Closing Scenes of the Great War Between the States
In Virginia General Grant rides with his staff to Farmville where he meets Doctor Smith a relative of General Fwell and learns Confederate generals decided surrender was near. Sheridan captures Lee’s last supply trains as Lee plans more fighting before Grant proposes surrender terms.
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Virginia
Grant
Farmville
Lee
Doctor Smith
Fwell
James River
Sheridan
Kle. Lee
CG. S.A
Army of
Northern Virginia
Giant
Joseph KB. Johnston
Memorial Day Gains New Significance in World War Era
The piece links Memorial Day to the 25 year span from Civil War remembrances to World War I, noting veterans parading to cemeteries, and now global participation. It highlights French, British, and Italian leaders decorating American graves in France, symbolizing unity of free peoples and the birth of a revived world order.
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America
Grand Army
Woman's Relief Corps
Marshal
France
Britain
Italy
Marshal Foch
Clemenceau
Ingersoll's Tribute To Those Who Died for Their Country
Poem recalls the dead of national conflicts with flowers over graves. The speaker envisions soldiers marching under flags, facing battle, and dying with courage, while loved ones grieve and civilians remember. The lone sentiment honors the living with cheers and the dead with tears.
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Ingersoll
Army of Freedom
Kilmer Swamp Root Ad Claims Universal Kidney Help
An old advertising copy touts Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments and urges readers to request a sample bottle by mail. It cites testimonials and a pharmacist endorsement while promising relief and urging purchase at drug stores.
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Kilmer
Te Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, Inc
Unclear claims of miracle cures in odd ad prose
Fragmentary ad copy touts a “hen” as unusually successful in handling the grip and peddles Human Hye Balsam for sore eyes and watery eyes. The piece pivots to mock self-promotion and ends with a jab at writing and the value of personal presence.
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Tennessee
Crown Tire & Rubber CO
Broadway
New York City
Ena
Durham
Durham Tobacco
Bull” Durham Tobacco
Bull' Durham
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