The Yankee and the Confederate at the Old Georgia Home
In moonlit Georgia a blue coated American enters the abandoned home of Fletcher Ridgeway near Atlanta. John Emmett, a former boyhood resident, is captured by Confederate guards after entering the house and encounters a sergeant from Knoxville. The scene sets a tense march to Lyndhurst as Sherman advances on Atlanta.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Gata
Sherman
Shanks
Fletcher Ridgeway
John
Legion
John Emmett
Knoxville
Nerseant
South
Lyndhurst
A Grim Alternative Near Lyndhurst as War Tightens Grip
John and his captors reach Lyndhurst near Atlanta where the Grangers are said to aid the Confederate cause. A stern man, Squire Granger, appears as tension rises over possible drum head court martial and swift fate for the spy suspect.
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John
Sherman
Southland
Lyndhurst
Confederacy
Atlanta
Friond
Squire Granger
Kansas open season with many local items
The Kansas page reports open season for senators in the state, Katy shops funded at Parsons, Altamont fire at Rust elevator causing $10,000 loss, and the railroad board drafting orders. Other items include liquor counts in Altoona, golden wedding in Winfield, county clerk Shawnee eyeing state auditor, and deaths and trials across multiple towns.
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Kansas
Katy
Parsons
Altamont
R. B. Wallis
Winfield
A. Newman
Shawnee County
G. C. Morrison
Erisco
Olathe
Charles Pruesch
Healy
Governor Hoch
New England Society
St. Louis
Co-operative Packing
Beef Trust
Macksville
Harry Woods
Andy” Richards
Wellington
Charles Reicher
Hill City
Charles Wethel
Charles Kelcher
Indiana Portland Cement Company
Neodesha
W. J. Thomas
Butler County
State Board of Health
John W. Kirby
Baldwin
Francis L. Beard
van Zant
Minnesota
J. L. Bristow
Wichita
Green
Whitaker
Fort Leavenworth
Father Hayden
Topeka
Ireland
Morris
Fort Hayes
National Cemetery
Supreme Court
Pittsburg
Citizens’ Home Telephone Company
Curtis
Republican Committee
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Caney Field
Frank Fowler
Leavenworth
William Price
Centerville
Iowa
Victor Murdock
Congress
United States
Senae
Coburn
Unsightly Bald Spot Healed by Cuticura Treatment
A two year neck sore and hair loss case reports merciless itching and severe inflammation. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the sores subsided and hair grew back thick and healthy, with the patient recommending Cuticura. Signed H J Spalding New York City.
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H. J. Spalding
104Th St
New York City
Mitigation. Kipling and James cited by reader
A reader from Chicago Tribune compares Rudyard Kipling and Henry James as favorites. The exchange notes the pairing as odd yet admires James as a chaser in conversation.
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Rudyard Kipling
Henry James
Chicago Tribune
Viavi Claim Promises Home Health Benefit Ad
An advertisement asserts a man's earnings and happiness rise with his wife's health. It claims Viavi cures disease in women permanently and helps her fulfill roles as wife and mother. A 64 page health book is mailed free from Viavi Co. Century Bldg Kansas City Mo.
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Viavi Co
Century Bldg
Kansas City
Curran's Wit Tails on Honor and Absent Friends
A brief Irish anecdote features John Philpot Curran known for sharp wit. At a Dublin coffee house table a widow named Honor presides and a dispute over a charge leads Curran to propose a toast to "Honor and Honesty." The widow quips and toasts to Curran's absent friends, turning the joke on him.
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John Philpot Currant
Emerald Isle
Curran
Ireland
Strange wedding costume causes sensation in Washington
At a fashionable Washington wedding a guest drew attention in riding habit. Mrs Christopher Hauge wife of the new Norwegian minister wore a riding outfit after a morning session at a riding academy and not returning home in time to change.
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Washington
Christopher Hauge
Mitchell credits Dodd's Kidney Pills after kidney trouble
Jesse N. Mitchell, a Washington Kansas telephone lineman and resident, says he suffered twelve years with kidney trouble and back pain. After using four boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills he reports no back pain, restored energy, and feels like a new man. A closing line notes a woman trusts her husband to go downtown unshaved.
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Washington, Kans
Jesse N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Dodd
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Teething Remedy
An old advertisement promoting Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. Claims include softening gums reducing inflammation numbing pain and curing wind colic. Product described with appeals to mothers and families. Benchmark contains reference to bottle count 2508.
Peruna Almanac Reaches 8 Million Homes In 1996
The Peruna Almanac is widely distributed in over eight million homes and can be obtained free from all druggists. The 1996 edition is already published and supplies are limited, so readers are urged to inquire early and secure a copy today.
No Doubt Winter Brings Busy Bride Two Babies
Fragmentary notes mention winter, sleigh bells, a woman facing marriage with many clothes and babies. References to Defiance Starch and a crematory in Peoria appear as stray lines amid garbled ad like text.
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Ak Ou
de Belle
Altoona
Peoria
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