Hopes and Hazard After a Fatal Horse Accident
After a carriage accident, Constance collapses with grief as Edward Withers, badly injured, is carried to the house. The hospital scene reveals Constance's conflicted heart and a family strained by sorrow, duty, and a fault she fears will ruin her. Edward’s recovery hinges on care, while Constance faces social shame and personal guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Withers
Edward Withers
Constance
Edward
Dr. Weldon
Sam
John
Mrs. Mellen
Feathered Lovers and the Oriole’s Role in Nest Work
A period piece notes that in bluebird goldfinch and oriole pairings the female dominates nest building while males sing. It argues males often mocked for toiling less are actually involved in gathering and aiding, with the oriole’s devotion highlighted and the broader view of avian labor contrasted with human perceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heo
Mle Las
Ives
Indy
How It Happens Aunt Mary
Bertha explains the婚 wedding plan details and why she married him. The dialogue reveals the license, clergyman, guest cards, and cake order, with the line you see, we thought we might as well go through with it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha
Boston
Veterans Corner and Civil War Anecdotes From May 1863
A collage of poetry and military anecdotes includes a whimsical tale of a poor painter who abuses a canvas by chance, a skirmish description of Vaughn and his pursuers, and an 1863 incident at Murfreesboro where Vallandigham, banished politician, is escorted within Confederate lines after a tense exchange with Colonel Webb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vallandigham
Nunelee
Fifty-first
Alabama
Murfreesboro
Tenn
J. D. Webb
Nunnelee
C. L. Vallandigham
Webb
Nannelee
Nunnelec
Eutaw
Ala
Vailandigham
Politi
Curious Portsmouth Experiment Proves Submerged Guns Feasible
Inventions recounts a harbor experiment at Portsmouth where a 110-pound Armstrong gun was mounted underwater at low tide. A wooden target and the hull of the Griper were struck through, boiler plates pierced, showing submerged coastal guns could damage enemy ships. The test showed feasibility of placing submerged artillery in harbors during war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Ambush at Dawn Endangers Confederate Pursuit in 1862
Story recalls a Confederate rear guard retreat after General Price's spring 1862 advance. Vaughn the brigade butcher and his ally Dick Shacklett used road ambushes to slow Kansas troops, but a swift Hanover or Kansas counterattack forced them to spurs away as a Federal rider closed in.
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Vaughn
Price
Kansas
Dick Shacklett
Washington as Fireman and Hancock Wound Claims
A series of small historical notes lift from Washington's early deeds with the Friendship Fire Company of Alexandria he served as honorary member aided by his men and later helped marshal a shaken engine. A Virginia sergeant claims to have fired on a Federal officer at Gettysburg during Pickett’s charge, supported by Captain Michie. The article notes Pike’s Peak top temperature record of 61 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George Washington
Friendship Fire Company
Alexandria
Ornaburg
Philadelphia
Continental Congress
Gibbs
Boston Heights
Friendship Company
Kingstreet
Friendship
Hancock
Winfield
Gettysburg
Augustus Michie
W R. Wood
Virginia
Garnett
Pickett Longstreet
Michie
Wood
Pickett
Pike's Peak
Curious Condensations and Notices From an Irregular Page
A jumble of historical ad copy and stray notes discusses uniforms, worker wealth, marriage traditions, health tonics, and travel ads. It references a blue serge jacket replacing scarlet coats, gold watches among artisans, rice at weddings, health reforms, and bitters. It also mentions travel depots, commerce, and patent remedies with multiple brand names and fragmented phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britfish Infantry
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
International Press Association
Ammon
Byolf
Suse
Harriet
Ottor
Mashe
Eweeds
Prenan
Miss Field
Mr. Withersight
Mrs. Withers
Veterans’ Corner
Meilien
Tome
Man
Mai
Hoxtetter
Bronson
Himself
California
Burlington Rowe
Omaha
San Francisco
Angel
Perth
Focal
Burlington
Onanda
Neb
Colderstone
Bae
Rantee
Cure
Ram
Atos
Isis
Paris
Hood
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
B.A. McAllaster
Land Coremission
Maha, NE
Syndicate Syspicare
SAM Keller & CO
Bankers & Brokers
Broadway
New St
National Bank
Ferina
Rossman
A. McKlinsray & Sons
Hudson, N.Y
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