Battle of Gettysburg Remains a Turning Point in Civil War
Edward B. Clark recounts Gettysburg as the war’s turning point with massive losses on both sides, detailing Lee's invasion, Meade's defense, and the famed Pickett’s Charge. The piece notes nearly 24,000 Union and about 30,000 Confederate casualties, plus the battles’ lasting impact on American history.
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Edward B. Clark
Ashington
Gettysburg
Richmond
Robert E. Lee
Pennsylvania
James Longstreet
Richard S. Ewell
A. P. Hill
Gettys
Burg
Robert E Lee
Lee
Winchester
Potomac River
Maryland
Hooker
Stuart
Hagerstown
Harrisburg
Susquehanna Valley
Jubal A. Harry
York
Wrightsville
Chancellorsville
Halcock
Genoer Hooker
George Gordon Meade
Meade
Reynolds
Tleventh
Fifth Army
Hanover
Twelfth
General Reynolds
Abner Doubleday
New York
Doubleday
Seminary Ridge
Wancock
Cemetery Hill
Rock Creek
Round Top
Hancock
Howard
Slocum
Sickles
Longstreet
Hill
Ewell
South
Weed
Gen. Pickett
Pickett
George Edward Pickett
Picket
Zook
Farnsworth
Graham
Barnes
Gibbon
Warren
Double‘day
Barlow
Butterfield
Semmes
Pender
Garnet
Armistead
Barksdale
Kemper
Kimbal
Hood
Heth
Johnson
Trimble
Grant
Appomattox
Battle of
Man of System Meets Fortunes in Brill Family Wedding
Adam Brill, a strict patriarch famed for forty years as county champion in wrestling and boxing, confronts a generational reckoning as Morton turns twenty one and Luella nears adulthood. A rival visitor reveals Morton’s spirit and a future son in law Clyde Worthington wins both daughters and a chance at harmony in the Brill home.
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Alvah Jordan Garth
Adan Brill
Asa Dunn
Adam
Morton
Luella
Brill
Dunn
Adam Brill
Morton Brill
Myra Walcott
Clyde Worthington
Old Brill
W.G. Chapman
Tiara Request Sparks Humorous Exchange in Pearson's Weekly
A playful line features a man asking for tiaras “for my wife” and a courteous seller querying price. The exchange ends with the narrator suggesting a price that proves the wife’s identity, reflecting lighthearted society humor from Pearson's Weekly.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Puzzled Missourian Bemoans Churchgoers Skip to Showtimes
Questioning why people consistently late to church still rush to attend moving picture shows on time. The writer wonders about punctual habits and calls for explanation.
England's sole woman lighthouse keeper retires from Hale
Mrs Joynson, long serving keeper at Hale on the Mersey, the only woman lighthouse keeper in England, retires to join her children in Stockton after twenty years in the lighthouse. She recalls three and a half hours of duty around high tide and occasional seven hour fog bells and a near fortnight of fog.
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England
Joyson
Hale
Mersey
Tweny
Mrs. Joynson
Women Should Bring Personality To Business
A veteran businesswoman argues that women should not imitate men but bring their own atmosphere and femininity into work. She asserts women can be happier and more effective by embracing feeling, sympathy, and distinct womanly gifts, improving both office life and business outcomes.
Interrupted Funeral in Hampstead Cemetery
A Hampstead funeral was disrupted when a bulldog attacked the horse drawing the hearse as the procession entered the gates. The dog bit the horse on the front, then its muzzle, causing chaos until a young woman restrained the animal after it was stunned with a heavy stick and the horse freed.
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Hampstead
Middlesex
London Mail
Joys of Hospitality in a Car Tale
A light exchange highlights pleasures and pitfalls of owning a motor car. Mr Chuggins notes that driving alone is dull and inviting friends creates disputes over pace and route. He concludes the group’s only shared certainty is the car’s breakdown would become a joke on him.
