Farragut Chosen to Lead Civil War Mississippi Fleet
The 1862 plan to invade New Orleans grew from a mortar fleet and 26 000 soldiers to split the Confederacy along the Mississippi. Captain Porter urged David Farragut, a southerner by birth, to command the looming expedition, with Farragut accepting the duty on January 20, 1862 as ships and troops readied at Ship Island.
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G. L. Kilmer
Arragut
New Orleans
Washington
Mississippi
George W. Cable
Crescent City
Lincoln
D. D. Porter
Gulf
Vicksburg
St. Louis
Cairo
Porter
McClellan
Ben Buller
Ship Island
David Glasgow Farragut
Farragut
Sumter
Norfolk
Hix
Andrew Jackson
Charleston
Navy Department
Hudson
Farragut Advances Up the Mississippi to Siege New Orleans
The piece outlines Confederate river defenses at Fort Jackson and Fort Philip below New Orleans with 166 guns and fire rafts, the Mississippi Squadron’s composition including several ironclads and mortar boats, and Farragut’s delayed yet eventual approach to the forts in April 1862, led by Captain Porter and halted by river obstructions before a final push.
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Mississippi River
New Orleans
Mississippi
Lincoln
Fort Jackson
Farragut
Fort Philip
Bar
Louisiana
Manassas
Colorado
Hartford
Brooklyn
Richmond
Pensacola
Oneida
Varuna
Iroquois
Cayuga
Itasca
Katahdin
Kennebec
Kineo
Pinola
Sciota
Winona
Wissahickon
Portsmouth
Hampton Roads
Porter
Bell
George L. Kilmer
Squirrels, visits, and community life in Clarksburg
The Clarksburg column notes visitors from Greensburg Richland Middletown and Thorntown. Residents share health recoveries, a May 23 1902 birth, and a general roundup of local social events including church gatherings Odd Fellows proceedings and family visits.
Friskey the town cat laid to rest amid regrets
An obituary style notice recalls Friskey the cat beloved by the community and laid to rest with care. The item blends local names and brief happenings including visits, travel plans, a marriage, an accident, and a jab at modern life versus ancient heroes. It ends with an ad for Foley's Kidney Cure.
Local Notes Include Illnesses Visits and Church Service
A collection of brief items reports Mrs. Cyrus Pumphrey ill, Minor losing a horse in last week’s storm, F I Galbraith of Sunman visiting, Miss Minnie Jones returning from Marion for health, and a Baptist church service to ordain new deacons. Also mentions visitors from St Louis Crossing Kingston Greensburg and Indianapolis, social visits, a play “Aunt Jergsha's Quilting Party” upcoming, medical testimonial for Foley's Kidney Cure, new house by Geo Fleetwood, sewing club gathering, and various exchanges of visits across towns including Fairmount Henderson Williamstown Burney Rugby and St Paul. Flower mission at the poor asylum invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rika Meseka
St. Louis Crossing
Gephart
John Johnson
L. B. Jones
Indianapolis
Jergsha
Geo. Fleetwood
Edwin Meek
Etta Self
Kingston
Elsie Seright
Burney
Rugby
Martin
Janie Martin
Fred Metzler
St. Paul
Job Work of All Kinds at This Office
A compact notice states that all kinds of job work are performed at the office. It lists general services offered and invites inquiries for tasks ranging from clerical to manual labor. No specific dates or names are provided.
Festival at Liberty church June 7th draws talk
Rockport notes a fine shower Sunday night and several locals visiting Greensburg Saturday. Thomas Howard of Westport and Geo Knorr with his girl visited Westport and nearby towns. Festivities at Liberty church June 7th are widely discussed. Local residents and visitors from Kentucky and Richmond are mentioned in social calls and work shifts.
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Greensburg
Thomas Howard
Westport
Frank Devoy
Nelson Zetterberg
Liberty Church
Geo. Knorr
Newburg
Robert Robbins
Kentucky
Lark Eubank
Fred Stier
Franken Connell
Jaco Vantreese
Horace
William Tucker
Alfred Barnes
Richmond
Mr. Tucker
Kidney patient credits Foley's Kidney Care
A. O. Blanchard of West Bangor New York says he suffered five years with kidney disease and found relief after using two bottles of Foley's Kidney Care from Alexander and Co.
