Emmitsurg July 23 County Correspondence Notes Local News
Rev Kenneth G Murrey of Middle Bare preached here Sunday evening in the M E church in a strong sermon on human character. Mem J Tharmone y reflect on weather and health. Died Aunt Sarah Thomas aged colored, interred A M E graveyard. Democratic primaries in Hoffman Hill well attended. John L Jordan elected chairman Charles Vice secretary. Numerous social notices list visits, travel, and gatherings from Montgomery to Washington and Baltimore. A church picnic and island park outing drew crowds despite rain. Rhodes orchestra provided music. A severe storm at Fountain Rock caused tree damage. locals report on farms, plowing and crops as summer activity continues.
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Kenneth G. Murrey
Middlebare
My. Mens
Tharmoney
Murrey
Western Maryland College
Issermon Bonday
Joseph
Sarah Thomas
Mr. Crawford
Nicholas Fletcher
Tightman Brooks
Phillip Wise
Wm. Allen
Feeta Bros
Brunswick
Hoffman Hell
Wave Wall
John L. Jordan
Charles
Wm. Clarcke
Fannie
Washington, D.C
Miss
Margeret Plummer
Joan Loy
Anna Sigifooze
Lickaville
Mollie Roberson
Warren Price
Hyattatown
Island Park
St. Mary’s Church
Rhodes
Orchesire
Frederick
Fr. Riordan
St Mary's Church
Fountain Bock
Henry Baer
Utica Mills
John W. Shank
AG. Gerrick
Charles Webb
John Baer
Urbana
Neille Renneberger
Rallie
Cora
Charles Wachter
Wifs
Walkersvile
Ratie White
Thormont
Lewla Wachter
Dobi
Local Social Notes Include Visits And Gatherings
Miss Liscie Barksy visits Misa Eudora Roderick in Mt Pleas. Mica Haile Exb visits friends. Mrs Randolph Barrick and mother return from Thermont with friends. The Lattesburg picnic ends early due to rain. Mines Lacra and Alice Overhoz visit sister Bre. Miss Ina Barrick attends the Reform ed reunion. Grandmother Borer remains ill. Miss Emma Rocerica hosts a gathering for cousin Miss Lier Buckey. Miss Mollie Dougherty and others spend days in Frederick. Mim Ems Gallier sick but improving.
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Mise Liscie Barksy
Mt Pleas
Misa Eudora Roderick
Mica Haile Exb
Mra Randolph Barrick
Thermont
Lattesburg
Borer
Emma Rocerica
Mise Lier Buckey
Mollie Dougherty
Frederick
Mim Ems Gallier
Women Vivandieres Heroic Cantiniere of the 72nd Regiment
The French War Ministry lists Mare Contier among decorations for 1870 72 acts of bravery. She saved officers by hiding them in her wagon after Bedan’s capitulation and joined her regiment in Africa on multiple expeditions. Cantinières wore distinct uniforms until 1890 ordinances banned parade appearances. They were proud regimental figures, skilled horsewomen, and often served as ambulances under fire.
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Mare
Contier
Amiens
Bedan
Mmerdier
Abe
Spider crabs decorate and hide in New York Aquarium tank
Eight spider crabs in a New York Aquarium tank show decoration behavior by attaching colorful plant sprigs to their backs. They use their pincher claws to trim growths, then carry the plants to their mouths and onto their backs for camouflage and possible adornment as water refills occur.
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New York Aquarium
Tata Texta
Hantaug
Arcond
General Thomas and the Confederate Lieutenancy
The Washington Post quotes General William Mahone of Virginia praising a Military History Society volume on Thomas's life and Civil War service. Mahone recalls Thomas's West Virginia roots, bulldog tenacity, and Southern allegiance, noting his marriage to Miss Marcy of New York and the influence of his wife in siding with the Confederacy.
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William Mahone
Virginia
Chamberlin
Massachusetes
Contans
Feder
Thomas
West Virginia
Texas
New York
Virgins
Marcy
Dnion
Washington Post
The Spent Cannon Ball and a Soldier’s Courage
General Sherman recalls a brave soldier who kept laughing amid fatigues and minor wounds. A spent ball rolled toward him, and he halted it with a light step, only to fall crippled, a vivid portrait of wartime fortune and fate.
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Sherman
Humanity's Sake And A Young Man In A 20 Foot Boat
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet shows a boastful young man planning to cross the Atlantic in a 20 foot boat with no companion but a dog. An official tries to intervene saying the dog cannot go, while the man questions the restraint and defends his right to risk himself.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Bicycle Missionary Andrew Spence Tours on Wheel
Andrew Spence, a bicycle missionary, travels with a 76 pound wheel braced by wind aided sails. The rig includes a sai and religious charts on the masts for public harangues while he preaches on the End Times and rewards for the righteous. He is 53, born in Lanvin, and has spent time in California and New York tours.
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Andrew Spence
Spenc
Sini
Lanvin
California
Fragmentary historical note on a medical and war-related topic
Fragmented OCR text mentions hernia, breeding pars and a sen Ate reference. The readable portions suggest a historical note mixing medical terms with wartime language and possible personal names, but specifics are obscured by garbled characters.
Shilohs Cure Promises Relief For Common Ailments
An old advertisement touts Shilohs Cure for consumption asthma coughs and croup with claims of daily cures. It also promotes Karl's Clover Root Tea as a rapid remedy for headaches and nervous disorders sold by Aubert L. Pearre in the Etchison Building.
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Shiloh
Albert L. Pearre
Etchison
Karl
Aubert L. Pearre
Etchison Building
Hotel Reading Rooms Draw Major New York Patrons
New York hotels, numbering 229, provide reading rooms that serve not only guests but many non guests. Transit workers and long term nonresidents frequent the rooms to read back numbers and write letters, while hotel guests often wait for seats. Regulars known as residents linger months, rarely seen in corridors, illustrating the paradox of utility versus guest use.
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New York
Hotel Reading Room
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Buffalo
Freight train cow encounter ends in airborne chaos
A Montara freight train worker, after borrowing a shotgun, engages a cow near a mountain station. The animal charges, lifting his coat and tossing him into the air before he escapes behind a tree. The incident escalates as the cow persists, with the worker eventually dodging and retreating toward the engine amid chaotic pursuit.
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Montara
Porte
Nerves of Surgeons Show Two Ways to Meet Fear
A long fragment discusses surgeons facing stage fright and steady nerves. It recalls a famous operation where the surgeon remained calm and focused as colleagues watched, and a veteran recounts his first amputation, noting nerves, preparation, and the need to perform despite anxiety.
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Saoneefal
New York
Ecrzpec
Hesmers
Reaay
Apprehension Nover
Moma
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