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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1886
Page
7
Albert Snyder of West Oswego New York recalls Civil War frontline life. He describes trench fighting with Dick in Pickett's Division, breech loaders, and sharpshooters from a half mile away. He recounts Yorktown torpedo near Confederate works, the Peninsula retreat, and a Wilderness wound while serving with the Seventy Seventh New York.
The narrator recalls serving on the Confederate cruiser Alabama and capturing federal merchant ships and whalers. He describes night chases, how prizes were taken, and a dramatic encounter with a Yankee whaler named Ben Scott who refused surrender, with his crew saved and the surrender stance mocked by the captain Semmes.
The Chicago Ledger notes that the crew were treated better than any prior captives. To ensure their liberty, on the next capture they were bonded and placed aboard for departure home.
A 1863 Vermont rifle regiment tale recalls Pat Donovan of the Bully Company being tricked by Charles Estes and Ad Stone into lathering with strong soap and lye. Donovan’s woolens shrunk and his skin blistered, prompting a humorous misreading of consecration. Narration by W A Phel.
Major Magottin of the Fifth Michigan Cavalry describes a daring Zouave who joined Captain Magottin at Gettysburg Three miles east of the town in a fierce fight The Zouave wore a bright uniform and used a new carbine to strike down Confederates while loudly recounting each shot He refused to lie down until his ammunition ran out and walked back into fire boasting of his kills before the captain sought his name.
Fragmentary note recalls a figure nicknamed "the little Zonave" seen by witnesses in Chicago. The account mentions a regiment and an unsuccessful effort, highlighting the subject's calm demeanor and notable coolness amid events.
During the 1863 campaign on the peninsula a detachment of seventy five sailors landed near Chuckatnek on the Nansemond River. They met rebel cavalry, seized ammunition, captured three horses and the town, but one horse bolted with a rider shouting orders before the rider shot the horse and was left at the scene.
A recounting of the 1862 Harper’s Ferry surrender shows Stonewall Jackson halting his horse to commend the Ninth Vermont. After a contemptuous insult by a Confederate captain, Jackson scolded his staff and apologized to Col. Stannard, underscoring his belief in courteous treatment of captives.
Plenry E. Newman recalls a humorous episode in Murfreesboro Tennessee where Union soldiers seized a loaded wagon of watermelons from a darkey peddler. The captured melons were distributed among the men as the wagon remained blocked and the driver stood atop the front.
In the Georgia campaign at New Hope Church Jim Clinton, a gunner, drew a bullet that pierced his gun barrel just where his head had been moments before. He calmly resumed firing and declared that lightning never strikes twice in the same place. His calm steadiness inspired bravado among the troops.
In fall 1864 in West Tennessee the narrator and Captain Gandi face shell fire while eating beans and coffee. A shell bursts near their tent, filling the area with sand. The Captain covers the coffee with his hat and, after the blast, resumes eating, noting ration shortages make any loss unacceptable.
In Atlanta the judge recalls Kenesaw battle talk as a brigade is ordered to take a rebel battery, with grim humor about buying the old guns for cash. A teamster mistakes General Sherman for a common rider, underlining how appearances shape names.
J. P. Jewel recalls moments on the southern march when enslaved people believed Lincoln was among the Union troops. He describes pointing to a tall, good natured soldier as Lincoln and recounts the crowds’ admiration and blessing spoken in the name Massa Jiin kum.
The narrator awakes to a trapped wolf dragging away his trap. He chases it with his dog, recovers the beast, then fights to subdue it by biting its windpipe until the animal dies and is carried back to camp.
French writer Arthur Loth debates Rouget de l Isle as the hymn's author noting Dietrich's wife provided a key tale. He questions the poet's role while keeping music by De Lisle. A separate Baltimore Sun excerpt condemns ice water for harming digestion, citing a physician on stomach heat and gastric juice disruption.
Sketch of Ben B Bullwinkle founder of Chicago fire patrols and later Arizona Cattle Company manager. Born 1847 in New York City, he led Chicago patrols from 1870, helped shape the system after the great fire, received honors in 1874 and 1878, married Angelica Moody in 1873, and in 1885 moved to Arizona. He also wrote Rube the Ranchman serialized in The Chicago Ledger.
In a brief overheard exchange a gentleman complains he received ten dollars too much change. The ticket agent denies errors, prompting a humorous close as the man notes the extra cash and departs.
A brief vignette shows a guest asking the porter the time and paying fifty cents, with the porter answering it is 12:30. The exchange frames a speculative scene about future hotel life as imagined by Merchant Traveler.
A cheeky pupil at a Jersey boarding school rebels against the principal s bland diet by claiming no physic in mine and praising Dr Pierce s Pleasant Purgative Pellets as his father advised. The tale humorously contrasts old style remedies with a boy s assertive wit.
A collage of misquoted dialogue about gifts and books, remarks on elopement notes from Hampshire hills, plus testimonials and cures for ailments. It includes claims about St Jacobs Oil curing rheumatism and Rough on Itch and Rough on Piles toning ads, with names like Richmond Eaton and George Gould among scattered references.
The Grand Union Hotel near Grand Central Depot offers 613 rooms fitted at one million dollars and charges $1 and up per day. The hotel highlights baggage handling, express age, and carriage hire with easy access by horse cars stages and elevated railroad to all depots. Families are urged that they can live better for less money here than at any other first class hotel in the city.
In a humorous exchange a traveler jokes about a scientific sineak and an unlikely cucumber connection to a Charleston well. The tale blends whimsy with absurd conjecture as characters speculate on cause and effect.
An elderly editorial quip notes that if women could vote they would likely back Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as an unfailing remedy for female diseases, a line found in a druggist era advertisement.
Devon cow with blue ribbons at the State Fair prompts a joke about guessing weight. A lawyer estimates and is corrected. the animal is weighed as 1800 pounds, sparking quips about lawyers knowing very little of cows.
A mother jokes with her daughter about a parlor chair for one that holds two. A reader reports feeling ten years younger after using Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. An ad from Hallett & Co. in Portland, Maine offers at home work promising high profits with no capital.
A collage of mid 19th to early 20th century clippings touches on Liszt debates in Chicago, malaria prevention controversy near Rome, Chinese milk scandals, Piso’s Cure for Consumption, Notre Dame dome gilding cost, Henry’s Carbolic Salve testimonial, and Wells’s Hair Balsam claims.
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