Turbulent Tennessee Campaign Recall at Lookout Valley
Capt George Kilmer recounts Union forces under General Thomas and General Smith maneuvering to break Confederate lines at Chattanooga in October. The plan aimed to shift Longstreet’s troops by a dawn assault at Brown's Ferry and push Hooker from the west toward Bridgeport Alabama while navigating river barriers and Lookout Valley.
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George L. Kilmer
Army of the Cumberland
George HH. Thomas
Chattanooga
Venn
Lind Grage
Chittanooga
Tennessee River
Lookout Valley
W. F. Smith
Old Balds
Longstreet
Brown's Ferry
Hooker
Bridgeport
Ala
W. B. Waren
Tennessee
Joseph Hooker
Hooke Lookout Valley
Brown’s Ferry
Lookout Mountain
Thomas
O. O. Howard
J. W. Geary
Wawhatehhie
Slooker
Tooker
Brown's
Geary
Treward
Jenkins
Ile
South Carolina
J. Bratton
Greene
Bratton
Gerry
Grant
General Hooker
Virginia
Smith
Massachusetts
Thirty-third Massachusetts
Law
Lookout Mountain Civil War Battle Narrative Fragments
Fragmented report describes Union and Confederate actions around Lookout Mountain and Brown's Ferry near Chattanooga. Hooker and Grant command positions as troops clash over rivers and ridges, with skirmishes at Wauhatchie and Lookout valley. The piece also previews a Bible study note on Romans 14 7 21 stressing abstinence and mutual forbearance among Christians.
Dr King's New Discovery Promises Quick Cough Relief
An old testimonial style ad touts Dr. King's New Discovery as a universal cough and cold remedy. Claims include rapid, permanent relief for typhoid pneumonia lingering coughs and lung ailments, with a money back guarantee and drugstore availability.
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DR. King
Paper saw cuts wood despite novelty claim
The piece notes a circular saw made of paper that can cut wood, calling the idea extreme and rare but not wholly new. It mentions paper’s long use in durable articles such as railway carriage wheels, illustrating broader material applications.
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Christ
Elis
Apostle
Church
Redeemer
Water and Ore Mixed in Staffordshire Mining Year
Nearly fifty tons of water were lifted from the mires of South Staffordshire, England, last year for every ton of mineral extracted, indicating heavy water content in the ore and surrounding boglands.
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South
Staffordshire
England
Onto and Aren't I Phrase Defense Across Papers
A brief note on linguistic history mentions how the phrase onto faced defense by The New York Times and how Aren't I was debated by the Evening Post. It references Henry J. Raymond and William Cullen Bryant as long-deceased figures in journalism.
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New York
Fragmentary note on religious belief in presidency
The readable fragment references Christian and Moslem presence in a presidency and a statement by a person named Hin in a sage Pay. It hints at a population mix of Christians and Muslims with a Christian minority in leadership. The garbled text limits precise interpretation.
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India
Presidency of
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Micah Jenkins
C. 5. A. Center
John Britton
W. B. Hazen
Joe Wheeler
Chatanooga
Hazen
North Ferry
Wauhatchie
Stoward
Trocker
Orland Simith
Ohio
Cdroklyn Yabernacl
Pete Serte
Chicaco
Ill
Hoohile
Insurance, Abstracts
Ul the West
White Front Grocery
North Side
The
C. H. Stratton Loan Co
Crowder Bldg
East Side Square
Sullivan, Indiana
John C. Chaney
Citizens Trust Building
G. G. Billman
East Side
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