Rebellion Survivors Recall Camp Life and Foraging Debates
Veterans describe charges of vandalism by Union soldiers as common in 1861 62. They recount intolerance toward foragers defend churches hospitals and property while noting deserter execution and strict discipline. The interview cites Resaca Nashville Chattanooga and Shermans bummers and ends with reflections on Catholic and Mason affiliations.
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College Town
Copperhead
Resaca
Herman’s ‘Bummers
Rem
Theery
Sherman
Archbishop Purcell
Rosecrans
Chattanooga
The Rescue of Ingersoll by Maj Cox at Trenton
In a 1862 63 episode during the war Forrest led a dawn assault on Trenton Tenn. and Cox with 60 men forced a surrender. Among prisoners was Robert G Ingersoll who sought exchange. Cox smuggled him to safety fearing Forrest would shoot him if exposed. The tale, recounted by Washington Post, portrays wartime risk and loyalty.
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Ingersoll
Robert G. Ingersoll
Washington
Fon
N. N. Cox
Tennessee
Cox
Trenton
Federa
Forrest
Buford
Washington Post
Compromise in War Tales and a Comic Exchange
A Civil War tale recalls a fresh colonel and his regiment pursued by Wheeler’s cavalry. After close calls the general asks about war. the colonel mutters about compromise. A final quip contrasts good and bad boys becoming a justice of the peace.
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South
Wheeler
Justice of de Peace
Carnegie’s philanthropy expands through libraries nationwide
Industrialist Andrew Carnegie outlines his plan to give away most of his fortune in installments for years. This year he donated over 2.56 million dollars mostly for libraries in cities including Washington Pittsburg Atlanta Erie and San Diego with the largest gift 1.75 million to Pittsburg. He has boosted the Washington library gift to 350 thousand dollars and believes libraries educate and enlighten the public.
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Bezur
Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
Eral
Washington, D. C
Pittsburg
Atlanta
Congressional Library
Carnegie
Famous Bulldog in England Lands Record Price
A renowned bulldog named Champion Baron Sedgemere, described as England’s most famous, was sold from breeder Sam Woodiwiss to F W Taylor of Sunniside Sunderland for 3000 dollars. Baron Sedgemere, from the Stockwell line, is part of a noted litter including Champion Blackberry.
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England
Baron Sedgemere
Battledorn
Sam Woodiwiss
F. W. Taylor
Sunniside
Sunderland
Stockwell
Blackberry
England’s Famous Bulldog Ed Champion Boaz and More
England’s famous $3,000 Bulldog Boaz is praised along with Barney Barnato and Baroness Sedgemere. The Baron is a lightweight red dog with a white chest, noted for his superb head, large wrinkled skull, and standout turn-up and lay-back in bulldog circles.
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Ed Champion
Boaz
G. R. Sims
Barney Barnato
Baroness Sedgemere
Very Raw Recruits in the Russian Draft
A peasant in eastern Russia feigns deafness to avoid questions at a recruiting station. The examing surgeon quietly indicates he has passed the medical exam, while the Philadelphia Record recounts another tale of a reluctant recruit, a strong man who refuses service.
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Russia
Philadelphia Record
Clever Peasant Tricks Surgeons in Finger Bond Trick
A young peasant fools two surgeons by claiming his fingers are bound together in a way that resists separation. The doctors strain to pull them apart and fail, but the man reveals his fingers were never joined, provoking laughter and his unlikely release.
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Gers
Chicago Girl Weds Count Pauli of Sweden
Miss Lindblom, daughter of Robert Lindblom, becomes Countess Pauli after marrying Charles Ake Pauli of Sweden. The 23 year old Chicago businesswoman helped run Lindblom & Co. with her uncle after her father’s failure, sought Board of Trade membership, and gained notoriety for her independence.
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Miss Lindblom
Charles Ake Pauli
Sweden
Chicago
Vesta Raven Lindblom
Robert Lindblom
Countess Pauli
Lindblom & Co
Board of Trade
Count Pauli
A Woman's Problems at Mealtime
A personal poem from the Pittsburg Commercial Telegraph notes the daily cycle of meal planning. It describes a woman who spends mornings, noons, and evenings pondering what to cook, seeking novelty, and worrying about pleasing all tastes.
