The Black Jack of the West and a Mutinous Regiment
A Civil War veteran recalls a dramatic mutiny by a regiment in Louisiana. General Emory defuses the affair with a thunderous command to arm, then lectures the officers and soldiers on duty and discipline, restoring order without further incident. The narrative links to later march movements and a bread raid at Murfreesboro during Sherman’s campaigns.
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William H. Emory
Nineteenth Army Corps
Washington
Shenandoah Valley
Louisiana
Emory
Crary
Sineadus
Wholerigade
Reveille
Revaille
Brigade
Dapatan
Blank
Company Kk
United States
Nashville
Tennessee
Malloy
Murfreesboro
Hood
Lyon
Ito
Sherman
Chattanooga
Tunnel Hill
Milroy
Murfeesboro
The Sergeant's Answer at Goldsboro Bridge
A Massachusetts chaplain spoke to a profane sergeant amid heavy shell fire from Berger's Rhode Island Battery. Colonel Heckman led with bravery as Confederate shells erupted around the guns. The sergeant replied bluntly that Providence would not help, noting the Ninth New Jersey had been ordered to support their unit.
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Goldsboro Bridge
Massachusetts
Berger
Rhode Island
Heckman
New Jersey
Clothing Work At Mfe Base For New Baby
A note from a worker at Mfe base details sewing clothes for a newborn. The brief mentions projects aimed at fresh family needs and small garments created with care by staff.
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Base Mfe
Sermons of the Future Promised as Condensed Exhortation
The Rev. T. De Witt Talmage predicts a future religious discourse marked by a living Christ, vicarious suffering from daily life, and remarkable brevity. He urges practical, everyday faith that reaches all classes, audio-visual printing, and urgent evangelism to comfort the mortal and challenge the saved to act.
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Hamptons
T. de Witt Talmage
Sedan
Gettysburg
God
Jonathan Edwards
Earth
St. Lawrence
Oregon
Ohio
Tombigbee
Alabama
Sierra Nevadas
New England
Savannas
Zion
Christ
Jesus Christ
East Hampton
Long Branch
Cape May
Lake George
Dakota
Long Island
Paul
Eutychus
Napoleon
Europe
Churches of Christ
Christian Church
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Charleston
Philadelphia
Boston
Asylum of Mercy
Miriam
Esther
Vashti
Eunice
Timothy
Mary
Angels of Mercy
Christian
Martha
Hannah
Deborah
Barak
Cunard
White Star
How Women Lose Their Height
A historical warning on female stays and health. The piece notes upper class women shrink in height after middle age due to persistent pressure from corsets, hindering muscle development and organ growth. It cites a 20 year old who reports unchanged corset size yet body growth is stunted.
Shrewd Mormons and Utah Statehood Debate
A private Salt Lake letter depicts Mormon control over a forthcoming constitutional convention in Utah. It claims polygamy would be outlawed, yet stresses church dominance in government, with most offices held by Mormons. It warns the gentiles ignore the process while Mormons push for statehood under church guidance and possible future reversals.
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Utah Commission
Salt Lake City
Saut Lake City
Chicago
Utah
United States
Polys Amy
Decline of the Ainos in the Japanese Archipelago
An ethnologist faces a puzzle as the Ainos retreat eastward and northward, their numbers shrinking and industries passing to Japanese hands. Their language and distinct traits fade, leaving a melancholic impression and few lasting traces beyond scattered names.
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Europe
Horobetsu
Adirondack Meeting Casts Cold Front Between Murray and President
The article notes that Adirondack Murray and President Cleveland will not speak as they pass in the future. It states the only bite the President took in the mountains occurred after dark in his chamber. Enticed by Murray’s glowing hunting and fishing description, the President blames Murray for “whitewashing” him, fueling the frosty relation ahead.
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Adirondack
Murray
Cleveland
Sign of good breeding getting the prize at a dog show
A comical 19th century scene opens with Kosciusko Murphy professing love to Esmera Long as he kneels by a coffin and kisses her ruby lips. Esmera retorts that many have used the same line. The caption hints at a dog show prize.
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Esmeralda
Kosciusko Murphy
Miss Esmera
Temptation of Christ Explored in Sermon Notes
A Sunday School lesson analyzes Matthew 4 1 11 detailing Jesus temptation in the Judean wilderness. It covers the reality of temptation the methods the threefold test and the meaning for Messiahship with insights from Abbott Farrar Neander and Robertson.
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Jesus
Judea
Jerusalem
Christ
Woolsey
Reaperton
Farrar
Satan
Cyrus
Alexander
Abbott
Esau
F. W. Robertson
Neander
Lange
God
Angela
Chris
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Gen. Logan
H. 8. Taylor
Donelson
James Franklin Fitts
Atlanta
Dalton
Rev. Dn Talmage
Veda
America
Orchestras of
Heaven
Ainos
Galilee
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