Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company profile
Elmo Scott Watson reviews Andrew Nelson Lytle’s Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company, praising Forrest as a master cavalry strategist and fearless leader. It covers his rise from Memphis broker to Confederate icon, clashes with Bragg, and postwar fame including leadership of the Ku Klux Klan and his burial statue in Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Forrest
Andrew Nelson Lytle
Bedford Forrest
Critter Company
Minton, Balch and
Company
Jeb” Stuart
Appomattox
Lee
Jefferson Davis
Porter
Tennessee
Bedford
Davis
West Point
American Republic
Southwest
Tennessee River
William Tecumseh Sherman
Sherman
Critter
Jackson
Old Jack
Bedford County
Nathan Bedford
Texas
Memphis
White
Tennessee Mounted Rifles
Kentucky
Stephen D. Lee
General Lee
Confederacy
Lytle
West
Richmond
Braxton Bragg
South
Fort Donelson
Nashville
Buckner
Murfreesboro
Bragg
Buell
Shiloh
Hog Mountain
Chickamauga
Brage
Mexico
General Canby
Mississippi
New York
North
Robert B. Lee
Ku Klux Klan
Invisible Empire
Elmwood
Cranttl
Yyld Bedford
Wizard of the Saddle
Western Newspaper Union
Looking Back on Old Times in Detroit
W. P. Holliday recalls a vanished era in Detroit with trees and stumps, pioneer tools, horsehair furniture, log schools, and handmade essentials. He notes wild pigeons, stump-filled fields, oxen for work, wind lass for winter, and oxen shod in rough times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden West
American Agricultural Chemical Works
Detroit
W. P. Holliday
Detroit News
Warm Corpse Prank Spooks Midlothian Onlookers
A century ago in Midlothian a prankster hid in a sack in a horse drawn trap to witness a kirkyard body removal. Believing the corpse warm the driver exclaimed the cart may haunt him, prompting a wild ride toward Edinburgh. The horse and gear remained unused by claimants for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midlothian
Jamie
Corp
Edinburgh
Mrs Slaughter Seeks Gift Cigar For Birthday Husband
A Border Cities Star snippet shows Mrs. Slaughter asking a clerk for cigars for her middle aged husband who always dresses in black. The exchange highlights gift ideas and attire clues.
Omissions Minister Question to Oswald Sparks Night Prayers
Dialogue fragment shows an exchange where the minister asks Oswald if he says his prayers every night. Oswald replies that some nights he does not want anything.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswald
Popularity Drives St Joseph's Aspirin Sales
A brief look at why St Joseph's Aspirin has sold over nine million boxes in a year. The medicine is genuine, pure, and meets government standards. It offers 12 tablets for 10 cents, with more than 10,000 new users daily seeking it from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Joseph’s
o'St Joseph’s
Home at Last From Lustige Kolner Zeitung
A Cologne humorous note depicts a traveler returning home after an ordeal of awful weather and bad hotels. The punchline reveals two fleas leaping from the travel trunk, prompting lighthearted reflections on homecoming relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lustige Kolner Zeitung
Cologne
Political Note Promises Love in Marriage Satire
A humorous exchange frames a senator promising happiness if wed, while His Intended questions if the vow is a campaign pledge, reflecting political dating satire and campaign rhetoric.
Fellows' Syrup Promises Health Boost For Unhappy Wives
A vintage ad promotes Fellows' Syrup as a remedy to revive strength and vitality, claiming it improves appetite, banishes nerves, and rekindles interest in living for both men and women. It notes doctors commonly prescribe it and urges readers to obtain genuine bottles from druggists.
St Bernard Surprise in Provoking Pair Interaction
A playful dialogue unfolds with a man proposing to Widow Smith who declines. The humor centers on a response about a large St Bernard dog as a surprise, underscoring light romantic misdirection.
Imaginative people live for their vacations.
A brief note about creative travelers who seek new places and experiences on holiday breaks with a playful metaphor of a brick carrying farther than a bouquet.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bedford Forrest and His
Minton, Balch & Company
Elmo Scott
Watson
NB Forrest
Forrest and Fis Critter Company
N.B
Gen
Fellows Syrup
Smith
Elsie
Junior
Daisy Fly Killer
BOK
Harold Somers
Brooklyn, N. Y
Parker
Crane
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
N.Y
N,n. Y.g .Cinnati, NO
Taleo Drug & Chemi- Potter Proprietore
Esty Melon
Mase. Re
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!