Local notes and quirky world items in Mount GolfGlen paper
A collage of brief items including remarks by H H Gunderson on military attaches, a floating city concept by Bourdais, Aristotle sculpture gifts, hatchery output records, Mrs Brinton Coxe as secretary of an anti suffrage group, Mexican pace law postal quirks, lava bed tremors near Klamath, Lucy E Peabody named deputy registrar, Odessa labor rules, Judge Swann on car regulation, and new watches for the blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brinton Coxe
Rmed
Philadelphia
Elena
Klamath Cone
Oregon
Lucy E. Peabody
Denver
Colorado State Board of Land Commissioners
Peabody
Colorado
Mesa Verde’ National Park
Washington
Odessa
Rusasia
New York
Swann
Janey Dunn’s Intimate Friend Helps Save Uncle Timmy
Janey Dunn schemes to save her uncle Timmy McComb’s house from mortgage by seeking aid from Peter Kitts the wealthy railroad owner. She bonds with him after offering a plan to raise funds by selling singing performances and delivering flowers to Timmy’s grave. The town mourns as Timmy’s pension dispute is resolved and the mortgage is paid, with Janey remaining devoted to her late ally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy McComb
Monumental Works
Rumbley
Timmy
Joey Penrod
Ma McComb
Joey
Janey Dunn
Bammis
Sally
Janey
Sammy
Padgett
Washy
Marm McComb
Washy Padgett
Mr. Rumbley
Sam Padgett
Sammis
Peter Kitts
Locust Street
Annie
Laurie
Peter Ki
Littl
Mr. Kitts
Remerus Doll
Sissy
Timmy McComb
Jory
Penrod
Mr. Kitte
Monument
Sme
Ann Urie
Gollar
Bram
Uncle Ti
Paigette
W -Ton
Timothy McComb
Ensign. McComb
Prairie Flower City Bank
Ceae Aes Poe
Ie Overalls
Kitts
Pawpawville
Tilly
Mr. Cute
Becky Samcee
Charged Without Orders A Veteran's Mission Ridge Tale
Colonel Ben F. Johnson recalls leading the Federal assault at Missionary Ridge, detailing the halted line and Hasen's explosive rally to charge bayonets. He describes Bragg's 19 mile span, damaged trees as obstacles, and the rapid capture of guns named after Confederate leaders.
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Mission Ridge
Ben F. Johnson
Missionary Ridge
Hasen
Bragg
Washington Artillery
New Orleans
Lady Davis
Lady Breckinridge
Lady Stephens
Tennessee
Georgia
Leas
Wind's Memorial Day a tale of Zephyr and dandelion flowers
The Wind's Memorial Day tells how Zephyr uses a dandelion seed to carry flowers to the graves of the poor in a cemetery. The seeds dance through the air like white boats and later bloom into golden flowers, with the scene closing as the flowers nod in remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zephyr
Boyd
Geneva Dedication Honors Soldiers Monument
President Gorteld presided at the Dedication of a Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Geneva Ohio. The event honored those who served with a tone of reverence while noting the living must carry forward their legacy and glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Gorteld
Geneva
Ohio
High Water Mark of the Rebellion Memorial Sketch
The piece describes Gettysburg marks and a bronze open book tablet titled High Water Mark of the Rebellion. It details the monument’s inscriptions, the regiments and states commemorating the defense, and the Pickett’s Charge assault and its collapse on Cemetery Ridge.
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Europe
Gald
Paris
Gettysburg
Waterloo
Gettynoe
Lomemrset
Maine
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Midhiwan
Minnesota
Longstreet
Picketts
Cemetery Ridge
Pickett
Wilcox
Pettigrew
Emmetsburg
Little Round Top
Hancock
Garnett
Armistead
Kempner
Lee
Saved by a Woman How the Alabama Escape Was Secured
An article tracing how the Alabama avoided detainment by British authorities in July 1862 through a wife's secret support and high level legal deliberations. It details minutes from the British foreign office, law officers, and the senate of decisions leading to the vessel’s seizure delaying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Magazine
Legation
London
Foreign Office
John Dorney Harding
Queen's Advocate
William Atherton
Roundell Palmer
Lord Selborne
John Harding
Sir John
Sir William
Reoundell Palmer
Earl Marshal
House of Lords
Alabama
Semane
Liverspool
Post Captain at Babine Pass and Civil War river boats
An old army officer recalls serving as post captain at Babine Pass Texas during Civil War times. He describes cotton bale laden river boats forming a barrier to shipboard fire and their engagement with a gunboat squadron. The scene includes prisoners landed ashore and a moment of awkward racial tension with a body servant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babine Pass
Tex
Philadelphia Ledger
Gulf
Bla
Filtration Contract Captured in Photographs for Pittsburg Plant
The Pittsburg filtration project worth 6.6 million dollars will be documented with about 600 photographs showing progress and details. City officials note photos will serve as a verifiable record of construction and may guide future projects as the largest single filtration plant, with progressive images and specifications, is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Looo
As & Ie
Literary Talk Sparks Bond Over Scott and Beoll’s Emulsion
A gentleman guides a chat toward literature, praising Sir Walter Scott and his works like Lady of the Lake Marmion and Bride of Lammermoor. The conversation shifts to Beoll’s Emulsion as the woman exclaims fondness for reading and confirms a dozen rereads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
Walter Scott
Scott
Peverill
The
Peak
Lammermoor
Tamare
Beoll
Randly
Convict Labor and Prion Debate Sparks Courtside Controversy
A quirky debate surfaces as Judge Simeon G. Baldwin at Yale argues for outdoor convict labor to reform inmates and improve health while urging humane treatment. A separate anecdote describes a plumber’s costly dispute over a steam heating job and a dramatic office scene with a butler and a watch heist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simeon G. Baldwin
Yale
Baldwin
Farahiy
Quotations of Rural Vernacular Speak In Midwestern Town Exchanges
A long dialogue from The Cleveland Plain Dealer presents hurried, fragmented talking between a commercial traveler and a wary townsfolk about population politics and local details. It then shifts to a girl with jewelry and a slang filled exchange about a vacation in Indianapolis and nearby spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoris Nyansa
Uganda
Ita
Victoria Nyansa
Great Lakes
Kisesubi
Chi
Chicago
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cross Lake
Downtindinnape Olla
Haylie
Mapa
Gothahuncha Kideilong
Libbenjinnentom
Munseow
Heyvall Gottugo
Southern Hospitality in Iowa Farmers Welcoming Stranger Tale
A Harper’s Weekly fragment recalls Koohkiuh County Iowa traveler One Hee’s account of southern hospitality on a wagon journey. He cites a farmer offering grace and food, noting warmth toward a stranger despite travel fatigue and language gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's
Koohkiuh County
Iowa
Arater
Etranger
Wnogher Ran Paar
Fle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wter Mountain Globe
H. H. Gunderson
Mid. and, Bub
Mulett, Crook County
Wyoming
United States
Massachuis
Was
Bourdais
San Francisco Chronicle
Aristotle
Emiment
G. Walker
Dean Lincoln
Bishop Butler
National Bureau
Independence Hall
Bowen Ifn
A & Milion
Australia
Htt
Tsetse Fly
Colonel Roosevelt
Léetha
James
Gage
Tom
Crear Examiner
Kansas City
Veto
Sixth
Wyoming Streets
Saglia
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