Battery That Soldiers' Valor Defied At Iuka
The Eleventh Ohio battery suffered heavy losses at Iuka Mississippi on September 19 1862 in a brief clash described as one of the war's fiercest for a single unit. Col Cyrus Sears reports 16 killed and 38 wounded out of about 103 engaged while the battery held a ridge position amid intense fire. Acting Corporal Buckley fired after others fell, illustrating stubborn bravery.
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Iuka
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Cyrus Sears
Philadelphia Ledger
Iowa
Indiana
Minnesota
Missouri
Buckley
Gettysburg Seen by a Participant in the Battle
Edward W. Thompson reflects on Gettysburg in the Boston Transcript, praising the field as a humane monument to democracy and the unnamed dead. He praises simple stone memorials, contrasts them with grand statues, and recalls the three days of battle and the enduring emotional impact on visitors.
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Boston Transcript
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Gettysburg
Virginia
Judgment
Heaven
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Pickett
Longstreet
Hill
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A. S
New Illinois Laws Move For Good Roads And State Funds
Springfield reports a sweeping session with new roads measures and state fund provisions. Key items include a county road office reform, road and bridge tax levies, a 25 mph speed limit, motor vehicle license receipts shared by counties, and an 11,000 dollar appropriation for National Guard uniforms.
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Pontiac Reformatory
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Carbondale Normal
Eastern Normal School
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de Kalb Normal
Macomb Normal
Game Department
Starved Rock
State Park
Springfield
Sherman
Suggest COCA COLA For Any Social Thirst Quencher
A playful note recommends COCA COLA as the ideal beverage to share with friends. It highlights its refreshing taste cooling effects and fatigue relief. The item mentions availability at soda fountains and bottled forms for five cents everywhere and invites readers to request “The Truth About COCA-COLA” booklet from Coca Cola Go in Atlanta.
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Coca-Cola GO
Atlanta
Coca-Cola
China education puzzle misaligned with pipe dreams
An essay notes China has started at the top, building universities without properly prepared students. The lower educational rungs are so poorly constructed that it is nearly impossible for a student to advance, as reflected in a National Review item from Shanghai.
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China
National Review
Shanghai
With One Exception Harduppe-Every Man Should Marry
A compact scrapbook of quotations and ads appearing in a period paper. The item includes lines about marriage and gratitude to a wife, along with multiple product pitches such as Garfield Tea and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething. It attributes some sayings to Sharp and references Meriwether & Edwards in Clarksville Tennessee.
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Philadelphia Record
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