General Sherman remembered by Mrs de Navarro in reminiscence
Mrs de Navarro recalls her meeting with General Sherman noting his sharp mind and broad interests in the arts. She describes his brisk hearty manner and rugged presence that dispelled fear and discouraged retreat, alongside a personal sense of humor about his changed appearance.
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John T. Ford
Seagate
Petianter Ia Et Siceus
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Sherm @ise
The Fashionable White Gown Described In Ladies Home Journal
Isabel A. Mallon outlines creating a fashionable white gown using silk or satin lining and mull fabric. The description covers a gathered mull skirt with three narrow hemmed flounces, pink satin ribbon trim, a sash bust yoke, coarse white lace overlay, and a rolled collar detail. Also advised is a bark-based cleaning fluid for removing spots on black clothing.
Hair flying with new shampoo effect observed
A recent shampoo is reported to cause women’s hair to fly out in untidy fashion similar to strong March winds. The effect noted resembles a dramatic styling change rather than a normal result of daily grooming.
The Rise of Redditch Needle Manufacturing in Britain
The passage notes a history of needle making from 1650 in Long Crendon Buckinghamshire by Christopher Greening and traces the art to Warwickshire and Redditch. It mentions English needles achieving worldwide fame and the evolution of the industry through German and Norman influences into modern production.
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Redditch
Long Crendon
Buckinghamshire
Christopher Greening
Warwickshire
Ghicago Record
Marty Stillwell Edwards
Macon
Hercules Rose and the River Gogra rifle pit heroics
A London journal recounts Hercules Rose, son of a famed hunter, who rode to the Gogra ford to deter mutineers during the Sepoy mutiny. From a rifle pit he felled rowers and kept the enemy from crossing for hours, saving English women, children, and the wounded nearby until reinforcements arrived.
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London Journal
Hercules Rose
Gogra
Hercules Ross
Ross
Berkeley Students Offer Free Ground Improvements
California State University at Berkeley students pledge to work with picks shovels and wheelbarrows under gang bosses to improve campus grounds. The Board of Regents has no money for the projects but the students vote to do the labor saving the university about $3000. Park Commissioners of Sanseer aide sone cot students will wear jumpers and work as day laborers for about a week to finish the improvements.
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California
California State University At Berkeley
Board of Regents
Park Commissioners of
Sanseer Aide Sone Cot
Want Protection From Fre The Bavarian Peasants Appeal
The Bavarian peasants, fearing fre, address their favorite saint Fierian and plead for protection. They cry out to protest the house and implore the saint to intervene against the threat.
Two Heads Are Better Than In and Out
A fragmentary tale recalls Foote's wit and a barber shop gag involving Jeremy Wright's sign and a home arrival. The piece then shifts to domestic chores advising silk care and suggests an Easter bride in a brown gown with a leather vest.
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Jeremy Wright
England
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