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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1887
Page
7
Mortality figures from Civil War era highlighted for youth
The article recounts official Civil War losses, battle fatalities, and cemetery statistics to impress upon young readers the war's scale. It notes 2.9 million enlisted with 186,097 colored troops, lists major engagements and total deaths, and compares Civil War losses to other historic battles.
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Jiuatin
Lincoln
Shiloh
Antietam
Stone River
North
Cypress Hil
Finn's Point
N. J
Gettysburg
Mound City
Philadelphia
Woodlawn
Elmira
N. Y
Arlington
Beaufort
3. C
Chalmette
Chattanooga
Tenn
Fredericksburg
Little Rock
Ark
City Point
Marietta
Memphis
Nashville
Poplar Grove
Richmond
Salisbury
N. C
Vicksburg
Miss
Winchester
Stars and Stripes
Andersonville
United States
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachuset's
Berveraes
Rmvomd
Delaware
Maryland
Columnbia
Indiana
Laz Minis
Goa
Micaoigsr
Wiscons
Wee
GROUR
Ktbees
Missouri
Kentucky
S. TR
Kansas
Kawsas
Ohio
New York
Massachusetts
Iowa
Qghio
Maine
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
California
Virginia
Waterloo
Wellington
Wagram
Napoleon
Wurzburg
Rhine
Racour
Marshal Saxe
Zurich
Massena
Sorreent
Lagriz
Frederick
Malplajuet
Marlborough
Ramillies
Contras
Henry of Navarre
Lodi
Valmy
Frederick William
Marengo
Austerlitz
Magenta
Solferino
Konigratz
Worth
Specteram
Mars le Tour
Gravelotte
Sedan
Linden den
Moreau
Archduke John
West Point
Brothers' Prank with Cork Legs Stuns Hotel Guests
In Newburyport two brothers once checked into a crowded hotel and, playing a prank, hid cork legs under the bed covers as they slept. When a country guest spotted the feet, he exclaimed that they had a fellow eight feet long in the room, causing astonishment among the rooming strangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
Scott
The Great American Traveler's Clever Rescue at Fort South of Alexandria
In 1862 Daniel Pratt known as the Great American Traveler faced mock execution after Confederate dispatches were planted on him. A pardon purportedly signed by Lincoln arrived as a rider rode in with the document, stipulating he must go north. He escaped death and crossed into Washington, earning his nickname.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Pratt
Alexandria
Formtenth
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Regiment of Heavy Artillery
Daniel
Hoe
Jeff Davis
Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Lincoln
Potomac
Long Bridge
Washington
Pope
Virginia
Samson
Chapain
John Pope
Night Picket Fear On Nolansville Turnpike
A Civil War memoir recounts a tense late night picket near Nash ville on the Nolansville turnpike. The soldier confronts a feared enemy, misgivings about relief, and a moonlit close encounter revealing the opposing sentinel amid a ghostly corn field.
Chalfont St Giles Urges Preserving Milton House
A public appeal advocates preserving the cottage where Milton finished Paradise Lost in Chalfont St Giles. It argues the site aids visitor interest, cultural growth, and Anglo American goodwill, noting Rossetti’s ties and the temptation to protect historic homes, while critiquing modern development. It also includes an unrelated ad promoting Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a dyspepsia remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chalfont St. Giles
Milton
London
Shakeseare
Stratford
Shakespeare
England
Rossetti
Gentleman’s Magazine
Portraiture Tips for Amateurs Using View Lenses
Alexander Black advises amateur photographers to use view lenses for close portraits, noting distortion from near distances and recommending a three quarter view. He urges experimentation, highlighting photography as a powerful teacher that furthers scientific and artistic understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meissonier
Alexander Black
St Nicholas
Key West Portrait and A Mention of Moxie Nerve Food
The piece describes Key West as a Caribbean-like city with a mixed population of Bahamas inspired blacks and Conchs whites, plus Cubans. It notes a tiny American presence, concerns about sanitation, and past attempts to set quarantine. It ends with a brief commentary on Moxie Nerve Food gaining popularity in cities, claimed to be the era’s medical queen.
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Key West
Bahamas
Theahamas
Hamilton
Key Westers
Philadelphia
Party Organization Republished By Request
An editor asked a boy to reuse his article with a note Republished by request. On return, the editor found the line attributed to the editor, sparking indignation. Also noted: New York street sweepers collected sixty thousand carloads of dust recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Arkansaw Trevdar
New York
How To Make A Girl's Room Attractive
A fragment from 1886 cites a Cincinnati Telegram line joking about making a girl's room attractive by placing the girl in it. It also records a Notre Dame sisters note praising Red Star Cough Cure for coughs chest oppression and sore throat. Price twenty five cents per bottle.
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Cincinnati Telegram
Sisters of the Notre Dame
Govanstown
LK Smith
Sgmqrrett& CO
Phophieton St. Clouies, MO
Catarre
Sage
Coryza
Umbrella origins and Persian sun worship claim
The text presents a speculative theory that umbrellas were invented in Persia to shield people from the sun rather than rain. It suggests Persians worshiped the sun and used umbrellas to avoid scrutiny during exposure, noting the umbrella could hide clothing and a daily jug carried home, likening it to charity covering sins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
Texas
Esmerelda Precautions and Engagement Gossip
A fragment from Texas Sittings notes social chatter about Esmerelda Longcoffin and her fiancé. Fanny claims she knows the man well from prior engagements and mockingly argues Esmerelda’s tactics to secure him. The passage also promotes Quack remedies and household products from period advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura
Fanny
Esmerelda Longcoffin
Fimerelda
Texas
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