Notable Battles Through Modern History
A concise list of major battles with dates and outcomes. Pultowa 1709 Russian victory under Peter the Great. Saratoga 1777 American victory led by Gates. Valmy 1792 French defense under Kellerhans. Trafalgar 1805 British defeat of France ending Napoleon's invasion hopes. Waterloo 1815 Allied victory under Wellington. Sevastopol 1854-55 Russian siege ended imperial expansion delay. Gettysburg 1863 Union victory under Meade over Lee.
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Pultowa
Charles XII
Sweden
Peter the Great
Saratoga
Gen. Gates
Valmy
A. D
Duke of Brunswick
Kellersann
Trafalgar
Napoleon
England
Waterloo
Russia
Austria
Prussia
Wellington
Sebastopol
France
Turkey
Russian Empire
Gettysburg
Gen. Lee
Meade
Mrs Grundy on morals and manners in modern society
Mrs Grundy laments moral decline in public life and social trends. She critiques foreign marriages at bargain prices, charity fads for notoriety, churches abandoning free pews, and fashionable cruelty to animals. She also notes readers must know The Ralstons, and comments on vanity fairs living within means and political influence.
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Hettle Green
Ralstons
London
Vanity Fair
Syrup of Figs Promised as Pure Laxative Remedy
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative improving health when used properly. It claims cleansing action on kidneys and bowels without weakening them, notes wide medical approval, and cites price at 59 cents and 1 dollar with California Fig Syrup Co. as the manufacturer.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Reminiscences of Lincoln by Hon Jacob Pettigrew
Veteran column recounts Jacob Pettigrew of Calhoun County Illinois recalling his close friendship with Abraham Lincoln. He recalls shared days in Springfield, political collaboration, naming twin sons Abraham and Lincoln, and Pettigrew sending sons to Lincoln during his presidency. The piece ends with Pettigrew visiting Lincoln’s grave sixty years later and noting their legislative ties.
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Lincoln
Jacob Pettigrew
Calhoun County
Hlinois
Yvoungest
Private Wynn Enlists at 13 in Vermilion County
Private C. H. Wynn of Sioux Falls says he enlisted at Catlin in 1862 at age 13 11 7 and served three years with Company I of the Thirty-fifth Illinois. He was born April 28 1848 in Monroe County New York and moved to Danville Illinois at age 10 or 11. He was wounded and captured at Stone River while under Lieut Col Chandler who later led the union colors on Missionary Ridge.
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C. H. Wynn
Sioux Falls
Monroe County
New York
Danville
Vermillion County
Ill
Catlin
Thirty-fifth
Illinois Regiment of Volunteers
William P. Chandler
Missionary Ridge
Mr. Wynn
Soldier Wynn’s Civil War service and later legal career
River Tennessee veteran served in all major battles except Chickamauga, wounded and captured at Stones River, later courier for Gen. Jeff C. Davis. After the war he studied at the State University of Michigan, then practiced law in Hamburg Iowa before moving to Sioux Falls. He is senior partner in Wynn and Young and never applied for a pension. He is a cousin of Mrs. Grover Clevesland.
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Sioux Falls
Oak
Wynn & Young
Wynn
Grover Clevesland
Personal Fraternity Between Civil War Soldiers Highlighted
General John B Gordon recalls extraordinary bonds between opposing soldiers during and after battles. Anecdotes include an Irish Confederate stealing shoes from a dead Union soldier and returning them, Appomattox pursuit of a fleeing man, and a humorous exchange between Gordon and General Ewell about a minié ball.
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John B. Gordon
Georgia
Gettysburg
Appomattox
Greattysburg
Ewell
Gordon
Destructive 1864 Huntsville Artillery Accident
Dreadful spring 1864 explosion at Huntsville Alabama on a depot switch during a caisson load killed nine men and six horses. Rescuers found severed limbs and scattered remains amid wreckage. Reports describe the horrific scene, including a man with entrails hanging in a tree and a watch key blown into a mill window. The account is by D L Marks from Reynolds Nebraska.
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Huntsville
Ala
Chicago Light Artillery
Reynolds
Neb
D. L. Marks
Largest regimental loss report from Gettysburg by North Carolina unit
The Twenty-sixth North Carolina Pettigrew's brigade of Heth's division began with 800 men on July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg. In the battle they lost 558 men including 86 killed and 502 wounded, with 120 missing. Col. Fox noted a full company of 86 all being hit while the list was tallied.
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St. Louis
Ingenious Dodge Averted Threat at Cocoa House
A waitress in an upstairs room of a cheap cocoa house avoided danger when an eccentric man entered to steal from the counter. She used a mirror to guide him to another woman at a different table, while she summoned help. The suspect had emerged from a private asylum, and the incident prompted swift aid.
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Sheffield Telegraph
A Sly Old Chinaman
A traveler recalls a Yokohama tale where a government order forced Chinese citizens to leave by a deadline. Ah Sing, a wealthy clothing dealer, pretended to depart with others but hid his goods and returned home to reap profits from the retreating business.
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Yokohama
Ah Sing
Sign of Decline in French Poetry Schools
A sign of decline in France's new schools of poetry is a published treatise on the new prosody. It explains their versification forms and the meaning of hidden symbols it uses.
