Alfred Nye and the Hold the Fort Message at Allatoona Pass
Alfred Nye, Civil War signaler in the Federal Signal corps, died at Lexington Nebraska. He is credited with sending General Sherman’s famed Hold the fort message to General Corse at Allatoona Pass, Georgia, during Sherman's Atlanta campaign as Confederates under Hood attacked and withdrew. The battle raged through night and day as Union defenders refused to surrender while Nye relayed the message by wigwag signaling.
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Alfred Nye
Rignal Corps
Lexington
Neb
General Sherman
General Corse
Allatoona Pass
Sherman
Atlanta
General Hood
Tennessee
J. B. Tourtellotte
Tourtellotte
Corse
Rome
Alfred Nye Wigwag
Child Predicts Aunt Hatty’s Visit Sparks Noisy Spot
A mother dresses Billy and he warns that Aunt Hatty will attend, hoping for good behavior. The boy quips he expects a rotten time if the aunt is there, foreseeing a tense, humorous family scene in a small domestic episode.
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Billy Vishtly
Too slow for his girl ends engagement tale
A romance chapter closes as Belle tells her fiancé she is not beautiful enough to marry him, and his delayed denial fails to save the match. The exchange marks the end of their engagement in a terse domestic vignette.
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Belle
Tanlac credited for relief of indigestion and rheumatism
Mrs Hattie Campbell of Omaha Nebraska says Tanlac cured her four year struggle with indigestion heartburn gas dizziness headaches and rheumatic hand pain after two bottles she regained sixteen pounds and can eat anything now She notes sales outlets in Sidney Potter Lodgepole and Dalton through local pharmacies.
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Hattie Campbell
Grace Street
Omaha
Neb
Mrs. Campbell
Sidney
Basset's Pharmacy
Potter
Potter Drug Co
Lodgepole
Nugent DeLongpre Pharmacy
Dalton
J. C. Fransen
Miller tires claim 25 percent longer wear in tests
Miller reports daily tests showing 15 000 mile average with new trends outwearing rivals by 25 percent. Defective Miller tires are rare and some large dealers had zero adjustments last year. The new tires save motorists millions by reducing maintenance costs and replacements.
Mileage gains with Miller tires raise Boston tests
Green Swett Co. reported 50 percent more mileage in Boston tests of Miller tires on hundreds of large cars. The study showed mileage rising from 50 to 75 percent, with blow out troubles eliminated and only six tires in every 1,000 proving disappointing to users.
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Boston
Green & Swett Co
Millers
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Tanlac
Eatonic
Toms ‘Ems
Bassett’s Pharmacy
Sidney, Neb
Gurley Flour and Milling Company
Gurley, Nebr
Standard Oil Company
Nebraska
Telepone
Frank C. Bosler
Laramie, Wyoming
Bosler
Iron Mountain
Laramie
Albany County
Wyoming
Omaha, Nebraska
Nolan’s Tire
Sidney, Nebr
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