Unity and sacrifice after Civil War reunions
A reflective essay extols Confederate reunions as honest, generous to the Union, and vital for national healing and unity. It urges impartial history to clarify meaning, praises Southern loyalty, and links to Spain's war while calling for lasting reconciliation and erasing distrust among Americans.
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South
Spain
Lee
Wheeler
Bagley
Blue
Hobson
Phillipines
Cuba
America
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promotes Health With Purified Blood
Strong men and healthy women rely on Hood's Sarsaparilla for blood purity and strength. A nation consuming millions of bottles yearly lays the foundation for future health. Hood's Pills are prompt and reliable, easy to take. 25c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Arizona Hair Cut Turns to Saloon Shootout Scene
A rugged barber in an Arizona barbershop tends to a customer during a pistol fight at Red Mike's saloon next door. The exchange turns grim as the shooting erupts, the barber trimming swiftly as the tenderfoot quivers.
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Tenderfoot
Arizona
Red Mike
Chicago ‘Tribune
Umbrella Request Traced to Boy Mr Smitters
A whimsical note from the Boston Transcript asks if you will lend an umbrella to a boy known as Mr Smitters. The writer suggests you may acknowledge knowing him and implies understanding if the umbrella was not brought.
Peculiar El Paso Milk Drought Explained by Dry Air
A West Texas rancher recalls an odd episode with Jersey cows near El Paso. He watched udders shrink as the dry air evaporated milk, revealing he had varnished the milking apparatus and prevented milk from oozing through the flesh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Henderson
West Texas
el Paso
el] Paso
Jersey
Rio Grande
New Orleans Times- Democrat
A Sense of Humor and Its Quiet Power
A London Truth column extols humor as a priceless gift that sustains happiness through fortune's shifts. It frames humor as a shield against vanity, provocation, and bores, keeping one steady and principled while indifferent to praise or blame.
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Hamlet
London
Fresh Paint Sign Sparks Verbal Exchange at Grocery
An Indianapolis Journal item notes a man shouting at a grocer after backing into fresh paint. The man argued he had seen many signs claiming fresh paint that proved false, prompting the exchange.
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Indianapolis Journal
Free bottles offered for cure of lung diseases by New York chemist
A New York chemist T A Slocum offers a free trial of his claimed cure for consumption and bronchial diseases. He promises three free bottles to Fairfield Tribune readers who write with their address to 98 Pine Street New York and cite seeing the offer in The Tribune. The note emphasizes alleged cures and urges immediate action.
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New York
T. A. Slocum
Fairfield Tribune
Science Daily
M. D
Pine Street
Tribune
Fairfield
Iowa
Training a Warhorse to Fire and Saber under Fire
An article from the New York World describes how a warhorse is broken to stand fire by gradually exposing it to pistol and carbine shots near it. The horse endures sabre practice and learns to remain steady with riders and mounted troopers.
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New York World
Disgusted Fishermen on Moosehead Trip Clash with River Crew
A Boston party fishing near Moosehead encounters a moonlighting cook and his helper using garbage to lure fish from a lumberman’s boat. The exchange turns comic as the river drivers’ cook boasted of his tricks while landing a 15 pound taker, leaving the Boston anglers flustered and amused.
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Boston
Moosehead
Tomhegan
Lewiston Journal
Teaching Money Sense to Children Builds Wise Habits
A New York Ledger piece advocates giving children a small spending allowance from age twelve or earlier with an accompanying allowance book. It urges teaching budgeting, tracking small expenses, and using this discipline to cultivate true economy and prudent purchasing decisions for future well being.
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New York Ledger
Portrait Painted After Death Changes Widow’s View
A widow asks an artist to paint her dead husband. He mentions a photo, she says he never had one. The artist completes the portrait, and the widow comments on how the old man has changed.
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Boston Herald
Ground spiders dominate many webs across habitats
The article notes that spin spinners, or ground spiders, are rare compared to those that do not spin. Ground spiders are widespread and rely on agility and speed to catch prey, forming an abundant, mobile group in the arachnid world.
Volunteers of Havana in the Cuban uprising
The 1868 Cuban revolution saw Havana lacking volunteers until posters in Matanzas promised homeward passage and belongings to any enlisting. Enlistment surged to 50 000 in 48 hours, drawing opposition from Havana merchants and complicating reforms under Governor General Dulce who sought to end the conflict.
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Cuba
Havana
Lersandi
Matanzas
Dulce
Spain
San Francisco Chronicle
Wild animal slaughters altered leather trade in Europe
Between 1850 and 1875 vast numbers of blesbok wildebeest and springbok were killed in the Transvaal and Orange Free State. The resulting leather, hunted under old names, reached Europe as high quality hides including zebra and quagga. Boots used zebra and quagga uppers and other skins misrepresented as calf or patent leathers.
