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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1886
Page
7
An excerpt from Herbert W. Collingwood recounts Fredericksburg battle scenes with vivid images. A dying soldier clutches a bundle of letters tied with a faded band, and a child’s note to “papa dear” softens the grim field. The narrative blends combat horror with tender humanity amid war.
A former lieutenant, now captain, faces a disciplinary dilemma as Lyman, his once-close comrade, returns as a wayward soldier. The two men embrace, reveal deep past affections, and resolve to stand by each other rather than punish, choosing loyalty over orders. The scene shifts from camp to confession, ending in renewed trust.
A veteran recounts Lyman’s rise from private to major, his brave service in the Wilderness and Richmond, and how love with Nellie and Chloe steadied him. He ends with their Hartford home courtship, marriage, and news of Lyman’s promotion, with Decoration Day memories.
Gen Duke recounts Breckinridge ordering a midnight removal of a Confederate Treasury shipment from Richmond. Fifty guards, later increased to two hundred, escorted six wagons through depot boxes of belts, shot bags, and chests. The group shared about thirty-two dollars per man, and the treasure was delivered to M. H. Clarke in Washington. The piece also recalls a Georgia raid era scout and humorous frontier misadventures with cattle, sheets mills, and captured Confederate money.
In this recollection J. C. Fearn writes of Morgan's raid through Southern Ohio drifting into Dunkinsville and Waverly. He recalls two horsemen galloping toward his home as he and his father faced armed intruders and a tense standoff. The entry details the robbery of horses and supplies and the frightened escape of a family affected by Morgan's forces.
An 1864 cavalry expedition near the Etowah River nearly fell into a Confederate trap. Twenty men advanced to reconnoiter and report, but after encoun tering Union pickets they were surrounded by a large enemy force. The squad avoided capture through courage and stratagem, slipping back to camp unseen.
A Rochester Post-Express feature argues Warner’s safe cure is the leading kidney and liver remedy for narcotic and stimulant addiction. It cites Dr J L Stephens and others endorsing the treatment, notes widespread opium morphine quinine cocaine use, and links drug habits to kidney and liver disorders. It also mentions Spain’s infant king and assorted tips and anecdotes.
A column-like set of historical and medical anecdote texts notes Napoleon’s resolve to breach the Alps and claim a path to Italy. It then touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for blood and lung diseases, and ends with a testimonial from Howard James of Philadelphia praising Red Star Cough Cure for a severe chest cold and cough.
The New York Sun quotes a quip about a temperance meeting where the lecturer’s absent mindedness hindered the event. A Norfolk-like remark notes the speaker tried to blow foam from a glass of water.
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