Monument Park of Chickamauga and Chattanooga History
The Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park near Chattanooga, created by Congress in 1890, preserves 6000 acres of battlefield ground including Orchard Knob and Missionary Ridge. States have funded monuments, observation towers, boulevards, and tablets detailing troop positions to guide visitors through the history of the Civil War battles and to inspire patriotism.
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Chickamauga
America
Chickamauga and
Chattanooga National Military Park
Orchard Knob
Grant
Thomas
Missionary Ridge
Bragg
Ridge
Sherman
Commission
Gettysburg
Waterloo
Chattanooga
Congress
J. S. Fullerton
A. P. Stewart
Maj. I. G. Smith
H.V. Boynton
Gen. Stewart
National Commission
Ohio
Minnesota
Massachusetts
New York
Illinois
Chickamauga Park
Tennessee
Lookout
Raccoon
Walden
National Commissions
Wauhatchie
Brown’s Ferry
Lookout Mountain
J. L. Atter, Jn
Hallelujah Harbor A floating village on Puyallup River
Hallelujah Harbor a Tacoma institution sits in the west channel of the Puyallup River where about seventy five scows and cabins form a self contained community. Dwellers, mostly honest fishermen and laborers, live cheaply with no rent and a strict code of independence. The population includes French Germans Swedes Italians and Irish. Sundays are spent at home with laundry and sewing while evenings feature impromptu on raft ensembles. The town arose after Salvation Army members briefly inhabited Scowville and left, leaving a peaceful, law abiding, self sufficient enclave under Tacoma’s shadow.
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Puyallup River
Hallelujah Harbor
Tacoma
Hallelujah
Salvation Army
Scowville
Sound
Tacoma News
Wisest of the wise Noah’s rain answer joke
A Boston Budget joke depicts a school scene where a pupil confidently answers the teacher with Noah as the wisest because he went in when it rained. The exchange uses playful misdirection to conclude the pun.
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Flesce
Ken
Noah
Boston
Benefits of Lying Yeast In Front Of Audience
A vivid Yonkers Statesman fragment recalls a spectator remarking to his wife about a theatergoer’s hat, noting mothers pressuring daughters to wear dated headwear. The exchange highlights social norms and public perception in a theatrical setting.
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Yonkers Statesman
Horse Raising in Texas
Kentuckian claims overnight dew mows a horse’s hoof prints in a new ly-mown field. Texan retorts that leaving a horse in a field makes him vanish by morning. Tammany Times.
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Texas
Realistic Thought Sparks Hopeful Quiet Contemplation
A realist moment prompts Miss Footlites to imagine a wish that would truly satisfy. The manager urges a touch of pragmatism, asking for a scarcely hoped for yet deeply desired outcome. Miss Footlites proposes back salary as the sought reward.
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Miss Footlites
Forgetful Husband Misses Tickets For New Play
Amused chaos unfolds as Mr Snapshot forgets dinner plans and the theater tickets. His wife laments milliner and laundry delays while he clings to his paper, prompting a frustrated threat of divorce if peace at home remains impossible. The humorous domestic scene ends with the realization no tickets were secured.
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Josephus
Mr. Snapshot
Chicago Tribune
Accompaniments to Singing and Conversations Revealed
A playful exchange features Prof. Von Spieler noted as hired for the occasion and the New York Weekly quote praising mastery. A tree narrator declares readiness yet plans to stay until spring, hinting at whimsical life observations.
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von Spieler
N. Y
A Prophet of Evil Reforms Under Cleveland Tariff Debate
The Albany Journal critiques President Cleveland as a false financial prophet whose tariff reforms led to debt and economic trouble. It argues against trusting his money policy while forecasting fierce debate over silver and monetary reform and contrasting with past Republican prosperity.
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Cleveland
Albany Journal
Democratic voices critique Cleveland and tariff policy
A collection of editorial snippets questions President Cleveland and tariff reform. Critics from the St Louis Globe-Democrat Iowa State Register and Chicago papers argue deficits mount toward 50 million, debt rises, and tariff reform fails. They debate southern nomination prospects and party consistency.
