New View Of Bull Run Reframes Union Retreat
A Century Magazine excerpt cites Confederate Imboden and Johnston alongside Union general McClellan to argue that the first Bull Run clash was not a rout. The accounts challenge decades of blamed cowardice and misfortune, contending federal troops fought resolutely and only misread by demoralized reporters and spectators.
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Balky Horses and a Train Make a Comic Ride
A talkative passenger recalls driving a balky horse along a railroad track. After two hours the horse finally moved as a train approached, provoking laughter and a peculiar escape by the driver. The anecdote ends with a $637.50 jury verdict against the railroad company for the mishap.
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Cotton Tree Seed Promises New Flour Source
A French botany student reports cotton tree seed contains nutritious matter and could yield flour for human food. Bolivia grows varieties of the tree. seed analysis shows high nitrogen content. A corset-maker laments bread shortage as the claim sparks debate among tobacco sellers about regional preferences. Bald-headed leaders noted as a tradition in Bismarck commentary.
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Corse Wounded Ear and Cheekbone in Rifle Fire
General Corse was hit at Alatoona with a rifle ball, losing an ear and part of a cheekbone but remaining in command. General Sherman visited, found Corse bandaged, and quipped that the attackers nearly missed him as he revealed only a slight facial wound.
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Houston editor recovers after illness says doctor
A Houston editor recovering from sickness is advised by a doctor to take a teddy or a glass of beer. The journalist asks if the advice is every fifteen minutes or every half hour, beginning to feel like himself again.
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Nevada Art Gallery Reno Opens Renovated Space
Phis Gallery has been recently fitted up and renovated in thorough manner by the present proprietor and his wife. Everybody is cordially invited to call and examine for themselves to be satisfied whether the work now being done is worthy of continued patronage. Our eminent success with the Sabies pictures to the mothers who prize us hope and expect that they will give call at their earliest opportunity.
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