General Lyon's Sacrifice at Wilson's Creek 1861
Read about General Nathaniel Lyon and the battle at Wilson's Creek near Springfield Missouri on August 10 1861. The fight involved Sterling Price Benjamin McCulloch Franz Sigel andior several brigades as Lyon's force of about 6000 men clashed with Confederate units. Lyon died early in the action after inspiring his troops and directing a crucial counterattack. The engagement foreshadowed the brutal early Civil War fighting in Missouri.
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G. L. Kilmer
Wilson's Creek
Bull Run
St. Louis
Springfield
Ssourt
Lyon
Igust
Imp
Wills Creek
Sterling Price
Benjamin McCulloch
Missouri
Franz Sigel
Wilin’s Creek
Anxs
Sigel
Schofield
Ding
Kansas
Nathaniel Lyon
Cers
Igis
McCulloch
Gordon Granger
Comander
Granger
Dubois
Totten’s
Ranger
Granler
Homas
Chickamauga
Tanger
Bald
Connecticut
Pearce
Fen
Arkans
Parce
Ward Lye
Oak Hill
Price
Metullech
Secon
Tearce
Brice
Sturgis
Totten
Wilson’s Creek
Oakes
Wilso Creek
Edissons
Foel
Iowa
Bledsoe
Reid
Lion
Grorce L
Kilmer
Wilson's Creek Battle Narrative and Aftermath
The article recounts the Wilson's Creek engagement with Confederate and Union maneuvers led by General Pearce and Sigel. It describes Anderson, Pearce, and Lyon losses, the Confederate assaults on Oak Hill, and Sigel's chaotic retreat, noting heavy Confederate and Federal casualties and the perceived leadership failures that shaped the outcome.
Amyele the Silent City of Legend
A tale from ancient lore describes Amyele in Laconia as a once independent city that fell to the Spartans after a fear of invasion silenced its people. Another version credits Pythagoreans who forbade speech to snakes, driving inhabitants away until the city became a snake den.
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Amyele
Laconia
Amycle
Servius
The Way to Win a Woman Quote by Dr Popper
A brief aphorism from Dr. Popper outlines tactics for courting women, listing steps such as treating well, occasional petting, admiration, and avoiding contradiction to win their favor. The tone is prescriptive and reflective of vintage relationship advice.
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Dr. Popper
Monstrous Big Cat Monstrously Cowed After Circus Wreck
An early circus tale recounts a railroad wreck where six cars plunged into a ditch and a monkey cage and many animals were strewn about. A darky laborer helps recover a large black tiger monarch kept in a damaged den, which is eventually driven out with a rope and shown to be cowed by the time the wreck crew and show people finish their work. The caption emphasizes the dramatic rescue and the animal’s temper, noting the crowd’s awe and the man’s rough handling under the wreck’s stress.
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Qtech
Monarch
Railroad Company
Mack
Missouri
Jes
Lawdy
Nerah
Darky
Absolute Zero and Four Meals Spark Debate in US Papers
A Sun fragment humorously disputes a cat anecdote and defines absolute zero as a theoretical heat floor. It contrasts cold with heat, notes thermometric zero as conventional, and cites Lee’s subzero heat concept. The piece shifts to modern diet trends, reporting four meals daily gaining favor in New York and Canada amid concerns about indigestion.
Terrible Famine in India Prompts Health Advice
A period piece warning about famine in India notes over five million deaths since 1896 and pivoting to public health remedies. It touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for digestive ailments and Harper Whiskey as a preventive for malaria, with an in-state seller listed in Frederick, Maryland.
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India
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Satherlee
New York Sun
Lee
Main
United States
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C. N. Hauer
Frederick, Md
James
Wall Street
America
Corey & J. BE. i Hudson
New York
myZidém-toes
Thur
Albert L. Pearre
Cardus
Cardui
Vandervoort
Ark
Cardni
Mary L. Benson
Ladies’ Advisory Department
Chattanooga Medicine Company
Chattanooga Tetu
Nervita Medical Co
Clinton and
Jackson Streets
Chicago
Ill
Clinton E. Maln
North Market Street
Baltimore
Clinton P. Paine & CO. Bankers and Brokers
East German Street
Baltimore, Md
H. Bealmear
U. S
Charles St
Shipley & Bopst
A. E. McConnell
Fraderick
West Patrick Street
Frederick
Brish's Bazar
Mi2dawly
WM. S. Miller & CO
Markey’s
Clinton E. Main
Great Southern Pig
Nesouwrey
En Sais
Carrollton Chemical Co
Buffalo
the Buffalo
Chas. N. Hauger
Interstate Telephone
Penniiovat
Chivhenter Chemical
Bouare
Ace
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