DRAKE RECALLS 1863 CUMBERLAND RIVER TRAGEDY
J Madison Drake recalls the loss of 33 of 50 men from Companies A HK C and L of the Twenty seventh New Jersey Volunteers when two flatboats crossing the Cumberland River in Kentucky during May 1863 overturned. He recounts the peril, the drowning, and the surviving witnesses, noting the fallen included Captain John T. Alexander and First Sergeant Albert D. Wiggens from Morris County. The piece ends with reflection on bravery and tribute to the fallen as a martyrdom for the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
New Jersey Volunteers
Cumberland River
Kentucky
Isaac S. Connett
Madison Avenue
New Jersey
Nanticello
Stigold’s Ferry
Tennessee
Ohio
Burnside
C i Deceimber
Menageg Ingens
Ree
Tde
Morris County
John T. Alexander
Albert D.wiggons
Somerset
Acas
Rey
Old
New Orleans
Eelf
J. Madison Drake
What the Kidneys Do and How to Help Them
An elderly advertisement explains kidney function and signs of trouble. It cites backache headaches nervous symptoms dry skin and other disorders and promotes Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as the cure available at local drug stores for 50 cents per box. Mrs. Begley of Elizabeth New Jersey testifies to relief after taking three boxes. The notice urges readers to remember the Dean's name and use no other remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Begley
Union Street
Elizabeth
N. J
Dean
Oliver & Drake Co
Begley
All Desiers
Getting Speed on Skates From Field and Forum
Mor ris Wood, amateur speed skating champion of the United States and Canada, offers advice in Country Life in America. He recommends learning by playing tag on ice to sprint turn and build strength, noting deception in evening speed and the need to keep a straight stroke with chalk floor diagrams to train the curve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Morris Wood
United States
Canada
Memorial to Flag House Presented to Philadelphia
The Betsy Ross House at 239 Arch Street, site of the first American flag’s design and sale, was donated to Philadelphia by the American Flag House and Benny Rosa Memorial Association. City councils accepted the gift after an ordinance, with funds from 1,046,270 members who bought memorial certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Benner
Betsy Ross
Arch Street
American Flag House
Benny Rosa" Memorial Association
Memorial Association
Tit for Tat Tale Turns on Seat Swap on Tram
A London Tatler anecdote recounts two young women boarding a tram with crowding and one preferring a seat from a married man. She points out Mr Green, asks for his seat, and he rises gracefully addressing her as Jane and asking after his mistress, leaving the girl with the seat but losing her vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Green
Jane
Laily
London
Tatler
Flowers Outdoors in Winter in Concord Garden
A large colony of Christmas roses was found thriving in a Concord New Hampshire garden, unusually hardy for the region. The piece notes NH and Canada lie in the winter belt, with snow acting as mulch and alternating freezes and thaws testing plant resilience beyond typical climates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N.hs
New York City
Ottawa
New Hampshire
Canada
Thomas McAdam
Intry Life
America
Train Schedules and Timings Debate in London Scraps
In a brief dialogue a passenger asks when the half past five train leaves. The porter notes the church clock shows twenty-seven minutes past, the post office clock twenty-five, and the traveler’s clock thirty-two. The porter says any clock works except the train, which has already gone.
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London
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Gannett
Jersey Rodiers
Cumberland
Betsy Rosa Memorial Association
City of
STOVE
Clark Hardware Co
Geo
Ailler. Tld
Saunders, McManus Bros
Pran
Arnold & Textor Co
Sale
Uor Peck & Snyder
Royal Worcester
Broad Street
WISS
J.wiss & Sons
Newark
Ame Lal
Bates
S. T. Morrow
Music Store
First St
L. Ludwig
Union St
Fred B. Bassett
New York
Hosanna
Pardee
Sternberg & CO
Market Street
Eae Ie Amma
Meaths
Elizab
W. E. Holt
Rae Ows
Spout
Evan Thaleeeene
I. Omiy
Kewark
Toad
RUTAN
William Street
NEW. Ode
Chass Salathe
Succemar
M. D. Wikes
Weatfield Avenue
Gov. Sayre Pines
Tel
Woodruff Storage CO
Seeth Bread St
Furnltire
H. D. Saunders
Bread Street
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