The Comedy of Mr Tucker in a New England Household
A New England couple, the Tuckers, navigate a Sunday morning routine and marital roles. Israel Tucker endures confinement in a closet on a hot day, triggering a shift in power and caregiving dynamics that eventually reshapes their relationship and household duties.
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Isrel
Mr. Tucker
Mrs. Tucker
Dee
Brand
Emmmeline
Bunko
Hartford
Emmeline
Israel
New England
New York Tribune
Buckwheat Cake Snow Scene in New York Journal
A vivid New York Journal poem set in a snowy landscape. The speaker vividly describes winter scenes and a cozy kitchen scene as a child and possum appear. The verse juxtaposes cold weather with warm food and playful, brisk imagery.
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New York Journal
Comforting Text From Mayor Howland Aims Charity Lesson
The late Mayor Howland of Toronto visited a poor sick woman, read scripture, and prayed then suggested a Bible passage for comfort. An angry husband demanded substantial evidence of sympathy, but a $10 bill appeared later. At Howland’s funeral the remorseful mourner showed deep sorrow, learning charity has many forms. A remark notes that only a woman keeps a watch wound.
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Tucker
Israel Tucker
Israel
Howland
Toronto
Soldiers' Stories of the Bloody Angle and Confederate Guns
Graphic Civil War recollections recount the Battle of the Bloody Angle, Lee's failed assaults, and the siege’s brutal hand to hand fighting. Descriptions cover fallen soldiers, shattered breastworks, and the 20 hour frontline ordeal.
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Lee
Washington
National Museum
Halleck
Johnson
Dole
Grant
Horace Porter
Srward
Mobile
Henry Badger
Plaice
Lady Slocomb
Cuthbert Slocomb
Washington Artillery
Shiloh
Army of the Tennessee
Confederacy
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Florida
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Xansi
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Bryan Constable
Lincoln
Cashire
Japan
Almira Tucker
Almiry
Ise
Feome
Henry
Mrs
Stitfng
Wise
Winter Joys
Boreas
Mobile Register
Spanish Fort
Forrest
Spanish Port
Wilson
Capt. Slocomb
South
Sumter
Georgia
North Carolina
Sherman
Petersburg
Duncan Rose
Test
Bull Run
Michigan
Faudel Phillips
Don
Bayard
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