William Rosecrans Life and Civil War Career
A detailed biographical sketch of William Rosecrans, tracing his Wyoming and Pennsylvania roots, West Point years, religious influences, rise through the ranks, key campaigns at Rich Mountain Corinth Stone River and Chickamauga, and his postwar career and honors, with notes on his ally Phil Sheridan and family background.
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West Point
Academy
Sylvester Horton
Columbus
Kenyon College
Ohio
Iie
William
Sylvester
Cincinnati
Rosecrans
Longstreet
van Dorn
McLaws
Lovell
R. H. Anderson
Gustavus W. Smith
Rains
Pope
Doubleday
Newton
Engineer Corps
Hegeman
New York
Navy Department
McClellan
Sumter
Sey
Indiana
Rich Mountain
West Virginia
Washington
Department of West Virginia
Robert B. Lee
Rosécrans
Bolt
Lee
War Department
Richmond
Pollard
Inka-Corinth
Mississippi
West Tennessee
Sterling Price
Earl van Dorn
Corinth
Grant
Fort Robinett
Barkis
Price
Vicksburg
Donelson
Army of the Cumberland
Tennesgee
Halleck
Sheridan
Stone River
Bull Run
West
Kentucky
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Bragg
Chickamauga
Thomas
Commera En Reneca
California
Guiltorcia
Wep
Treasury Winder Coventree
Was airl in the Case A Studio Conversation
A Bangor Commercial excerpt tells of a local photographer who recalls a nervy young man asking to chat and seeking a likeness of a more handsome version of himself. The dialogue contrasts admiration with doubt showing social awkwardness and a reference to sterling character. An aside mentions an electric railway express service and ice’s historic use for preservation.
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Bangor
Fashion's Fancies Trends in Skirts and Bodices
The piece describes evolving fashion toward long basques with plain skirts, fitted brocade bankes, and ornate sleeve and bodice combinations. It notes versatile black silk bodices, accessories like white lace collars, and new bonnet styles, with emphasis on theater wear and street suitability. It also mentions gilded trim, guipure details, and掉 jet spangle hats for the season.
Method to Remove Rosin and Grease From Clothes
A woman shares a stain removal method for rosin tar and axle grease. She says no stubborn stain resisted her efforts though bright fabrics may fade. The process works on white fabrics. apply grease, soap well, let sit, then absorb with turpentine and wash with warm water. Repeat if needed.
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Stalin
Smallest English foods: wheatear dormouse and bat tastes
The London Spectator notes the wheatear as England’s smallest edible bird with a white flesh and partridge-like flavor. It recalls the dormouse as the smallest quadruped once prized in Roman tradition. It mentions some try bats and find their taste resembles a house mouse, only more monstrous.
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England
London Spectator
Fashion notes on hats and bonnets from Harper's Bazar
Felt and satin are braided into narrow strips for summer straw hats and imported autumn bonnets. Dull felt brightened with satin yields tobacco brown, black, ruby and other wintry colors. Beaver remains in fashion for general wear.
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Harper's Bazar
Nostalgic Fashions Return for Young Girls and Boys
The article notes a renewed interest in early 20th century style for children with baby waists full skirts and ankle ties resembling mothers’ attire. It describes fall outfits for girls aged 8 to 10, coats in red-brown shades with velvet details, and a woolen boy’s suit with box plaits and leather belt. It also references fabrics like muslin and China silk and contrasts simple infantile looks with more elaborate young lady styles.
Modern hair dressings avoid oil but aid dryness with glycerin tonic
The article weighs options for keeping hair neat and healthy, noting oils fall from fashion yet dry hair needs nourishment. It suggests glycerin mixed with rosewater as a softening tonic and warns glycerin attraction to dust. Quassia water is hailed as tidy and harmless.
Corset Ideas Highlight True French Figure
The Pittburgh Dispatch notes true French form favors a soft graceful line with a tightly faced waist and a looser below waist for freedom. It contrasts oversized corsets that squeeze flesh with a silhouette showing balance and ease.
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Pittaburg
Slaughter of Birds for Millinery Feathers Sparks Outcry
An auction in London sold hundreds of thousands of birdskins from the West Indies, Brazil, and East Indies for hat making. The piece condemns birdcatchers and cruel practices, noting osprey and egret plumes used in bonnets and the starvation of nestlings. A fashion sketch shows a green and white straw hat trimmed with ribbons and red cherries.
