War memories of Major General O O Howard and Civil War battles
Major General O O Howard reflects on the Civil War campaigns from Chattanooga to Raleigh, describing 113 days of continuous fire and 19 major battles, losses at Pickett's Mill, and the sobering scenes at Murfreesboro and Fredericksburg. He recalls comrades, sacrifice, and the hope for lasting peace.
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Pickett’s Mill
Sherman
Raleigh
N. C
Lee
Grant
Johnston
Slocum
Schofield
Howard
Washington
Lincoln
Richmond
United States
Reviow
Murfreesboro
Tenn
R. B. Hayes
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Burnside
Thomas
Hood
Nasville
Couch
Rappahannock
Fashions for Matrons: Silks and Soft Fabrics Favor Figures Over 40
Boston Globe outlines matronly summer style from silks and soft nets to cloaks and coats. Emphasizes straight silhouettes, clingy fabrics, and empire waists to flatter stout figures, with guidance on borders, folds, and panel skirts for comfortable wear.
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Vandyke
Rules for Hygienic Sleep in Daily Life
The piece stresses proper sleeping hygiene with midsoft mattresses and single beds where possible. It favors open bedframes for better air circulation and advises light coverings, fresh air, and avoiding overly warm, heavy comforters for healthier rest.
New Freak in Millinery Fashions in Chicago Journal
The Chicago Journal describes evolving hats with dramatic shapes obscuring part of the face, including a left side that rolls high. It notes mauve straw crowns with bands of hyacinths, mauve petals, and feather accents, plus black cip straw with pink roses and turquoise underbrim.
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Chicago Journal
When He Came Home Virginia tale echoed by Booker T Washington
An LA Times anecdote recounts Booker T. Washington in New York arguing against saloon closures. He parodies objections with a joke about a Mobile woman's son and a youth who returns home Easter morning drunk, unable to drink coffee, prompting a sharp motherly question about curfew.
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Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
New York
South
Sloan's Liniment Restores Oakland Woman From Paralysis
Mrs. Louis McKey of 913 Seventh Street Oakland describes a sudden rheumatic paralysis that left her bedridden. After using Sloan's Liniment she recovered in three days and could walk again, saying it was the only medicine she used.
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Louis McKey
Seventh Street
Oakland
Cal
Sloan
First Girl and Second Girl Toast a Silent Breakup
In a terse exchange from SENSIBLE CHAP, the First Girl asks what he did after being told to end the meetings. The Second Girl replies that he turned the lights out, signaling the abrupt, private farewell.
Deafness cured by constitutional remedies claim
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a money back promise for catarrh related deafness. It includes claims about Eustachian tube inflammation and urges sending for circulars from J Cheney Co Toledo. Also mentions Hall’s Family Pills and quotes George Eliot and Shakespeare.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Druggiste
Truth and Quality Laxatives Promoted by California Fig Syrup Co
An advertisement extols Syrup of Fire and Elixir of Senna as effective laxatives for personal and family relief. It emphasizes cleansing and gentle action with no debilitating after effects and claims physician approval. The ad urges buying genuine California Fig Syrup Co. products from leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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Los Angeles Times
George Eliot
Lewis’ Factory
Peoma, Ill
Dr. May
H May
Pond Street
Bow York
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