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Transvaal
Orange Free State
South Africa
Europe
London Spectator
Office fire scare prompts smoking caution
In the Chicago Tribune excerpt Mr Addemup chastises Mr Spotcash for smoking in the office and tossing a lit match into a waste basket. A small fire threat is raised and the bookkeeper pledges to have the wastebasket emptied by the office boy to prevent future blazes.
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Addemup
Spotcash
Chicago Tribune
Miss Glover Praised As Superb Yet Poorly Informed
A brief item from the Boston Transcript notes Miss Glover described as superb and perfectly formed, while also described as imperfectly informed in a sparing, possibly satirical remark.
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Miss Glover
Boston Transcript
Calf Rises on Lima Roofs in Local Custom
In Lima Peru a daily custom sees calves appear on house roofs and remain there until slaughtered for beef. The unusual practice highlights regional traditions and urban livestock practices in the city.
If We Moved Our Legs Like Ants
A playful estimate suggests speed would reach nearly 0 miles per hour if human leg movement matched an ant’s pace, highlighting relative motion and scaling limits in a humorous comparison.
Young Life Saved After Pink Pills Restores Child
Florence Sturdivant of Grindstone New York suffered a serious illness starting in February 1896 with scarlet fever and back pain. Her family followed physician guidance, then her uncle advised Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, which led to rapid improvement and full recovery after three boxes. The story credits the pills with restoring strength and appetite and notes widespread sales.
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Florence
William H. Sturdivant
Grindstone
N. Y
Sturdivant
Gila
H. W. Moore
Ile Edees
Williams
Cretaceous Sea Serpents From an Inland Ocean Expands
A historical note explains a vast inland Cretaceous sea that covered much of the continent. Gigantic reptiles fishes and oysterlike valves thrived before landmasses rose and split the waters into smaller basins. The piece cites a Popular Science remark on how much of that sea could be part of today’s oceans.
Surgery on Snakes in Captivity
An Australian diamond snake in Bombay museum nears blindness from shed skin, prompting a native keeper to clip the eye membrane with scissors. J M Phipson of the Bombay Natural History Society later performed a far riskier operation on a king cobra, removing eight layers of membrane from each eye with three men securing the reptile as it resisted.
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Bombay Museum
J. M. Phipson
Bombay Natural History Society
Many Iikes Named Isaac Roush Described in West Virginia Tale
In New Haven West Virginia a crowd of Isaacs with nicknames such as Big Ike Gentleman Ike Spectacle Ike Ike on the Hill Ike In the Hollow Rosa s Ike Little Ike Soldier Ike Lazy Ike Thirteenth Virginia Ike Fifer Ike Aunt Cassy s Ike Drummer Ike Fourth Virginia Ike Hartford Ike Dam It Ike Kanawha Ike Sally s Ike Helliky Ike Trotter Ike Fiddler Ike Ten Mile Ike Mart s Ike Aunt Betsy s Ike is listed to avoid confusion The note also mentions the Chinese 12 two hour divisions and Italians 24 hour reckoning and a general remark that an elephant can carry about three tons on its back.
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New Haven
W. Va
Isaac Roush
Big Ike
Gentleman Ike
Spectacle
Ike
Rosa’s
Little Ike
Soldier
Virginia
Fifer
Cassy
Hartford
Dam It
Sally
Helliky
Trotter
Fiddler
Ten Mile Ike
Mart
Betsy
Gallipolis Tribune
Local Bank Ad Promises Flexible Real Estate and Personal Loans
Transacts General Banking Business Money to loan at reasonable rates for long or short time on real estate or personal security. Acts as custodian of wills and valuable papers without an Interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum on all money deposited for a period not less an six months.
Directors Named in Local Corporation Listing
The article lists directors including J. E. Roth J. Ricksher E. A. Howard A. F. Cassel Lee T. Gobble J. S. McKenney C. D. Leggett R. W. Lamson and Thos. Louden as officers associated with the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Roth
J. Ricksher
E. A. Howard
A. F. Cassel
Lee T. Gobble
J.S. McKenney
C. D. Leggett
R. W. Lamson
Thos. Louden
Local Names Appear In Fragmented Obituary Fragment
A partial list of individuals including Roth Louden Higley Bradshaw McKenney Hunt Lamson Parrett and Mowery appears in a fragmented notice. The text shows numerous names without context or dates, indicating an unfinished obituary or community roster.
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J. E. Roth
James Louden
E. A. Howard
D. G. Higley
W. E. Bradshaw
McKenney
Ed. Hunt
Geo. W. A
F. Rateliff
Lamson
Joseph Roth
E- F. Simmons
Chris’ Roth
Wm. C. Hawk. Allender
Louden
A. F. Cassell
August Walgren
Ricksher
T. R. Howlett
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Jos. Ricksher
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