The Many Charms of the Action and Society Trends
An eclectic column surveys shifting feminine voices and manners in Europe and America, noting loud voices of American women, elocution training, and social scenes. It recounts a church washing contest, a costly kiss incident in Winterthur, a train-escape mishap, Swiss beauty recipes, and a magistrate’s support order in Australia, mingling fashion, etiquette, and curiosity from various regions.
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Aavert
Teachtra
Elocution
Europe
A& 4
Ships Cast on the Rocks at Port Elizabeth Hurricane
A violent hurricane lashed Algoa Bay on September 2, wrecking up to twenty sail and scattering hundreds of thousands in property. About 100 sailors were lost, with many rescued only to die in hospital. four British, six German, five Norwegian, two Italian and one Swedish ships were driven ashore in a night of wrecks. A public funeral will honor the dead as officials seek next of kin across nations.
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Port Willabeth
South Africa
Algoa Bay
Coast Guard
Pleces
Clara
Gahrivile
Thekla
Contest
Sayre
Oakworth
Agostino Rombo
Arnold
Nautillus
Coriolania
Emanuel
Cavalieri Musso
Publc
Youthful Nimrod and Roosevelts Unclear Exchange
Fragmentary OCR note references a youthful figure and a senator, with garbled phrases implying a confrontation or exchange involving Roosevelt. The text is largely unintelligible, offering little verifiable detail or context for a concrete summary.
Times Go By Turns by a Poem Fragment
Fragmentary poem reflecting on changing fortune and resilience. The speaker notes that fortune rises and falls, with tides that eventually ebb and flow. It suggests hope amid adversity and the chance to improve, ending with a meditation on fate and wisdom.
Gen Sigel's Last Days Described by Widow
In a letter from Mrs Franz Sigel to a longtime family friend, she recalls the general's gradual decline and fading strength. He found solace in conversation, reading little, and walks with their daughter Leila nearby the Bronx. He died suddenly after a soothing final moment and words to his mother.
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Franz Sigel
BE. Muagnicke Stiiman
Leila
Bronx
Gen Meade’s Headquarters Recalled in Gettysburg Battle Note
A fragment recalls General Meade’s quiet Gettysburg headquarters where the Union commander planned the decisive battle that effectively ended Confederate resistance.
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Gettysburg
A Soldier's Enthusiasm At Ante Tammy
A New Yorker with a Grand Army badge recalls the 107th soldiers supporting Cotheren's battery at Ante tam. As rebels massed for an assault the battery faced ammunition shortages and held fire, the line held, a rock observer cheered wildly, and canister fire tore the advancing column. A shrapnel burst sent rebels sprawling as a celebratory shout rang out.
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107Th
Cotheren
Antetam
Cath Eren
Icebreaker at William and Mary with Confederate officers
In recounting a Virginia visit, a general recalls meeting Gen Benjamin Ewell at William and Mary after the war. Ewell, once opposed to secession, welcomed him despite a faculty of wounded Confederate officers. A professor, claiming Pennsylvanian roots, jokes about Gettysburg, easing tensions. A closing proverb notes a yellow dog counts a lay lost when nobody kicks it.
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Virginia
Benjamin Stoddert Ewell
William and Mary College
Ewell
Grant
Sheridan
Pennsylvania
Pat Pennsylvanian
Gettysburg
Grand Army Master Roll figures for June 1902 summary
Adjutant General Towler reports the Grand Army status with 263,745 members in good standing as of June 30 1902 and 26 214 suspended. Total on roll 289 959. Posts reported 6 416. Losses 31 813. Net gain 27 007.
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Adjt
Silas H. Towler
Grand Army
North Dakota
Utah
Florida
California
Nevada
Tragic Anecdotes From Gen Gordon Told In Camp
Gen John B Gordon recalls a comical yet grim scene during a Confederate campaign. An Irish soldier pockets a dead officer’s boots claiming the corpse is beyond use. Another tale describes a prayer meeting in camp where a soldier pleads for divine help amid a brutal battle.
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John B. Gordon
Georgia
Butte
Shirkers Misled During Wartime Drill Routine
During Corioth siege troops faced compulsory tasks as Bulmer stove veterans led crews to land and gather forage and provisions. Morning roll call pressed men to volunteer for a hazardous drill before dawn while officers demanded swift outputs, exposing strained morale and harsh wartime discipline.
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Corioth
Rome
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Tate
Waldorh Adtona
Voast
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Meath
Froviwr
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Robert
Sigel
Washington Post
Shirkers
Hove
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