Siege of Atlanta in 1864 Ends With Confederate Heroine?
In a blistering July 1864, Atlanta, a city and camp, faced a siege as 80,000 Union soldiers advanced. Shells shattered streets, bomb-proof pits sheltered families for forty days, and residents endured bombardment from Peach Tree to Decatur. A lone Confederate horseman fired a final shot as Sherman’s men pressed in, signaling Atlanta’s fall.
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Atlanta
Peachtree and
Ellis
A. C. Ladd
Wheat Street
Mr. Crusselle
Peachtree
Leyden House
Deantown
Marietta Street
Crusselle
Ellis and
Cain
Spring
Ivy Streets
Broad Street
Artesian Well
Sherman
How to Handle the Hat and a Courtroom Laughs
A humor filled clipping presents a breach of promise tale where a woman recalls a suitor's embrace as the court bursts into laughter. It contrasts with etiquette on hats and social manners as a New York hatter offers rules for polite acts toward women in public.
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New York
Alaska purchase linked to Civil War debt, secret told
Professor George B Wilcox of Chicago claims the 1867 Alaska purchase was not for territory but to pay the war debt owed to Russia for aiding Union blockade efforts. The tale recounts Lincoln Seward and the fleet bill, with Seward allegedly guarding the secret as Congress backed the move. A second anecdote recalls a El Paso gambler’s night of luck and a tale of kinship in estate care across France.
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George B. Wilcox
Chicago
Alaska
Russia
United States
Lincoln
Seward
England
France
Congress
el Paso
Galveston
St.Louis Globe-Democrat
Romance of a Saginaw widow and a Greek masquerade
A Saginaw widow Mary Benrose faced deceit after a supposed Athens patrician wooed her and fled with her funds. She financed their voyage to Greece, then faced poverty, appealed to aid groups, and returned with her children to Saginaw. Also, a note on tramp deaths and the peril they face on rail travel, with a dramatic tale of a tramp who escaped a fatal crash.
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Saginaw
Michigan
Charities and Correction
Third Avenue
Eleventh Street
Mary Benrose
Athens
Benrose
Greece
America
Board of Foreign Missions
American Legation
New York
American Bible Society
Department of Charities and Correction
New York Sun
Ingenious Contrivance for Snapping Fingers at the License Court
A plan to supply beer directly to private homes by street pipes from the brewery is proposed by William Hogg. The system would use a three-layer pipe with a meter in each house and $50,000 gallons pressure, with stamps required for revenue. Monthly meter readings would collect payments and pipes would be cleaned to prevent spoilage. A Tacoma hotel joke about Mount Ranier ends the item.
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William Hogg
Hogg
Pittsburg Times
Tacoma
Mount Ranier
Puyallup
Cowlitz
Brigham Young Wit Anecdote Revealed in Old Memoir
A published reminiscence recalls Brigham Young facing a wounded elder who, after an amputation, pleads for a new limb and flattering him as Christ’s representative. Young, famed for quick wit, agrees to all the flatteries, then responds to preserve faith and offer guidance.
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Brigham Young
Young
Christ
Earth
Oung
South American Mosquitos On Travel Tales
An American Magazine excerpt recounts exaggerated tales of mosquitos attacking ships in South America. It notes crews driven below deck, cabin windows broken, horses and cattle dying from bites, and a herd panicking aboard a vessel near Magdalena river before drowning. Passengers use mosquito bars head-nets gloves and tied clothing on deck.
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United States
Magdalena River
American Magazine
Misunderstanding Delays Church Visit at Home
A wife finds her husband still in bed after he promised to rise for church. He explains he meant the evening service, not the morning, as he turns over and relaxes. The lighthearted domestic scene captures a playful clash over plans.
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John
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Idaho
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DE Waldron
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Thuth
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Waley
George IL Roberts
Nebraska
Halley
Alo
W. E. Burkhart
Hailey
Ro - Idaho
Ketchum Bakery
Main St., Ketchum, Idaho
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Aen
Angel
Main Street
Gomes Vacraman
al Log
Turas Lodge
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Odd Fellow
Taiting
Wethren
Corcee Et Narlatt
N.G. W. A Warennx
Ree
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Bill
Constantinople
Paris
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