Old-Time Baseball Visit to Annapolis Recorded
In 1868 the Jeffersons visited Annapolis to play the Monitors in a Thanksgiving game. Midshipman Calhoun, later Admiral Calhoun, starred in fielding while Dillingham backed the plate. The Jeffersons won through collective effort, boosting early athletics at the Naval Academy and inspiring future military athletic achievement.
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Annapolis
the Sea
Sporting
Deak
Washington Star
Baltimore & Ohio
Junctons
Washington
Jeffersons
Naval Academy
Navy
Felding
Midshipmen
Calhoun
Admiral Calhoun
Lajoie
Dillingham
Allison
Cincinnati
Wainwright
Academy
Speg Myer
Baltimore
Thanksgiving Day Poultry Incident Cited by Neighboring Woman
A rumor-muddled tale centers on a coloréd man employed for chores who took two chickens from a barnyard, despite the woman's claim she only allowed one. The episode unfolds amid Thanksgiving revelry as the husband reports neighbors saw the man take two birds and the woman reflects on Mr Johnson's holiday enthusiasm and inability to resist.
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Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Three Boys Suffer Eczema Heal With Cure Soap
Mrs Kate Kelm of New York describes how her three sons all contracted eczema over five months. They worsened until a week for the baby, then sores appeared on the others. After visits to a dispensary with little relief, Cullicura Soap and Culicura Ointment were used, leading to rapid improvement and disappearance of sores.
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Kate Kelm
New York
N. Y
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
When January Payment Promises Delay
A Wisconsin merchant recalls Swedish clerk Yim Yonson and others promising payment in January. The boss questions if Bill Pack truly vowed to pay then, and the clerk confirms the remark meant a cold day before money arrives. The note closes with Carlyle memorial subscriptions: £100 from 92 subscribers.
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Wisconsin
Yim Yonson
Yim Olesen
Bill Pack
Harper's Weekly
Carlyle
Edinburgh
FragmentaryQuotation Clippings and Patent Remedies
A patchwork of quotes and ads fills page space including a judge dialogue about wooden legs a Burma rice and Philippines hemp comparison a free nerve restorer offer from Dr Kline of Philadelphia a George Eliot aphorism a Red Cross Ball Blue soap pitch a smoker’s incentive for a cigar and Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup for teething children plus assorted Shakespearean snippets
All Up-To-Date Housekeepers and Advertisements
Catalog style notices advertise lowest prices on guns traps decoys and fur supplies from N W Hide & Fur Co Minneapolis Minnesota. Humorous quips about bands and housekeepers accompany product mentions. Red Cross Ball Blue promotes fresh laundry and grocers carry it. Lewis Single Binder Cigars touted with a Milton quotation.
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N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Minn
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