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Cleveland
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Iowa State Register
Martin van Buren
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Congress
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Carlisle
Democrats' Tariff Policy Strains Public Debt Interest
The Toledo Blade reports that the Democratic administration faces rising debt costs as new bond issues peak. Interest payments rise with $100 million at 5 percent and $52 million at 4.5 percent, while February and March expenditures under the Wilson tariff show shrinking receipts and mounting deficits. Through mid-April deficits exceed $8 million in twelve days, marking the worst performance since the act began.
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Treasury
Toledo Blade
Hard Times in No Man's Land for the Children
In No Man's Land Nora A Smith from Chicago Interior describes a draconian school regime where lateness, notes in class, and misbehavior lead to severe punishments. The poem contrasts harsh discipline with the exhortation to strive to be good, warning readers of the grim fate imagined for disobedient children.
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No Man's Land
Nora A. Smith
Chicago
Respectful Pussy: Blossom the Cat Clashes with Visitor
A story from the Boston Transcript recalls Blossom a large gray cat in a long settled family. When a teasing young man visited she attacked his nightshirt and later his clothes and pillowcases, hiding and pouncing until the visitor left. After the incident Blossom resumed her calm demeanor.
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Blossom
Boston Transcript
One Stroke Drawing of Busy Waiter From Era
A quick sketch shows a waiter drawn in one continuous line as he hurries to serve lemonade ordered fifteen minutes earlier. The caption notes the drawing can be completed without lifting the pencil, starting at the eye while omitting shading under the feet.
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Ilis
Canine life saver and the brave Newfoundland dog
A Kent coast drama recounts a Newfoundland dog rescuing eight men from a sinking vessel off Lydd. The dog fetched a rope and a second piece of wood, forming a line of communication that enabled all crew members to be rescued, as described in Our Dumb Animals. The piece also includes children’s quips and a brief humorous vignette from Harper's Young People.
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Lydd
Kent
England
Two Devoted Storks Boldly Rescue in Fire
A daring pair of storks saved their two babies from a barn fire in Lowenberg. The mother flew into the burning nest to retrieve them while the father guarded the remaining chick. Both fled, then the wounded mother recovered with care from locals and a physician, reuniting with her mate days later.
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Lowenberg
Alligator Pet Roams New York Flat Above Roof
A South America brought alligator now lives in an iron tank atop a New York apartment, fed by the children and sleeping in a steel‑caged cage. Neighbors wonder how long the pet will last as the family of Alexander keeps watch over the booming reptile.
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South America
New York
Alligator
Alexander
South
Mr. Alexander
Dog Transfers its Custom in Bun Penny Quest
A Philadelphia dog, habitually sent with a penny to buy a bun, switched bakeries after the original shop altered its helper. The new baker's surly assistant served a very hot bun, burning the dog. After multiple burns, the dog retrieved the penny and fled to a nearby bakery, refusing to return.
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Philadelphia
Napoleon's swift dining and Beauharnais quip
The tale describes Napoleon Bonaparte dining so quickly that he finished before his guests. Eugene de Beauharnais rose after him and apologized saying he had dined before arriving, a quip noted in Harper's Young People.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Eugene de Beauharnais
Napoleon
Prince
Harper
Walter Scott's Pat Rejoinder at Dinner
Walter Scott and Mr. J L Macadam shared a dinner in his honor. Macadam proposed the health of the great Sir Walter Scott, who instantly replied with a toast to “the great Mr Macadam, the colossus of roads.”
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J. L. Macadam
Seotcchman
Walter Scott
Macadam
Sir Walter
Iere
Mr. Macadam
Good Friends and a Blind Rat Guides by Family
An English magazine recounts a rat that has become blind and travels with a stick in its mouth. Two family members act as guides, younger rats hold ends of the stick and steer the blind rodent through its home region. People are so fascinated they rarely disturb them. Polly and Jennie discuss a sick waxy doll in a brief vignette from Marper's Young People.
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Uncle Sam
Tenn
Efile
Troy Times
North
J. Q Adams
Jackson
Crawford
van Buren
Polk
Douglas
Breckinridge
Cass
Pierce
Buchanan
McClellan
Morton
Republican Party
Harper’s
QUEER
Jie
Polly
Jennie
Marper
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