Grand Army Recalled in a Vision of Civil War Night
The piece blends a poet narrator with Civil War memories. It recalls Steve Riggs of the Seventh Indiana Infantry and a Charleston battle scene, recounting Fort Sumter, Fredericksburg, and Helena. The narrative threads through heroism and sacrifice, linking historic battles to personal recollections.
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Fort Johnson
Janes H. Chesnut
United States
A. H. Chisholm
New York
George S. James
Hampton Gibbes
Charleston
Colonel Ripley
Major Anderson
Fort Sumter
Sumter
Morris Island
Reminiscences of Civil War Camp and Marital Pranks
The account recalls a Civil War engagement near a bayou with Stevenson's lieutenant and a hero named Ingalls dying in single combat. It describes sharpshooter duty, artillery, a dramatic cannon strike, and a flag of truce. After war, anecdotes at McMinnville include McWade's courtship, Lena Dare, and a comic wedding mishap revealed in Nashville.
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Steele
Curtis
Salomon
Holmes
Price
Marmaduke
Missouri
Ingalls
Stevenson
Johnny
Tyler
A. D. Orrick
Endora
Kungas
McMinnville
Venn
McWade
Mac
Lena Dare
McWeade
Lena
Miss Dare
California
Chile
Nashville
Methodist Episcopal Church
John B. McWade
D. U. Knicur
Colfax
Iowa
Descent into Darkness at Andersonville Train Crash
Prisoners of war recount a September 1864 exchange detachment crash near Macon. Carriages toppled off a track, killing and wounding many. guards and prisoners suffered, then those unharmed were returned to Andersonville. The author notes no reports mention the incident.
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Andersonville
Macon
L. D. Pocock
Profane Circus Manager Gets His Money Out
Uncle John Robinson the circus figure storms a Cincinnati bank demanding cash. His loud profanity and blunt demand frighten customers as the bank president pleads, then staff must scrape together funds to avoid collapse. Robinson finally takes his money and leaves, prompting the bank's closure days later.
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Yroord Ie Hall Fu Nm Savings Bank
John Robinson
Cincinnati
Third Street
Uncle Joln
Mr. Robinson
Uncle John
Texas
John
Mr. Smith
The Age of Inventions Declares a World Transformed
The article traces inventions from the ancient to modern eras, noting Horace, the magnet, printing, and the Marquis of Worcester. It highlights the progress from the daguerreotype to the telegraph, steam engine, and submarine cable, praising iterative invention and future growth.
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Horace
Marquis of Worcester
Humphrey Davy
Birkenhead
Greenwich
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promoted For Consumption
A Philadelphia North American excerpt touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery claiming it purifies blood of scrofulous impurities and cures consumption and related affections. It urges readers to send eight dollars and ten cents in stamps to the World’s Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N.Y., for the complete treatise and cures in testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Dr Pierce's Favorites Prescription Advertises Relief
A historical ad claims Dr Pierce's Favorites Prescription will ease severe menstrual pain and irregularities, cure internal inflammation and ulceration, misplacement, and related disorders, with a price reduction to one dollar available at druggists.
Lasting Moral Lessons And Awkward Student Quips
A Boston Journal excerpt recalls a benevolent teacher addressing young boys in a North End class. One pupil boasts of more dead relatives, while another teases the speaker about her jaw movement during moral lessons. A scammy Portland ad promises easy earnings with no capital, urging readers to write for details.
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Sam Stevens
Molly Johnson
Sam Johnson
John Sharpless
Llyle Street
Bainbridge
Ds Street
Chile
Philadelphia
North End
Boston Journal
Evidence of Affection and Ardent Remedies in Brief Notices
A collage of short anecdotes and medical ads notes marital sentiment exchanges, a St. Louis lumbago cure, a poodle name gag, cough cures, preaching jokes, and cosmetic and medical product promotions. It channels late 19th century newspaper brevity with names and places like St. Louis, New York, Chicago, Nantucket, and Cambridge.
