Army Anecdotes of Solid Shot and a Rebel Cousin
Wartime narrative recounts an era near Strasburg and Halltown with Sheridan and Early. A hungry private William Shaw rests at a Virginia home run by Cora Dean wife of a Confederate scout, exchanges coffee and aid for safety, and escapes to rejoin his regiment using a mule loaned by the family.
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Sheridan
Harp 1
Cemetery Hill
Getysburg
Longstreet
Strasburg
Winchester
Strausburg
Egypt
Wiliam Shaw
Shaw
Matilda
William
Kiome
Inii
Will
Cora Dean
Rchmond
General Early
Libby
Virginia
Abel
Shaw Shoul
West
Shenandoah
Colonel Streight's Bold Raid Against Rome Ends With Surrender
The pursuit by General Forrest and escorting troops chases Colonel Streight’s force through Tennessee and Alabama toward Rome Georgia. Streight surrenders after a failed bid to reach the city, as Forrest’s decimated command blocks escape and surrounding maneuvers unfold.
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Florence
Streight
Forrest
Dryortugas
Blue River
Rome
Colonel Streight
Tennessee
Chicago Ledger
Life Insurance Sermon Urges Duty to Family and Faith
In Hampton Aug 7 sermon by Rev T De Witt Talmage argues life and fire insurance reflect Christian duty. He cites Joseph in Egypt and Paul to warn against neglecting dependents, praises insurers for public service, and urges insured and insurers to seek eternal security over earthly gains.
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Hammptons
T. de Witt Talmage
Egypt
Joseph
Nile
Pharaoh
Anhate
Lincolnshire
England
Bereft
Mid
Paul
Tom Paine
Voltaire
Shaftesbury
James
God
Christ
Hezekiah
Blackwell’s Island
Bat
New York
Wall Street
Guthrie
Edinburgh
Howest
National Board of Underwriters
Convention of Chiefs
Fire Department
The Horse Intelligence Debate from New York Horsenan
A speaker argues horses lack memory and learning, claiming they act on instinct and clumsy behavior. He cites examples of stubbornness, repeated dangers, and self harm, insisting horses show no real intelligence despite noble appearance.
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Hell
New York
Ink stain removal methods from early guidance
The article outlines chemical methods for removing ink stains from various inks and fabrics. It cites oxalic acid for nutgall and copperas inks, lime and acetic acid for others, aqua ammonia for malachite green, and potassium cyanide or sodium hyposulphite for silver inks, with alcohol for some anilines. It warns tinted papers and textiles risk color loss and advises careful application with camel hair brushes, brief contact, then thorough rinsing and blotting. Printing ink removal has no reliable method.
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Lewiston
City Hall Sun Beats Down on Curious Pedestrian
A Velroit Free Press excerpt recalls a man sitting by City Hall in noon heat as a passerby jokes about the heat with a cane umbrella and the man replies there is no hotter spot in Detroit, underscoring the scorching afternoon.
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Detroit
Velroit Free Press
The Sermon on the Mount and Its Meaning
An analysis of where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount, how Luke places its setting after Passover in Galilee, and how the discourse contrasts with the Sinai law. It explains the sermon’s aims to reveal internal righteousness and the kingdom of heaven, plus its purpose for believers.
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Stanley
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Matthew
Luke
Galilee
Jesus
Righer
Christ
Jesus of Nazareth
Louthe
Robinson
Sinai
Gog
Perons
Crist
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Nashwilla
Twentieth Regiment
Kingston Freeman
Cleveland
Antietam
War Department
Louisana Tigers
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Louisiana Tigers
Sergeunt Isaac Thomas
Hondout
Alfred Tanner
Kingston
Learties
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Pretty Girl
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