Christmas Tree Hope In German Town Tale
Carl Rutter, a bank book-keeper in a Franconian town, longs for Elsa and a home across a bifurcated street. He discovers Elsa in a cottage, learns she never married, and this Christmas Eve they wed with a crowd of neighbors and a bountiful tree, dreaming of future children and shared happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Rutter
Adam Schreib
Hans
Franconia
Chilren
Elsa
Adam
Carl
Geibelstadt
Chicago Ledger
Gospel in Handshaking and a Path to Reform
A sermon by Rev T De Witt Talmage urges returning to virtue through faith and supportive handshake over judgment. It warns against moral gravitation toward sin, advocates seeking God, renouncing bad companions, and rejecting church gatekeeping while stressing parental and maternal love as lasting moral anchors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of God
Christ
Solomon
Justing
Heaven
Niagara
Niagara Falls
Paris
Bacchus
Princeton
Hannibal
Alps
Antietam
Dieth
Master Street
Philadelphia
Oregon
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New York
Earth
Chicago Ledger
Hickory Greys Dog and a Jersey Banquet Story
An anecdote from Civil War times recounts the naming of a regimental dog Hickory later called Hic. The Newfoundland proved a loyal rations helper and mascot until his death at Harrison's Landing. After his skin was mounted, Jersey troops hosted a field banquet with desiccated soup beans and roast mutton but none ate the meat.
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Artemus Ward
Hickory
Hic
Harrison's Landing
New Jersey
Jersey Regiment
Death
W. H
Chicago Ledger
Morgan the Confederate General and Hartsville Action
Colonel Thomas H. Hunt recalls Morgan as a greater leader than usually credited and recalls the Hartsville attack of 1863 as his war’s most brilliant achievement. He recounts the 1862 Cumberland crossing plan with 10 000 enemy nearby and the Fifth Kentucky chosen for the operation.
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Morgan
Thomas H. Hunt
New Orleans
Kentucky
Hartsville
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Cumberland
Harlan
Castilian Springs
Farragut Forces Capture New Orleans in 1862
Commander Kautz recounts scenes from the occupation of New Orleans as Union marines under Captain John L. Broome land at Canal Street and advance on the Custom House and City Hall. The flag is raised, locals watch in silence, and Mayor Monroe fears aiding rebels. Bell hauls the flag down, and the Hartford marines guard the Custom House flag until General Butler arrives.
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Kautz
New Orleans
Faragut
John L. Broome
Canal Street
Custom House
Bell
Buchanan
Jeff Davis
Theopen
United States
Hartford
Butler
The War Ends In Appomattox Through a Confederate View
A Virginia man known as Uncle Jonathan Peale clung to Southern triumphalism even after Lee’s surrender. In April 1865 he refused to accept defeat, insisting the address to troops was a ruse, and concluded the Yankees must be taught another lesson if they misbehaved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Chronicle
Jonathan Peale
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Lee
Appomattox
Jonathan
Peale
General Lee
A Sort of General Sentinel Salutes a Makeshift General
Beauregard meets a sentinel who has disassembled his gun while a laughing officer notes he is a sort of general. The sentinel calmly continues to rub a piece, agreeing to salute Beau regard once the weapon is reassembled. A separate scene shows a courier delivering clothes from London to Algernon and Tomkyns confirming their origin.
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Beauregard
Geral
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Tome
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Szromme
College Fe
Tam
Aly
Vai
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Berlin
England
Wisterx
T. de Witt Talmage
Mara
Sparta
Lord Jesus Christ
Jude
Sam
Samuel Johnson
Eve
Mary
Farragut
Senvant
Mr. Algernon
London
Algernon
Tomkyns
Engand
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