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France
Winter fashion notes on lace parasols and satin frocks
Jet trimmings are in demand this season with lace parasols and frocks in white India mull over satin slips. Satin capes should stand alone, while black chiffon and horizon lace pair with rich dead white textiles. New in house shoes feature elkskin soles for flexibility and quiet steps.
Nervous Trouble Self Help Card Offer from Sterling Remedy Co
Readers are invited to request a free mail package of illustrated cards explaining nervous troubles and why men fail to act rightly. The ad notes publication in this paper and lists Sterling Remedy Co as the origin, with addresses in New York City or Chicago.
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Sterling Remedy Co
New York City
Chicago
Salt River Valley
Arizona
Florida
California
Italy
Balmie Stairs
Santa Fe
Phoenix
A. T
Prescott
S. F
G. T. Nicholson
Monadnock Ridg
Teo XIII Pope of the era and ancient dice found
The text notes Teo XIII as pope, cites global women totals in India, river Rhine speed relative to the Thames, mail time from Bulawayo to London, weekly lifeboat cost in England, and bayonets as historically unchanged. It also mentions loaded dice in Herculaneum ruins.
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Teo XIII
India
Rhine
Thames
Bulawayo
London
Herculaneum
Nickel Plate launches improved travel facilities May 19
The Nickel Plate announces enhanced service with no car changes between Chicago New York and Boston. Dining cars available between Chicago and Buffalo both directions. Daily trains depart Chicago 8 05 a m except Sunday 1 30 and 9 20 p m for Fort Wayne Fostoria Cleveland Erie Buffalo New York and Boston. Arrival times New York 6 50 and Boston 9 p m following evening. City office 111 Adams street. Depot Twelfth and Clark streets. Tel. Main 389.
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Chicago
New York
Boston
Buffalo
Fort Wayne
Fostoria
Cleveland
Erie
City
Adams Street
Twelfth and
Clark Streets
Harrison
Reform Message Sparks Dramatic Crowd Reaction
A thin woman on the platform waved and proclaimed I am for reform with stern resolve. A man in the rear urged not to blame her as the crowd reacted with fainting among the women.
Nickel Plate augments summer train service and schedules
The Nickel Plate inaugurates a new summer schedule with the same number of trains including through service between Chicago and Boston and New York with shortened travel times among Chicago Cleveland Buffalo and New York. City ticket office at 111 Adams Street and depot at Twelfth and Clark Streets provide contact details.
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Nickel Plate Road
Chicago
Cleveland
Buffalo
New York
Boston
Adams Street
Twelfth
Clark Streets
Harrison
Notable Early 20th Century Curiosities and Inquiries
A miscellany covers topics from Rome’s tiled floors in 590 mm to San Francisco’s 73 public schools, electric ferries in Norway, pearls as perfect spheres, and a Chicago printers union. It notes a brain weight drop after 30 for women, an insured Canton company against robbery, electric lighting on Chesapeake & Ohio trains, and a Baltimore telegraphic typewriter at 200 wpm. It mentions sailors in China, a Japanese attitude to intoxication, a Boston minister’s notes, old signatures, a Chicago saloon owner’s bereavement, a funeral side entrance notice, fashionable sleeves as both utile and ornamental, and Boston shoplifters with stores on their sleeves. The first New England locomotive built in 1832 was designed by Amos S. Blake, who died in Waterbury at 83.
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Rome
San Francisco
Norway
Chicago
Canton
China
Chesapeake & Ohio
Baltimore
Japan
Boston
New England
Amos S. Blake
Waterbury
Fine Lady Stabs Servant Girl Sparks Morning Reading
A new girl tells her mistress she spent the morning reading about a fine lady who stabbed her servant girl while the mistress complains about chores. The exchange highlights class and domestic life.
Sunset Painting Sparks Proud Father Remark
A father praises his daughter after she painted a sunset scene abroad. A friend remarks a lady in bloomers would be charming but for one flaw, noting she appears a horrid fright.
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Mrs. Grundy
Columbia
Pope Mfg. CO
Hartford, Conn
Providence
NTE
Trede
DY & CO
Whitehall, N
Veteran's Column
Jason Petthrew
Springfield
Sangamon
Calhoun
Abe
Abe Lincoln
Job
Walt
Ole Calhoun
Abraham
United States
Wall
Grant
Shiloh
Vicksburg
Link
Washington, D. C
Lincoln Pettigrew
Hlinoise
A. Lincoln
Springfiel
Royal Baking Powder CO
Wall ST
Earth
Czar
Northwest
Great Northern Railway
St. Paul, Minn
Edmonson County
Kentucky
Colorado
Great Rock Island
Denver
John Sebastian
P. A
Chicago, Rock Islands& Pacific R’y
Jomn Sebastian
House of Commons
Moulton
Iowa
Iowa Alliance
Grange News
Hegeman
C. C. G. Clark Co
New Haven
Christ
Ont
Dora A. GutTiere
Oakley, Overton Co
Tenn
John Shelby
Sheeley Block
Omaha
Sioux City
Pastellountain
Ieee Daily
A. Sm
Wilber
W.N.U
D.M
Locx
Coupon Pattern Company
Wew
York, Ww
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