Memory of the War: Custer Charge At Yellow Tavern Heroic
A Confederate cavalryman recalls Custer’s famed charge at Yellow Tavern amid the Wilderness campaign. He describes long nights from Hanover Junction, the left-wing battery, Jeb Stuart’s stand, Fitz Lee’s division, and Stuart’s wounded final ride, with vivid battle details and a rebel yell finale.
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Custer
Yellow Tavern
Jeb Stuart
Fitz Lee
Wickham
Phil Sheridan
Hanover Junction
Sheridan
Richmond
iIt
Jack Saunders
Saunders
Telegraph Road
Cayter
Stuart
Washington Post
Reade's Eccentric English Noted in Several Works
A critique highlights Charles Reade's quirky language in A Simpleton Christie Johnstone and Readiana. It cites phrases such as They showed napes and a vivid New Haven fishwife description. The passage notes his playful coinages and bold wording in dialogue and scenes.
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Reade
New Haven
Christie Johnstone
Bass Jumping For Strength In Spring Practice
A Philadelphia North American note explains bass jump behavior as a practice to gain grace and strength for fishing. It cites several experts who observe long distance jumps, somersaults, and side stepping mainly before open season, with one man recounting a bass dragging a willow sapling and acting as if snagged, leaping and twisting to shed it.
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Philadelphia
Persian flower fashion and unusual blooms described
The article notes Persian men employ colored rings of paper cloth and velvet to adorn flowers, creating a bizarre bouquet effect. It lists typical Persian blooms like zinnias, convolvulus, asters, balsams, wallflowers, chrysanthemums, marigolds, and roses, and describes the striking contrast with ordinary flowers.
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Wills
Persia
The Boomerang and Its Inventors Controversy
A London Spectator remark questions the boomerang’s invention, calling its makers crude and uneducated while debating whether the curved weapon arose from an ancient superior civilization or a practical, empirical throwing tradition.
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London Spectator
Sandy's Criticism from the London School of Music
A young Scotchman studying cello in London returns home to perform for friends. After a couple tunes his grandfather quips that there is no smell with it, humorously noting the instrument’s lack of aroma. The Liverpool Mercury classic quip captures rural wit.
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Sandy
London
Liverpool Mercury
Shoes Made To Fit Lady Customer
A dialogue from Meygendorfer Blatter features a lady customer seeking a specific shoe fit and a stoemaker replying that the design will be large inside and small outside to accommodate her feet. The exchange reflects tailoring language and workshop craft.
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Stoemaker
Pretty Bad. Illustrations in Bits Do Not Smoke
The exchange shows a husband asked to smoke cigars but refuses, delaying until Tommy shows interest. The dialogue appears in Illustrated Bits with a humorous domestic tone.
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Tommy
Leave Your Studio, Says Landlord in Quirer Note
A brief exchange quoted from the Philadelphia Inquirer notes a studio owner facing eviction as the landlord asserts the need for the tenant to vacate. The exchange captures tension over housing and space in a city context.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Patrons urged to notify office on missed newspaper delivery
Readers who do not receive their paper regularly are asked to inform the office of the missed delivery to help restore timely service. The notice requests prompt reporting to improve continuity and service reliability.
The Groom Must Pay in Quebec Custom
A Pearson's Weekly note on a French Canadian wedding custom in Quebec where after a morning service the bridal party tours relatives by calash then returns for a supper and evening dance. The bride keeps her seat and jokes about a missing slipper, prompting a humorous boot hunt. The groom pays a price to reclaim items.
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Quebec
Caleche
Carrigle
Cnlls
Ife
Pearson's Weekly
Maddening Prank by City Editor on Paper Makeup
Eugene Field, then city editor of the Kansas City Times, sent a recurring personal about Ferguson, a makeup man in the composing room. Ferguson, who lived in Wyandotte near Kansas City, led a local temperance society and suffered torment as the taunting note appeared in bundles of copy. When Field skipped the joke, Ferguson endured greater anxiety trying to find it.
