Lee's 1865 depart for Richmond and Gearheart sword feat
The article recalls General Lee's planned retreat from Richmond and Petersburg, his struggle with fate and the Union, and a separate vignette of Major Gearheart in Pennsylvania's Twelfth Regiment who wowed onlookers with sword feats including slicing a dime and a banana stunt during a public event.
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Richmond
Petersburg
Swith ‘Johnston
Sherman
United States Army
Winfield. Scott
Virginia
H. Thomas
Washington
Grant
Lee
Mexico
Sam
Davis
Jefferson
Peraburg
Steen Con Rich
Salon Fite
Hugh Lee
Joe
Pennsylvania
Gearheart
Representative Polk
Major Gearheart
Mr. Gearheart
National Guard ‘of
Volunteer Infantry
United States
Maj. Gearheart
Summer gown with batist Ecru lace and blue velvet bow
Design notes describe a summer gown featuring ectu batist with fine tucks an ecru lace yoke and skirt details a light blue velvet bow at the bodice and belt trim for a refined finish.
War Vessels Named After Cities
A Chicago News item lists fifty eight U.S. Navy vessels named for cities and towns. Cities include Albany Annapolis Atlanta Baltimore Bennington Boston Brooklyn Buffalo Castine Charleston Cincinnati Chattanooga Chicago Cleveland Columbia Concord Denver Detroit Des Moines Galveston Gloucester Hartford Helens Jamestown Lancaster Machias Marblehead Marietta Milwaukee Minneapolis Monterey Montgomery Nashville Newark New Orleans Newport Omaha Olympia Pawtucket Pensacola Peoria Philadelphia Piscataqua Pontiac Portsmouth Princeton Raleigh Richmond St Louis San Francisco Saratoga Tacoma Topeka Vicksburg Wheeling Wilmington Yankton and Yorktown.
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United States
Albany
Annapolis
Atlanta
Baltimore
Bennington
Boston
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Monterey
Montgomery
Nashville
Newark
New Orleans
Newport
Omaha
Olympia
Pawtucket
Pensacola
Peoria
Philadelphia
Piscataqua
Pontiac
Portsmouth
Princeton
Raliegh
Richmond
St. Louis
San Francisco
Saratoga
Tacoma
Topeka
Vicksburg
Wheeling
Wilmington
Yankton
Yorktown
Chicago News
Cadetship Qualifications for West Point
Candidates for appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point must be at least five feet tall and possess good mental capacity. They must be free from any physical infirmity or defect.
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United States
Military Academy
Retirement of Col Wirt Davis From Third Cavalry
The War Department in Washington recently announced the retirement from active service of Col Wirt Davis of the Third Cavalry at his own request after more than fifty years of service.
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Army
Wirt. Davis
Cavalry
Washington
Wrecked battleship Maine engines salvage estimate
Fragmentary notes describe 162 complete engines and 36 more on a wreck in harbor. A contractor JB is raising the vessel, confident no one was injured and that the ship, valued around 2,000,000.47 dollars, can be patched up.
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Maine
Ha- Vans ‘Harbor
Foot and Mouth Disease Report in Uruguay Declares Recovery
Official reports state the foot and mouth cattle disease has disappeared in all departments of Uruguay. Losses were heavy in some areas but death rates generally under 0.3 percent. Breeding stock preserved. tick remains a bigger threat, and skinning knives are sometimes used where both tick and disease are present.
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Uruguay
Montevideo
Republic
Swalm
Government Report Highlights Sheep Dip to Prevent Scab
The report notes scab as a major obstacle to U S wool production. Preventive methods by the bureau, including inspection and disinfection, reduced diseased sheep at stock yards. In fiscal year 1900, 1,801,379 sheep were inspected to curb interstate shipment of diseased animals, with 626,838 dipped under bureau supervision.
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United ‘States
Bureau
Velvet Bracelet Trend Returns in Paris Fashion
In Paris the revival of wearing a black velvet ribbon bracelet is noted. The ribbon is tied in a bow or secured with a gold or jeweled ornament and can also adorn the neck with a clasped velvet strand, often accented by a brooch at the front.
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Paris
Philadelphia Inquirer
The Best Proof of Character in Life’s Press
A concise reflection on how daily challenges reveal true character, suggesting that resilience and conduct under pressure define a man more than words or titles. The saying emphasizes integrity shown through actions amid life’s hardships.
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Press of Life
Summer Jacket Styles and Descriptions
A catalog of jackets lists several summer styles: No 1 belted tan cloth with stitched bands, No 2 belt trimmed with white satin and braid, No 3 Eton with satin trim and bands, No 4 black tucked-taffeta with velvet ribbon and steel buckles.
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Eton
Planning a Flower Garden Contour and Color Ideas
The piece discusses designing a flower garden with curves following paths, balancing lawn and beds, and choosing color accents like salvia, geraniums, bronze foliage plants, lilacs, syringas, and amaryllis. It emphasizes soil prep, spading, and turning early for spring warmth.
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Mmé. Briant
Harper’s Baxzar
Devil's Food or Midnight Cake Recipe
A historic cake instruction details boiling chocolate milk and brown sugar then mixing with butter eggs and flour to bake as layers or loaf. It notes boiled frosting for filling and mentions alternative chocolate cake varieties baked in layers or loaves.
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Walcott Hutt
Boston Transcript
Peasy
P.' Ge of
Danville
Rangle ‘Ni
Montauk
Tauk
Phen
Anna C. Guernsey
Des Moines
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