Morgan's Kentucky Raid Roars Across Cumberland River
John Morgan and 900 Kentucky troopers cross the Cumberland from Tennessee into Kentucky on July 8 1862 testing Kentuckians and blue lines. Morgan’s force captures Major Jordan at Tompkinsville and menacing dispatches spread toward Glasgow as the raid provokes southern sympathy and alarm. George A Ellsworth assists with telegraph expertise amid the raid's rapid moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Lilmer
John Morgan
Kentucky
Cumberland River
Tennessee
Morgan
Shiloh
Thomas
Grant
Bragg
Chattanooga
East Tennessee
Kirby Smith
Knoxville
Smith
Ohio
Cumberland
Tompkliosville
Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry
T. &. Jordan
Jordan
Tompkinsville
Pennsylvania
Texas Rangers
Sullivan
Glasgow
Morcan
George A. Elsworth
Ellsworth
Blithworth
Louisville
Nashville
Ellaworth
Blue Grass
Youisville
Washington
New York
John H. Morgan
Louieville
Forrest
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Stanley Matthews
Willie Breckinridge
Hart Gibson
Yale
Griggsby
Virginia
University of Virginia
Chenault
Tucker
Cicero Coleman
McCreary
West
Union
Federal
White House
Corinth
Miss
Halleck
A. Lincoln
War Department
J. Z. Boyle
Louwisville
Lexington
George L. Kilmer
Pats Poultry
Patrick O'Cannor
Liverpool
Pat Azain
Morgan's Kentucky Raiders Strike Through Glasgow Raid
The narrative recounts Morgan leading Federal lines toward Glasgow after a border crossing, with Ellsworth intercepting telegraph dispatches to expose Morgan's movement. Troops guard the town as Morgan roams Kentucky, while false papers mislead Washington officials about his location and strength.
Horse Talk on Housing and Care for Farm Horses
This article from Farm Journal stresses proper stable design and ventilation for farm horses. It advises front lighting, clean washed windows, avoidance of drafts, and safe feeding from a non overhead rack. Stalls should be five feet wide with stable floors level to prevent slipping and mangers from collecting dirt.
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Tim
Farm Journal
Shorthorn Spread Reaches Far from English Breeders
English breeders in Sleswick-Holstein paid 450 guineas for the bull Victor at Ribey Grove last summer and 165 guineas for another bull at Lord Brougham's sale. Two bulls went to Japan, one to Slag, with choicest females sent to Australia and many bulls to New Zealand, South Africa, Russia and Siberia.
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Sleswick-Holstein
Ribey Grove
Lord Brougham
Japan
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Russia
Siberia
Tead the Lambs to Eat for Healthy Market Sheep
Teach lambs to eat before weaning starting with oats and bran. Provide comfortable quarters, clean water, and a variety of food until pasture time to grow big hardy sheep that fetch top market prices.
Be Their True Friend and Care for Your Horses
Instructions from Farm and Home advise kindly leadership over horses, regular feeding of bran and oats with salt, and ample water. It covers stable care, bedding with straw or turning chips, daily grooming, and humane driving without harsh punishment. Also notes on Mand S and Sund, historic trotters, sold stable details. The Wind Sucking Horse and remedy methods are discussed, plus freckle myths and a novelty cure with sel ammoniac and German cologne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Carter
Sand
West Fifty-fifth Street
New York
Robert Bonner
Frederic Bonner
John N. Golding
H. B. Hollins
Bonner
Senator Stanford
Paris
Elsie Taylor at Tuxedo Springs Sparks Gossip and Change
In 1901 Campright, Mrs. Chester Taylor adopts her dead brother’s sixteen year old daughter Elsie. The girl, initially judged unformed, becomes a vibrant fashionably daring presence at resort life, drawing envy and attention from women and men, altering Mrs. Taylor’s social circle and the gossip that surrounded them.
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Chester Taylor
Elsie
Hise
Canada
Carlsbad
Eisie
Tuxedo Springs
Porch Brigade
Elsie Taylor at the Springs Sparks a Richer Scheme
At a resort, Elsie Taylor’s flirtations draw gossip as Tom Lyons appears unmoved by her crimson gowns. A hidden act of care by Elsie for a laborer’s sick child shifts attention and ends in an engagement, prompting envy and whispers among the guests. A parallel note on marriage customs in Japan explains adoption ties and elder-family authority within unions.
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Tom Lyons
Elsie
Elsie Taylor
Tom
Miss Taylor
Elsie ‘Taylor
Antiquity of Death Masks in Ancient Burials
Explorations note that many early burials used gold sheets pressed to the face and body, preserving features as flesh decayed. Schliemann cites graves with repousse gold masks, suggesting likenesses of the deceased. Turkish cemeteries place water vessels on graves for birds, basins on marble tombs to keep birds from angering the dead.
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Inter
Schliemann
Muegus
Turkey
He Sleeps. A quip about a husband’s ear for music
A brief, humorous exchange quoted from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Mrs Oldgirl asks Mrs Rewed if her husband has a good ear for music. Mrs Newed answers that he seems to think everything he plays in church is a lullaby.
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Mrs. Oldgirl
Mra Newed
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Hewitt Rejects Suitor for Daughter in Family Row
The New York Times notes Hewitt, described as a very wealthy elder, does not approve of an immediate marriage between his daughter and the chosen suitor. Jewett counters that wealth and age do not equate to wisdom.
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Hewitt
Exe
Jewett
New York Times
Cheese, hogs, and sausages in late 19th century trade
Articles discuss cheese quality from skim milk and full cream, curing room acidity control, and starter use. Hogs should not be fed silage, with roots and mangels as winter feed. A hexagonal folding fumigator aids San Jose scale sprays. Dairy gains target 200 to 300 pounds butter per cow yearly, and a humorous note on sausage making ends with a waiter and a dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrenton
H. W. Mumford
Illinois
San Jose
Long Island
London
Pearson's
Trousers In College History At Cambridge And Oxford
Cambridge students in 1812 were barred from wearing pantaloons in chapel while Oxford men won the right earlier in 1810 under proctor Rigaud. William Phelps notes 1815 bachelors’ common room wore black pantaloons and white waistcoats, and dean Burgon cites 1847 images of Edward Miles Rudd in black shorts.
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Trinity
St. John’s
Cambridge
Oxford
Rigaud
William Phelps
Corpus
Carlisle
Dean Burgon
Edward Miles Rudd
Oriel
Guués
White House renovations and diplomatic notes headline Washington letter
The residence portion of the White House is closed as carpenters work inside. Plans by Architect McKim outline new rooms and a marble staircase to connect basement reception to the second floor. Diplomats plan summer stays at Bar Harbor Cape May Atlantic City and other resorts. Major Dick Sylvester sends a five pound bass to the president. Social secretaries shortage threatens next winter’s social season. A congressman’s wife humorously requests lobsters from the fish commission. An electric gambling game in cloakrooms uses numbered fan prongs to determine party purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
White House Conservatory
McKim
Bar Harbor
Washington Colony
Gloucester
del Viso
Mme. Takahira
Cape May
Mme. Wu
Washington
Dick Sylvester
National Association of Chiefs of Police
Searce
Carl Schofield
Bis Straddie
Oldboy
Yookers
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Pat
John Morgans
Rough Riders
Duty
Wow
All Ifs Bude
Lord Castlemayne
Ireland
Athlone
William Rustit
Hic
Pearson’s Magazine
Bundie
Sparkies
Componite
Rodney
Detroi Free Press
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