Arlington cemetery portraits of shared sacrifice across wars
Across Arlington, 16 000 American dead lie in a ground “nobly beautiful” where Union and Confederate veterans lie near each other. The piece recalls generals like Harney and Capron, plus sailors from the Constitution and Maine, and notes unmarked graves and ties between West Point cadets Shipp and Smith who died together in battle.
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Ashington
Arlington
Potomac
Washington
Grant
Sherman
Philippines
Molino del Rey
Constitution
Maine
United Service
Fort Myer
United States Army
Harney
Old Second Dragoons
Mexico
Plains
Harney Monument
Rough Rider Company
Cuba
Capron
Erastus E. Capron
Cherubusco
Allyn Capron
Santiago
Allyn E. Capron
Roosevelt
Las Guasimas
Alexander M. Wetherell
Sixth Infantry
Albert G. Forse
First Cavalry
San Juan Hills
Wetherell
Forse
William H. Smith
Tenth Cavalry
San Juan Hill
Smith
West Point
William E. Shipp
Arlington's Heroes Rest in a Quiet, Stormy City of Stone
A reflective portrait of Arlington National Cemetery and its fallen generals, including Sheridan, Schofield, Wheeler, and Lawton. The piece contrasts noble memorials with interior neglect, notes the landscape work by a master planner, and recalls Lee's departure from Arlington. It laments the absence of a stone for Gen. Lawton while honoring other memorials and the public’s reverence for the dead.
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Lawton
Indiana
Arlington
Sheridan
Lee Mansion
John M. Schofield
Schofield
Franklin
Joseph Wheeler
Confederacy
Wheeler
Gibbon
Iron Brigade
Sterling
Cook
Sturgis
Woodthrush
Arlington House
Potomac Hills
Troy
N. Y
Detroit
Mich
Robert H. Lee
Mary Custis
Robert E. Lee
Potomac
Washington
Richmond
Nebraska Volunteers
Maj
Liscum
Ninth Infantry
Tientsin
China
National Cemetery
Ninth
Henry W. Lawton
Philippines
Shiloh Battle Named From a Quiet Shiloh Church
A 1862 Tennessee river gunboat expedition led to the Pittsburg Landing area near a small log church named Shiloh. Sherman chose the site for the army operation against Corinth, turning the battle into a landmark clash. The piece traces Union and Confederate reactions and highlights Sherman’s evolving reputation and nickname Crazy Bill Sherman after Shiloh.
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Tennessee River
Memphis & Charleston
Savannah
Tenn
Pittsburg Landing
Corinth
Miss
Shiloh
Sherman
Gen. Smith
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin offers stomach relief and free trial
An old remedy advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative tonic for stomach trouble and constipation. It cites cured patients in Missouri and Kentucky, invites readers to request a free trial bottle, and notes a price of 50 cents or 1 dollar at a drugstore.
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Caldwell
J. C. Lanham
Werrensburg
William Voll
Sllison St
Louisville
Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Caldwell Bldg
MonticeNo
In Praise of the Country and Self-Reliant Life
The Columbia State extols country living noting hardships build independence through ownership of land and livestock. It argues steady effort yields tangible inheritance and capital while rural families enjoy arts and literature comparable to city households.
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Columbia
To Help Him Save Prohibition Drives Fairhaven Native
H. H. Rogers entered Fairhaven politics last month to back prohibition in the Massachusetts town his birthplace. A Fairhaven man notes Rogers opposes drinking, arguing it leads to extravagance and thriftlessness. In a street exchange Rogers greets a voter and hopes the voter supports the right ticket after a health setback.
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H. H. Rogers
Fairhaven
Massachusetts
Gardens with Schools in San Antonio Lead World in Size
The school garden movement flourishes in San Antonio Texas with 949 cultivated plots attached to 29 schools. Each garden spans one tenth to one quarter of an acre.
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San Antonio
Tex
Grape-Nuts Recovers Chronic Constipation Says Reader
A reader credits Grape-Nuts with curing long standing chronic constipation after years of laxatives and cathartics failed. The testimonial claims immediate digestion and permanent relief within days, noting the muscle function of the digestive system improved and bowel regularity returned.
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Fowarpb
Clark Coptricht
WA Fatierson
Cepit
Shipp
North Carolina
Albion W. Tourgee
Tourgee
San Juan
John M. Stotsenburg
Stotsenburg
Sixth Regular Cavalry
Col. Stotsenburg
Thelee
Arlington Gemeter
Battle
Howard Enright Sexton
Albert Sydney Johnston
Lincoln
Halleck
Bull Run
Donelson
Bill Sherman
Wellville
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