Making an army from civilians to fighting men
A Civil War reminiscence recalls early Union Army chaos and reforms, describing elected officers, poor provisioning, rough training camps, mutinous shortages, and the rise of capable leaders who built the disciplined force that fought in sixty three battles.
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XN. Y. Tribune
Union
Army of the Union
Jess
Stony Mountain
Company K
Camp Dennivan
Cincinnati
West
Virginia
Congress
The Last of the Millerites in Portland
Uncle Morris Cobb, probably last survivor of Millerite followers, recalls 1840s prophecies and the 1848 midnight cry. He sold his farm, moved to Portland, and now nets a modest living from fishing and day labor, while aging and respected by neighbors and children.
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Portland
Lewiston Journal
Morris Cobb
Babylon
William Miller
Cape Elizabeth
Uncle Morris
Christ
Cone
St. Paul
Aler
Nan
Moonshine in West Tennessee Worse Than It Seems
The Memphis Avalanche describes West Tennessee moonshine operations as primitive stills run by families. Moonshiners source corn from neighbors, sell to local storekeepers, and rely on neighbor warnings to avoid detection. Raids are dangerous, with officers sometimes wrecking stills, mashing gear, and facing rifle fire during incursions.
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West
Tennessee
Memphis
West Tennessee
Tennessee Mountains
Peculiar Wedding Customs Among French Canadian Habitants
A gawky tale from French Canadian peasants shows how weddings define social life. A widower coaxes a spinster to marry by bluntly describing his nine children and limited land, then orders her to be ready by Tuesday. In another case a bride laments her sister’s turn, and the fiancé implies Louise should marry first, urging Marie to prepare for the wedding.
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France
Mademoiselle G
Marie
Baptiste
Louise
Editor P A Barrett Welcomes Rosebud Of Dawn
An angel of dawn left at the threshold of editor P A Barrett this morning a rosebud bearing a playful note about energy and enterprise. The item hints Scranton’s pride in a first class cat, with mother and child mentioned in passing.
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Scranton Times
Angel of Dawn
P. A. Barrett
Rope Rowardas
Scranton
The Origin of Salt from the Cornhill Magazine
A condensed summary of the article explains how early Earth’s atmosphere and oceans produced salt. As cooling progressed, water condensed, trapping minerals and forming a briny ocean rich in gypsum, limestone, and other deposits. Salt from today’s sources all ultimately derives from sea water and ancient seas, even from Canadian springs and triassic rocks.
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Sci
Earth
Sali
Punjab
Cheshire
England
Mediterranean
Canada
America
Dick Swiveller
Sean
Hope and a Heroine Save a Man in Custer City Tale
In Custer City a broke man recalls near suicide until a generous woman named Hope offers ten dollars and directs him to the Red Front saloon. He shoots and kills a tyrannical husband, survives a gunshot to the face, and credits Hope’s timely aid and a medical fix for his scar.
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Custer City
Hope
Stelen
St. Louis
Custer
Speed of Canoeshack and Other Ducks
A New York Mail article quotes a hunter detailing duck flight speeds from canvasbacks to geese. It asserts canvasbacks reach 50 miles per hour with bursts to two miles per minute, mallards at 40, redheads at 90, and other species like teal and gadwall near 100, alongside notes on broadbill and goose speeds.
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Fritz’s
New York Mail
The Thieves of Paris and a Portland Wool venture
An old article outlines Paris thief hierarchy from Peariot to Haute Pere with methods from pickpocketing to fourlining. It notes Victims among street crowds and con artists using tricks, and mentions a Parisian master thief named Im Pevil who died at Brest. The piece ends with Portland, Oregon backing a $40,000 wool project.
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Peariot
Vol
Fourlimeurs
Im Pevil
Brest
Chronik der Zeit
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GaLaway
New Haven
Palladium
Yalesville
Wallingford
Williams
Prince Williams
Boston
New England
East Hartford
Massachusetts
Tome
Prince
Treskow
Cranach
Stoech
Chlotheism
Lords of
Heaven
the Thieves of
Paris
Ore
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