County Correspondence Bocey January Notes
County correspondence from Bocey January reports abundant water in wells and varied weather effects. sickness and deaths noted at Oak Mill and Taneytown. local meetings, church events, and social notices include burglaries, oyster suppers, and a temperance scrapbook drive. Several residents listed as ill, some recovering, with community updates from Browningsville and Bethesda.
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John Mors
Charica Reader
Cole Om
Reeder
Carter
Emma Fox
Ape
Abe
Leonard Twenty
Lumbago
John Fox, Jr
Yellow Springs
Major Tyler
Lewistown
Will Kaluv
Keefer
Patman
Willem Tackerp
Emeat Mias
Shookstown
Rocky Springs
Albert Har
Barley
Oak Mill
Saat
Hezekiah
Masia Pilllager
Woodsboro
Chesters
Samuel Sirine
Bev
Oak Hill
C. Welkaal
George Hull
Conner
Maurice Strine
Jacob Bouck
Lee Santa Battle Near Gettysburg Recalls Civil War Memoir
A Chambersburg resident recalls a Confederate raid through Hagerstown and the capture of a Confederate mail bag. He describes Mosby’s raid, the march of Union troops, and the impact on Meade and Lee’s Gettysburg concentration plan. He notes capturing the mail bag and dispatching news to General Meade as pivotal.
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Philadelphia, Pa
R. EB. Lee
Get
Hagerstaowa
Hager
Chambersburg
Mal
Washington
Lee
Joneson
Greemcestia
Sandey
Hagerstown
John Regan
Reencastle
Weencastle
Williameport
Hegeratown
Clear Spring
Ebud
Gagerstown
Regan
Mosby
Gre
Felda
Johanies
Hazerstown
Washington Street
Lyceum Hall
Manere
Court Home
Franklin Street
Dick Bowers
Wm. Doyle
Boonsboro Road
Secarcey
W!rt
Parpult
Court House
Chiet
Lyceum Fiats
Tos Federals
Boonsboro
Frederick City
Gattyatarg
Iip
Chiebersburg
Ikea
Gettysburg
Monateta
Middletown
The Sweet By and By Origin Story in a Store
Lenieville Post recounts how the hymn The Sweet By and By emerged from a Fort Atkinson piano store in a 19th century moment. N. H. E. Corswell and S. E. Bright aided James Abraham Webster and B. Crosby in composing and singing the piece, which quickly spread in schools and sheet music, becoming immortal.
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Sda
Arber
Mick
Rihjorn
Peter
Partiet
Wiscousii
Volchtver
Elbern Jones
Suihiy
Periol
Bennett
Slimes
Carrener
Webster Wits
Mr. Webster
Webster
N. H E. Corswell
E Bright
Crosby
Carswell
S E. Bright
Fort Atkinson
Wis
Lenieville
Domestic Tyranny and Odd Inquiries Echoed in Parlor Window
A fragment from a New York Gazette style piece reflects a midsized domestic quarrel about curtained windows and fines for misadjusting draperies, noting the oddity yet acknowledging the money raised funds purchases for the author. It also mentions a headache remedy and advertised cures from A E Pearce's Drug Store, with references to patent medicines and cough care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gimm
Mr. Glimmerton
New York
Wash Day Across the World in 19th Century Labor
The article surveys washerwomen from Aureans to Chinese girls and Siamese laborers, describing their methods and struggles. It notes soap scents and rough tasks, including pounding dirt from clothes on Nile stones and riverbank washing in Egypt. It contrasts daily toil with exoticized images, referencing many nationalities and the era’s views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Famliz
Siam
Sud
Egypt
Nile
Peacnts
Canaries for convicts in Michigan prison birds and benefits
Michigan state prison houses about 600 canaries kept by inmates in cells and shops. Birds lighten the atmosphere, humanize criminals, and provide cash through sales, with funds placed in prison banks until discharge. This practice, long established, shows fewer outbreaks and a more humane environment according to officials.
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Igeo
Michigan State
United States
Michigan
Chicago News
Portraits on walls spark a young man’s private obsession
A Philadelphia Herald report describes a man whose walls are covered with portraits of many young girls. The piece notes the wide scope of subjects, his behavior, and the public concern surrounding his hobby as authorities weigh actions.
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Empiowa
Young People’s Society of Chtatian Endeavor
Thie Pisce
Bradley Baker
Alice Dick
Orleans
Japanees
Fout's
Itoda
Clagettaville
Haymond Font
Frederick
G. T. Font
Cortstisa Ezndeavor Society
Christian Zedemoor Bay
Bather Creel
Rey
Hove
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Apton Killott
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George Knox
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