American Voices and Fashion Sparks in Oddball Notes
A jumbled column surveys women’s voices in elocution training, amusing church washing contests, a costly kiss in Winterthur, daring train jumps by two women, and a cosmetic recipe called Pigeon’s Milk. It also hints at a Swiss beauty fixation, a Queensland magistrate order, and thoughts on lace and ankles as signs of style.
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Aavert
Teachtra
Elocution
Europe
A& 4
Zurich
Winterthur
Ships Cast on the Rocks at Port Elizabeth Disaster
A Sept 2 hurricane battered Algoa Bay wrecking many ships at anchor. Dozens died or were lost as lifeboats failed and rescuers struggled. Names of wrecks include Clara, Thekla, Sayre, Oakworth, and other vessels from Britain, Germany, Norway, Italy, and Sweden, with over 15 000 tons total. A public funeral will honor victims.
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Port Willabeth
South Africa
Algoa Bay
Coast Guard
Clara
Gahrivile
Thekla
Contest
Sayre
Oakworth
Agostino Rombo
Arnold
Nautillus
Coriolania
Emanuel
Cavalieri Musso
Publc
Youthful Nimrod and Roosevelts Contested Frontier
An obscure wartime style note claims a youthful figure, described as Nimrod, with speculative phrases about a senator from Vermet and a eroded plot against Roosevelt. The fragment references a dramatic scene involving a president and a billed game, though details are unclear and garbled.
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Froviwr
Vermet
Peeshdoor Roosevelt
Verses on Fortune and Hope From a Lamented Robert
Fragmented poem lines reflect On Fortune and Hope with moral reflections. The speaker notes life’s tides and shifts from foul to fair and warns against hubris while urging temperance and perseverance amid mischance. The author named Robert appears as the contributor or subject.
Gen Sigel's Last Days Described in Family Letter
A letter from Mrs. Franz Sigel to Mrs. Be Muag Nicke Stiiman details the General’s fading strength and routine, noting his intellectual pursuits waned, his daughter Leila stayed nearby, and daily drives and talks cheered him. He died suddenly after a quiet passing, uttering “Mamma, it was well, all has been for the best.” The Washington Post notes universal sympathy followed.
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Franz Sigel
BE. Muagnicke Stiiman
Leila
Bronx
Washington Post
Gen Meade's Gettysburg HQ shaped decisive battle plan
General Meade used an unpretentious Gettysburg house as his headquarters to plan the great battle that effectively ended Confederate operations. The report highlights the modest setting behind a pivotal Union command decision and the resulting turning point in the campaign.
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Gettysburg
A Soldier's Enthusiasm at Anteitam Front
A New Yorker with a Grand Army badge recalls the 107th supporting Cotheren's battery at Antietam. Amid a fierce assault with scarce ammo, a spectator atop a rock watched as canister fire tore rebels apart. Shouts and shrapnel swept the field as a cap swung and a jubilant cheer rang out.
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107Th
Cotheren
Antetam
Icebreaker at William and Mary college encounter
A general recalls visiting Virginia and meeting Gen Benjamin Stoddert Ewell, former William and Mary president, whose Confederate past and Gettysburg memories broke the ice with faculty. The tale ends with a proverb about a yellow dog counting losses when no one kicks him.
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Virginia
Benjamin Stoddert Ewell
William and Mary College
Ewell
Grant
Sheridan
Pennsylvania
Pat Pennsylvanian
Gettysburg
Grand Army Master Roll June 1902 figures and losses
The Adjutant General report to the national encampment shows 263,745 members in good standing on June 30 1902, with a net yearly gain of 27 007 and total loss of 31 813. Posts reported 6 416. California and Nevada posts estimated at 96 6 511. 112 posts deficient. 65 posts surrendered charters. 1066 dropped from roll.
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Adjt
Silas H. Towler
Grand Army
North Dakota
Utah
Florida
California
Nevada
Tragic Humor Amid Civil War Tales From Gordon
Gen John B Gordon recalls a humorous incident where an Irish soldier stripped a dead Federal officer of his shoes and wore them himself noting a prayer meeting in camp where a line prayed for victory in a terrible battle. The speaker comments on humanity and moral humor amid war.
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John B. Gordon
Georgia
Butte
Shirkers and drill revolt amid Corsican siege
In a damaged wartime fragment, veterans and workers resist drill duties during a siege era. At roll call the crew is ordered to fetch forage and water, as shortages drive men to protest and seek escape routes by land and sea.
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Corioth
Rome
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New York
Tate
Waldorh Adtona
Voast
Africa
Pleces
Gallure
Meath
Robert
Sigel
Cath Eren
Shirkers
Hove
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