Women in Civil War Combat Stories Across Eras
A historical account highlights women who fought as soldiers in the Civil War and earlier, detailing figures such as Frances Hook, Mary Owens, Pauline Cushman, and Annie Lillybridge. It notes cases of young drummer girls, spy and nurse roles, and women who concealed their sex to fight, with varying fates and recognitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Tomasseff
Mary E. Walker
Doctor Walker
Frances Hook
Chicago
Shiloh
Chickamauga
Allanta
Jefferson Davis
Frances
Ohio
Camp Jackson
Camp Dennison
Camp Dennisons
Pennsylvania
Chickamatgs
Burke
Frank Henderson
Frank
Milnoise
Mary Owens
Danville
Mary
Brooklyn
N. Y
Wanany Wilson
Low
Vicksburg
Illinois
Charles Martin
Philadelphia
Seventeenth
Reynolds
Annie Lillybridge
Detroit
Leutenant
Michigan
Pany
Pauline Cushman
Cleveland
Belle Lloyd
Stonewall Jackson
Amy
Mary Mleagh
Forty-fourth
New York
Hiss
Gettysburg
New York Times
Squirrel and Monkey Die In Sea Turtle Tale Aboard Steamship
On the United Fruit steamship Santa Maria en route from West Indian ports a squirrel and a monkey aboard a cargo of animals bound for the Bronx zoo reportedly fell or leapt overboard after a fearful incident on deck. Passengers wonder if the two formed a death pact rather than face separation in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Maria
United Fruit Line
New York Herald
Henry Ruff
Tropics
New York Zoological Park
Bronx
Lim
Pascongere
Grafting Wax Recipe From Historical Text
A recipe lists four ounces pitch four ounces resin two ounces lard and two ounces beeswax to make grafting wax. The instructions say to mix and dissolve over a fire with wax warming to a workable consistency. The fragment ends with unclear notes on material preparation.
State Happenings Snapshot of Indiana Local News
Alexandria reports Dr Etta Charlies injured when her auto upset. Indiana items include arrests, elected officials, school openings, wage talks, strikes, and civic plans across cities such as Brazil Madison Terre Haute Indianapolis Greenfield Anderson Shelbyville Richmond Fort Wayne Lafayette Lawrenceburg and others. Collective note covers accidents, governance, education, labor issues, and public works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Etta Charlies
Brazil
Harry Goodin
Carpenter
Red Cross
Madison
Charles Pavy
Hountington
Elwood
Richard Meller
Indianapolis
Sullivan
C. N. Vance
K. C Snarr
Greencastle
Anderson
Fort Wayne
Moldera
Western Gag
Terre Hatte
Orleans
New City
W. A. McClure
Richmond
Greenfield
Sheldon
Howard B. Smith
Indiana University
Bhelbyville
Monte Grove Company
Pratt's Grove
St. Paul
Mina
E. V. Beigh
W. W. Hammond
H. W. Buttolph
Hagerstown
Elkhart
Asa
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Lawrenceburg
Charles Slayback
Hasel
Agnes Turner
Gary
Michael Lasso
Nick Uzalich
Lasso
Sigma Nu
Princeton
Leonica Trible
Lafayette
Lebanon
Indiana
Charles E. Stinger
Whitewater
Marton
Culla J. Wayhinger
Grant County
Hartford City
Newcastle
Harrison Township
John Carter
Harry Cox
White River Bridge
People’s State Bank
Bedford
Trinky Springs
Winchester
Citizen’s National Bank
Public Service Company of
Aurora
City
Kokomo
Charles A. Sulavan
Carmel
Merion
Kaque
Hne
Joka
Prs T
Frezone Corn Remedy Promises Painless Lifting
A Cincinnati authority touts Frezone as a cheap bottle to remove each hard or soft corn or callus without pain. It claims the product acts directly on tender areas, leaving skin unharmed and lifting the corn root and all. If a druggist lacks Frezone, it can be ordered from a wholesale house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Adv
Dreggist’s Kidney Medicine Praised by Customers
Plymouth Massachusetts June 5 90 Dreggia reports customer praise for kidney medicine Swemp-Reet. Dr Kilmer Co advertises effectiveness. A quirky note asks about will power while a statistic notes only sixteen percent of six million horsepower in Swedish waterfalls utilized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreggia
Plymouth
Mass
Dr. Kilmer
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Tale of
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Aes
Dreggist
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