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Eugene Field
Kansas City Times
Ferguson
Wyandotte
Kansas City
Field
John Ferguson
Times Composing Room
Early medical cures from superstition era in a noted work
The text cites cures from Dr ILuro Magnus’s book Superstition in Medicine. Remedies include wearing a human heart amulet for bellyache and epileptic charms such as an ass forehead tied to skin and moon phase based plant blends worn as amulets.
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Iluro Magnus
Alexander of
Tralles
Australian Natives and Tribal Conflicts in Early Observations
An English author notes that tribal wars are often about territory and women, with deaths seen as the result of hostile magic. He describes fighting to draw first blood, lack of conquests and slavery, minimal material progress, and a non hereditary leadership system with some tribes showing a hereditary magistracy in local groups.
A Nobleman Shrinks From Chewing Tobacco Use In 1654
A line from Compleat Herbal 1654 extols tobacco as a cure for asthma and a aid in camps where victuals are scarce. It claims a fat nobleman was reduced to an ordinary size by chewing tobacco and highlights its supposed benefits for digestive issues and similar ailments.
Slippers Symbolize Life Through Stages of Man
The passage reflects on slippers as a daily presence from childhood through marriage and into later life, noting their steady, quiet role under a man as he progresses through stages and duties.
Wharton Duke Advised to One More Frolic by Swift
The dissipated Duke of Wharton is told by Dean Swift to take one more frolic, arguing it will be the most pleasant. The exchange frames the duke’s indulgent lifestyle as a lighthearted, witty moment in literary history.
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Duke of Wharton
Dean Swift
Fortunes of Complaint Quote Noted
A fragment cites a line about complaint rarely evoking pity, attributed to John son, reflecting a philosophical remark on human reactions to grievance.
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup Clears Colds Quickly
Colonial era advertisement promoting Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup as acting on the bowels to purge coughs and colds, relief of throat irritation, and sold by Wm. P. Jungkunz at 0d Stephenson.
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Nemadvia
Med. Co
Willian & John Streets
Kennedy
Wm. PF
Jungkunz
Stephenson
Choice building lots in Arcade addition for sale cheap
Arcade Manufacturing Co offers building lots in the Arcade addition for sale at low monthly payments. Contact the company at the listed address to apply and arrange terms.
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Arcade Manufacturing Co
Lodiw
Daily Journal Delivery Ad in City
The Daily Journal announces citywide home delivery for ten cents weekly, highlighting affordable access to local news.
A Phantom Toe in a Haunted Inn
A narrator recalls a terrifying night in an inn where a moonlit, naked toe appears on the floor. He battles a knife-wielding intruder who turns out to be a man being transported to a lunatic asylum, escaped from his keeper, with the incident blamed on a negligent lock and door.
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Ingine
Sue
Delft
Cascasweet Offered As Safe Baby Stomach Corrective
Advertisement notes Cascasweet as a harmless stomach remedy for babies and children. Praises no harmful drugs and lists Wm F. Jungkunz at 85 Stephenson St as the seller. The message urges patience with peevish babies and promotes the product as a gentle aid.
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Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Burdett to Tune Pianos at Brown & Dollmeyer’s
Piano tuner J. Burdett takes orders at Brown & Dollmeyer s showroom for the phonograph or piano service. Lead stands as brief note of local trades.
Harriet M. Burbank Piano Teacher at Grove Street Studio
Harriet M. Burbank operates a piano teaching studio at 36 Grove Street. She offers instruction in keyboard skills and musical theory, serving local students with personalized lessons.
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Harriet M. Burbank
Grove St
Humor of the Hour Comforting
A suburban mother learns her eight year old kept eight chicks safe before a storm. After a flood only six survive. The boy confesses and claims they died happy, hoping to soften the blow.
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Harper's Weekly
Squaring Himesis in Domestic Banter
In a playful domestic exchange, Mrs. Galley notes her husband gave her the fifty dollar bonnet she wanted while Mrs. Chetlus reacts with exasperation. The husband is described as indulgent, often after late nights, with one wife noting he did not return home until 3 o'clock this morning.
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Mrs. Galley
Light on his feet and head quoted in Tribune exchange
A Detroit Tribune snippet quotes a witty exchange about a man named Mr WWefty. The dear girl notes his light footwork for a big man and the reply mocks him being lighter in the head than in his feet. The brief exchange highlights humor in social dialogue.
