Broken Promises of Marriage Sermon by Talmage in Brooklyn
The Rev. T. De Witt Talmage urged men and women to treat engagement as lifelong duty. He used Jephthah’s daughter to warn against breaking vows, urged caution before betrothal, and urged serving others to endure unhappiness. He cited Burns and Elizabeth I and urged resilience through faith.
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Brooklyn
T. de Witt Talmage
America
Jephthah
Lush
Corneror
Dore
Hamdel
Nan
Robert Burne
Stan
Ayr
Mary Campbell
Robert Burns
Southampton
England
Petrarch
Laura
Dante
Beatrice
Chaucer
Lucretia
Spenser
Rosalind
Waller
Saccharissa
Philip
Melville
Leicester
Dean Swift
Jane Waring
Stella
Job
Jamima
Kezia
Keren
God
Heaven
Paul
The
Corithians
Holland
Atlantic
Earth
Elizabeth
James
Scotland
The Soldier and the Robin at Spring Grove
A verse narrative depicts a soldier’s resting grave at Spring Grove Cemetery Cincinnati. A robin builds a nest on the soldier’s cartridge box while a bronze sentinel guards the graves. A companion discussion recounts Ford’s Theater memorabilia and a behind the scenes gas man in Lincoln assassination conspiracy lore.
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Spring Grove Cemetery
Cincinnati
Kip, & Pobin
Ford
Washington
Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Ford’s
Booth
Baltimore
Richmond
Charleston
New Orleans
Canada
Petersburg
Lee
Lord’s Theater
Great Talleyrand
Gettysburg tale and an unusual wartime incident
An eyewitness account details a Union relief mission to wounded Confederates at Gettysburg, including J N McMunn’s fatal head wound and William W Jeffery’s act of water-bearing under fire. The narrative also recounts Meade’s cautious command decisions at Mine Run and a later anecdote about the owl’s omens in Congo folklore.
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Gettysburg
Ninth Regiment
Pennsylvania Resserve Volunteers
William W. Jeffery
Isaac N. McMunn
M. Copeland
J. Porter
J. Rigdon
J. N. McMunn
Mmunn
MccMunn
Pittsburg
H. FE. Meb
G. Feather LA
Philadelphia
Mine Run
Meade
Washington
Fifth Corps
Warren
Third Corps
General Meade
General French
Strayed envelope mocks Civil War figures and events
A reader describes an envelope design from the Civil War era showing Confederates fleeing Unionists, with a donkey and a sick jockey named Price. The caption notes a Boonville defeat of Gov. Jackson by Gen. Lyon on June 17, 1861 and references a Confederate General Price. Another envelope bears a bell labeled Liberty.
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Boonville
Jack
Sam
Gov. Jackson
Lyon
Mules and mischief amid Civil War Kentucky tales
A Civil War era sketch recalling Union mules in Kentucky at Blandville and a British-like tale of mules stealing themselves from under guards. The piece also traduces southern railroad life with humor about trains, cotton, and a traveling circus rumor in Krenshaw.
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Kentucky
Blandville
Smith
Lesus
Widow vitality and social charm noted in 19th century sayings
An item from the Fall River Advance quotes a proverb urging respect for widows, suggesting they rise like weeds to vigor and may be cultivated charms. It contrasts widow resilience with a general view of women and notes widows often outlive their husbands in a Humphrey style aside.
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Fall River
See-Saw in Korea and other winter games noted
A Korea scene reports a local see-saw variant using a warped board raised slightly on straw or sandbags with a rope for children to grip. Heavier jumpers propel partners into the air causing rapid rises. The piece also describes coin pitching and a spinning whip top, with winter ice slides and wooden shoes as common sights. The note ends with a remark on French tastes for frogs and snails.
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America
Korea
New York
Brooklyn
Evening Post
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Jephthahs Daughter
Amerca
Robin
BY Anni
Spring Grove
Drazen
Hin
Grim
Ford's Theater
James Franklin Fitts
Dade
Battle of Gettysburg
Bowers
J. H
French
Army of the Potomac
Lukunga
Alamen
Kanganpaka
Livingstonesland
N’kissi
Keating
Lower
Congo
Pliny
London News
Bolton
Bill
Krenshaw
Arkansaw Traveler
Ali
Jicnige
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