Public Library Gift and Civil War-Era Notice
The column discusses Mies Julia B. Newberry of Chicago bequeathing about four million dollars to found a public library, with praise for benefactors and a plea for similar local gifts. It also covers varied excerpts: praise for General Hayes, notices on books and periodicals, the Brooklyn Bridge project, and a long travel letter from Texas about climate, agriculture, and native communities interspersed with political commentary and local editorial snips. The piece concludes with opinion on Hayes’s presidential prospects and Democratic party commentary.
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Mies
Julia B. Newberry
Chicago
City of the Lakes
Jennie Nelson
Savatau
Tam
Lahore
Prince of Wales
Kce
Henry
Davis
Amritsar
Christiana
Punjab
Church Mission House
Canon Duckworth
India
Satan
73D
Cashmere
Mountsin
Jesus
Jesas
Christ
San Antonio
Harmiloa
Texas
Ohio
Cciwrageny
Mary de Jesus Cis
Gener Buck
Bill V
Fragmented Civil War Letter Mixed With War News
An OCR fragment weaves a wartime correspondence with scattered battle recollections. It references Union General Sherman, skirmishes around a campground, guards, and rebels, plus long digressions on officers, prisoners, and moral reflections. The piece reads like a battlefield diary excerpt with blurred names and dates.
Secession Debated as Southern Views Persist in Democratic Era
Fragmentary notes discuss secession and Southern doctrines influencing the Democratic era. Mentioned figures Wade Hampton, Ben Hill, Robert Toombs, James Gordon, Beverly Tucker, Alexander H. Stephens as previous leaders shaping views. The text asserts Southern sentiment will dominate as night follows day.
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Mane Cayennery
Wade Hampton
Ben Hill
Robert Toombs
James Gordon
Beverly Tooker
Alexander H. Stephens
Ned Men
Address to Prince on Religious Freedom and Bible Translation
A formal address to a royal figure expresses gratitude for British rule and requests acceptance of Urdu Persian Panjab and Afghan translations of the Sacred Scriptures. It notes non interference with belief yet praises Christianity’s spread and prays for royal blessing and divine protection. An officer acknowledges the address on January.
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India
God
Lord Jesus Christ
Jan
Experience of an Andersonville Prisoner in Dixie
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls an Andersonville prisoner describing Dixie conditions and a Getty of Shiloh era events. The letter references General Sherman and a misunderstanding of the Shiloh engagement, mentioning a Captain and a scouting party in the Seventh Ohio and accompanying units.
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Andersonville
Dixie
Sowa
Shiloh
Sherman
Sisetarees Nipe
Ohio
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