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Pittsburg
Commercial-Telegraph
President Lincoln and the Flowers
Lincoln loved flowers and preferred the conservatories for solitude during the Civil War era. An eyewitness gardener recalls the president standing among foliage in tears when war weighed heavily on the nation. Walden Fawcett, in Woman's Home Companion.
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Lincoln
Conservatory
Walden Fawcett
German Scientist Claims Cheap Cigars Smell Rich
Mr Suchsland, a German scientist, announces a method to imitate the aroma of expensive cigars by a microbial process. He says he will patent the technique if he can, offering a boon to impecunious smokers.
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Suchsland
No Man's Authority Tested Over Wife Curl Policy
A man loses sway at work after his wife enforces long curls for his sons. The employer reacts by citing policy and safety concerns as the household clash with standards.
Ingersoll and the Egg A Parable from Peoria
A Cleveland Plain Dealer tale recalls a young Ingersoll in a Peoria restaurant. An agnostic booster tests faith with an egg while a student insists the yolk proves truth. The egg yields a chicken, but the student had prior history there.
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Ingersoll
Colonel Ingersoll
Peoria
Bob
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Marriages of the Deaf and Heredity Findings
Dr. Fay notes that deaf spouses produce many deaf children even when only one partner is deaf, due to varied disease conditions behind deafness. Born deaf individuals more likely pass on deafness than those deafened by illness. dual deaf marriages show lower divorce rates than mixed couples per Leslie's Weekly.
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Fay
Leslie’s Weekly
Isthmus of Panama Engineers Claim Breakthrough
The Isthmus of Panama project may be successfully completed, as engineers believe they have solved the key problem. The note compares the expected benefit to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, famed for aiding stomach ailments and liver function.
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Isthmus
Panama
Hostetter
Evicted Graves in Porto Rico Highlight Rent-Strain Burials
A report describes graveyard rents in Porto Rico’s Campo Santo near San Juan where plots are leased for years and remains are dug up if the lease isn’t renewed, forcing poor families to relocate graves. Also promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a cure for chronic nasal catarrh with claims of quick relief.
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Porto Rico
Campo Santo
San Juan
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren St
N.Y
Wats
Swansea Rheumatic Care Company
Chicago
agoTl
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company
Swansons
C. A. Jackson
Kearney
Neb
Swanson Rheumatic Cure CO
Late Street
Ill
So Near and Yet So Far in Love
Mrs Jones complains of distance from her husband as Mrs Brown probes. Mrs Smith asks the reason and Mrs Jones reveals he is in Europe on business.
Lane's Family Medicine Uses Daily Bowels for Health
An early medicine advertisement promotes Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel movement supports health. It touts gentle action on the liver and kidneys, cures sick headache, and lists a price of 23 and 50 cents.
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Lane
Duly Feed Man and Steed
An old advertisement urges feeding nerves with Hood's Sarsaparilla to strengthen the blood. It claims nervousness stems from starved nerves and promises relief as the blood becomes rich and pure.
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Hood
Degas
Flowing Ice Shapes Lands and Time in Silence
The article explains how glaciers form landscapes unseen by people as ice travels from sea spray to snow to rock. It describes the monumental effort of glaciers over ages creating valleys basins and forests and notes faith and endurance with biblical allusions about the sun standing still for those who strive.
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Nashville
Chicago
Joshua
Atlantic
Quote in praise of noble heart and humility
A classical line extols the noble heart like the sun showing its brightest face in the darkest state, attributed to Sir Philip Sidney. The remark emphasizes virtue in adversity and moral strength under hardship.
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Sir P. Sidney
C C C Line Opens as Health and Happiness Route
Chicago special reports the new C C C line now open to the public promising quick access to health. The promotion claims Cascarets candy cathartic cure for lazy liver constipation and impure blood, with pills sold nationwide in various prices and a request to inspect the tablet for authenticity.
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Chicago
Sterling Semirity Co
Montreal
Can
New York
Pounding a Felon Not Synonymous with Compounding Felony
The remark notes that beating a felon and adding another felony are not legally identical. It emphasizes distinctions in charges and legal definitions.
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