Soldiers at Plevna maintain stubborn defense in casemates
London Times correspondent notes Turkish troops at Plevna fight in isolated casemates divided into ten to fifteen men without officers. Men rely on improvised quarters and a double line fire system, fetching ammunition by wheelbarrow when needed. Soldiers respect only the imam, and many originate from Dibra Albania and Herzegovina. Mehemet Ali Pasha and Suleiman Pasha recruited them. Qsman Pasha praises their steadfastness.
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London Times
Hsme
Plevna
Janissaries
Old
Dibra
Albania
Herzegovina
Mehemet Ali Pasha
Suleiman Pasha
Qsman Pasha
Custer's Father Keeps Relics and Horse of Dead Son
A Cleveland widow owns Custer’s pet hound and other relics of his late husband. The elder Custer, now frail, remains devoted to Artie the horse, riding daily and recounting his son’s deeds. A friend recalls the old man weeping beside Artie in the barn after a ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custer
Lansing
Cleveland
Artie
Armstrong
Mr. Ouster
First Mill in the Country according to Potter’s Months
In Chester Pennsylvania, Wilcox notes Ches ter creek’s mill-seat once housed the rat mill erected by Richard Townsend. Materials came from England and the iron vane marked the 1699 erection, with original partners William Penn Samuel Carbent Caleb Passy inscribed nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Chester
Pennsylvania
H. K. W. Wilcox
Chester Creek
Richard Townsend
England
Uiil
William Penn
Samuel Oar- Pentar
Caleb. Passy
Apple crop ups and downs described in American Cultivator
A Boston based article notes 1876 apple production was the largest on record with low prices, then the current year yields drop but quality improves and prices rise to near 1875 levels. It ranks orchard value at $60 million with New York leading, discusses varieties and regional flavors, and cites Western New York shipments exceeding 1,000,000 barrels annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Boston
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Ilinois
Michigan
Young
National Bureau of Statistics
Horticultural Society
London
West
Colorado
Massachusetts
Maine
Colonel Wilder
New England
Baldwin
Rhode Island
Gleason Publications Price Reductions and Offers
Gleason's Publications announce a sharp price cut for 1878 with Gleason's Pictorial at 2 per year and Home Circle, Gleason's Monthly Companion, plus chromos at reduced rates. Free postage offered and agents praised for favorable terms. Also notes approval of Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders by agricultural societies and good judgment on its use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gleason
F. Glosson & Co
Washington Street
Boston
Maze
Sheridan
Johnsons Anodyne Liniment Promises Quick Cure
A fragment from a periodical advertises Johnsons Anodyne Liniment as a remedy for winter diseases with a claimed nine out of ten cure rate. It urges families to keep a bottle on hand and cites Frank Leslie of Frustrated Weekly praising Cocosine for hair care as superior to prior products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Frank Leslie, Esq
Frustrated Weekly
Open Letter Promotes Catarrh Cure from 1877 Rockport
A letter from Rockport Massachusetts dated April 2 1877 recounts personal suffering from catarrh and endorses Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy and Dr Pierce products. The writer cites long illness, relief within hours and lasting cure, urging others to seek similar treatment. It also advertises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and Dooley's Yeast Powder as health aids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport
Mass
Epston
Dr. Sage
Dr. Pierce
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Custer’s
Tae Prowama Topacon Company
Obi
Dooley
Bering
Bostor
Wit Coons
Mac
Yara Oe
Keeep
Ekeep
Merces Street
ADD. Wilson Sewing Machine CO
Broadway
New York City
Chicago
New Orleans
San Francisco
Cad
Mar and
Beast
Alwas
Poland
Albert
George M. Vaughan
Medford
Mase
EON
Brett
Wistar
Wistaire BA Bacrass
Bae Fane Co
Bry
Pye Pier
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