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St. Paul Globe
Is Your Blood Pure Predicts Spring Cancer and Malaria Cure
An advertisement touts SCO- VILLS SARSAPARILLA as a universal remedy for impure blood. It claims spring use cleanses blood secretions and treats Cancer Scrofula Liver complaints Weakness Boils Tumors Swellings Skin diseases Malaria and related ills. It promises a cheerful disposition by removing the prime cause and restoring mental equilibrium.
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SCO- Vill
Mr. Enneat N
Hepperson
Angus
Iowa
Osan
C. D. Coleman
Jefferson
J. F. Greetine
West Oak
Richardson
Wearington Springs
Anya
Emma L. Betcher
Omaha
Neb
VPN
Grand Union Hotel Promises Comfort and Low Rates
When visiting or departing New York City, guests may save baggage and carriage hire, with a $3 rate at the Grand Union Hotel opposite Grand Central Depot. The 61 rooms were fitted at a million dollar cost with European law, elevator, and a restaurant. Horse cars, stages, and elevated railroad access to all depots. Families can live better for less money here than at any other first-class hotel.
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New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Goat Tussle in Shantytown Court: Fined for Unfitting Feat
A strange courtroom scene ends with Bill Smith fined ten dollars after a jokey exchange about a goat on rocks in Shantytown. The judge questions the motive as Bill quips about the goat’s hunger and his own remarks draw laughter from spectators.
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Justice Murray
Yessur
Bill Smith
Bill
SeismoGraph Invention Demonstrated For Earthquake Tracking
Justine Gleason showcases a simple seismo graph made from a glass jar water oil and lampblack that rises with disturbances to indicate quake strength. The device, praised as an unerring indicator, is presented alongside ads and brief fiction snippets from newspapers.
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Justine Gleason
Charleston News and Courier
Advt
McMullen Woven Wire Fence Co
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Grand Review
Weettington
Malvern Hill
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
Pillow
Steve Riggs
Indiana
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Shenandoah Valley
Fifth Corps
Army of the Potomac
Teve
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Company K
de Fontaine
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Sumner
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Washington, D.C
Helena
James Head
Helens
Mississippi River
de Fox
Joan
England
Jerrold
Hallett & Co
Portland
Maine
A. Fueger
Walnut Street
St. Louis
Charley
Charles
New York Sun
F. W. Ingham
Madison Street
Chicago
Ill
Tommy
Lany’ Jones
Cambridge Chronicle
Buckingham
Bry
Louise Baker
Nantucket
Ayer
Felton
Colorado
Piso
James A. Garfield
Cleveland
Rochester
N.Y
Law
Danielson
C. R. Pansons
Rural Home Co
RocnestEx
Ely
RL Ely
Huse
Kidber
Owego
Lys Crean Batin
M. A. Jackson
Portsmouth
N. Ji
Humane Remedy Co
LaFayette
Ind
Adamson Co
Solicitors
Muncie
B & Mail
Cource
Buffalo
Marsh
Quincy
Mich
Fine Bros
Janesville
Wis
Holly
A.W. McCormick & Son
Fordvae Pure Relier
A. P. Lacey
Avatenn Attorneys
Washington
Instructiona
Seiien Ss
Warrine
Madam N. Little
Union Publishing Co
Newark
N.d
U. S
Ali Sadatery
Jglighthouse
W.Y
Tarverrarne
Pape
Je. Sliver
McCormick
Mis
Detroit
Enocens
Apranmiacas
Brown
E. J. Johnson
Barclay St
Frazer
Brazer’s
ERX Auserices
Eer
Mason & Hamlin Organ and Piano CO
Boston
Guyers
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
Chizago
McMullen Wwoven Wire Fence CO
Lake St
Wwood
Fifth Street
Sioux City
Wood
Trust
Ical Journal & Circulare
Ryta
Cher
Ww. L. Ellwoopdp
DE Kalb
Omaha Div. C
N.W Ry
Iphtheri
Douglass
Fon 4
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Lord & Thomas
Wuex
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Baston
Mase
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