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London
West Indies
Brazil
East Indies
Fall Fashions In Colors Styles and Trimmings
A fashion piece discusses fall outfits for slender figures emphasizing Marie Antoinette ficha accessories and tailored gowns. It notes covert cloth in tan gray and black mousseline de soie gowns, movable petticoats substituting multiple skirts, and cautions on delicate colors for outdoor wear while detailing a black mousseline de soie gown with accordion pleats and shirred bodice.
Lavender Vinegar Toilet Remedy
Lavender soaked in vinegar for a fortnight yields a pleasant toilet tonic. A quart of vinegar carries one-quarter pound of lavender, and a few drops in water make a soothing lotion. It eases headaches and provides antiseptic cooling aid in sickrooms, with uses for bath and bedside sprinkles.
Wrath Girl and the Present, a Boston Budget quip
A witty dialogue notes that a man with a past is interesting to Wrath Girl while a man with a future outshines him. The third girl adds the present, with greater value increasing her interest, in a Boston Budget style line.
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Boston
Striped Cloth Laundry Bag Design Note
Describes a striped fabric laundry bag detail with a deep gap fringe, a pointed fastening pearl button, and a ruffled edge. Includes a decorative band across the back top and four hanging loops.
Local Business Notices and Listings Fragment
A scrambled page shows multiple business entries with names and addresses in Scranton. It lists offices on Washington Avenue and Wyoming Avenue, including lenders and medical practitioners, plus a wholesale lumber outlet and a shoe store, with partial hours and contact hints.
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K. AJ. Connell
Washington Avenue
Tod
W.E Allen
Washington Wing
Anil P
Washington
Ava
I. CL. Frey
Wyoming
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Fair Wyoming
W. §. Rosencrans
Phil Sheridan
The
Saturday Tribune
Schurz
Sigel
W. & Rosecrans
Chalmers
Buell
Nashville
D. M. Stanley
Murfreesboro
Anoid
McCook
McCoolk
Frederika Bremer
Waleisg
K «A
Mansey's Weekly
Dalation
Judi Chollet
Business and
R.G. Edgar Dean
Spruce Street
Scranton
Kauare
Obatetrica
M. CG. Rance
Roose
Bertavens
Boranton
Pennsylvania
Essups & Mand
W.hl
Jxastre
Ye EB
Hano
4Easup
Ji Jillard
Warren & Knapp
Nilicam
Washington Ave
Atterson & Wilogx
Atanit P
Lass
Library Uilding
Berand Cowell
H. Fatrenson
Witraw
A. Wilered Hand
William J. D
Wealth
Iuibeling _Rooma
W. F. Boyle
Aiterost
Hoste
Barr Bulldiashington Avenue
Enry M
Pricd
Washington Avenus
T. Okell
Coal Exchange
Pamilton
W. Lowry
Ait Ya
CH. von Storch
Tonav
C. Hlames W. Oakword
Commonwealthity
Samuel W. Edgar
Siveney
Law
Sprucemt
Horantom
A. Watres
Aieaeet
Luckawoonna Ane
Beran
Ph P. Bmith
Offica
Pitcher
Monwealth
Beranton
C. Comegys
al Spruce
B. Replogle
Cloana
Berucn
Killam
Wroming Avenue
Beranon
Warren
Worcester
Ubach
RM M. Strat Pson
la Ana
SHE Republic Savings and Loan Association
N. Callender
Dime Bank
Gr, Lark & CO
Seedemen, Fierluts
Creen
Lmiga
Main Avenue
Grand U3 Union Tea CO. 4 CO
Jones Bros Bros
Tos. Kuettel
Lackawanna Avenue
Keranton
Manul’r
Wire Screena SE
Elk Cape
Branklin Avenue
Hatel
P. Ziegler
Wes Beminster
G. Schenck
Mana
Union Square
Scranton House
Bear D
Viccron Koon
Architects
AVIS
Commonwealth Pb
E L. Walter
Es L. Brown
Priea F
Waston Ave
Cata Pace
Bulbert Muale
Orton D
Scranton A
Capouse Avenue
D. L. Footr
Rank P. Brown & Whole
W. Lackawanna Avenus
E. Robinson's
Ager
Pilsener
Poszcun
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