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William Woodard
Decatur, Ia
Foley
Alexander & Co
A. O. Blanchard
West Bangor N. Y
Geneva Strawberries Demand Boosts Local Market
Adams notes excited fruit trade as strawberries sell well in Geneva. Nels Cory returns ill with measles. Lee Davis and wife visited Raleigh. Children’s Day set at Christian church on June 15. Bunk Sheperd and wife visited Joe Webb. Ward Doggett family visited John Shepherd. Mrs. Mike Shepherd of Indianapolis staying with brother Mr. Burroughs.
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Lee Davis
Raleigh
The
Christian Church
Bunk Sheperd
Joe Webb
Ward Doggett
John Shepherd
Mike Shepherd
Indianapolis
Mr. Burroughs
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Praised For Wounds In Old Town
R N Bevill of Old Town Virginia says Bucklen's Arnica Salve fully cured their daughter's bad scald. The salve is claimed to heal cuts bruises burns boils ulcers eruptions and piles. Available for 25 cents at Grover and Beaver's drug store.
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R. N Bevill
Old Town
Bucklen
Arnica Selve
Grover & Beaver’s
Local Briefs from St Paul and Nearby Towns
Otto Lindner and Bud Hungerford traveled to Indianapolis on Wednesday. Thomas Wilson of Shelbyville did business here Tuesday. Ed Starks from Newpoint visited Charles Kappes on Tuesday. Dr Henry Lotshar took a flying trip to the Capital Friday last week. Miss Ethel Shethorn from near Adams visits Emma Johannas this week. Rev David Bartly, recently with F W Avery Jr, returned Saturday. Avery & Ponvenlatz stock moved to Bailey corner, Fred Avery Jr in charge. Dr Charles Howard and sister Josephine sang in Shelbyville Tuesday evening at Prof Alley’s event. Now is the time to subscribe for THE STANDARD.
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James Worth
Joplin
Harry Hopkins
Mary
Greensburg
Lonnie Ray
Ethel Morford
Levi Ray
Rev. Ferguson
Spring Hill
Hugh Shannon
Rush
Moses
Pharoah
Terestial
Bud Hungerford
Indianapolis
Thomas Wilson
Shelbyville
Ed Starks
Newpoint
Charles Kappes
Charles Howard
Josephine
Alley
Remedy Promises Cure for Kidney and Bladder Trouble
An advertisement for Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claims it cures lame back kidney bladder and uric acid problems. It offers a free sample bottle and a book by mail and lists locations in Binghamton New York and druggists selling the product.
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Enk
Henry Holzfaster
Holzfaster Bros
Union City
Ind
ENE Medicine CO
Kilmer
Bright
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Swamp Roct
Glib talk turns to corruption in a Chicago ward
A sallow audience member challenges a speaker over ward corruption. The orator retorts that he lent the man a dollar, prompting further interruptions and a charged exchange in a Chicago Tribune report.
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Chicago Tribune
The Wear and Tear of It Teasing Metaphors
A light humor exchange notes the strain of marriage to a genius with quips about onions and tears. It contrasts Chicago Record-Herald and Philadelphia North American lines describing the wife’s coping and others pondering the feat of living with genius.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Philadelphia
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Farragut’i
Clarksburg
Chas. Maupin
Will Fisher
Richland
D. F. Hite
Irwin Morford
Rushville
D. H. Bartlow
Wilbur Alley
Laurel and Metamora
George Miller
Thorntown
Miller
Clarence Waters
Moores Hill College
Our Town
J. £. Brodie
Hart
Middletown
Ferguson
Geo. Clouds
Anna L. Grose
George Davis
FE. S. Fee
Nellie
Berea
Frank Roche
Geo. Tarplee
Odd Fellows
Mary Tuell
Fairmount
Abe Morford
B. J. Tuell
Ethel
Stipps Hill
Sam McKay
Espy
Charlie Brown
Mount
John McKee
Joseph Ene
Alexander &Co
Friskey
Dora Smith
Chicago
Gord” Boling
Illinois
Cyrus Pumphrey
Will Minor
F. I. Galbraith
Sunman
Minnie Jones
Marion
the Baptist Church
Sandusky
J.T. Clemons
Henderson
Lon Ruddle
May Brunker
Mae Armstrong
Elmer Ruddle
Williamstown
Frank Sefton
Rockport
John Parker
Adams
Geneva
Nels Cory
Otto Lindner
Henry Lotshar
Ethel Shethorn
Near Adams
Emma Johannas
David Bartly
F. W. Avery, Jr
Avery & Ponvenlatz
Bailey Corn
Fred Avery, Jr
County Board of Review
Decatur County
Coleman T. Pleak
Margaret E. Doggett
Circuit Court
Indiana
Pee E. Doggett
John E. Mull
Creath & Parker
Kingan
New York
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