Closing Up the Ranks at Army of the Cumberland Reunion
The nineteenth annual Society of the Army of the Cumberland reunion in Chicago drew many gray haired veterans. Gen Rosecrans chaired the event honoring Gen Sheridan with Col Henry Stone of Boston as orator. Gen Alger paid tribute detailing Sheridan's rise from captain to colonel and his fierce dedication to the Union cause.
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Rosecrans
Chicago
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
Jim
Chickamauga
Lookout Mountain
Stone River
Searece
Gen. Rosecrans
Central Music Hall
Gen. Sheridan
Roche
Army of the Cumberland
General Rosecrans
James E. Morgan
Quincy
Mr. Morgan
Fort Sumter
Russell A. Alger
Gen. Parkhurst
T. L. Wood
Chickaumauga
T. T. Crittenden
Nathan Kimball
Warren Keifer
C. C. Doolittle
J. A. Barnett
J. ©. Robinson
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Anderson
Kentucky
Col. Stone
Buckner
Polk
Pillow
Columbus
Grant
Paducah
Joe Holt
Sherman
McClellan
Gen. Buell
Gen. Alger
Sheridan
Second
Michigan Cavalry
Michigan
Austin Blair
Col. Sheridan
North
Sheriman
Union
Old Woman Forges Cobble Path Theft in Orange
An elderly resident of Orange New Jersey dug up cobble stones from a highway to pave her cellar floor. The incident spots a curious case of theft from public property with no injuries or further details given.
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Orange
N. J
How to Help Your Digestion
An advertising testimonial from J F Davenport of Canarsie New York claims ALLCOCKS Porous Plasters eased severe chest pain from col exposure and diaphgram rheumatism within hours and restored appetite. He reports ongoing relief for colds coughs and side pains after seven days.
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J. F. Davenport
Canarsie
New York
Allcock
House of the Broken Goblet Tale From Pekin Gate
An old Pekin tavern near the Suhn Chee Gate is called the House of the Broken Goblet. A condemned man, after a former pardon, is granted wine at the door before execution and the goblet is shattered on the ground as a ritual.
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Suhn Chee Gate
Pekin
Eat with Comfort and Be Happy
An old advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia and stomach discomfort. It claims to restore appetite, aid digestion, strengthen the stomach, improve bile secretion, promote sound sleep, and even conquer malaria with regular use.
An Object Lesson On Progress From Dean Burgon
The Dean argued that humans differ from lower animals by capacity for progress. He contrasted man as a progressive being with creatures like the ass, which he described as always stationary and unchanging.
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Dean Burgon
Dean
Cleanliness and Godliness in a Milkean Milestone
A hoax-like exchange from Omaha World features a man joining a church and a suburban resident joking about a conversion effect. A ten-gallon filter gag ties humor to daily milk purchases and moral vanity in a midwestern city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Milkean
Bridget and Miss Clara misunderstandings over house visit
In a domestic exchange, Miss Clara reminds Bridget she is out to everyone except Mr. Sampson. Bridget reports a visitor, Young Mister Beanne, and confirms she told the visitor Miss Clara was out, highlighting a familiar social dynamic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget
Miss Clara
Pele Lelologse
Toweerk
Tower
J.tower
Simmons St
Boston
Mante
Harvest Excursions From Chicago At Half-Fare Rates
Three Harvest Excursions depart Chicago on September 25 October 9 and October 23 1888 to Kansas Nebraska Northwestern Iowa Minnesota and Dakota. One fare round trip first class tickets valid thirty days. Read via the Great Rock Island Route with palace cars and own lines to key points. For rates or details contact E A Holbrook General Ticket and Passenger Agent Chicago Ill.
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Great West
Great Rock Island
Chicago
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakota
E. A. Holbrook
Chicago, Ill
Cheap-Rate Excursions to Old Virginia Exposition
The Monon Route offers round-trip land-seeker tickets from Chicago to Richmond for 15 dollars with a 30 day limit and 15 day stopover. Three excursions accompany the Virginia Exposition in Richmond from October 3 to November 1, 1888, with Oct 2 9 and 16 sale dates. Tickets include Pullman Sleepers and Parlor Cars via Cincinnati or Louisville.
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Chicago
Richmond
Monon
King Cotton
Prince Tobacco
New South
Cincinnati
Louisville
L. E. Sessions
Minneapolis
E. O. McCormick
Clark Street
Lyon Patent Heel Stiffeners Aid Shoe Comfort
The notice proclaims Lyon's Patent Heel Stiffeners to correct the habit of running over boots or shoes. The item targets footwear comfort and wear prevention, highlighting a durable solution for daily use.
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Lyon
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Strength and Appetite Boost
Advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic for tiredness, poor digestion, and debility. Cites testimonials from C Parmelee of Brooklyn about improved strength and appetite and from Mrs. W A Turner of West Hanover praising renewed vitality after trying the remedy.
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Hood
C. Parmelee
Bridge Street
Brooklyn
W. A. Turner
West Hanover, Mass
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Veterans OF the Cumberland
Alger
Gex. Sheridan
Prince Consort
Moxie
S Jacobs
Kor Iumbago
Port Byron
Ill
St. Jacobs
Jack Gillespie
Lanver
St. Jacobs Oil
William Strehiltz
Fenton, Mich
G. Chris. Funnell
THE
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Baltimore
ELY
Jely Bros
Warren St
Warner
Virginia
C. J. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
Eady
Gold
Ternerkes
Teun & Co
Augusta
Maine
Bryant's Business College
Buffalo
N.Y
Glek Co
Halsted St
Kidder's Pastilles
Suis
Asthma
Charlestown
Northwestern Military Academy
Highland Park
Radway
Beere
R. Schiffman
St. Paul
Minn
LOE
Ouro DI Oe
OATH
Selis
Sigw
Morey Mfg.co
Waukecsar Wis
Wizard Oil Company
the Chemical Co
C.N.Y
G. H. Ingraham
M. D
Amsterdam
N. Y
Rk. Dyche & CO
Meleleloloelololololeleiols
B. F. Josun & CO
Main St
Isaac Thompson
John L. Thompson, Sons & Co
Troy
Singer Sewin
Scullen & CO
West Lake St
U.s.standard
Binghamton
S&s
Jones
Breeghamton
Chicago Ledger
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