Great Generals and the Luck Behind Military Fame
The essay argues reputations often hinge on chance and context rather than pure skill. It compares Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Grant, Sherman, and others, noting how public perception can outstrip actual battlefield record. It cites Napoleonic principles and shows how daring choices shaped outcomes, with Johnston and Albert Sidney Johnston praised in hindsight.
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Gen. Lee
Lee
Scot
Bob Lee
Washington
Davis
Stonewall Jackson
West Point
Banks
Fremont
McClellan
Sherman
Sheridan
Rosecrans
Stone
McDowell
Buell
Grant
Mexico
Fort Donelson
Vicksburg
Gen. Halleck
Halleck
Meagde
Johnston
North Carolina
Richmond
Hood
Nashville
Kentucky
Ohio
Thomas
Napoleon
Joseph
Spain
Georgia
Algeria
Bugeaud
France
Islay
McPherson
Joe Johnston
Albert Sidney Johnston
San F
Francisco Chronicle
Where Beauty Sleeps In A Millionaire’s Bedroom
A society tableau describes the sleeping chamber of a young princess of fashion, eldest child of a many millionaire. Pale gold wallpaper and slate tones set off a gilt bedstead and silk plaited squares. A six foot beveled mirror, folding glass, hot air register, and ivory clock complete a lush, intimate scene.
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New York
The Man Without Tact.
A colorful portrait of Knosey of West Madison Street whose good intentions are undercut by a total lack of tact. He blurts out questions on clothing prices, family histories, and personal matters, alienating strangers and neighbors alike despite his honest motives. This ill manners guide ends with a warning to youth to study tact before Greek.
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Knosey
West Madison Street
Chicago
Chicago Ledger
Climate and latitude limits of corn growth worldwide
The article notes corn grows to different latitudes across regions from Asia and America. It explains interior continental areas reach higher latitudes than coastal zones, due to sunlight and drying climates. Norway reports corn to seventy degrees latitude aided by Gulf Stream warmth and clear skies.
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Asia
America
M. Buysman
Norway
Gulf Stream
Walden Island
London News
The Way They Whistled in the Sierra Hills
A New York gentleman hunting in the Sierras learns from an old hunter that Rocky Mountain goats guard their feed with a sentry. When danger is spotted the sentinel goat emits a low whistle and the herd vanishes swiftly, surprising the visitor who notes the animal’s quirky pose.
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New York
Sierras
Rocky Mountain
Leatherstockings
Texas
No Difference in the Pain Quote Sparks Race Context
An elderly African American man, being loaded into an ambulance after a broken leg, insists in the New York Times that pain feels the same for Black and white men. The line captures a moment of dignity amid injuries and race discourse.
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Darky
New York Times
Lively cheese remark sparks walking mate n notion
A breezy exchange in the Boston Budget notes a lively cheese sample and a quip about entering it for a walking competition. The writer humorously contrasts tax world excess with a gnat swallowing a menagerie.
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Boston
Knitting Machines and the Stocking Frame History
The article traces knitting origins in Scotland, the 1589 stocking-frame patent controversy, Lee and his brothers’ roles, and the spread of Lee machines to England and America. It explains the evolution from straight frames to rotary round machines, differences between family and factory machines, and the basic looping mechanism, as detailed by Inter Ocean.
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Scotland
Wm. Lee
Lee
France
Rouen
England
Nottinghamshire
Philadelphia
Germantown
New York City
Timothy Bailey
Albany
Cohoes
N. Y
Inter Ocean
Gordon's Eyes and the Power of a Brave Leader
Valued by Mr Stannard for their blue gray hue and holy brightness Gordon's eyes are described as calmly feverish and intensely persuasive. The Pall Mall Gazette quote notes his unwavering influence over followers and the remarkable willingness to obey his commands without question.
