davis
Troy Township
Fifth and
Pearl Streets
Elizabeth Ward
James Whitcomb Riley
John G. Whittier
Holmes
Grace Cofling
Pearl Board
Dickens
Kathryn McMahon
Florence Denten
Gertrude Richardson
Charles Denten
Artie DeHaven
Boys carry wounded man while guards close in at gate
The passage describes a scene where a man falls after a single step, pleads for companions, mentions his wife and babies in photos, and urges the boys to wait and to tell his family. A guard raises a gun as others help nearby, with E. C. Hendrickson credited and a shop window display noted at J. Loeb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boye
E. C. Hendrickson
A Thousand Dollars Worth of Geed
A W Thurnes of Buffalo Ohio reports kidney and bladder pain relief after using Poleys Kidney Cure. He says brick dust and gravel passed, and he feels like a new man, crediting the remedy with a cure valued at a thousand dollars. Also C W Lynth of Winchester Indiana notes his son’s membranous croup relief after one dose of Foleys Honey and Tar, stating it saved the boy’s life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilber Downing
Mr. Klopman
Dutch
New York
Sheming
Ni York
Wilber
Shering
Jack
Truex
A. W. Thurnes
Buffalo
Poley
Geo. D Cook
C. W. Lynth
Winchester
Ind
Foley
Geo. D. Cook
Free Booklet and Testimonials on Digestive Diseases
Promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin with a free booklet Told by a Doctor and testimonials of constipation indigestion and stomach troubles cured. Also includes a letter from Rev Thomas B Warwick praising Goocie's Mexican Syrup for asthma and a claim that Consumptives try it for coughs with a 29 cent price note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. B. Warwick
Scott Town
Reform School endorses Foley's Honey and Tar medicine
J G Gluck superintendent of Prunty town West Virginia Reform School reports after trying all advertised cough remedies they will use Foley's Honey and Tar exclusively. He says it is the most effective and absolutely harmless. Geo D Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.G. Gluck
Pruntytown
W. Va
Foley
West Virginia Reform School
Geo. D. Cook
Scenic Rio Grande routes offer grand Rocky Mountain trips
Travel advertising touts two Denver to Ogden routes the Den ver Rio Grande and Rio Grande Western known as The Scenic Line of the World and The Great Salt Lake Route. It highlights routes via Royal Gorge Leadville Tennessee Pass Grand River Canon Glenwood Springs or Marshall Pass Black Canyon of the Gunnison with through sleepers between Chicago St Louis Denver and San Francisco. Three fast trains run to the Pacific coast with dining cars and through service. Free illustrated pamphlets available from K Hooper G P and T A Denver Col.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Salt Lake
Rocky Mountains
Denver
Ogden
Royal Age
Leadville
Tennessee Pass
Grand River
Glenwood Springs
Marshall Pass
Black Canon
Gunnison
Pacific Coast
Chicago
St. Loui
San Francisco
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Wer A
Easid
Fes
Libby Privon
Ohio
Troy Township Teachers’ Institute
Lydia Hunt
Shawnee
Wabash Townships
Charles Denton
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Traux
Walding, Kinnan & Margin
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Ted
Dpetairs
Covington
Attorney AT Law
Livingood Attorney AT Law
Covington, Indiana
Covington Banking Company
C. Yount
Ot Soo Street
Wee Quiser F. Stilwell
Best Insurance Com
Erter
B. Martin
Indiana
Office Mayer F
Northeast Corner Public Square
P. Lewis
Glack
Thiic Square
James Sewell
Homer Sewell
Ir” Voliva
Newtown
Omary Public
City Laundry
Revivo
Hasiche
Chicago, Ili
Tar Covington
Lee Alica
J. B. Belsher
St. Louis
J. Loeb
Parker
Dregrias
Shiloh
Gaees Co
Wars & Ee Roy
Report From
The
Reform School
California
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