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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1900
Page
6
Margaret seeks aid and supplies as she defies a wary general during a Civil War encampment. A shooting in the valley signals new danger while confederate cavalry close in, and a planned escape or mission hangs on a risky move by the general and his escort.
The narrator and Margaret observe a growing cavalry and wagon train movement in the valley. They deduce Wheeler’s cavalry and Longstreet’s corps moving by rail toward Chattanooga, warning Burnside of a potential breakthrough as Grant prepares an aggressive campaign. Margaret’s keen vigilance earns her credit and raises questions about her next moves.
The narrative describes slowly advancing cavalry, thinning ranks, and wagons in the valley followed by invalids in ambulances. Traders seek plunder and counterfeit goods as the group debates travel tactics and whether to tell the truth or resort to white lies on the return journey.
The narrative follows a Civil War era group led by Margaret and Dave as they evade Confederate pursuit after crossing a river ford. They encounter a young lieutenant who recognizes Margaret, prompting tension and a wary plan to mislead pursuers. The scene ends with a halt as enemy forces loom, then a transition to a geological and scientific feature about strange Atlantic fish and past fisheries.
The Philadelphia Ledger argues that female rulers such as Catherine the Great, Maria Theresa, Elizabeth, Anne, Mary, and Victoria have guided periods of vast imperial expansion, prosperity, culture, and military strength, suggesting a queen on the throne sparks national flourishing.
A brief Indianapolis News item notes a playful exchange about girls giggling more than boys. The remark is traced to a sixteen year old speaker and a girl of eighteen offering a witty retort about looking at boys.
The text traces early human needs from food to light and details the invention and impact of calcium carbide and acetylene. It notes a 1592 discovery, a 1895 company formation, and rapid public adoption. Acetylene is praised for bright, clean light, safety, low odor, and suitability for rural areas without gas or electric mains.
Mrs Adelaide Hermann widow of the magician may wed Baron Ivan Svenork Orskevitch a Russian cavalry captain. The baron shuffled wealth and romance while Mr Hermann toured and died. she sparked a claim of engagement after showing a diamond engagement ring in New York.
The Chicago Dispatch notes sayings on vanity luck and secrecy including lines about avoiding windfalls and secrets from a wife. It also references Seumas MacManus an Irish writer who sold many short stories to major American magazines during his U S visit.
Poem describes a prodigy who never misbehaves, then reveals the subject is a wooden image in a downtown clothing store wearing a blue suit with gilt buttons priced at six fifty. Emma A. Opper appears as the author in Golden Days.
Boston photographer John H. Lewis recounts a humorous incident near Moosehead Lake where a black bear reportedly pressed a camera button to expose a frame. A Plainfield New Jersey party camped at Sears High Landing left garbage attracting bears, and one bear allegedly used the camera to capture a wood scene from a lift, suggesting the bear may have taken a photo unintentionally.
A Cincinnati letter describes an ant army of about 15 000 marching from a hut in mud walls toward a nearby mound of fresh earth. The head halted to allow the force to assemble then detachments ascended the mound while others encircled it. Ants returned with crickets and grasshoppers, loading the base and depot, completing a calculated foray.
A city boy enters a barn and fills pockets with apples after his uncle invites him to take all he wishes. He then regrets aloud that he wishes he were twins. The text also notes a claimed average sand depth in Africa’s deserts of 30 to 40 feet.
A fragmentary account notes that the original stump boat, used by South Sea island natives, appears unchanged by European steamers. Accident allegedly led to its discovery when a tired savage rode a floating log, then evolved to root seats and paddle propulsion, illustrating primitive transport's persistence and human progress.
A Philadelphia Times tribute to Brisbin Skiles 83, a lifelong fox hunter from Gap Lancaster County. He began at age ten and may have hunted more chases than any living American. One notable feat at 81 involved 60 hounds 30 riders and a 17 mile pursuit ending with his capture of the fox. Also a streetcar tale ends with a boy saying he swallowed his fare, and the line Love finds a way even if it has to stand the furniture man off.
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