Prisoners of war march through Jackson 1865
Forty years ago on March 2 1865 about a thousand union prisoners arrived in Jackson Mississippi bare naked and hungry. They received a pint of meal two ears of corn and no blanket for three days. Courts of rebels mocked them and a Dutch guard helped one man, while a stretcher carried the injured to a hospital. Mrs Milcer Bowers traveled to Danville this week for her sister in law Mrs John Boggs illness.
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Sam
Sargent
Ms. Snoniie
Daradedia
Milcer Bowers
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Cleaner top sales and a hotel coast anecdote
An advisory note offers ready made comfort tops via Lyda Hershbeel for two week Mre. A western congressman recounts a New Jersey coast hotel encounter where a mosquito lands on a card and is brushed away. He jokes about serving the remains on toast while the waiter quips they are on the bill.
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Lyda Hershbeel
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The Great Difficulty Quotable Exchange
Witty Detroit Free Press quip contrasts private conduct with public meddling as a reflection on happiness and social friction. The exchange highlights the challenge of keeping others focused on their own affairs while managing personal growth.
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Detroit Free Press
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