Prisoner Experience of War near Jackson Miss 1863
N H Spears of Co C 12th Iowa recounts a foraging party capture near Jackson Mississippi in July 1863. He describes evading pursuers, crossing a rail fence, diving into mud, hiding with aid from a local colored woman, receiving corn bread and water from a boy, and eventually using an ambulance to return to camp. He notes concern for comrades still prisoner and closes with the date and witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Hart Spears
Vicksburg Jackson Road
Jackson
Hart
Fragmented Daily Jokes And Banter Headlines
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from multiple papers. Bits include a Sunday school plea to pray, a child’s candid window accident, a frat-love line, a social gossiping tactician, and a catfish versus alarm clock joke. Tone recalls early 20th century humor columns.
Hints for the Busy Housewife Card of Recipes and Tips
A kitchen pamphlet style list offers recipes and tips including Banana Fritters Fresh Tripe and Vegetable Soup Tomato Ketchup Foam Sauce Hungarian Carrots and a method to sponge wool cloth. It blends culinary directions with household tricks and a note on a versatile strainer spoon.
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Voomin
Shawar Herowits
Benpep Sui
Culinary Tips From Old Cookery Columns
Stewed brown beans gain flavor with a sweet Spanish pepper and onions while avoiding over seasoning. Some add tomato, though beans resist foreign notes. Tea and coffee stains respond to cold water dampening, glycerin coating, several hours rest, then soap and water.
Rebels Press Ojinaga as Diaz Holds to Peace Talks
Insurgent forces besiege Ojinaga with attacks from San Francisco and Lagarita and a strong push from Canada Ancha. Washington reports Diaz unlikely to resign on May 4, instead planning to quit within thirty days if peace talks succeed, or continue amid war if they fail. Government rejects extending armistice beyond a five day extension amid Mexico peace prospects and fears Spain protest over seven Spaniards killed in Puebla.
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Presidio
Tex
Ojinaga
Villareal
San Francisco
Lagarita
Canada Ancha
Insurrecto
Therond
Washington
Diaz
Mexico
Europe
Puebla
Spain
Murder follows accident in Forty eighth street
New York May 1 A brewery driver William Kingman was run down by Giuseppe Bonelli father of a boy near First avenue. Bonelli shot at the pursuing policeman and was subdued with the gun butt. A lynch mob formed as witnesses said the blow was accidental. The boy died at Flower hospital shortly after convulsions.
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New York
Forty Eighth Street
First Avenue
William Kingman
James Everard Brewing Company
Giuseppe Bonelli
Paul
Dr. Botsford
Flower Hospital
Bertram
O'Connor
Krugman
Train wreck near Martin Creek leaves three dead two missing
Three killed and eight missing after a Belvidere division crash near Martin Creek New Jersey. More than thirty injured with five in guarded condition and others less seriously hurt. Easton Pennsylvania reports the disaster on May 1.
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Easton
Martin Creek
N. J
Belvislore
Pennsylvania
Dairy Instructor for Iowans Named in Iowa Pilot Program
Governor appoints T. B. Heaton of Algona as a special dairy instructor to visit farmers in Kossuth county. The measure marks Iowa’s first experiment of this kind.
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Seattle
Graf Bros
Fayette
Ruy
P.S. Banning
Fayette, Iowa
Chi Kennedy
W.E. Howell
Provrietor OY
Biege
Eli Widger
Mrs. Older
Town Linely
VVC
Ann the
Mwan
THE
TRAVO
Hs Ainan
Perhed
LES
Evant Rat Bhd
Theron Star Perued
Ns. Ogr
Nwhere
UH Espense
Gil
Costae Postal Ia
MAD Cycle Company
Advertiature
Pepe
Alan
Ives
Huastaoui
Pasy
Chigaeo, TL
N. Hart Spears
Westgate
Iowa
Vr. Spears
G. BH. Comstock
Comatogle
Jackson, Miss
G. E. Comstock
the Wilbur Place
Gro. Oannent
Tommy
Philadelphia Record
Parent
George
Darling
Dolly
Chicago News
Sunday Illustrated Magazine
Ike
Pop
Yonkers Statesman
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