M Clellan’s Perilous Ride Through Torpedoed Yorktown Roads
Philadelphia Times recalls Gen. McClellan’s dangerous Yorktown escape as told by Lewis E. Dawson the driver of his private ambulance. Dawson describes avoiding buried torpedoes in heavy rain and mud while transporting McClellan and staff, then repeating the trip after orders redirected the convoy.
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M’clellan
Lewis E. Dawson
Eighth
Arch
Gen. McClellan
Yorktown
Peninsula
McClellan
Germantown
Col. Colburn
Gen. Franklin
Fitz John Porter
Philadelphia Times
Red canaries and Cherokee tales from a Southern World
The article recounts Emile Porden's red canaries produced by cayenne practice, then shifts to anecdotes about John Howard Payne and John Ross. It recalls Payne staying with Ross during Cherokee removals, their arrest and release near Milledgeville, and Payne's song Home Sweet Home influencing a soldier.
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Emile Porden
Paris
Canaries
Porden
John Howard Payne
Georgia
John Ross
Lewis Ross
Ross
Payne
Prease
Miledgville
Milledgeville
Southern World
Harvard Professors Form Co Operative Store
Four hundred Harvard professors and students started a co operative society nine months ago opening a store with books sporting articles stationery fuel pictures and clothing kept in stock or sold by sample Members pay 5 percent above wholesale cost and $2 yearly dues to buy cash down Only 636 members now and they save about 20 percent compared with outside markets A novel venture resells second hand books and furniture giving students pay for discarded items.
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Harvard
Quirk Mail Plan Sends Coin in Wooden Block
A Utica Observer reader describes a novel method to mail silver coins using a wood block bored to hold coins. The block is sealed with wood, labeled, stamped, and mailed to Brockville Ontario photographer McIntyre, with a photo of the tag and coin returned as the receipt.
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Utica
McIntyre
Alexandria Bay
Brockville
Ont
The Langtry Voice Praised By New York Sun
The New York Sun commends Mrs Langtry for a sweet melodious voice and natural refined speech. It contrasts her clear pronunciation with what it calls the average American woman’s speech and notes such charm greatly enhances feminine loveliness.
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New York Sun
Tight trousers era spawns many thin legged youths
The era of tight trousers has produced a large number of thin legged young men, making it hard to imagine any other body type prevailing in the country.
Dry Goods and Carpets in Unseasonable Spring Sale
Lee County merchants emphasize honest dealing while offering deep discounts. Prices drop across silks parasols corsets lawns veiling muslin and more with items such as 65 cent silks down to 50, parasols from 1.25 up to 4.00, and muslin eight and a half cents per yard.
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Lee County
The Largest Stock of Toys at Express Wagon Store
A local shop advertises a vast assortment of toys including express wagons picture frames valises harmonicas wipes and more promising ample selection for customers seeking novelty and practical gifts.
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Dixon Sun
Penny
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Dameson
Blue Plume
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Dimick
Benson
URY & Johnson
Eon
Newew York
Sure & Wead
J. O. Figen
99 Cent
Ali
America
Main Street
Dixon
Turney & Hennessy
J. O. Hoff
Propriet
Dixon Marble Works
Dyty Mar
C. Wray
Priccnz
W. Latimer
PIXON
Ill
M. V. Robinson
George L. Schuler
Masury
Ladies’ and Gentlemen
A. C. Specht
Burt Shofbe
W. J. Carpenter
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T. J. Miller
Deering
D. Pitcher
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