Curious Yankee Soldiers Inside Confederate Lines at Appomattox
Osgood P. Martin of Foxcraft Maine recalls with comrade Gardiner a detour into the Confederate camp after Lee’s departure. They watched troops cut and distribute parts of a historic apple tree Lee and his generals sat under, the tree later nearly gone as they retreated back to Union lines.
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Appomattox
Fifth Corps
McLean House
Gardiner
Lee
Osgood P. Martin
Foxcraft
Maine
National Tribune
An Oratorical Boomerang in a Camp Debate
An inexperienced candidate, elec tioneering in an Indiana regiment camp, is heckled as he cites Herodotus. A bystander asks which side he favors. He persists with a tale of an army driven by an ass's bray. A second voice urges him to proceed, noting the army has been tested.
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Indiana
Herodotus
Navy Slang Serves as Family Bond as Young Woman Exults
The youngest daughter of a prominent naval officer proudly notes her sister’s engagement to a captain. A visitor remarks the younger girl will miss her sister, and the girl replies with humor that she is “advanced a number,” illustrating navy slang seeping into family life.
Robbery by Mistake Aided by General McClellan Visit
Two women attempted to steal buttons from a military cap they mistook for General McClellan’s during his dinner stop at the Massasoit House in Springfield Massachusetts. The scene caused embarrassment as an aide wore the damaged cap, exposing the improvised theft.
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McClellan
Massasoit House
Springfield
Mass
Agricultural Education in Western Canada Drives Prosperity
Western Canada offers high potential for profitable farming through technical education. Governments support experimental farms in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and universities in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta provide agricultural colleges and demonstration farms. Dean Curtiss of Ames warns Canadians push beyond US methods, emphasizing vocational education and cooperative funding for creameries and elevators. total grain yields in 1913 ranged from 30 to 45 bushels per acre.
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Canada
Western
Dominion
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Agricultural College
Alberta
Edmonton
Dean Curtiss
Ames Agricultural College
Iowa
United States
University
Dinner talk sparks sharp clash between two politicians
Charles Murphy at Good Ground recalls a dinner scene where two politicians exchanged a fierce tongue lashing across the card table. He notes the energetic rhetoric, loud voices, and witnesses fearing a physical blow before he calmed the room.
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Charles ¥. Murphy
Good Ground
Mr. Murphy
Banquet Guests Hear President Speak by Phone
A banquet featured guests at tables each with a telephone to hear the president. Attendees noted the speech sounded repetitive as everyone heard the same remarks.
Castoria Ad Claims Safe Use for Infants and Children
An old advertisement touts Castoria as a safe remedy used for over 80 years and bears Fletcher’s signature. It includes quirky lines about children and domestic life and a digressive Life magazine quote about economy starting at home and the Great White Way.
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Oeton
Fletcher
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