Craigie's Pond Peril and a Skater's Narrow Escape
Ripley and Gertrude Allen face peril on thin Craigie's pond ice as a rock outcrop, the smoky vent, and melting conditions threaten a fall. Kemp's prank nearly costs them, but Ripley rescues her while the ice breaks, revealing the pond's dangerous depth and shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craigie’s Pond
Gigley
Efe
Miss Allen
Crargie’s Pond
Kemp
Lie
Upley
Maine
Fee
Geririute
Boston
Uipiey
Riplens
Gertruds
Ipley
Lme
Bigsey
Keimy
Bipley
Craigie’s
Ripley
Gertrude
Pamn
Gina
Carmel
Vee Sway
Jack
Sutton
Randa
Wade
Craigie
Rie
Saul
Serena
Jaex Kemp
Lipley
Craigie's Pond
Starvard
Tiptey
Tie
Fate Repir and the London Drunken Sailor Meeting
A fragment recalls Cardinal Manning meeting a drunken sailor in London and claiming to have joined the temperance society. The sketch mentions a Chinese dinner, Russian shtostha, and coffee at dessert, concluding with a remark that there is no poor law in China and no Sandars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Manning
London
Patrick
Femperance Society
China
Shiloh Retaken In Night Of Battle 1862
A fragment from a 1862 report recounts Shiloh on April 6 and 7. General Johnston is killed, Grant’s army stands driven from camps near the Landing, and Beauregard assumes command while Buell’s forces cross the Tennessee River to reinforce. Major actions unfold around Shiloh church with heavy losses on both sides and ongoing fighting through Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Klimer
Shiloh
Albert Sidney Johnston
Grant
Tennessee
Sunda
Beauregard
Johnston
Sherman
General Prentiss
W. H. L. Wallace
Shiloh Church
Prentiss
Buell
Buel
Army of the
Corinth
Miss
Pittsburg Landing
Halleck
Br Stnte
Lew Wallace
Wallace
McClernand
Hurlburt
W. A. L. Wallace
Nelson
Army of the Ohio
Crittenden
Hazen
Forty-first Ohio
Pat Cleburne
McCook
Rousseau
Rarssean
McClerpand
Beauregerd
Rausseau
Wilich
Thirty Second Indians
Grants
Mies
Shiloh Clash Shapes Grant's Triumph and Confederate Retreat
Colonial era battle narrative recounts Grant’s front charges at Shiloh church and Hornets Nest. Beauregard retreats as Federal forces under Sherman and Buell press the line, with Johnston killed and civilians watching cited by Grant.
The Farmer's Happy Thought and Electric Light Plans
Miss Bewchus speaks with Mr Gallent about human nature and city life. He boasts of being a divinity student from the Philadelphia Press. They discuss not forgetting to visit electric light plants and the idea of growing and saving kerosene in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallent
Bewchus
Philadelphia Press
Masculine Modesty in Nell Polly Dialogue
Nell Polly says her fiancé is a man of flawless modesty and never claims unworthiness. The PatrialExchange notes Belle wonders how this trait manifests, while Nell asserts he has never verbally proclaimed he is unworthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Polly
Belle
Nell
Philadelphia Record
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Compound For Health Return
A series of testimonial letters from Richmond Virginia and other locations praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health after years of suffering. Women describe relief from headaches, weakness, menstrual pain, and nervous symptoms, urging others to try the remedy. The notes promote the product and reference a $50 reward for forged testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Mas. Pomusu
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cross
Poe
Richmond Girt
Pinnsama
Lydia Pinkham
Claba Pos
Richmond
Chana Porreny
Berie S. Thompson
Bor
Scushnet, Mass
A Valuable Medicine for Coughs and Colds in Children
A claim endorses Cust berinin a Cough Remedy as effective for coughs and colds in children. Testimonial notices rapid chest cold relief, especially for kids, with few bottles needed. Sold by A. Pearre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reoorat
Sexa Chas
Mo Cramer
Colombo
Deyion
Benedelal
Tonzy
A. K. Pearre
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Suein aXe Adventure
Thin Ice
Howard Fielding
Charles W. Hooke
Kastamuni
Miss Atnlen
Chargre's Pond
Silas Church
Shilo
Sne
Denver
Colorado
Woma
Pinkham
National City Bank of Lpnd
Pinkham Medicine Colyna
Maas i
New York Sun
West Virginia
Sawyer
Bristol Courier
Ari Fai
Releif
Hous
A. L. Pearre
W. Harper
Buffalo
Chas
N. Hauer
WM. S. Miller
Mre
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