Women who fought as soldiers in the Civil War stories
The piece recounts women who served as soldiers on both Union and Confederate sides, including Mary E. Walker, Frances Cook, Frances Hook, Mary Owens, Fanny Wilson, and Pauline Cushman. It highlights daring acts, disguises, escapes, and battlefield roles from Chickamauga to Gettysburg, with several cases of capture, injury, or death.
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Europe
Tomaszeff
Mary E. Walker
Doctor Walker
Frances Cook
Chicago
Illinois
Frances Hook
Shiloh
Chickemauga
Atlanta
Jefferson Davis
Frances
Davis
Frank Miller
Ohio
Camp Jackson
Camp Dennison
Camp Dennisons
Pennsylvania
Dennison
Morrow
Chicka- Mauga
Burke
Tenth Ohio
Frank Henderson
Frank
Minols
Hihols
Mary Owens
Danville
Mary
Brooklyn
N. J
Hooker
Lookout Mountain
Fanny Wilson
Twenty-fourth
New Jersey
Pany
Pauline Cushman
Cleveland
Belle Liord
Stonewall Jackson
Mary Siezgle
Forty-fourth New York
Gettysburg
Schwartz
Jefferson City
New York Times
Mrs Naggies Announces Intent to Lecture
In a dramatic exchange Mrs Naggies declares she will pursue lecturing, insisting her talents demand a wider scope than domestic life. Henry weighs her claim as their dialogue reveals domestic constraints and aspirations.
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Henry
Monkeys Commitment to Squirrel Sparks Sea Mystery
On the steamship Santa Maria from West Indian ports a monkey leapt after a squirrel that fell or jumped overboard. Both animals were lost with no rescue. Passengers wondered if the pair acted from affection or a death pact to stay together on arrival at the Bronx.
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Herve
Santa Maria
United Fruit Line
New York Herald
Henry Ruff
Tropics
New York Zoological Park
Bronz
Bronx
Deserved Rebuke in a Boisterous Investor Exchange
A small investor confronts a promoter shouting that he cannot withdraw his funds while the promoter dismisses the complaint noting others invested twice as much yet their money remains tied.
No Trouble Here Have you any trouble naming the baby pole
A short remark suggests ease in naming a newborn, with playful wording about shared questions on names. The fragmentary text hints at a domestic or lighthearted exchange without clear context or participants. No explicit event, place, or date is stated.
Crafting Grafting Wax Recipes and Procedures
The text provides two old grafting wax recipes. The first combines pitch resin tard beeswax in equal ounce measures and melts them slowly. The second blends resin beef tallow turpentine and 95 percent alcohol with warm mixing and gradual addition to prevent lumping.
Gilded Youth Rebuked By Father Over Books
A wealthy son quips that he cannot resist a gripping book and would risk missing a dancing date, prompting his father to dismiss the reading as trashy. The exchange highlights generational clashes over literature and priorities.
Photograph of a famed maitre d hôtel captured in stern pose
The clipping presents a famous maitre d hotel with a stern and haughty expression. The caption notes his notable demeanor and suggests he rarely unbends.
Controlling Lice on Hogs at Kansas State College
Kansas State Agricultural College reports crude oil as an effective lice remedy for hogs. Oil kills lice and improves coat, though hog oilers can be costly or uneven. A practical method uses a cement-floored enclosure where hogs are sprayed with a sprinkling can and rubbed by contact to distribute the oil evenly before release.
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Kansas State Agricultural College
Ray Gatewood
Contagious Abortion Toll On Cattle Rising
The Farmers' Bulletin 790 from the U S Department of Agriculture warns contagious abortion in cows costs about twenty million dollars annually and has grown since earlier estimates of 20 million. No cure exists, so prevention and control demand constant vigilance and action.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Hogs Need Good Pasture for Hog Rearing
Farmers urged to plant a succession of pasture crops for hogs to ensure grazing when permanent pasture is lacking. Even a single brood sow with two litters yearly requires adequate grazing for proper gains. Plan pasture crops to improve hog gains.
Attention to Young Lambs Care Guide
Lambs require careful attention when very young and can grow rapidly with proper care. They need green pasture with shade and water, and dry cool sanitary quarters at night to minimize parasites. A few well cared for sheep can quickly become a herd.
Importance of Good Teeth
An article argues neglected teeth cause many ills in humans and animals and urges owners to inspect dental health first when neglect affects flesh or appetite in horses, cattle, or sheep.
Dry towns show similar trends in crime and commerce
The article notes that under good governance dry regimes in cities like Seattle and Birmingham yield similar outcomes: fewer arrests and murders, more bank clearings, more building, increased trade, but concerns linger for women and children facing harsher conditions in homes still affected by prohibition.
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Seattle
Birmingham
United States
Prohibition blamed for job losses in Colorado debate
Colorado labor commissioner Alex Swanson counters a prohibition claim that 55,000 workers were rendered jobless. He notes about 10,000 were affected when 2,009 saloons closed, including bartenders and brewery workers, but wages did not rise and most did not rely on public charity as the labor market faced worker shortages rather than a glut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uquor
Colorado
Alex Swanson
Grange Leader Attacks Saloon Threat to Rural Progress
Mr. L. J. Tabor of the Ohio State Grange says prohibition is an essential moral issue. He argues the Grange supports absolute prohibition not from sentiment but from common sense, asserting the saloon harms church, home, and rural national progress.
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L. J. Tabor
Ohio State’ Grange
Grange
America
Prohibition Clause in Probation and Its Preventive Value
The article notes that California courts require probationers to abstain completely from intoxicating liquor. It asks whether imposing this condition before crime occurs could function as a preventive measure. It discusses potential use and effectiveness of such preemptive abstinence clauses.
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California
Liquor Gets No Jobs Says California Liberator
A California Liberator editorial asserts liquor does not create employment or improve hiring prospects. It argues workers should understand liquor’s lack of value to gain better prospects and emphasizes personal responsibility in labor success.
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John Barneycorn
California
Drinking man as life risk noted by Rev Crandell
A Baptist minister from Minneapolis states that a drinking young man has an expected life of 1¢ years, while an abstainer at the same age can expect 44 years, highlighting insurance risk assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IL. A. Crandell
Baptist
Minneapolis
New Slogan Promotes Water Over Alcohol for Safety
A new slogan frames alcohol as a curse and urges choosing water for safety. It contrasts beer and whisky with clear health messaging and emphasizes precaution and responsible behavior.
Nationwide Prohibition Tightens with 25 Dry States
The Nation reports 25 prohibition states and DC dry by act of Congress. Alaska approved by 22 to 1, ratified by Congress. Including dry territories, over ST percent of U S area and more than 60 percent of the population live under prohibition. Eight states remain in submission. At least two campaigns underway.
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District of Columbia
Congress
Alaska
United States
Night in Gethsemane and Peter's Denial Lesson
A devotional lesson outlines John 18 1 27 focusing on Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane and Peter's denial. It contrasts Judas greed, the soldiers' arrest, and Peter's progression from sleep to denial, urging contemporary believers to reflect on silence and witness.
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Garden
Gethsemane
Peter
Christ
Judas
Jesus
Father
Mary
John
Jesus of Nazareth
Augustine
Mark
Judgment Hall
Annas
Tammany Hall
New York
Robert BE. Speer
Bac
Luke
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Charles Martin
Philadelphia
Seventeenth Dinors
Reynolds
Tale of
Temperance
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
B. C. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute
Western Newspaper Union
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