Soldiering in the Sixties Azd Recruit's Prison Experience
The diary recounts a Confederate prisoner’s rough reconnaissance through Brandon and Meridian Mississippi in July 1863 and 1868, detailing hunger, improvised cooking, scarce rations, and a reluctant transfer toward Selma Alabama. The writer notes a wounded fellow captive, defends a peer against a cruel sergeant, and hints at ongoing exchanges and future moves toward rejoining his regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
United States
Sted
Co. B
Frank Coolidge
Co. F
Tam
Thoughtful remark about a potential husband
A fragment from Detroit Free Press notes a character who wonders if a man would make a good husband. The speaker recalls handing gloves to Felager to carry, only for the gloves to be forgotten in his pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felager
Detroit
Unclear wartime dialogue on auxiliary fleet use
A fragmentary quote from Cleveland Plato Dealer mocks the North Atlantic auxiliary fleet and its role in providing safe landing places for xeroplanes. The exchange questions the fleet's practical value amid wartime logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yesuda
North Atlantic Auxiliary Fleet
Cleveland
Humorous Quips on Spelling and Spelling Follies
A London Chronicle excerpt parodies mispronunciations and rogue spellings in humorous verse. It notes Tacques attempts and failures to spell and plough, then contrasts Bishop Welldon's baby tale about a town three miles away told from Lyons Alpine viewpoint. The piece references a Frenchman mispronouncing crow to rhyme with now and hints at language misunderstandings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
R. R
Jackson
Meridian
Misa
Ich
Frank
Bel
Sol
18Th Wisconsin Infantry Co. D
Mississippi River
McDowell
Tombigbee
Demopilus
Selma
Alabama
Rebs
Bishop Welldon
Remines
Lyons
London Chronicle
Stamp Hoax and Elephants Beak Tale Splits Philatelists
A fanciful stamp hoax known as the elephant's beak spread among stamp collectors worldwide, with tales of a singular stamp design featuring an elephant with a bird's beak and wings. The joke traced back to New York collectors, misled several well-known philatelists, and later unraveled as investigators noted the hoax involved forged claims and a handful of supposed rare copies. The item became a cautionary tale about hoaxes in collecting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
France
Austria
Fogland
New York
Aamp
Republic
New York Mall
Original Notice Publication Order for Fayette Iowa
The original notice from the petition is approved and ordered published in MayvErps Rurorren a Fayette weekly newspaper for four consecutive weeks beginning March 16 1911 Judge A N Hopson of the 13th Judicial District of Iowa presides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Alexander
Robert Alexander
Annie Alexander
Frank M. Roberrts
Sarah K. Robertson
Amanda Robartson Ward
Oa. Ward
Herusband
Gina R. Chamberlain
Jeanette Chamberlain
Ernest
A. Chamberlain
Rosamond Preebster
Francis Preebsel
Anna Hulbert Ane
Hulbert
Anna Hulbert
Anette D. Simpson
Frank A. Carter
Hugene I
Fayette County
Iowa
Rosella Vansickle
Alexander
Sachl
Harlotte Alexander
Aleges
Noal Alexander
Hia
Sherif
Capwell
Javelle
Tod
Wright
Charlotte Alexander
Nok Alexander
Gounty
Towa
Onder
Fayette
A. N. Hopson
Lowa
Has Millions of Friends Yow Woud You Like to Number
An odd historical ad touts vast numbers of friends and promotes a nostrum claimed to cure or relieve many ailments. The fragment mentions Bugklen's rica Salve, Rekert & Davis, and a long list of conditions from ulcers to burns and cold sores, presenting bold medical claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rekert & Davis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Patent Vulcarite
Chicago
Fing CO
Graf Bros
Anderaignes
Dite
Phys
Pearra
W. E. Howell
Vu Prietor OF
Hone
Eli Widgegr
Mrs. 0 der
Cann
WN Tos
HE City Shoe Shop
Bita
Jean
Fidet
Tudo
Beg
Henes Haute
Nedlethorn Puneus
Gtsle Giller
Bass
Farrer
Gwicaso
Ill
AZD
G. E. Comstock
University
Lake Station
Meridian Station
Puven
Rosetta
Piabertise
Frank M. Robertson
Amanda Robertson Ward
Samuel I. Robertson
Sabra Robertson
Orlo R. Chamberlain
Rosamond Proebstel
Evra B. Chamberlain
Hlannah Chamberlain
Lmitatians
Mary Ann Carter
Mortegage
Sarah E. Robertson
J. A. Ward
Francis Probkster
Flulbert
West Union
O. W. Syrvenson
Plaintit
Bugklen
Rica Salve
la Astounding
Chamberlain
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