Romance of a Richmond Girl War Love in Tuscaloosa
A Richmond woman recalls a Civil War era romance between Morgan and Addie in Tuscaloosa. Morgan goes to war to win her, Addie remains cool, Morgan falls at Fort Wright, and Addie later marries another while bearing the memory of his sacrifice. The tale preserves the letter Morgan wrote and the lasting imprint on Addie's life.
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Richmond
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Morgan
Addie
Mutt Morgan
Confederacy
South
Cairo
Fort Wright
Port Wright
Fiest
Hilm
Adilly
Macwin Gal
Southern Confederacy
Teller
Weil
Fader
Morsia
Guily Vewsndt
Nany
Etna
Anay
Bey
Nehmend
Adote
Water works and shares amid colonial era notes
Fragmented report discusses Lundin water sources and early railway style turns, detailing shares worth from £100 to £1,000 over centuries. Mentions a Hungarian request for government funded travel to inspect American lands for colonization, met with amusement and likely rejection.
Sympathy for Chinese burial customs stirs American press
A New York Sun piece argues against English speaking critics by detailing Chinese funeral practices. It describes preparing coffins, burying outfits displayed in homes, and social rites with wealth spent on music and food. The article notes grave sites, wind water Feng Shui beliefs, and debates over ancestral remains in a changing empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
China
Fong-Shui
Myid Bravehalier
Hungarian aims for U S tour and book by government help
A Hungarian visitor presented a proposition to Secretary Hitchcock proposing government funding for a U S tour and a book project. The citizen intends to travel across the United States and compile impressions of America, using government support to do so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Spee
Chicago Tribune
Hitchcock
Hungary
United States
America
Pirates Overrun Waters Near Canton Warns Chicago Record
The Chicago Record notes pirates operating near Kwangtung and Canton, with a bog nest near Hocing and 4600 Mongchow rebels in Pend geet ty. Pirates hire men to loot junk ships, demanding heavy fees and selling seized cargo in markets.
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Chicago
Kwangtung
Minotam
Hocing
Levy
Canton
Mongchow
Stingy Girl Stirring Hyde Park Gossip In Chicago
The tale centers on a young Hyde Park woman famed for thrift beyond prudence. Neighbors recount her shoe hiding schemes and a father’s wealth she spares for ornate outings, while she narrates a grand saving plan tied to footwear and evenings.
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Chicago Tribune
Trale Park
Hyde Park
Winter winds and the skin care tincture recipe
A recipe for skin protection against cold winds outlines a tincture using benzoin, spirits, almond milk, rosewater, and a blend of almond and bhotein. It describes preparation steps, emulsification, straining, and bottling, noting the mixture won’t keep long but should last about six weeks if kept cool. Also includes a probate notice for Kate Toomes in Silver Bow County with October 26, 1899 date and court details.
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State of
Man
Silver Bow
Kate
Ofelock
Cour
Kate Toomes
Annie T. Gave
Sublicrtion
Saul Mth
Miner Files Patent Application for Lode Claim in Montana
Ellef Peterson of Bates Mentana files for patent on 1500 feet of Lode claim in Independence Mining District Silver Bow County Montana. Survey No. 3730 shows the claim extending 10 feet easterly and 1470 feet westerly from discovery point with official notes and plat on file. Corner monuments described and location recorded in Silver Bow County clerk records. applicants listed as Peterson and Friend with survey details and dates in October 1899.
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United States
Mentana
Ellef Peterson
Ashers
Bates, Mentana
Ethel Dude Minis Chitin
Independence Mining District
Silver Bow County
Montana
Towhehiy
Eajco Couth &B
el Corner
Cheneeworth
Reenier
Beak
Lodes
Property Sale Notice in Silver Bow County Montana
Joseph TW Simith sues Kaward Ping aed Line Pougi for sale of real estate in Chelsea addition Silver Bow County Montana. The described parcels include lots 38 39 40 in block five and adjacent lots 2 3 4 5 6 with metes and bounds and a separate tract in section 19 17 west. Sheriff Regan and Deputy Reynolds prepare the sale to be held November 21 at 2 pm at the county courthouse front door.
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Joseph TW. Simith
Kaward Ping
Shorty Vie
Butte
Silshite
Montana
Tan
Silver Bow
Gunnite
Chelsea
Plice
Athic H. Regan
Tae
M. Reynolds
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Dulal
Alabama At
Hesh
Bach
Jimes
Lundin
Myddleton
Popular Science Monthly
Sve Seeldren
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
North
South Dakota
Union
The
Land Office
Randoph
Tenn
Pra
Lahr Bertin
Sam
Nelve
Stingy Girl
Jos
Warper
United States Christ
Suesupfe
Fale
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