Gettysburg Battle Fifty Years Ago A Historic Clash
The Civil War battle at Gettysburg pitted 84 000 Confederate troops under General Lee against about 80 000 Union forces under General Meade. Severe casualties totaled roughly 24 000 Union and about 30 000 Confederate dead or wounded. Generals Reynolds Hancock Sickles Sykes Sedgwick Howard Slocum led the Union. Longstreet A P Hill Awell and others commanded the Confederates. The fight spanned three days with intense artillery and Pickett's charge marking the climax before Lee pulled back to Virginia.
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Gettysburg
Robert BE. Lee
John F. Reynolds
Hancock
Daniel F. Sickles
George Sykes
John Sedgwick
Howard
H. W. Slocum
Lee
James Longstreet
Richard 8S
Awell
A. P. Hill
Reynolds
Get. Abner Doubleday
Seminary Ridge
Meade
Longstreet
Round Top
Peach Orchard
Cemetery All
Culp's Hill
Theavery
Virginia
Washingtons Revolutionary Relics Stand Proud in National Museum
A Washington era exhibition in the National Museum at Washington, D C features the father of his country’s clothing, a coronet of camp life, and a John Paul Jones flag. Displays include Washingtons red coat, a camp chest with utensils, a brass candlestick and reflector, and memorabilia tied to the Continental army and notable officers.
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National Museum
Washington, D. C
George. Washington
George Washington
General Washington
Mount Vernon
Ian
Washington
John Paul Jones
Bon Homme
Manu
Marine Committee
Continental Congress
James Bayard Stafford
United States Navy
Paul Jones
Maryland
Brooklyn Heights
Concord
Mass
John Paulding
Andre
Hli Dagworthy
Dagworthy
Marble Pillar Erected to Mark McIntosh Apple Site
Farmers of Dundas County Ontario have built a marble pillar to honor the site where the McIntosh apple originated. A settler in Canada found a superior fruit among wild trees, propagated it as the McIntosh red, and its seeds spread across the country. The tree died after 115 years, and locals erected the monument to celebrate its impact on the fruit industry.
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Benjamin Mooers
William Smallwood
Dundas County
Ont
Ontario
Canadiana
Canada
McIntosh
Isles
Washington and Carrolls: origin of the first US flag
The article recounts George Washington adopting a flag built from his family coat of arms with 13 stripes and blue field bearing cross designs. It notes Charles Carroll adding "of Carrollton" to distinguish himself and contrasts Washington's display of personal responsibility with Carroll's commendable actions.
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Charles Carrol
Carrollton
America
Charles Carroll
George Washington
Washington
St. Andrew
St. George
United States
SQUIBS AND CRACKERS
A reflective piece argues patriotism should accompany honesty and effort rather than loud displays. It suggests a person’s virtue matters more than symbols and criticizes showy displays as poor signs of true patriotism.
Complication of Woman's Ills Ad Receives Patient Notes
An Athens Texas notice touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments with testimonials from Mrs Saran R Wheatley and others. It cites 30 years of use and claims thousands of letters in its Mass Laboratory files praising health restorations and avoidance of surgery.
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Athens
Texas
Saran R. Wuattey
Box
L. Pinkham
Pinkham
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jones Uses Honeyed Speech In Wise Precaution
A quip notes that Jones speaks smoothly to all, then warns he must later eat his words. The remark reflects cautious prudence and self restraint in public discourse.
Gilt Frames
George Ade mocks a returning elderly millionaire claiming total memory loss. He notes the overused excuse "mind a blank" and jokes that most wanderers use the same guilty sounding reason. The piece critiques clichés in excuse creating.
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George Ade
Mr. Ade
Matt
Little Patient Confusion at Dinner Time
A hospital nurse, an English girl, asks Florence if she is a patient. The rosy cheeked convalescent replies that she is a little her patient, not a him patient, revealing a humorous exchange during the last meal hour.
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Florence
Banished Coffee Finally Had to Go
A mother suffering headaches for seven years quits coffee after trying Postum. Her daughter notes headaches fade after the switch and she begins drinking Postum eagerly. The Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan promotes two forms Regular Postum and Instant Postum, noting boiling instructions for each.
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Postum Co
Battle Crack
Mich
Wellville
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Pickett
State of New York
Forty-fourth New York Infantry
Charles Carrollton
Monk
Ee W.N. Y
Cincinnati
Meat Trust
Cordelia
Dignity
Ady
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