Gettysburg lore and war era recollections across Hancock to Grant
A reminiscence recalls General Hancock’s Winchester days and his soldiers while recounting Grant and Lee’s surrender era. Colonel Lawrence’s memories cover the surrender table, McLean’s role, and the humane acts toward Confederates, including feeding horses and transporting veterans home.
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Lawrence
McLean
Bull Run Battleground
Beauregard
Virginia
Rynckberg
Appomattox
Lee
Grant
Confederacy
Death of General Maxey Gregg in Civil War service
General Maxey Gregg, a South Carolina native and Confederate officer, rose from subordinate posts to command a brigade in D. H. Hill’s division, Jackson’s corps. He fought at Fredericksburg and helped halt Franklin’s advance before being killed leading his brigade on December 13, 1862.
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Hancock
Shenandoah
Dwight
Sheridan
Winchester
the James
West Point
West
Godfrey Weitzel
Butler
New Orleans
Louisiana
Twenty- Fifth Corps
Richmond
Military
Grant
Stonewall Jackson
Governor's Island
General Scott
Petersburg
Davis
Lee
Lynchburg
Fisher's Hill
General Hospital
Shenandoah Valley
Appomattox
D. H. Hill
Jackson
Fredericksburg
Franklin
Gregg
Humorous Pranks of Ohio Volunteers on Civil War Train
In fall 1862 our regiment rode along a Covington to Lexington railroad area and in August 1864 moved to East Tennessee. The Memoir recalls box cars and a running joke where soldiers pulled water tank ropes to drench officers rail car, causing cursing as the train stopped at a station. William Hatfield of Company D P the One Hundred and Eighteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry signs off.
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Covington
Lexington
East Tennessee
L. D. Harman
William Hatfield
One Hundred and Eighteenth Regiment
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Domestic Economy Notes on Farm and Household Arts
Short item offering guidance on home economy including farm, orchard, stable, parlor and kitchen tasks. Emphasizes practical tips for domestic management, budgeting, and efficient household routines for reader households.
Agricultural Implements Investment Rise Across Farms
The 1880 census shows $68 million of agricultural implements made in the prior year. Farm tools have long lifespans, with many worth less after years of use or rust. The total value now in use is likely near or at $1 billion.
Growth of Grass on Australian Plains Sparks Debate
A report claims grass on Australian plains changes under sheep and cattle feeding, forming sword-like tussocks as seed is trampled and germinates. Critics doubt the habit shift, suggesting other grasses rise with trampling. The piece notes US grasses like timothy and clover as valuable introductions elsewhere and urges farmers to test many species but retain the best.
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Australia
Texas
California
United States
England
Chicago Tribune
Stable design stresses ventilation and drainage
The Chicago Tribuncte advises year by year building new stables with defined use, proper ventilation avoiding passage through mows, and tight construction. It prescribes solid walls, floor sunk into sills, six inch drainage pipes, and dry clay for manure absorption to protect feed from contamination.
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Chicago
Breeding Milking Strains and Sheep Profit Pointers
Agricultural column urges dairy breeders to value bull calves from best milkers for dairy improvement and recommends small, well managed flocks of sheep despite dog problems. It notes land value increases from sheep pastures and suggests dog-proof fencing and daily flock care to protect assets.
How Horse Teeth Indicate Age from Foal to Six Years
The article explains dentition stages in growing horses, noting that foals have eight milk teeth at birth, with two more milk teeth by twelve months. It details the progression of permanent teeth, shell corner teeth, and the gradual replacement timeline up to age eleven, including tushes appearing around four years and the mouth’s evolving structure.
Profits on Artificial Poultry Raising by Rankin of Bristol
James Rankin of Bristol County Massachusetts, inventor of the Monarch incubator, addresses the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture arguing poultry farming with artificial methods yields rich returns. He cites a yearly 100 percent profit on invested capital and outlines 1882–83 stock, egg and fowl sales, plus a duck business showing about 44 dollars per duck and over a thousand dollars profit after labor.
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James Rankin
Bristol County
Mass
Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture
Cbs
Sdbes
The Sick Broom. Nursing Scarlet Fever Instructions
Medical guidance from Dr J Jr Neating on nursing scarlet fever. The article details strict isolation, clothing, and hygiene measures, room ventilation, temperature control around 68 degrees, use of disinfectants, and daily urine collection for examination. It emphasizes separation of all items, boiling, airing, and careful cleanliness to prevent contagion in households.
