Cover Them Over with Flowers Brave Heroes
Poem by Will Carleton honoring fallen soldiers. Refrains of covering the dead with garlands and flowers, prayers for the patriot dead, and tribute to those who gave their lives in service. Mentions parent, husband, brother, lover, and the nation’s duty.
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Carl
Zephyrs of Freedom
Cap in the Closet and the Brave Co K Soldier
A wartime tribute poem reflects on unsigned caps and honor tied to Co K as graves, badges, and a muster roll mark the dead. The speaker asks history to judge which unit truly faltered, asserting Not Co K, as daisies bloom above a fallen comrade.
Fallen Heroes Haunting Spring Imagery Of Union War Memory
A poem echoes national healing after conflict. It evokes Chattanooga, Mission Ridge, and the Potomac, praising fallen comrades and hope blooming anew as fields grow, birds sing, and freedom prospers. The piece frames war’s end as nature’s renewal and national prayer.
Sign of the Times and the Gospel Wagon Appeal
The essay notes wealthy figures like A J Drexel and other millionaires preaching publicly from gospel wagons in urban missions. It argues such uplift efforts reflect a democratic religious impulse shaping politics and economics as the age moves from elite spaces to the streets to engage with the masses.
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Sign of the Times
Ike A. J. Drexel -Biddle
Philadelphia
Salvation Army
Jock
Isten
Bright
Dean
Indiana
New Modern Dancing Prescription for Foot Comfort
An early 20th century letter from a New York City instructor promotes Allen's Foot-Bage antiseptic powder to ease foot friction and prevent corns and aching feet. The writer, signed K Sletwieda Hallamore, mentions use during long dancing sessions and recommends it to pupils.
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New York
City
Alles
K Sletwieda Hallamore
Alien S.olusted
le Roy
Blood duel at sword or pistol clash ends after hour
Report describes a long confrontation between Jones and Brown in France with either pistols or swords. Both sides used safety tarors as the duel stretched beyond an hour in a tense confrontation.
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la France
Jones
Brown
Fragmented Ad Copy and Odd Phrases From a 19th Century Page
A garbled paste of quotes and product mentions. It includes lines about a "Force of Habit" and a Philadelphia Ledger remark, an appeal to ask for Red Crane Ball Blue, and assorted ads for Dr Peery’s Vermifuge and Putnam Fadeless Dyes.
Weighing Brains of Noted Figures Presented in Crude Query
Fragmented report cites varying brain weights of famous individuals. Mentions Tirgentoff 2012 g, Jel Webster 1518 g, Doctor Spitzka 1400 g, Ber Fillon 1525 g, and Walt Whitman 1282 g as comparisons to average brain. Text also advertises Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills and a stray ad about constip ation and indigestion.
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Tirgentoff
Jel Webster
Spitzka
Berfillon
Webster
Walt Whitman
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