A Soldier's Christmas Eve Escape From Andersonville
In 1864 at Andersonville a dozen prisoners, guarded outside, attempted a breakout amid cold rain. Four men fled, endured hunger and danger, and two weeks later Sergeant Carter reached Union lines near Tennessee. A Southern woman, initially hostile, secretly aided him, cared for his wounds, and escorted him toward freedom on Christmas Eve. She ultimately chose forgiveness, sending him toward Union troops as Christmas Eve silence fell.
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Aldersonville
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Carter
Akeleton
Tam
Andersonville
Mercy
Ale
Home Guards
Missus Robinson
Tom Badlaw
Seas Wble
Laman
Federal Pic
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Queen Victoria Grammatically Thanks a Young Officer
A four year old Royal moment in which Queen Victoria stops her carriage to thank a young officer, admiring his medal, and the officer replies with loyalty to country. Captain William Brown, once hailed as England’s Dewey, has died four days ago near San Francisco after a lingering illness.
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Theo
Vicetoria
India
William Brown
Captain Brown
Dewey
England
Francisco
Howe Emittle
San Francisco
San
Corn meal tips and hotcake lore from a bygone era
A reader survey of corn meal quality and storage from white dent corn ground fresh from mills. Notes on price across towns along the Ohio river, keeping meal free of mustiness, and practical buying guides for households and itinerant vendors. Includes a discussion of hotcakes and the origin of hoecake.
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United States
New York Sun
Ohio River
Middle South
Middle West
Virginia
New York
List of Fifty One Officers Killed or Wounded in the Philippines
A New York World compilation lists American officers who were killed or wounded in action in the Philippines. Names include Regular Colonel Seburt, Major Hassarek, Captain McVay, Captain French, Captain Toward, and many others with dates ranging from 1889 to 1899. The roster spans infantry, artillery, cavalry, and volunteers, noting ranks and service branches.
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New York World
Philippines
I Seburt
P. C. Poster
Carl C.F
Lhre Deenth
Fred A. Pourte
Sixth Artillery
Westridge
My (Ry Rourette
Third
Arti
By. Collin
Alfred A. Drew
Welfth Infantry
Logardas Eldridge
Fourteenth Infantry
Charles French
Thirty-sixth
Woodbridge
H. Y. Gratbs
M. O. Bolils
Guy Toward
Maxwell
Hugh J. McGrath
Athe D. Miley
J. 1
Morse
Marion J. Safford
Getoben
Charles M Salih
William H. Wittaria
J.J. Brereton
Cork trade and cork cutting in Spain and Wales
A fragmented article describes cork churches and trees in Spain, the cork oak cutting process, machinery improvements, and uses of cork for stoppers, heat, and boats. It notes the cork industry in Spain and in Wales, with details on cutting timing, drying, pressing, and shaping.
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Pearce
Literary
Jan
Ebily
Bettie
Armnationg
Id Louse
Bittshure
Peart
Bates Ra
Aldwara
Oldest Known Furniture Throne At British Museum
The most venerable furniture likely in existence is now in the British Museum. It is the throne of Queen Hitsu, who reigned in the Nile valley about 1600 years before Christ.
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British Museum
Hitsu
Nile Valley
Christ
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