Blarney Stone Origins And Two War Panic Episodes
The article traces the Blarney stone’s lore from Blarney Castle Ireland with legends of kissing its legendary power and the term blarney entering English. It then shifts to two vivid war panic episodes from Franco Prussian and Peninsular wars showing soldiers breaking into terror and fleeing, including headless cuirassier imagery and a panicked British regiment.
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Blarney
County Cork
Ireland
Blerney
Cork
Pampet
Emerald Isle
Cormack McCarthy
Minorca
Farhor
Blarney Castle
Crofton Croker
Cormack McDermod McCarthy
Queen Elizabeth
Mere “Bhirney
Jerr Nal
Caroline Fox
de Stnel
Washington Irving
James Russell Lowell
Europe
Worth
Pearer
Futzum de Lascarre
Forbach
von Cohen
Stantis
Waterloo Field Still Guards Echoes of 1815 Battle
The Waterloo battlefield remains largely unchanged since the June 18 1815 clash. The terrain, farms, and key landmarks like La Haye Sainte and Hougoumont endure, with historic roads and the Hollow Road cut in the ridge cited as pivotal. The article notes the age of stone structures and their defensive features as part of the field’s enduring character.
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Bmtuefield
Waterloo
Mont St.Jean
Nivel
Lion
la Hare Sainte
Hougoumont
Robert
Russell Io Metropolitan Magazine
Press gallery misreads bandstand in Senate visit
The Washington Herald recounts a young woman asking the doorkeeper when the band would play in the senate press gallery. The official explains there is no band, only a bandstand like the gallery’s decorated front, prompting her embarrassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington Herald
Woodford’s Sanitary Lotion Promises Fast Relief
An advertisement claims Tteh cures in 30 minutes with Woodford's Sanitary Lotion and promotes ManZin Pile Remel as a guaranteed remedy. It lists locations in Covington and Hales Deve and mentions an operation for piles being unnecessary.
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Woodford
Solhy M Vandorn
Drur Giat
Covington
Ind
The Passing of the Lamp
A call for impartial study of Acetylene Lighting shows it as the brightest cleanest safe home light. It claims sunlike color balance proves plants grow by night, with less maintenance and cost than kerosene. It argues modern acetylene brings leisure comfort and home prestige at low installation cost.
Nearby fairs dates set across Indiana towns
The list covers Frankfort to Indianapolis and Lebanon to Covington with fairs scheduled from August to September. Separate notes mention humorous quips from the New York Presse and Somerville Journal. An advertisement touts kidney relief pills with a 301 day trial and money back guarantee, sold by Hedgea Drug Co.
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Frankfort
Crawfordsville
Boswell
Lafayette
Newtown
Indianapolis
Lebanon
Covington
Kingman
Hedgea Drug Co
Fountain County Board Seeks Bids on Proposals
The Fountain County Indiana Board of Commissioners will receive sealed proposals at the Auditor’s office up to 1 p.m. The notice announces a competitive bidding process for specified county projects and details delivery timing.
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Fountain County
Indiana
Fountain Wanty
Proposal Call for Two Bridges on Fountain Montgomery County Line
Fountain and Montgomery counties boards of commissioners will meet in joint session at the Fountain County Auditor office in Covington to receive proposals for building two bridges on the county line. The structures are planned across Millcreek and Lick Branch on the county line. Proposals must be filed in accordance with the letting rules and may be rejected in whole or part.
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William Zackmira
Jackson Township
Cain Township
Stone Bluff
van- Rbaren
Fulton Township
Indiana
Fountain and
Montgomery
Boards of Commissioners
Fountain County
Montgomery County
Covington
Fountain
Millcreek
Lick Branch
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Edward M. Cawley
430 N. Meridiana
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Middle West
Hedges Drug Co
The
Atlantic
Pacific
Anne Ee
Olney & McDaid
Fifth Avenue
Clinton
Iowa
Dona's
Carna Sparta
Ringhone and
Corb
Broyeists
Soc
Bettie
MI H Edges Drug. Co
Warlin
Rardin
Cartidge
Onmar On
Grote
Blirney
Jamieson
Liffey
Pameus
Hitetha
Reese
Misa
Somerville Journal
Hlvah Dehaven
Theaquare Slattery
Covington, Tad
E. Livengood
Fry Bryant, Livengood & Bryant
Attorneys At Law
Covingtes Bank
William B Gray
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