Siege of Charleston Bravery and Giant Artillery Feats
The article recalls the Charleston siege, detailing Union efforts on Morris Island, Fort Wagner, and the bombardment of Fort Sumter. It highlights massive artillery, with 300 and 200 pound shells, Swamp Angel, night works, and the daring labor to place batteries, plus vivid anecdotes of individual fate and officer conduct.
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Davis
One Hundred and Fourth
Pennsylvania
Charleston
Morris Island
Fort Wagner
Gillmore
Fort Sumter
Wagner
Beauregard
Sumter
Sam Patch
Sherman
Felter
New York
E. W. Serrell
Ceutenant
Lord Berrell
Alyteen
Covtee
Wageish
Charlieston
Europe
Cummings Point
Battery Gregg
James Island
Eighty-fifth
Gregg
James Teland
American Tribune
Our Budget of Fun of the Week’s Humor and Jokes
A trimmed compilation of light jokes and humorous exchanges from various papers. The bits feature a nerve specialist horn test, a mother reading to Bobby with a witch image, a pupil’s quip about higher education and physical culture, and several pithy lines on democracy, photography, stinginess, and courtroom banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodrick
van Albert
Nighttime dialogue snippets from city scenes
A collage of comic exchanges from various papers. Jokes concern a cat and dog, jury size, learning about air navigation for mosquitoes, and a banker loan twist. Humorous vignettes feature misreadings, weddings, sermons, and a farmer with a bookish son.
Jesuit preacher’s odd ordering of church revival weeks
The article describes a Catholic revival plan with three weeks devoted to different groups: married men, unmarried men, and married women, followed by a final tier for the unclaimed treasures. Jesuit Father O Donovan led the service and announced the sequence as a crowd reacted to the remark.
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Father O'Donovan
Todd's Kidney Pills Help Freeborn Man Restore Health
Freeborn Minnesota Sept 18 special Mr R J Goward a well known local man reports relief from kidney trouble after using Todd's Kidney Pills He says a few boxes revived him and he now feels like a new man He urges sufferers to try the remedy for health and energy with renewed blood purity through cured kidneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeborn
Minn
R. Jg. Goward
Todd
Gaoward
Astor
Dodd
One Man to Get It AL At Economy Harmony Co operative Society
A historical extract from Beaver County Pennsylvania describes the Harmony Co operative Society also called the Economite Society. It details wealth estimates from 5 million to 30 million attributed to John Diss the bandmaster and notes their 70 year history under George Rapp with celibacy, farming, and a shift toward secular leadership and public works.
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Beaver County
Harmony Co-operative Society
The
Economite Society
John Diss
Jouss
Economites
George Rapp
Besrver County
Rapp
Honest Physician Credits Postum For Health Recovery
A California doctor recounts his shift from coffee and milk to Postum Food Coffee after nervous symptoms and heart pains. He says coffee caused his blues and constipation, tea helped briefly but failed, while Postum eliminated nervousness and restored his outlook. He advises patients to use it. There's a reason.
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California
Europe
Cafe Au Faith
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Missouri
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Guyer
Mermanville
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Shep
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