Poem by Stonewall Jackson Alleged Mexican War Letter
The Richmond Times attributes authorship of a poem to Stonewall Jackson written while serving in the Mexican War. The text laments distant loved ones and pleads for divine protection of wife and child, ending with a prayer for restoration if the soldier falls. Also noted is the death of Rear Admiral Lewis W. Robinson in Philadelphia after a two day illness at 63.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall Jackson
Richmond Times
Limbertes
Solemon
Lewis W. Robinson
UD. O. N
Philadelphia
New Jersey
West Gulf
Duty of G A R Members Urges Recruitment and Memorial Day Effort
The Grand Army of the Republic urges newly installed posts to vigorously recruit eligible soldiers and sailors. It stresses that thousands remain unmembered and could be drawn to support veterans widows and orphans. Southern departments are advised to organize Memorial Day tributes with flag and flowers, seeking aid and contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army
Various Nations
Southland
Bouthert
Pension Claim a Thriller at Steubenville Case End
The widow of Leander Merchand of Steubenville files a pension claim based on the extraordinary life of her husband. Born to a Florida father and Indian mother, he endured slavery, Confederate service, and a sinking ship ordeal aboard the Sultan before surviving to build a life in the Ohio valley. He later became a lunatic and drowned in a swamp while the widow plans to buy a plantation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Leander Merchand
Steubenville
Merchand
Florida
South Carolina
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Cohaba Prison
Arkansas City
Electricity and Vital Action Theory
Tir and Loeb argue that electricity underlies vital action but have not yet provided a fair demonstration of this claim. The fragment discusses the energetic basis of life processes and the need for clearer empirical support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tir
Loeb
Forgery as a Fine Art article examines bank note fraud
Special correspondence discusses how £5 banknotes are forged despite the Bank of England protecting with watermark and fine engraving. It explains methods, watermarks, hand made paper, color printing, and the evolving threat posed by forgers aided by photography and skilled artisans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Engad
France
Belgium
Holland
Italy
Riviera
London
Bank of England
Devonport
O Raleed
Witte Carelees
Yellow Stockings War Against Cold Weather
A London Graphic anecdote suggests yellow stockings might protect a boy from cold with no head covering. The writer muses on wearing hats versus bare heads, notes a fearless bluecoat youth braving frost, and jokes about yellow stockings as a cure for catarrh while imagining an article in The Lancet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall Mall
Lancet
London Graphic
Suffering for His Faith at Clover Club Revival
The Philadelphia Ledger reports at a Clover Club anniversary dinner that Dr. Edward Bedloe recalled a winter revival at a South Street church. A hot stovepipe burned a hole in the carpet. Brother Smith hesitated to move it, then the preacher urged him to pick it up. Smith touched the pipe with his bare hands, burned, and fled for salve, fearing divine retribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clover Club
Philadelphia
Edward Bedloe
South Street
Brother Smith
Bredder Smith
Philadelphia Ledger
Wonderful Hospital Work At London Hospital
Secretary of London hospital lists vast year’s outputs to show the scale of care. 1,500,000 pills used by patients, over three tons of cough lozenges, ninety-two miles of lint, 478 miles of bandages, six tons of cotton wool, nine miles of plaster. Daily ice production half a ton and 4040 sodas syphons. Eggs would form a chain more than a mile and a half long if laid end to end. Year’s milk bill over $15,000 and meat bill over $26,000. If patients lined up they would stretch sixty six and a half miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Hospital
Deacon Jones’s Rise and Humble Faith in Gooseville Cove
The tale portrays Deacon Jones, Gooseville Cove's leading grocer and wealthiest man, who basks in local deference yet humbly asserts his higher regard for God when Parson Abbeck notes the town’s esteem. The exchange highlights pride, community status, and religious devotion in a small coastal Cove setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deacon Jones
Gooseville
Cove
Parson
Abbeck
Home Missions
Deacon
English Licensing Act prompts license reductions in districts
The English licensing act empowers magistrates to reduce licenses in oversupplied districts while a saloon group governs which members retire and which are compensated. Birmingham’s Acenas baldera offered to surrender fifty licenses before February 1904 if costs stay under $260,000, and the justice accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acenas Baldera
Birmingham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Earth
Alain
Robinson. Lander
Tyne
Morris Heights
John W. Schall
Independence Hall
Allatoona
Capt Stone
Georgia
Allatoona Pass
Corse
Capt McDaniele
McDaniels
McDanjala
Hood
Sherman
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Victoria Embankment
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!