Barbara Freitché and the True Heroine of Frederick
This piece questions Whittier’s famous Barbara Freitchie poem claiming Mary A. Quantrell, age 82, was the real heroine who waved Union flags as Stonewall Jackson’s forces marched through Frederick Maryland. It cites Joseph Walker and letters from Whittier and notes that Fitz or Freitchie did not witness the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittiers
Barbara Freitché
Washington
Baltimore
Whittier
Barbara Freitche
Union
Stonewall Jackson
Frederick
Joseph Walker
Perry
Brown
Government Printing Office
Barbara Fritchie
Jackson
Mary A. Quantrell
Barbara Freitchie
Quantrell
Virgie
Temple of Fame
Walker
Joan Quantrell
Archibald Quantrell
Mary A
Paper Cigars Surprise Australian Colonies
A Chicago Times correspondent reports large imports of paper cigars in the Australian colonies. The imitation of natural tobacco is said to be so exact that a magnifying glass is needed to tell the difference. The cigars burn well and leave white ash. About 1,000 scientific societies exist worldwide. Whitehall Times adds a quip about a road crossing garden beds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ausra
Chicago Times
Whitehall Times
Stanley at Sackville Street Rooms in London
A London visit with Henry M. Stanley is detailed in a lively portrait from the London Cor, Boston Herald. The piece describes his modest lodgings in Sackville Street Piccadilly, his writing routine, and memories of his Livingston quest, plus observations on African exploration and imperial claims along the West African coast.
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Foe Watton
Congo
Stanley
London
Rhode
Sackville Street
Piccadilly
Edwin Arnold
Asia
Savage Club
Livingstone
Pure Gold in Duty and Courage in The Captain of Caves
Fragment from a poem praising steadfast duty. The speaker urges the hero to endure peril with unwavering resolve noting God honors worthy toil. The Captain of the caves recognizes a trusted soldier ready to prove true and brave the grim path ahead.
Alcohol in the Human System and Diplomatic Rise
A collage of notes discusses M. Lemaire once a Tonnerre pupil later French consul general at Shanghai and now Hue minister, linked to a fatal childhood accident and his rise as a diplomat. It also covers copyright myths, Gladstone’s maxim, a Deeside anecdote, indorsing ink recipe, and reflections on alcohol manufacturing in the human body with Perrin and Du Jardin Beaumetz cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily News
M. Lemaire
Shanghai
Hue
Tonnerre
Jaunot
Burgundy
Lemaire
Saigon
France
Jaunet
Gladstone
London Standard
Deeside
M. Bechamp
M. Gautier
Perrin
Dujardin-Beaumetz
Ae Cece
Wit and whimsy fill a restless page of odd anecdotes
A stream of quips and vignettes unfolds from a late nineteenth century page. A tale of a man with two sisters left after a divorce, a terse exchange about words, a servant wife with money, and a deacon debating Sunday tea. A rich editor misplaces gold dollars among turkeys, a hat dispute ends in witty rebuke, and a Raleigh merchant’s broken engagement echoes years later. A Pennsylvanian mine bath house draw and a New York agent’s glance close the fragment.
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Charlotte
Jones
Brown
Terry Hante
Frink
Ohio
Advertiser’s odd prices and local sales antics
A fragment describes a shopkeeper offering baths at 25 cents or three for 30 cents with a joke about water and three dimes. It also notes a conversation about Mohammedan heaven and women, then lists assorted sale items from a store including rubber goods, pipes, sets, cigar letters, vases, powders, salts, lamps, whiskey, and a chance drawing for a music box.
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America
Wanamaker's Year in Review 1844 Trades
Wanamaker's recounts a difficult but overall profitable year amid slower trade and rising caution. The letter notes January excesses, cautious buying, Europe overrun, and a year ending with a gain though September to November saw declines. It questions how Wanamaker sold more while customers spent less.
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Phuitadelpha
Europe
Damocles
Wanamaker
Trade Outlook and Planned Rest for a Busy Year
The speaker reflects on higher spending and more buyers driven by liberal policy, then notes an upcoming short rest before a new year. They anticipate variable prices, cautious times, and a gradual mend, urging steady local advantage and continued customer goodwill as they stock for the future.
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Senegal
Great Britain
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Eeltie
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Liberia
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Niger
Griscon
Ambriz
West Africa
Atlanta Constitution
Joaquin Biller
Chicago Herald
Librarian of Congress
Mai Mall
Sewattn
Raleigh
Pennsylvania
Hans
New York
Ghmanamather
Fot
Dietant
Asi Vil Hill Gare
Lititz
L. Diffenderfer
Ishtam J. Hamilton
Locher
Harles
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King Street
Lancaster
Hiita
Santa Glavs
Appel’s
Livitz, PA
Sprovacles
WIC
Artieles
Jewelry & Santa Claus
Main Street
Litita
Janes MW. Mikseh
Cook Stores
Tinwarh
N.C. Fry
Espablishen
A. B. Adams
Rohrer
Centre Square
Lancaster, PA
West King ST
Cooph Lancaster
Stinson &Co
Portland
Maine
True &Co
Auguain
Eschbach’s
Horaces
Ssohbach
Michael, Roth
Sturgis
MAIN
Pstannistep
A.W. Weikels
Norteast Street
Whiked
Anna Weber
A. W. Weikel
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York
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Ive
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Eritiie
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Wey
Jane
AlLordere
H.L. Trout
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Lanast
NEW Haven Coach Works
Fror
Holleve Sail
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Murkcty
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Penn, Lancaster CO
Amiple
Roots
Teach
Railroad Restaurant
Eeagon
Eeacicer
Continental Hotel
Mos
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Penna KR
Custon
George Flory
Columbia House
E. A. Hutton
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Gear
Masonic Temple
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Ally
Florida
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Chicago
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Swan Hotel Hall
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Copmantee
Nasby’s Paper
Mie
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Fie
Blade
Waterbury Water
Ips
the Blade
Toledo
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