War Time Experience and Gettysburg Anecdotes
A veteran recounts war time views of West Pointers and volunteers, a Gettysburg encounter with a Confederate lieutenant who seized a captured flag, and lessons on officer and soldier training. A California revival tale ends with a sharp response about draft and enlistment.
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Chicago
Variy
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Gettysbmeg
Pennsylvania
Gettysbury
Mneder
Gettysburg
Ley
Lee
Corille
Wileero
California
Lee Reflects on War's End and a Confederate Fate
An 1865 account recalls General Robert E. Lee's contemplation of surrender as Petersburg is abandoned and Richmond is in chaos. It meditates on Lee's Virginia ties, the looming capitulation to Grant, and the broader arc toward Union restoration and national memory.
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Robert
Uties
Richard
Petersburg
Johnston
Forse
Sherman
United States Army
Winfield Scott
Virginia
George H. Thomas
Washington
Grant
Lee
Mexico
Sam" Grant
Hegins
Davia
Richmond
Jefferson Davis
Lincoln
Joe Wheeler
Unio
Robert E. Lee
How He Knew Vagrant Vet Survives Coffin Burial
At a National Soldiers Home meeting a Kansas veteran named Clark survived being buried alive after doctors declared him dead. He awoke in a coffin, knocked about, and frightened staff as he crawled free from the church and dormitory hall before collapsing again. The governor later spoke with Clark who described his terrifying near-death experience.
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Board of Governors
National Soldiers’ Home
Clark
Kansas
William E. Curtis
Chicago Record-Herald
Mark
Coons and a saving lad tell wild forest tales
A reader recounts entertaining raccoon exploits from clever feeding to honey loves and a beelike nest attack. A 14 year old messenger boy, Cleveland Downs, saved a nine month old Italian infant from flood waters in Allentown, resucing the child as the mother cried for help.
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Allentown
Cleveland Downs
Dog Bundy Proves His Conscience On Mountain Mission
Bundy the dog of Anthony in western Maryland becomes famous for carrying lunch to his master daily. After losing the basket and the lunch on a mountain trip, Bundy later returned with the basket and an unseen lair explained by a hidden hollow. Anthony credits Bundy with conscience and faithful obedience despite mystery and risk. A Chicago Record note follows about the life span of a silver coin, typically 27 years.
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Bundy
Maryland
Mr. Anthony
Anthony
Dot
Chicago
Basil and Isabelle in an English Romance of Fortune
Basil Longwood rises from poverty after his brother’s ruin and a failed aristocratic life. A cabman’s accident leads to romance with Isabelle Varness, daughter of a baronet, then service in the Imperial Yeomanry and a hero’s fate in Ladysmith.
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Pasil Longwood
Basil
London
Hyde Park
Axel Dent
Hine
Rasil
Isabelle Varness
Isabelle
Empress Josephine's Malmaison Estate Preserved by France
The Malmaison estate near Paris, linked to Napoleon and Empress Josephine, is purchased by the state to be restored as a showplace of enlightenment. The chateau, once sacked and besieged, is being redecorated to mirror its Napoleonic era, with Josephine’s bedchamber restored and the little jewel chest displayed at the royal bed. The property was once owned by Josephine, later passed through several hands, and was presented to the state by its current owner, Osiris. The site remains closed to the public until restoration completes.
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Paris
Malmaison
Napoleon
Empress Josephine
Josephine de Beauharnais
Josephine
Chateau
Elba
Hortense
Waterloo
St. Helena
Reni
Romangues
Viit Malmaison
Waa
Osiris
Detroit Pree Press
The Wife's Purse and Family Finance Debate
Edward Bok argues in favor of a wife’s financial independence within marriage. He cites equal allowance, independent control of funds, and the right to pursue outside careers as essential to a wife’s dignity and family welfare. The piece contrasts past dribbling support with a modern push for autonomy and respect in household economics.
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Edward Bok
Ladies’ Home Journal
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Cape
Gettymurse
Spain
Wall Street
Grigg
Prep Press
Norrae Evrone
Janve Huck
Robert Eetes
Gen. Lee
Mengen
Coon
el Way
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Eabket
Naples
Italy
America
HAM
Tanbelle
Imperial Yeomanry
South Africa
Ladysmith
Nexdore
Pepprey
Philadelphia Press
Chateau of
Malmison
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