Signal Corps Uses Every Means To Keep United States Armed
The article details Uncle Sam's signal corps adapting to any medium from wireless telegraph to wigwag and flags to maintain communications. It notes about 1,000 men and 125 officers in ten companies, training from Spanish American War onward, and the use of three codes Morse continental army and navy signaling for rapid action and rescue.
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Signal Corps
Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam's
Alaska
United States Army
Congress
Crook
Gage
Philippines
Army
Navy
Home Work Split Reaches Household Tension
A writer argues that the man of the house should not conduct his work at home. Artists ministers doctors and other professionals with home studios or offices need separate space. The piece notes the constant interruptions from visitors and asks why the man cannot work elsewhere for personal convenience and comfort.
Real Life Comes to Theater as Gilbert Miller Reunites with Daughter
Gilbert Miller, son of Henry Miller, appears daily in a local theater with his two year old daughter Kenry Miller. The mother, Jessie Glendenning, Tours with another show, while a baby is sent to Washington. Miller seeks companionship with his child during performances and on outings, charming audiences.
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Gilbert Miller
Henry Miller
Kenry Miller
Pew
Jessie Glendenning
Washington Rela
Washington
Rough on the Passengers and a French cab clash
An American watcher recalls a Bois de Boulogne street altercation between two angry American tourists and cab drivers Henri and Pierre. The quarrel escalates as threats and blows pass between patrons, illustrating cultural stereotypes in a humorous anecdote.
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Bois de Boulogne
Monsieur
Henri
Pierre
Civil War Mayhem and Military Moves Across 1862
A chronicle from April 8 to April 14 1862 details Island Number Ten fall to Federal forces under General Buford and the capture of Confederate commanders and troops. It notes martial law in Eastern Tennessee and divers events including Fort Pulaski bombardment and Sherman praised by Halleck for Pittsburg Landing actions.
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Mississippi River
Buford
Pope
Jefferson Davis
Tennessee
E. Kirby Smith
Milroy
Monterey
McDowell
Senate
Andrew Johnson
Council
Nashville
Fort Pulaski
Gilmore
Goat Point
District of Columbia
John J. Crittenden
Lieut
J. G. Baker
Yorktown
Halleck
Corinth
Grant
Nassau
N.P
Hunter
Lowry
Rappahannock
Virginia
Quantrell
Missouri
Little Blue River
U. S
Reliance
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Tennessee River
Tyler
Lexington
Eastport
Miss
Bear Creek Bridge
Mobile
Ohio
Thomas S. Dungan
Pokomoke Sound
Loyal Territory
Wicomico River
Foote
Mississippi
Fort Pillow
Needham’s
New Madrid
Stanton
Sherman
Tappahannock
Fredericksburg
W. G. Chapman
Muggins the Bulldog Brings Woe to His Mother's Care
Narrates how Muggins the bulldog, kept by his owner's mother during a master’s trip, causes chaos. He chases bricks, snaps shrubs, fights a terrier through a fence, and roars through yard play. The mother vows to stop acting as guardian after the incidents.
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Muggins
Mother
Muggina
Old Time Delicacies Return To Modern Tables
Swans are returning to favor as a table delicacy echoing ancestral tastes. Thirteenth century menus included heron crane crow cormorant and bittern while hare and partridge were shunned in noble houses. An ancestral dish dillegrent also appeared with lordly tenure tied to yearly kingship offerings.
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Addington
Enduring reward in the goodwill of others
A quotation from The Christian Register extols lasting reward as the goodwill of fellow-men, suggesting moral satisfaction from kindness and community respect lasts beyond material gain.
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Negister
Penny Challenge Stumps Midlands Headmaster
A Midlands country school headmaster offers a penny to any pupil who can ask a question he cannot answer. After several attempts, a boy asks if stepping into mud and having a stone thrown would make the headmaster duck. The question remains unanswered.
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Midlands
To Wonder If Jack Knows I Have Money
A brief exchange reveals questions about whether Jack knows the speaker has money and whether he has proposed. The response confirms that he does know and that a proposal occurred.
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Jack
Society and finances in the great ball aftermath
Mrs Noovo and her husband tally ten thousand dollars in bills from a grand ball. Mr Noovo fears the sum is a heavy debt yet insists they must pay to gain entry into society. The elder notes that society may be consuming them more than they consume it.
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Harper’s Weekly
Ups and Downs in Airship Business Era
Howell Times notes a shift to airship commerce, predicting a future where most trade is airborne and those grounded on earth are seen as outsiders or in the underworld within a few years.
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Howell
Powell
New Fashion in Horseshoes
A humorous strip notes a husband eager to take a horse to the blacksmith for new shoes while his wife suggests resoling and reheel the old set, praising the uppers as perfectly good.
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Harper’s Weekly
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Wright
Sixth Missouri Cavalry
Cassville
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Savannah
Confederate Senate
Treasury
South
Lincoln
United States
Academy of Music
New York City
Cumberland
Merrimac
Hampton Roads
Humphrey Marshall
Franklin
McClellan
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