True Rue Story Of The Revolution In A Massachusetts Town
In a Central Massachusetts village after the Revolutionary War a battered veteran returns from British captivity seeking aid. Mr Towne helps him, Mrs Tompkins offers supper, and Tompkins asserts control until the soldier reveals himself as Molly Jones’s protector Harry Jones who has come home to free her from oppression. The town learns Molly’s fate and the soldier’s true identity.
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Mr. Towne
Bate de Field
Toir pKins
Lex Cpedt
Society’ of Friends
Tompkins
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Molly
Harry
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Harry Jones
Model Body-Guard Plan for Lincoln Draft Revealed
A Wisconsin Democrat editor recounts a fanciful plan to form a presidental body guard for Lincoln. The proposal envisions colonels paid in advance, each mounted in covered buggies with servants, and outfitted with luxuries, while guards observe battle from ten miles away and travel by ambulated float. It includes a regimental band and peculiar rations, with odd details about reporters and governance.
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Pomeroy
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Lincoln
Congress
New York
A Fable Of Contentment And A Hidden Reward
A rich man distributes loaves to twenty poor children during famine. Francesca, modest and grateful, takes the smallest loaf and finds a reward inside the crust. The tale stresses contentment and virtue over envy, ending with a moral about faith, righteousness, and perseverance.
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Francesca
Francesco
Rebels in the Field Estimated at 230000 Men
The Richmond Dispatch reports that the total rebel force now in the field numbers about 230000 men. The figure underscores the sizable strength reported by the paper in its current military briefing.
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Richmond Dispatch
Locomotive Vision Sparks Debate Over Rails and Cows
The Patlot editorial views the federal government as the locomotive and the seceding States as the cow in a tale about George Stephenson. In Parliament the engineer is challenged on steam power and rails, and asked how a locomotive should react if a cow crosses the track at speed.
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Patlot
George Stephenson
Stephenson
Three Naval Officers Reported Infiltration Of New Orleans
A Charleston Courier correspondent notes rumors of three Federal fleet officers disguising as oyster-men visiting New Orleans on the 8th. They reportedly aimed to contact stationary spies and observe military strength ahead of spring campaigning. A note was dropped to a military officer in the Post Office promising another visit. The piece discusses Confederate concerns over enlistments and the coming spring and summer campaigns, urging public action and legislation. Also cited is a Cairo Tribune report of a Federal bark and schooner firing on by coastal forts near Columbia Texas, both vessels retreating after heavier shelling.
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New Orleans
Charleston
e-Hin
Confedera
Republic
Vera
Memphis
Army Tent Production in Cincinnati Reported
The War Department contracted manufacture of 13,661 army tents in Cincinnati at a total cost of 285000 dollars, outlining significant procurement activity and expenditure.
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Cincinaati
War Department
Maine male population study notes age range
A historical snippet states Maine’s male population totals 315 286 with 112 000 aged seventeen to forty. The line fragment suggests demographic data by age group within the male cohort.
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Maine
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