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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1896
Page
2
A patriotic poem recalls brave soldiers and their enduring memory. It honors fearless fighters, their sacrifice, and the flag as a symbol of freedom. The speaker envisions a grand procession of heroes returning home under a martial banner.
A speaker recalls silent marching phantom soldiers and unknown dead across many battles. The poem contrasts martyred heroes from Malvern, Gettysburg, and Chancellorsville with prisoners and distant graves. The speaker, waking from slumber, feels a reverent awe upon recognizing a familiar blue cap in the spectral procession.
Wrenching Civil War memoir echoes amid battle and escape as a young Union lieutenant tends a wounded Fifth New York Cavalry trooper. A prisoner’s rescue unfolds through family aid and a covert plan that ends in a daring jailbreak and a reunion.
A solemn dawn on the Rapidan sees two deserters from North Carolina and Georgia regiments to be executed by their former comrades. Hill's Corps forms a halt circle as the execution is prepared, with stakes driven in the valley and the Thirteenth North guarding regiment playing the mounted march.
A promotional note extols Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative that cleanses the system without weakening organs. It credits the California Fig Syrup Co as the genuine manufacturer and urges consumers to obtain the authentic product for regular health and internal cleanliness.
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