Anecdotes of War and Reward of Service in Old Times
Portraits of Civil War recollections recount a bayonet clash tale at Antietam and Petersburg era scenes. Veterans describe campaigns under Generals Kimball Lockwood and Howard, moments of endurance, and a sermon on self sacrifice highlighting General Sherman and General Howard. The note closes with mentions of child labor law debates in Georgia.
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Henry C. Mabie
Missionary Union
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Sherman
General Howard
Howard
Georgia
Carolinas
Battle Tales of Bushee and Noble in Civil War Remembrance
Ex-Congressman Gilbert Woodward recalls two striking Civil War figures. Charles C. Bushee stays with his regiment despite grave wounds and a near discharge, serving as postmaster and frontline mail courier while fighting at Gettysburg and beyond. Lieutenant William Noble, a devout Christian, dies heroically after urging troops to stand firm during a brutal Wilderness engagement.
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Fort Sumter
Lincoln
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Washington and
Jefferson
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Gettysburg
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Grant
Parsons
Rapidan
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Picbel Hue
Asa
Andersonville
Ike Bushee
Wiliam Noble
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Or. A. Watrous
Chicago times-Ilerald
Cowardly Yank Rising to Hero at Gettysburg
A Civil War anecdote recalls a New York recruit famed for fear who, at Chancellorsville, froze as a Confederate gun crew fled after sighting him. The same man later led his regiment at Gettysburg, earning a rapid promotion for gallantry before being wounded, with a veteran narrator noting appearances can mislead.
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New York City
Ickles
Army of the Potomac
St Before
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Stonewall Jackson’s Courier Major Fontaine Remembered
Major Lamar Fontaine veteran of the Confederacy and courier for Stonewall Jackson. He served in the Tenth Mississippi and Eighteenth Mississippi, fought in dozens of battles and skirmishes, wrote a Civil War poem, and survived many wounds. He kept a detailed diary for nearly forty years with documents from prominent Confederate officers.
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Jackson’n Courier
Lamar Fontaine
Camp Law Camiiack
Kookoma County
Mississippi
Vontaine
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Czar Nicholas
Isnov
Stalaklaya
Fontaine
Coimpaly
South
Eighteenth
Potomac
Ife
Stonewall Jackson
Stewart and
Johnson
Lee
Confederate Soldier Recalls Chaplain’s Moral Trial
An ex-South Carolina Confederate recalls a chaplain who preached restraint after pork was donated to soldiers during shortages. The boys plan to cook a ham despite theft concerns, and the chaplain refuses the meat but asks for only the gravy. The tale centers on conscience and discipline amid scarcity.
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South Carolina
Flo
Worth Reading Highlights and Odd Global Facts
Immigrant weights Italy Ireland populations show Italy four to one. Trade marks resembling a crescent barred in Turkey. The Sinai convent has had no female visitor in 1400 years. Mome exceeds London Paris water supply. A Japanese woman's age linked to dress. many believe age not hidden. Arm strength shows regional variance. Ampbuctoo praised as nimrod's paradise. Elephants bagged by sportsmen in Gonne district. districts may hold over 200 head each.
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Italy
Ireland
Turkey
St Catherine
Mount Sinai
Mome
London
Paris
Ampbuctoo
Gonne
Temperance plea ends in barroom tragedy in Lewis
A frail Lewis woman confronts her husband in a hotel bar demanding an end to his drinking while a young girl weeps. The bartender vows the man shall not drink there again, leaving onlookers with a painful moral about prohibition and desperation.
Courtroom Scene on Horse Theft and Prohibition
A courtroom scene features a young man charged with stealing a horse. When asked to plead, he deflects with excuses about universal theft. The judge presses for a guilty or not guilty verdict, while the accused argues that prohibition cannot stop crime and proposes a corrupt bargain if released.
