The Battle Fields and Civil War Memoir Fragments
A vivid compilation recounts Civil War camp life aboard two Kanawha regiment boats bound to Ohio, with vivid scenes on shore near Guynotte and Jenkins. Soldiers recall scarce ammunition, bayonets, and rough terrain as they describe skirmishes, intervals, and a dramatic river crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha Lvision
Qhle
Cinebad
Bowts
Ohio
Guyandette
Virginia
Jenkins
Padua
Guyaidotte Tegittiehis
George
Tan BK. Anderson
Ed Maley
Old
Kentucky
Wheeler
Jefkins
Virginthi
Corinth
Nelson
Sul Wheeler
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Two Pension Clerks Reflect a Century of Ties
A French refugee who settled in Baltimore brought an East Indian slave who later gained freedom. Now, decades later, a white grandson of the refugee and a black grandson of the slave work side by side in the pensions office performing identical clerical duties. Their shared ancestor story remains largely unknown among coworkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
East Indies
United States
Baltimore
Bureau of Pensions
Produce Nutrient Scale Climb From Eggs To Milk
Spinach ranks highest for fruitiness among items, with yolk of eggs following, then beef. Apples, lentils, strawberries, white beans, peas, potatoes, and wheat come next, while milk sits at the bottom of the scale.
Laughable Sayings and Odd Exchanges From Across the World
A jumble of jokes and humorous exchanges appears, featuring a stylish young man negotiating a weekly charge with a farmer, quips about fountain pens and schoolteachers, a boastful record of a girl breaking records, a betrothal scene with Enpeck, and light banter about music and deafness.
One Comfort and a Chorus of Jokes from Old Newspapers
A collage of vintage quips and cartoons features snippets from the Philadelphia Telegraph and Chicago Daily Failed to Make Good, with lines about luck and lucklessness, marriage blues, and comic exchanges. Notable gags include a bet on kicking higher than the ceiling, a tail-pulling mother, a reporter earning salary in advance, and a brainy bachelor remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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Chicago Daily News
Postoffice Name Changes Stir Up Towns and Titles
The Postoffice Department constantly alters office names and spellings across the country. It drops New York mail service, shifts Rock Branch records to Correctionville, and standardizes forms such as Sault Sainte Marie. Numerous towns in Minnesota Mississippi Oregon Pennsylvania gain or lose names, while Beulah Newcastle Carmarthenshire and Tygerfontein vanish or shift. The piece notes the broad, sometimes humorous scope of these administrative edits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postoffice
New York
Rock Branch
Correctionville
Michigan
Sault de Ste. Marie
Sault Sainte Marie
Minnesota
Skog
Mississippi
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Arcadia
Philippines
Masbate
South Carolina
Bunker Hill
Tennessee
Doeville
John
Texas
Hawley
Virginia
Beulah
Llandyssil
Newcastle Biulyn
Carmarthenshire
Llwyndafydd
New Quay
Cardignneshire
West Liss
Hants
East Liss
Tygerfontein
Cape Colony
Victoria West Road
Trutchinson
Posterlee
United States
New York Sun
Petition to Clear Roger Williams Ban Gains Fresh Push
The Boston Advertiser notes renewed efforts to revoke the ban on Roger Williams dating from 1685. Advocates circulate a New England petition at watering places, seeking 1,000 signatures to urge the edict’s removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Wiliams
Roger Williams
Rhode Island
Apostle
New England Commonwealth
Williams
New Movement
New England
St. Louis
New
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Boston Advertiser
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sacco
China
Chicago News
Wat O
Penobscot
Gideon Welles
Raynor
Chicago
Vera S. Matrd
Ime
Veras
Maird
Sethe
Myrtilla
Tam
Miranda
Nao
Bacon Lidge
Stree
Gyer
Phere
Myer
Altho
Johnny
Philadelphia Telegraph
Miles
Giles
Clerck
Holden Tresses
Jingleton
Adele Clarence
Clarence
Ple Wu
Green
Bitkins
Brown
Mother Earth
Tiker
Stringer
Stringem
P. O. Department
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