Katie's Jumbies from the KiPrchen Economy
A recipe listing ingredients for Katie's Jumbies includes butter sugar eggs sour milk soda and flour to stiffen. The directions call for sprinkling sugar before baking and cutting the dough into rings or round cakes.
Aunt Lucy's Brown Bread and Old Fowl Preparation
Old fowl simmered seven hours in water with bones broken, strained into jelly to be eaten hot or cold. Aunt Lucy's Brown Bread combines Graham flour, corn meal, molasses, sour milk, soda, and salt, mixed with warm water into a moist dough and baked slowly in a deep pan. excellent warm or cold.
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Lucy
Ohio Legislature Deliberates on Ravenna Prisoner Arrest Reward
February 8 to 10 records show Senate and House actions including reward offers for Ravenna ruffians, bills regulating corporations, dairy and school construction rules, and public works. Notable items include a $10,000 reward proposal and measures affecting Cincinnati bonds, canals, and state governance.
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Senate
Ravenna
House
Cincinnati
Boards of Health
South
Toledo
Maumee
Common Pleas
Holmes County
New City Hall
Dow
Cincinnati Southern Railway
National Guard
Lampson
Ohio
Inside the Mixer Trade Aims to Pass Fake Brandy
A New York Sun report exposes liquor mixers who blend wines and spirits to imitate brandy and other drinks. They describe testing methods, use of caramel coloring, dead oil, and sugar syrups to mimic flavor and color while noting risks of discovery by distillation.
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New York Sun
Food Talk and Common Sense on Diet and Labor
The author argues dietary value varies by need and lifestyle. He contrasts hunter or farmer diets with sedentary life and cites a preacher’s pulpit image. A stranger quips about the preacher’s train metaphor, highlighting the issue of rhetoric versus action. The piece ends noting many men could influence crowds if their tongues governed themselves.
Prisoners in Russia Face Rising Suicide Toll
Reports estimate about 2000 people, largely prisoners, would take their own lives in Russia. Authorities grapple with mental health and prison conditions amid growing fears.
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Russia
Ohio Mine Explosion Kills No One and Shatters Boiler House
A boiler explosion at No.5 Coal Mine near Corning destroyed the boiler house and tore the roof away. The engineer was 2000 feet underground and survived. fireman David Wilson Jr. narrowly escaped. Rescue crowds gathered as reports of drowning in the Cuyahoga River and other incidents surfaced.
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Corning
No.5
Flinders
David Wilson, Jr
Cuyahoga River
Monroe Falls
Daniel Gisling
Mr. Gisling
Wm. S. Sperry
Gisling
Springfield
Columbus
George Babcock
Cleveland
Ohio Valley
Central States
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Andrew McMullin
McKean Township
Licking County
William Wagner
Carl K. Mower
Lark Moon
Marion van Buskirk
Mount Sterling
Garrett Beck
Fort Seneca
R. E.lucas
Kenton
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Miles O'Reilly
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Colonel Lawrence
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Clrks
John Brown
Quartermaster's Department
Washington
Weitzel
Appomattox Court House
Ed Collins
Mercer County
Louisville Times
J. C. Wickliffe
Harrodsburg
Phil Thompson, Jr
Phil Thompson
Thomas C. Bell
Collins
Rose
Bell
Donelson
Shiloh
Tom Mundy
Powl’s Valley
Dan Bond
Lord Alexander
Phil
Morgan
Ed Butts
East
Maxey Gre
Maxey Gregg
Agricultural
Taan
Mr. Rankin
Eacr
Tees
Ohio Legislature
Gop
Chrysostoth
Ohio State News
Supreme Court of Ohio
Arthur E Benedict
Pomeroy
Minshall
Stonebrook
Nashville
W. J. White
Tuckaseigee Lumber Company
Bushnell
North Carolina
W. W. W. Davis
Euclid Avenue Presbyterian Church
Congregational Church of
Worcester
Columbus Board of Trade
State Tile and Drainage Association
E. A. Eudaly
Rh. F. Far
Frederick Rothocker
Coshocton
Elwood Price
Lebanon
Mamie Holweger
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