Old Soldiers at Home and Civil War Camp Tales
Vivid reminiscences recount Camp foraging, guard mishaps, prisoner exchanges, and humane moments between Third Ohio volunteers and Fifty-fourth Virginia during Civil War captivity. Anecdotes note humor, discipline, and a veteran bond amid hardship and memory of battles.
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Vinclos
Third
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Streight
Ishmond
Tifty-fourth Virginia
Fay
Kelly's Ferry
Tennessee
Ohio
Mie
Perces
Kelly's Ford
Mission
Conten
Virginia
Fifty-fourth
Virginia Pitty-fourth
Ohio Boys
Chattanooga
Kelly
Perry
Hilton
A New Milking Machine Demonstrated in London Times
The London Times reports a new milking apparatus that uses a simple iron pipe system and a vacuum pump to milk cows. The device attaches four teat cups to a suspended milk pail, enabling four cows to be milked simultaneously in eight to ten minutes, with reduced distress and improved cleanliness.
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Halin
Te Matching
William Murchteod
Kilmarnock
Conan Aiates
Warvinaas
Santee
India
London Times
Mechanical Memory and a Deteriorating Memory Tale
A popular actor’s sudden recall failure follows a rushed performance due to illness in a co star. He learned a long part in hours but forgot most lines immediately after, unable to repeat phrases. The piece notes another case where an elderly friend’s memory waned, misattributing nightly ideas as his own.
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Tny
Rucall
Spence
New York Telegram
Sherman
Prickly Ash Bitters
Prickly Ash Bitters CO
ST. Touls
Fopham
Draggista
Mallep
Ittaan Aveerns
Curious Census Bias Makes Averages Of Age Figures
The Boston Cultivator cites a curious census fact. It notes Rhode Island shows more people aged fifty than forty one. It lists counties with 2000 sixty nine year olds 1200 seventy one year olds and 19000 seventy year olds illustrating a taste for round numbers in population figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Heraclf
Boston
Dating Woman Explorer Returns From Olympic Mountains
The first white woman to explore the Olympic Mountains returns with her husband Phil Hamilton and twenty others, traveling from the head of Quileene River through the Preset Valley to Port Angeles. They heard subterranean noises indicating internal disturbances and saw large bands of elk and deer with some bear sightings. Mrs. Hamilton rode the entire distance.
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Olympic Mountains
Phil Hamilton
Beattie
Washington
Quileene River
Bikwa
Port Angeles
Press Valley
Oil Cloth Making Process Described Thoroughly
A detailed account explains oil cloth production from cloth preparation through painting, block printing, embossing, drying, varnishing, trimming, and final shipment. Sections cover dye blocks from Maine, patterned designs from Utica Philadelphia and New York, and the rapid output of 100 to 250 square yards daily.
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Sas
Peter
Maine
Utica
Philadelphia
New York
Making Money Anywhere with Plating at Home
Mr Moorehead's experience plating with gold and silver shows high demand for plated spoons casters and jewelry. A reader reports earning 27.10 in week one and 119.85 in three weeks while his wife earned about the same. Address W H Griffith Zanegville Ohio to learn plating for 3 dollars and earn money in an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thair
Trishman
Home Guards
Ihe
Columbus
Ohio
Ahip
New York
Clevelan Ohio
Fara
Caldiera
Cleveland
Rey
Mr. Moorehead
Kiss
W. H. Griffith
Zanegville
Ele
A. I. Joxson
Solomon’s wisdom, polygamy, and a child’s question
A dialogue recalls Solomon as the wisest man though he had many wives. A parent remarks on wisdom after marriage. A child asks about the word lankor, learned at Sunday School as the mother wonders where the term came from, noting a hymn line about standing the storm.
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Bay
Solomon
Sanday School
Wandering George Defends Acting Claim in Playful Exchange
In a Detroit Free Press snippet, Wandering George asserts he is not a tramp but actor George Thanderer, recounting a past attempt at playing Othello. Lady engages him, asking what he erased recently, while Wartman jokes about a popular songwriters’ compensation and Smiley quips about Thate’s punishment.
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George
George Thanderer
Detroit Free Press
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Tan
Virginia Dell
Tak Tan
Itewey
Juno
Grand Review
Avery Loo
Wown
HY Col
Alex
Dok Bailie
Wmany
Takira May West
Johnny
Charles Curt Bain
Hilton Head
John B. Wyman
Army of the Southwest
Thenois Infantry
Cyrus Bussey
Arkan_ van Wyman
Snd Wyman
Wyman
Turkey
Helena
Vicksburg
Cev
Helga
Erie
Vindisra Girn
Manny
Grand Army of the Republic
Toston
National Council of Administration
Alahansa
Dy Resanor
Fort Paver
Arion
En I. Murphy
Uhunts
Arkanan
B.C. Lveth
Litte Ook
Californie
Fmt
Cal
Materbrookestow
North Dakota
Jon John J
Flak
South Dakota
Fito
Nba Dolawenee
McC Hall Hackson
Ualington
Juria
Hhi
Egvarnt
Georgia
Hiinota Hls
Dlotrioh
Anmutrongindinnapotay
Lowa
Ababeras
Haymond
Hampton
Tala
Imity
Kquems
Conant
Toyin Hants
Albert Boott Loulavilte
Treute
Bhutto
Orlenne
AfioWina
Monta Mierkov
Nebraska
Yorkenon
Aebloril
Vociolland
Proaels
Roda Tata
Tayi Ber
Muse
Nmemans
Vermont
B.J
Hauslow Varrioras
Virginie
Vortolk
Bonwsii Mneorim
Aniderson
Siwatst
Wisconaln
Gaels
Statistica
Dating Woman
Ghana
W. Peaporn
Charles A. Yor
Meaney
Aidan
LEN CO
Lata Counsel
Args
Ames Tanney
Thor
Betanl
Ir Ts Xi
Cbildi
Hage Ie Ty
Pat Rags
Rene
Snyder
Lock Box
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ENSIO
Rome
Yily Frogpaites
Claus
Yale Ineainine, Uy FF
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