The Terror of Battle and the Terror Within
In Fredericksburg and beyond the terror of battle shows itself as panic rather than cowardice. Soldiers falter when lines break and shells roar. some endure, others flee. Even brave men find the fear unmanageable, but the truly courageous press on as the grim monster subsides.
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Fredericksburg
Mayre’s Hill
Battete
Sim
Malvern Hill
Cold Harbor
Gettysburg
Leutenant
Antiatam
Chaan
Dadroit Free Press
Consumers’ Gas Trust Company
Xuice
Bement Lyman
FUR MEN at funerals adopt silk skull caps for clergy and bearers
Funeral fashion shifts to silk skull caps worn by the minister and bearers at graves, with men in the family also donning caps after riding in carriages. The trend aims to prevent colds and marks a new ritual, while canes grow in size with knobby wood handles as decorative features.
Hubbard Ohio hotel and Vienna baker ads in 1900s brief
An Hubbard Ohio establishment markets itself as the only second class hotel in the world. A Vienna baker promotes a lucky loaf with a gold ducat in one in a thousand. The crowd in a nearby poor suburb rushes to buy the leaves. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is billed as a spring purifier curing humors and indigestion. Fine Jersey Butter and assorted local ads appear with names and addresses.
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Hubbard
Ohio
Oddities and reflections from a bygone era in print
A collage of curiosities and social notes spanning politics, crime, fashion, and daily life. Features Virginia as mother of presidents, historical jail trivia, Tweed and Nast anecdotes, a Perry County hotel license kerfuffle, a dreaming dog story, beard lore, summer plans of the vice president, and Russian silver tableware trends.
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Virginia
Washington
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Harrison
Tyler
Taylor
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
West Virginia
Lrdlow St
New York
Jacob Sharp
Broadway Street Railway
Henry Ives
Napoleon
Wallat
New York Sun
Boss Tweed
Sun
Harper's Weekly
Thomas Nast
Tweed
New York City
Spain
Americas
Ban Wheeler
Perry County
Pennsylvania
Barnett
Benjamin Shaffer
Philadelphia
Montgomery County
Missouri traveler checks into Tremont hotel with confused stays
A Missourian named John Wakely checked into the Tremont house, requested room 661 front with bath, then spoke in odd phrases to clerks from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. He claimed to be staying for meals and later reacted to late travelers with a startled shout about the word retire.
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Tremont House
John Wakely
Wakely
Bath
Ramalin
Hite Srouts
Missouri
Detroit
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Hood
Rosenayeur
Chas
J. Kuhn
Carl Moller
Washingngton-st
Odds and
Burwell Spence
Navajo Country
New Mexico
Knoxville
Smoky Mountains
Chickamauga
Harmer
Folks AT
Pittefield
United States Senae
Gen. Greely
Signal Service
Senator Plumb
Maryland
Union
Rogers
Royal Herbs
Rogers’ Royal Remedies CO
Boston and Hyde Park, Mass
Kone
Rehe E
J. W. Cole &Co
Black River Falls
Wis
English’s Opera House
Evans
Hoby
Hoyrs
Grand Opera House
Sieh Permet
Kate Claxton
Gaines A. Stevenson
Bootle
English
Opera House
Grand ‘Opera Festival
JHE
Emma Juch
Grand English Opera Company
Nes
Ste
Virginia-ave
Escely
Co. Hoyle
Harry Fowler
West Washington St
Bates House
J. W. Cole & CO
Carl C., Pope
March
Jane
John Parsons
Parsons
Wisconsin
J. W. Cole and Co
Consumert
S’ Gas Tri
Welsbach
Man
Mall
Wahltest
Victor
HAY - & - Willits
W. Wash-st
State Bouse
Kahn ‘Tailoring Co
East Washington Street
Bryce
Pursell & Medsker
North
Delaware
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Bates House Block
Washington St
East Market
Parrott & Taggart
Traveler's Register
Peoria Division
Indianspolls
South
Iliaeli-st
Washington and
Meridian-sta
Indianapolis Union Station
Ennsylvania Lines
Pittsburg
Balti
Columbus
Richmond
Chicago
Louisville
Vincennes
Cairo
Vandalia
H.R. Dering
McEcuen
Cleveland
Chicago & Cincinnati
Louis Cairo
Dally
Nnday
Martin
D. P. AL
Cincinnati
Pullman’s Vestibute Service
Indianapol
Connersville
Indianapolis
Wells
M. D
West Chiost
M. Abbett
Virginia Ave
Bunkenness
Haines Golden
Daniel Stewart
A. Kiefer & Co
Endianopalis
Ind
van Mahi Co
Agi
Nerve Bean Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Browning & Son
E. Wash
Peay Capen
Germany
U.s.cincinnati
Fowler
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