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Gordon
Mr. Stannard
Pall Mall Gazette
A Quizzical Dream Proposal Ends With A Bite
In a cheeky exchange a tiresome beau presses for a declared proposal after a dream tale. The girl deflects with humor noting it may have been the mince pie that haunted her night, leaving the hopeful lover unsure and blushing.
The Caterer Quips and Culinary Humor
A collection of wry maxims about cooks and cooking. Impudence as prized sauce for the young cook. modesty as a flaw. Bechamel’s immortal fragrance joke about life and tasting one’s grandfather. A stray note on crowd reactions to dog fights and the luck of seizing opportunity.
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Bechamel
Doctors Use Acted Illness Of Arthur As Warning
A Rochester Democrat and Chronicle column portrays ex president Arthur as gravely ill with Brights disease, likening his case to a modern play’s acts. It condemns physicians for misdiagnosis and extols Warner's Safe Cure, urging independent medical action and public vigilance.
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Arthur
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Lincoln
Frelinghuysen
Bright
Florida
Old Point Comfort
Atlantic
Europe
Warner
Foot Shapes Vary by Region in Early Shoe Making
A Philadelphia Times report quotes a major shoe firm noting regional differences in feet, toe shapes, and leather needs. Eastern feet are narrower with higher insteps, Western feet longer, and Southern feet narrow with soft uppers and thin soles, demanding distinct lasts and leather types for each area.
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Astern
Philadelphia Times
Domestic Felicity and Quiet Marital Talks
In a candid exchange the women recount long marriages and rare quarrels, noting harmony despite past hard words. They reflect on domestic peace, contrasting with frequent spats that once affected Peter and his wife. The piece notes a desire for continued stability and occasional minor tensions.
Ways to Become Attractive in Vie Parisienne
A Parisian magazine offers varied social rules on allure for both women and men. It lists attitudes like confidence kindness reserve curiosity and self control while warning against overacting and urging restraint though many prescriptions prove hard to practice in real life.
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Vie Parisienne
Secretion That Contaminates Blood Warned Against
A historical medical note explains bile leakage into the bloodstream as a poison causing saffron skin, headaches, vertigo, nausea, liver pain, and indigestion. It advocates Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a safer alterative to mercury, claiming it relaxes bowels and aids liver function.
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Hostetter
Ancient Theories on Earthquakes by Philosophers
Anaxagoras Rhodian described quakes as cosmic flatulence winds trapped in caverns. Aristotle blamed vapors from water seeping into rocky seafloor fissures. Pliny cited air pressure in deep caves reacting to rock collapse. Thomas Aquinas proposed unrest of departed misbelievers escaping a torment pit.
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Anaxagoras
Aristotle
Pliny
St. Thomas of Aquinas
Brown and Jones Banter and a Folk Remedy
A humorous exchange follows Brown teasing his short coat while Jones jokes about its length, and a mock dialogue about sealing fish. The passage then promotes Dr. R W Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for internal fevers and lingering coughs, framed in a period marketing tone with a aside about wealth spent on medicines.
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Brown
Jones
R. W. Pierce
Reward for cure of catarrh and grand hotel offers
An advertisement revival offers a $500 reward for any catarrh case Dr Sage's remedy cannot cure. It promotes cures with the Douche and related devices. Also touts Grand Union Hotel in New York and Gault House in Chicago with room rates, services, and locations. Brown's Bronxchian Troches priced at 25 cents for chest ailments.
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New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Grand Union
Gault House
Chicago
Clinton and
Madison Streets
Union Depot
Hoyt & Gates
Allen's Lung Balsam Endorsed by Doctors and Patients
Letters from Astonia and La Fayette praise Allen's Lung Balsam for bronchitis and coughs. Druggist H. C. Mooney notes strong medical use and general satisfaction after fifteen years of sales. Borilla Davis reports a complete cure after three bottles and urges others to try the remedy.
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Allen
Addision
A.J. Hileman
Appison
A. J. Colbomn
Somerset Herald
Astonia
H. C. Mooney
la Fayette
R.J
Borrilla
Davis
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