King's Mountain Battle Reframed as Turning Point in Revolution
The account recalls the 1780 King's Mountain engagement where mountaineers led by Shelby and Sevier repelled Ferguson, killing him and his troops. It notes the unexpected victory boosted patriot morale, paving the path to Cowpens, Yorktown, and later Kentucky and Tennessee milestones for Shelby and Sevier.
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St. Louis
King’s Mountain
Cornwallis
Washington
Continental Congress
Virginia
North Carolina
Cumberland Mountains
Tennessee
Holsten
French Broad
Watauga
Noluchucky
Freal Mountains
Patrick Ferguson
Ferguson
Carolinas
Isaac Shelby
John Sevier
Shelby
Bancroft
Fenguson
Sycamore Shoals
Western Army
Shelby and
Sevier
Campbell
Triplett
McDowell
Clark
Jeveland
Williams
Chronicle
South Carolina
Hell
Jefferson
Tarleton
Cowpens
Tempus Fagit but Returns Again Hobart Pasha Memoirs
A fragment from Hobart Pasha's memoirs recalls catching a large shark. Upon opening the shark's belly, a near perfect watch and chain are recovered, prompting speculation that a swallowed person might have perished in the incident.
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Hobart Pasha
Pencil and Gun Rivalry Ends With Flick of Pencil
In a saloon confrontation Three-toed Watson threatened German miner Winkler with a pistol. Winkler replied with a sharpened pencil and drove it into Watson’s eye, ending the bully’s run as a feared bad man. Watson collapsed, eye damaged, and Winkler left.
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Threetoed
Watson
Winkler
Mr. Winkler
Charmed by a snake tale from 1878 river trip
In the summer of 1878 near a river camp John E. Heins recounts wandering a swamp when a moccasin fixes him with a hypnotic stare. He cannot shoot or move until a bottle of gin sparks a sudden, comic plea to the snake, who then retreats.
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Atlanta Constitution
John E. Heins
Heins
Jim
Alec
Persian Prince Hosts Lavish Alhambra Style Entertainment
A Persian prince and guests dine in a Saracenic talar resembling the Alhambra with portraits, fountains, and a band. Four Gypsy dancers perform amid bells and glittering jewelry, then four luits entertain as wine flows and a Persian banquet unfolds into a late night of music and dancing.
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St. James Gazette
Serrum-u-Dowlet
Kermanshah
Talar
Alhambra
Vezd
Hamadan
Persia
New Drummer Introduces a Comical Train Game
A drummer, fresh from a Southern trip, describes a new counting game played in a smoking car. Participants tally points for animals and people with varied scores, aiming for 1000. The tale follows a trip toward Alexandria, Virginia, with the narrator and another drummer racing to reach the target before a bet is settled.
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Solari
Atlantal
Alexandria
Hin Cieht
Odd Images Lift Sermon as Clergymen Laugh
A prominent city clergyman recalls a Sunday sermon interrupted by a restless boy leaning over a gallery rail and an English pugdog whose curled tail sparked a comical reverie. He and another preacher, Dr Patterson, described how such silly thoughts broke their focus and caused unplanned laughter during serious discourse.
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Patterson
Arthur’s Kindness Highlights Public Image and Grace
A historic portrait of General Arthur reveals his popular appeal rooted in simple kindness to all. At the Soldier’s Home he calmed frightened veterans and guided a mentally ill man to care, then refused a black boy’s cherished eagle gift with gracious politeness, leaving the boy elated.
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Arthur
Washington
Enterprise
Lake Monroe
Florida
Jacksonville
Physiognomy and the Face as Character Studio
A Chicago era essay explores physiognomy, arguing the whole face expresses character more than isolated parts. It discusses balance lines, lips, eyes, brows, nostrils, and expression, citing Lavater, Delsarte, and examples from Siddons to Thoreau, noting science cannot reduce the subject.
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Chicago News
Lavater
Goethe
Delsarte
George Eliot
Carlyle
Thoreau
Maternal Devotion Shown By Cat With Lost Kitten Family
An illustration from Chambers Journal recalls a wild kitten tamed by a girl who waited and cared for it. The story follows the cat’s later acts, including bringing back dead kittens and burying them, then reintroducing each one to the house. The mother cat mourns and searches for her brood for a long time.
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Chambers' Journal
Lucifer
The Distance of the Horizon from the Sea Shore
The article explains how Earth's curvature increases the gap between a shore observer and the horizon with higher eye level. It gives the rule: add half the eye height in feet to the eye height, then take the square root to get the distance in miles. For six feet, about three miles. for ten feet, about four miles.
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Chicago Tribune
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