Audubon’s Gun Displayed At New York Museum
The gun used by naturalist John James Audubon may be seen at the New York Museum of Natural History. It hangs beneath a portrait of Audubon, noted as a great American naturalist.
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John James Audubon
New York Museum of Natural History
Magazine of American History
Alfalfa Growers Hear Lecture Field Demonstration Near Cedar Falls
About 1500 farmers attended an all day alfalfa seminar at G. H. Hilton farm four miles west of Cedar Falls. Prof M L Bowman Ames State college speaker, Coverdale Ames, Nelson Waverly Holstein breeder, Marsh Waterloo and Rev Holmes Cedar Falls shared talks on alfalfa growing dairy farming and ideals of life. The event marked the Black Hawk Crop Improvement association campaign and signals a larger alfalfa acreage next year.
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Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
G. H. Hilton
Hilton
M. L. Bowman
Waterloo
John Coverdale
State College
Ames
Iowa
C. A. Nelson
Waverly
W. W. Marsh
O. H. Holmes
Black Hawk
Tragic 60 Foot Fall Kills Eddie Bracken 11
Des Moines reports Eddie Bracken 11 dies from a 60 foot roof fall at a new auditorium. His brother George 14 is seriously injured with multiple fractures after attempting to attract passersby from behind locked doors. Both boys accessed the roof via a fire escape and fell through a ventilator trap.
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Des Moines
Eddie Bracken
Grand Avenue
George
State firemen to meet in Perry July tournament
Perry Commercial club gears up for the state firemen’s tournament in Perry July 22 to 25. Over a thousand visitors are expected with carnival amusements arranged by local business leaders. Most Iowa fire departments will send delegations and $3,500 in cash prizes has been posted.
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Perry
Perry Commercial Club
Fire Department
Iowa
State Historical Society elects Iowa City curators
At the regular meeting of the State Historical Society of Iowa the following were elected as curators for two years all from Iowa City George W Ball J W Rich Wucelid Sanders Arthur J Cox Marvin H Dey Henry G Walker Dr Henry Albert S A Swisher and Charles M Ditcher
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Iowa City
State Historical Society of
Iowa
George W.ball
J. W. Rich
Wucelid Sanders
Arthur J. Cox
Marvin H. Dey
Henry G. Walker
Henry Albert
S.A. Swisher
Charles M. Ditcher
Electrial Lights Ordered for Clear Lake Main Street
Electroliers with five lights have been ordered for Main street along the lake shore at Clear Lake. Lights will be placed four to the block and ready for use by July 4.
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Clear Lake Street
Mason City
Main Street
Clear Lake
New Hampton School Contract Let For Public Building
The New Hampton school board has awarded the contract for the new public school at 52000 dollars. This amount excludes heating and plumbing.
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New Hampton
School Board of
Light Franchise Granted to Hanlon at Special Election
The special election approved granting an electric light and power franchise to F. J. Hanlon by a 68 to 1 vote. Hanlon pledges installation of the plant within ninety days.
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Manly
F. J. Hanlon
Plan Endeavor Meet in Sheldon Draws Iowa Youth Delegates
Young Christians from nine northwest Iowa counties travel to Sheldon for the Christian Endeavor gathering this week with a record expected attendance. Local leaders highlight the event as a major youth conference, aiming to foster fellowship and service among delegates.
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Plan Endeavor
Sheldon
Northwest
Iowa
The
Christian Endeavor
Free Masons Gather in Marshalltown for St John’s Picnic
Iowa Free Masons from several central counties gathered in Marshalltown to observe St John’s day with an annual picnic. A sports program and a sermon address by Rev R F Hurlburt followed the picnic dinner.
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Iowa
Free Masons
Marshalltown
St. John’s Day
R. F. Hurlburt
Fire destroys Blanchard home near Chariton
A night blaze consumed the fine farm residence of Mr and Mrs William Blanchard seven miles northwest of Chariton. The family barely escaped in night clothes.
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Chariton
William Blanchard
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