Family Schemes and a Confederate Tea Plot Unfold
In a tense Richmond scene, Mrs Brookin engineers a rushed marriage solution to Louise after Agnes Louise claims a common law bond to Raymond Holbin and his child. Raymond, pressured by his mother, agrees to an elaborate ruse involving a staged firing plan and a six o clock meeting to appease Louise while Frances remains central to the drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Holbin
Jess
Washington
Saut-Son
Tien Aith
Raymond
Louise
Mistis
Brodnar
Richmond
Luiymond
Franuers
Welt
Frances
Fr. Frances
Willson
War Department
Woftman
Brookin
Mother
Mrs. Brookin
Virginia
Difficult courtship amid wartime tensions in a Victorian household
Raymond Hollan struggles to advance his cause with Francis as opportunities for private meetings vanish. He makes polite attempts amid constant refusals, while a stepsister and elder stepmother influence daily routines and dining arrangements. War dominates household discussions.
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Raymond Hollan
Francis
Rasmond Wirhe
Wrong Recipe Leads to Golden Cake Incident
A northern woman hires a literate cook from the south, but a misread recipe yields a gold colored cake instead of a white one. The cook admits using all ingredients including vinegar and mustard, while a back page recipe for salad dressing completes the odd dish. husband praises the flavor as the best cake ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Times
New England
Grant and Col Kallman recall antebellum bond over whiskey
Col Hermann Kallman, once public works commissioner, recounts meeting Gen. Grant in 1854 and after, when Grant asked to drink together. He describes Grant as sociable and democratic, recalling daily visits to Christ Niemann’s saloon and a later wartime drink at Halleck’s camp.
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Hermann Kallman
Gen. Grant
Detroit Free Press
Col. Kallman
United States Army
Grant
Barracks Road
St. Louis
Niemann
Christ
Ulysses
Iron Mountain
Pilot Knob
Missouri
Fremont
Department of the Missouri
Ironton
Halleuk
Corinth
Miss
Christ Niemann
Elkins Saved by Younger Brothers Civil War Rescue Story
Kansas City Journal recalls how Cole Younger and Frank James saved Senator Stephen B. Elkins during the Civil War. Elkins, later a West Virginia senator, helped win pardons for the Younger brothers while they faced life terms in Minnesota. The tale describes a bugle call, a fork in the road, and a hasty escape to save Elkins.
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Minnesota
Cole
James Younger
Jesse James
Stillwater
Minn
Cole Younger
Frank James
Stephen B. Elkins
West Virginia
Kansas City Journal
Elkins
Lind
Cuthbertson
Missouri
Confederacy
Stephen
Bob
Frank
Quantrell
Young Elkins
James
Iofts Nemnefel
What Kills People Overwork Kills Fewer Men
A condensed remark from the Chicago Daily News notes overwork causes fewer deaths than excessive leisure, contrasting labor strain with idle time and its risks.
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Chicago Daily News
Jacksons wounds prompt review of who killed Stonewall
The piece cites Gen Clement Evans and Mary Anna Jackson regarding the fatal shot at Stonewall Jackson. It recounts the mulish volley that struck Jackson, the impact on his horse Little Sorrel, and the officers who aided him as he was carried back to his lines.
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Frank S. Rosenthal
Carrollton
Louisiana
Stonewall Jackson
Clement A. Evans
Jackson
Stonewall
Nusenethal
Gal Augustis- Choate Hamiin
North Carolina
Little Sorrell
Wilbourne
Boswell
Morrison
Capt
Mr. Winn
New York
Philadelphia
New Jersey
The National Emblem and Revolutionary Flags
The article traces early American flags used during 1775 and 1776. It notes no standard at Bunker Hill and describes various proposed and flown banners such as a white flag with a green pine tree and mottos like An Appeal to Heaven. It highlights references from Trumbull’s battle scene and a Massachusetts adopted design for floating batteries.
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Bunker Hill
Concord
Lexington
Bunker Iill
Capitol
Washington
Trumbull
Warren
Connecticut
Lossing
St. George
Massachusetts
It Made a Difference in Missouri Encounter
A Washington Post anecdote recalls Union troops in Missouri pursuing Gen Price. A crowd of enslaved people meets the soldiers. they answer affirmatively to supporting the Union and acknowledge possible retribution if Price returns. The account highlights racial dynamics and loyalty during the Confederate pursuit.
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Missouri
Price
Union
Massa
Washington Post
Netter Game Sparks Remarks at Bridge Session
Judge cites Mrs Crawford and Mrs Crabshaw during a lively bridge whist session. Bon Ton accused of boasting about bric-a-brac prizes as debate over kleptomaniac past arises in gossip court.
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Crawford
The German bullfinch’s Tragic Training Tale
The German bullfinch is kept illegally in many places despite strict laws. Birds are confined after hatching to a dark room and starved to force loneliness into a trained singing voice. A trained bird performs six to twelve notes with humanlike sweetness under mechanical accompaniment.
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Empire
Ben questions after master’s death about Heaven
Ben expresses serious doubts about the afterlife after his master dies. He recalls the master never spoke or prepared to go to Heaven, suggesting concern or mistrust about the journey to the hereafter.
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Heaven
Ben
Massa
The New Popularity of the Carrier Pigeon in War and Peace
In St Nicholas George Ethelbert Walsh extols carrier pigeons for war and peacetime use. Pigeons aided Cape sieges in South Africa and naval posts in Europe and Britain. The United States relies more on private breeders. The piece notes strict controls in Germany and historical resistance to telegraphs.
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George Ethelbert Walsh
St. Nicholas
Durban
South Africa
Col. Hassard
Royal Engineers
Cape
Ladysmith
Kimberley
Royal Navy
Portsmouth
England
Europe
Germany
War Department
United States
Atlantic
Union
Maiden Modesty Love Duel Sparks Tit Bits Column
Ada Jack proclaims he would not marry the nicest girl Dolly Vash or Dolly Vshaw as a jab at romantic reputations in a playful Tit-Bits style snippet.
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Ada
Jack
Dolly—Vshaw
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J. B. Lippincott Company
Ness
Raymond Openy
Ravenau
Aas Louisé
Madam
Youngers
Gen. Jackson
Voney
Dolly
Sally Poll
Maggie
Sally Polly Clothespin
Gladys Hyatt
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