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Prohibition Outcomes Compared Across States and Reform Calls
The piece contrasts Maine and New York liquor regimes noting sixteen licensed saloons per drinking den in New York versus prohibition in Maine and Ohio taxes. It cites Maine’s low state revenue, high school enrollment, savings deposits, and teacher density, plus a Birmingham speech by D J Shackleton on teetotalism influencing unions. It cites the Physical Deterioration Committee urging alcohol education in schools.
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Maine
New York
Ohio
D. J. Shackleton
Birmingham
England
Cigarettes and Beer Compared Harmful Effects
The article argues cigarettes do more overall harm than cigars and beer more than whisky. A single cigarette or glass of beer causes less harm than one cigar or whisky, but habitual use leads to greater cumulative damage, with beer drinkers often consuming many glasses daily.
Alcohol and Crisis Reports Highlight Drunkenness in France
Records from 1879 to 1908 document numerous cases of personal crisis driven by alcoholism or habitual drunkenness in France. The compiled tables reveal social and moral concerns tied to alcohol abuse and its impacts on individuals and families.
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France
The Engagement Broken
Fragmentary dialogue about an engagement ending and unclear references to a cloven hoof in a cryptic exchange. The text reads like a staged or stylized exchange with uncertain speakers and minimal context. No identifiable persons or organizations are clearly named.
Temperance Talks Warn of Plowing Bowl Dangers
A temperance column condemns saloons as moral ruin inviting theft, lust, and defalcation. It cites historical deaths and figures like Sam Small and criticizes licensing as backing alcohol profits, while invoking Ruskin on the crime of encouraging drunkenness for money.
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Hamilton Fish
Sam Small
Vermont
Ruskin
Ode to Rum and Its Ruthless Virtues
A fragmented lament catalogs the alleged evils of drink, listing countless harms and social ills attributed to alcohol. The taunting voice brands rum as a Hydra-like culprit behind debt, crime, disorder, and decay, invoking a long string of vivid, accusatory phrases.
Temperance Life Company reports lower mortality
The Scottish Temperance Life Assurance Company released figures showing the temperance section's mortality at 45 percent of expected versus 71 percent in the general section over twenty years. The life assurance fund exceeds £1,000,000 with interest of £2 16s 10d, or 11s 10d above the 4 4 percent used in liabilities valuation.
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Temperance Life Company
Scottish Temperance Life Assurance Company
Life Assurance Fund
Temperance Notes Across Europe and Public Pledges
Temperance leader Frau Helenius speaks in Germany to the Tinnish temperance women. In Belgium officials are barred from alcohol during service hours. Bristol England hosts 600 girls and 550 youths pledging to avoid smoking and tobacco. A Bristol distiller advocates wiping out the liquor trade.
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Temperance Noten
Frau Helenius
Tinnish
Germany
Belgium
Bristol
England
Selfish Unselfishness and a Gift of Kindness
A story about Hallie and Laura in a middle class family where jealousy over clothes and wealth is softened by a surprise gift. Aunt Elizabeth rebukes self centered behavior while Laura's struggle to balance pride and generosity ends with a heartfelt realization and a $50 family gift enabling Hallie to buy nicer clothing.
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Wallie
Laura
Hallie
Aunt Elizabeth
Papa
Elizabeth
Laura Wilbur
Angel
Queen Victoria Birthday Wish From Samoan Chief
A Samoan chief sends greetings to Queen Victoria and pleads for British ships not to fire saluting guns for two days to spare his wife’s nine duck eggs. The note, dated May 23, arrives aboard an English man-of-war at Apia in the Samoan Islands. The chief emphasizes love for England and begs the captain’s mercy to avoid shelling during the queen’s birthday event.
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Apia
Harbor
Samoan Islands
Tui-le-tau
Queen Victoria
England
Relics of oldest France Carbonic acid crater yields ancient bones
The New York Post reports finds in Auvergne near Puy de Dome where a Poison well exhaled carbonic acid gas killing animals. Fossils include a mammoth with three yard tusks and Gallo Roman vessels, dating volcanic activity to 50 000 years ago.
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France
New York Post
Auvergne
Puy de Dome
Vesay
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