Conversations on Grant Sherman and Lee A Civil War Vignette
A detailed reminiscence recalls a meeting with General Lee discussing General Grant and the Army of Virginia. Lee praises Grants mercy to starving troops and his combined genius as organizer and fighter. The piece contrasts Sher man's leadership and Sheridan's magnetism with Lincoln's era pressures.
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Herbarium Seaweed Pressing Method Described
The article outlines a seaweed pressing process for Herbarium use. It describes floating Heemsen in salt water, placing plant material on paper, layering with muslin and cloth, and pressing under a heavy board for drying to prepare specimens.
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Bedtime misadventure ends in bucket rescue
Judge Pitman slips his watch under the pillow at night. It slides downward and is found under the bed by a frightened Mrs. Pitman. They confront a misremembered intruder and the judge fumes over ruined payment, threatening divorce and emigration.
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Maria
Petrified Wild Bill Thilled to Stone After Burial
Special dispatch from Menota Illinois reports Wild Bill James B Hickuth buried three years ago in Homer area graveyard. Reopened coffin showed natural life like features turned to marble white. left cheek mold encrusted from bullet path. Rifle lay beside. hair taken as memento. grave to be marked with marble monument.
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Winnebago links to Ben Butler in Rockford fair hype
A historical note mocks H. P. Kimball secretary of the Winnebago Agricultural Association for promoting Ben Butler at the Rockford fair. The piece recalls a past invitation to Jeff Davis and ridicules Kimball’s shifting campaign tactics and the notoriety given to Butler as a savior of the Union, labeling him “Butler the Beast.”
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Teach Girls a Trade for Independent Living
A citizen argues women should be trained for trades to earn a living and avoid dependence on husbands. She cites Englishwoman Misa Faithful on bread and calls for every capable girl over twenty to gain employment, resisting marriage as sole fate.
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Misa Faithful
Pennsylvania Tax Scheme for Corporations and Transport Firms
The article outlines Pennsylvania taxes: rail and transit firms taxed on gross receipts plus dividend taxes. coal mining charged a special tax. banks and insurers taxed on net earnings with a four mill levy on evidences of debt. General corporations face a three mill tax on stock value with dividends affecting rates. no dividend also yields three mills as profits are treated as dividends. Transport firms face eight tenths of 1 percent on gross receipts. Mortgage deals in real estate get state tax only. mortgage liens are exempt from local taxes.
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Pennsylvania
Bell of St. Germain l Auxerrois Returns to Paris Theatre Stage
A bell with a bloody history from St. Germain l Auxerrois, used to signal the St. Bartholomew massacre, later hung at the Comedie Francaise. During the French Revolution churches closed, bells melted for cannon, and the theatre obtained the bell to sound the ominous signal again in a play, remaining there ever since.
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Charles XII
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St. Germain-l’Auxerrois
His Prejudice and the Blind Undertaker Word Play
A tale from Tidioute recounts a messenger seeking an undertaker for a death on the run. An eccentric resident jokes that a blind undertaker might be used to conceal secret society involvement, warning his companion to watch the messenger closely.
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Mike Lynch
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Derrick
How to Drive Away Warts
A New York Weekly Sun correspondent shares a wart removal method using cobalt gunpowder and lard mixed and applied to the wart twice daily. As the wart shrinks reduce applications to once daily and scrape away the scab with a sharp-edged stick before each application.
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New York Weekly Sun
Unclear wildlife incident noted with birds and a ground animal
A fragmentary report describes a scene where a person discovers a nest with ten young chick birds and a ground squirrel nearby. The evidence mentions carcasses and an attempted extraction of a head and possibly other body parts, but details are incomplete and the event's outcome is uncertain.
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Mason
Paper bricks from Wiscon sin to aid damp California huts
A California correspondent envisions paper bricks made from fibrous materials and aquatic rushes as a practical, movable building material for damp climates. He notes early experiments by a Wisconsin mill and suggests advantages over traditional bricks, though expresses concerns about damp weather.
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San Francisco
Aspara s Said to Extend Life by Fontenelle and Voltaire
Fontenelle believed eating asparas promoted longevity and Voltaire was also said to favor the vegetable.
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Fontenelle
Voltaire
Smoking by Boys Warns of Health Dangers to Youth
The article urges parents and boys to heed risks of tobacco use among youths. It cites long term brain impact, weakened digestion and heart vitality, and notes German measures to curb youth smoking as evidence of broader health dangers for growing boys. It emphasizes early prevention and awareness.
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London Times
Germany
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