Reuben and Dan'l War Bonded by Fear and Brotherly Strife
In the trenches before Petersburg two brothers from opposite sides clash yet bond over a shared kinship. Reube Hardman, pugnacious and suspected eccentric, and Dan'l, his Confederate counterpart, gradually discover each other across the rifle pits. Their rivalry dissolves into mutual recognition, ending with a pledge to return home together after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Hardman
Reube
Airth
Dan
Paniel
Petersburg
Reabe
Dan’l
Grant
Ian
Holt
Lee
Dan‘l
Reuben
Chiny
Dan'l
Alfig
Reuhe
Washington
The Bike Stories in the Streetcar
Passengers aboard share humorous injuries from bicycles and a tandem jam, each recalling crashes and aches while a Texas traveler adds a steer wedged tale. An unnoticed conductor provokes a sharp ridicule from the crowd as the car halts after a long tale.
Chicago police cost rise as 500 extra patrolmen planned
Chief Ripley reports the 1900 Chicago police budget at 3 708 193 an increase of 327 649 over last year The principal rise funds 500 more patrolmen at about 1 0009 yearly raising force to about 3 000 The license revenue from saloons cannot cover the expense of enforcement and policing in the city
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Ripley
Chicago Police Department
Chicago
Carroll ' At
Temptation and temperance at table in a cautious romance
A dinner conversation unfolds over wine as a woman challenges a man to consider temperance. He reveals he has never touched liquor, while she argues that moderation is possible for many. She asks if liquor should be avoided entirely, he warns that any sip begins a path, and a solemn moment ensues.
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Ife
Madeline
Bridges
Ladies’ Home Journal
Home purity vs liquor trade drives temperance crusade
A Union Signal excerpt recalls the early crusade against the retail liquor trade. It argues that saloons threaten home safety and moral virtue, praising the W C T U for its militant stance to curb alcohol and defend the nation’s families.
Major immoralities in journalism and society
Dr. Matthew Wood argues major immoralities include vulgar press, mercenary vice peddling, corrupted home life, demoralized theatre, debased advertising by cigarettes, gaudy social events, mockery of religion, and the decline of learning via brothel-like venues and brainsless burlesque, warning of widespread cultural degradation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Wood
Journal of the American Medics Association
Anil
Cambhi
Untitled fragment on doubt and tobacco usage
Fragment notes uncertainty and doubt linked to tobacco influence. The terse text hints at internal conflict or health concerns without clear subjects or events.
Temperance Tidings Across Regions and Movements
A collage of temperance notes reports and moral statistics from English counties to U S towns. It cites drunkenness rates among Britons and linked social harms while noting teetotaler units in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and local campaigns against saloons. It covers opium use estimates in Massachusetts and calls for restraint from tobacco. Also mentioned are temperance pledges aboard and reform attempts in New Jersey Missouri and Illinois with prices tuition figures in American colleges.
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Lancashire
Durham
Northumberland
National Drink Commission
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Transvaal
8. G. Howe
Massachusetts
T. J. Crothers
M. D
Ridgefield Park
N. J
White Fruit House Offers Broad New Goods Line
White Fruit House reports a prosperous year and plans further gains. The store highlights a large stock of sugar, coffee roasted in house for freshness, extensive teas and canned goods, dried fruits, and oils, syrups, and wines for medical use. Multiple firms and product varieties are listed, including California peaches, New Orleans molasses, and Maple Syrup with prices noted.
Notable Names List From Historical Record
A fragmented roster mentions Andrew Fillman Charles Bagh Inbn C Patera George WV Pixiey William J Vesey William BE Mossman Uruis Fox Joury C Pal Ernest W Cook Charts A Wilding and David Studahatear, indicating a scattered compilation of individuals from a bygone era.
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Sonne
M. Foster
Andrew Fillman
Charles
Bagh
Inbn C. Patera
Gsorge
Pixiey
William J. Vesey
Wiliam BE. Mossman
Uruis Fox
Joury C Pal
Ernest W. Cook
A. Wilding
David Studahatear
Transit fragment from Fr Wayne routes to Valparaley and beyond
Daily schedule fragment lists routes between New York Washington Valparaiso Crestline Plymouth and Pittabura with times around 7:40 pm to 8:15 pm and notes Richmond arrivals. Key cities include New York Philadelphia Chicago Lima and Pittsburgh with soutbound toward Richmond and Cincinnati. The text appears garbled with inconsistent spellings and partial times.
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Fr. Wayne
Valparaley
Bidagu
Plymouth and
Coseage
Jghheago
Ssn
New York
Youngysowa
Pittebu MauaSeld
Lima
Canton
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Reube and
Daniel
Renbe
Texas
Gen. Weed
Aacmonts
Bolivar
Jaysburg
White Fruit House
Rio
Nod Rin
Jaca
Young Hyson
Ac Io
Guopowder
Our
California
Chester
Geogia Bank
New Orleans
California Mineeatela
Our Mar
Artiane
J.T
Korea
Bool
Will Gare
Tinalanm
GRAIN
Fort Wayne Trust Co
Henry C. Paul
Samuel M. Foster
Andrew E. Hoffman
Charles A. Wilding
William Paul
Ass’t
Pennsylvania Station
Pennsylvania,incs
Dee Wee
Silam
Grand Rapids & Indiana
North Bound
Grand Rapida
Oorth
Richmond
Cincinnati
Grand Rapide
Fort Wayne
Eastoro Express
New Bogland Fast Mail
Atlantic Express
Kansas City Cannon Ball
Government Faust Mail
St. Lonia Limited
Bell-Home
We.b
van Bure Street
Union Passenger Station
Cleveland
Erie
Buffalo
Boston
Oppore
Findlay
Ft, Wayne & Western Railway
Forte Wayne
C.H. D
C. H.D
Columbus
C. C
West Bound
Bort
Columbustein T
Ake Shore & Michigan
Soi Southern Railway
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