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Detroit Tribune
Mugenus Questions Brown Story Credibility
In a back-and-forth from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch two figures debate trust in a tale. Mugenus doubts Brown and cautions disbelief while Huggins echoes caution, saying neither would trust the other.
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Mugenus
Brown
Huggins
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Is Your Husband Kind and Sympathetic Joke
In a Washington Star quip a recently married woman asks about her husband’s kindness and sympathy. The reply notes he insists on living at a hotel rather than endure the wife’s cooking.
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Washington Star
Comic Exchange Over Ox Pasture Joke
A short quip from the Kansas City Times features Mr. ¢'olt asking why wine should cross the pasture and Mr. Dog answering that they staged a big joke on old man Ox and want him there to hear the horse laugh.
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Olt
Dog
Old Man Ox
Kansas City Times
Kiss Inquiry Sparks Mild Comment in Des Moines
In a casual exchange quoted from the Des Moines Register, Nervey questions whether kissing is injurious while an athletic girl retorts that some men have found the mere attempt injurious.
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Des Moines Register
A Definition. Tommy Pop on a Necessary Evil
A Philadelphia Record item frames a caller’s perplexing line about a necessary evil. It presents as a brief definitional quip about things we like enough to tolerate, even if they should be abolished.
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Tommy
Pop
Philadelphia Record
Correction Note From New York Life Butler Joke
A brief quip from a New York restaurant scene features a waiter declining ball portions for two, and a patron quipping about dye and being charged for a full portion.
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New York
New York Life
Change in the Way We Earn a Meal in Chicago
The Chicago Tribune quotes Saymold Storey on vacation and Goodman Conrong remarking on a fast time earned through work for a meal of victuals, illustrating a brisk exchange about labor and pay in city life.
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Goodman Conrong
Saymold Storey
Chicago ‘Tribune
Father Here Johny I Have Bought You a Little Bank
A witty quip from Puck notes the present epidemic hours and a desire for old stockings as a humorous gift exchange. The line contrasts modern concerns with playful thrift and a parent child moment in a whimsical tone.
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Johny
Johney
Jem
Puck
Tracing the Family Tree Ends in Discouragement
A Detroit Free Press snippet quotes puzzlement at why Uightly quit tracing his family tree. The remark bluntly notes the emotional toll, mentioning a distant ancestor hanged as a Hib of it, reflecting the era’s harsh attitudes while underscoring the heavy impact of genealogical search.
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Detroit Free Press
Reason Enough Unnatural Mother Assertion Sparks Debate
A Houston Post excerpt presents a quarrel over naming a woman an unnatural mother. The exchange questions the mother's motive as she remarks the girl may be suitable for her son, provoking social commentary on family standards and legitimacy.
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Houston Post
Sindbad’s Luck in an Old Sailor Ballad
A quirky poem about an aging seafarer named Sindbad who roams sea currents and winds but suffers from misfortune. He encounters an abusive fellow who hinders him from joining a navy. The piece ends with a nod to Sindbad’s unusual luck despite injuries and missed opportunities.
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Sindbad
Vacation Forwarding for Journal Subscribers
Notice to subscribers informs readers away for the summer they can have the Journal forwarded by leaving their new address at the office. Call phone 25 for either system to have forwarding set and changed at no extra charge.
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Journal
Hercules Beetle: World’s Largest Insect in Caribbean Forests
A fragmentary feature on the Hercules beetle, a giant Central and South American insect found in Dominica and other West Indies areas. Described as harmless yet formidable, it feeds on sap and gum, with a four-inch larva. Local beliefs about its horn and tree-sawing are noted, alongside tales of dramatic native reactions to its glow and presence.
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Central
South America
Dominica
British West Indies
West Indian Islands
The Melancholy Danes Death by Own Action Rate
The Danes are described as more prone to self harm than other groups with about 250 per 1 000 000 dying yearly by death by own action. The note cites comparative mortality data highlighting a higher rate of self directed deaths among Danes.
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