Widow Finds Son Among Gettysburg Sweet Peas
The widow Lacy tends sweet peas on her hilltop as battle rages near Gettysburg. Having learned of Captain Jack Lacy’s status, she endures bombardment and dust, then discovers his lifeless body behind the vines, a devastating reunion after hours of siege.
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Widow Lacy
Gettysburg
Jack
Archie Ray
Widow's
Sid
Lucy
Bac
Mexico
Monterey
Grant
Lee
Battery B
Sherman’s One Big Gun and Savannah’s Surrender Tale
A retelling of Sherman’s Savannah capture during the March to the Sea. The piece centers on Fort McAllister’s long range gun won by Union forces, Hardee’s misassumption of Sherman’s artillery, and the gun’s role in prompting a civilian surrender and Confederate retreat toward the Broad River bridge.
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Savannah
Sherman
Fort McAllister
Hazen
Hardee
General Sherman
Broad River
South Carolina
All Honor to Our Boys Memorial Verse
A poem from the Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph memorializes fallen soldiers. It praises the blue and the brave who died for liberty and union, urging remembrance, gratitude to God, and memory kept alive for future generations across lands and seas.
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Pittsburg
Galloways for Alaska
The U S government expands cattle breeding during Alaska dairy research with a select herd of Diack Galloways headed for Sitka Wood Island and Kenai to study in breeding trials. aims to create hardy milking cattle suited to Alaskan climate and reduce reliance on canned dairy supplies.
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Alaska
Seattle Times
United States
Department of Agriculture
Saldovia
C. C. Georgeson
Sitka
Seattle
Middle West
Wood Island
Dokiak Island
Kenai
Kenai Peninsula
P. H. Ross
Scotland
Copper Center
Rampart
Tuberculosis Cure Claim From Outdoor Treatment
Rev. Frank M. Clendenin of West Chester reports a tuberculosis cure through outdoor treatment at a Chappaqua mansion once Horace Greeley's estate. He traveled from July to eight months later claiming improved health and a twenty pound gain under Dr. Russell's care.
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New York
Colorado
Frank M. Clendenin
St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church
West Chester
Horace Greeley
Clendenin
Chappaqua
Russell
Post-Graduate Hospital
Westchester County
Money Problems Of The Business Girl
A seasoned businesswoman explains that salary raises come from confidence and persistent self-improvement. She notes luck helps some, but most progress requires proving qualifications, asking for raises, and continual skill development through training and night study to secure better positions and pay.
Ancient Weapon Found Linked to De Soto Expedition
A Monroe County Mississippi fisherman found in the Tombigbee, two miles south of Aberdeen, an old Spanish halberd partly in clay. The weapon shows a spear point, battle ax, and curved knife, likely a relic of Hernando de Soto's 1541 expedition near Pontotoc and De Soto counties, with rusted metal and no wooden handle.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Monroe County
Miss
Aberdeen
Hernando de Soto
de Soto
Pontotoc County
de Soto County
Mississippi
Long fingernails signal a readiness to scratch
A brief note observes that lengthy nails imply a tendency to scratch, highlighting a tactile cue associated with scratching behavior.
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Behind the
Sweet Peas
Sweetheart
Liberty
Union
Frank M. Glende2un
Chappaqne
Mr. Clendenin
Sally Chamberlin
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