Civil War enlistment figures show Northern edge over South
The Baltimore Sun table by Mr Lee reports 2,768,304 Northern enlistments versus 600,000 for the Confederacy. Foreigners and Negroes in the North total 680,917, with Southern-born whites 1,? and other breakdowns. Aggregate Federal army May 1, 1865 stands at 1,000,516 while Confederate armies total 133,433. Prisoner and death tallies appear for both sides.
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Cassenove G, Lee
Washington
Baltimore Sun
Lee
Con. Fed
Antietam
Chancellorsville
Fredericksburg
Gettysburg
Chickamauga
Wilderness
Lightning Fatal to Four Boys in Chester County
A lightning strike on a farm near Felton Chester killed four boys aged 13 to 15. The victims are Ross Smith 13 of Fulton. Alexander Fullerton 13 Felton. William Davis 14 of Upland. Samuel Clark 15 colored of Chester.
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Chester
Flenton
Ross Smith
Fulton
Alexander Fullerton
Felton
Wm. Davis
Upland
Samuel Clark
New Life Pills Promise Quick Relief for Headaches
Advertisement claims Dr King’s New Life Pills cure sick and nervous headaches by purifying blood and boosting health. Sold for 25 cents with money back not cured, distributed by Crawford Bros, J F Mackey Co, and Fanderburk Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Crawford Bros. J. F. Mackey & Co
Fanderburk Pharmacy
Tists
Love and Blue Anecdotes From a Country Boy in Ohio
A Sterling Bulletin correspondent recalls a winter visit to a girl in Ohio where a chair move toppled ten dozen eggs from a basket, spilling them on him and the carpet. He then recounts wartime service and disasters, but the egg mishap Outshines all, ending with the girl’s mother scolding the narrator.
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The
Sterling Bulletin
Ohio
Colorado
Kansas
Jerry Simpson
Carrie Nation
Kansas City Journal
Dr King’s New Discovery Praised for Lung Ailments
Fresh testimony pours in praising Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds as unequaled. L J Mcfurland of Benterville Virginia says a three year bronchitis illness ended after taking the remedy. Trial bottles free and regular sizes priced at 50 cents and one dollar.
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Dr. King
L. J. Mcfurland
Benterville
Crawford Bros
J. F. Mackey& Co
Funderbark Pharmacy
Aged Tennesseean Falls 100 Feet Off Cliff
Maj. A. M. Folsom of Elizabethton Tennessee, 75 years old, fell 100 feet from a cliff along the Watauga River near Elizabeth ton. He was alone when the accident happened, remained at the base for hours, and sustained multiple broken bones with no hope of recovery. He had been returning from a fishing trip when he fumbled and slid over the edge.
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Bristol
Tenn
A. M. Folsom
Elizabethton
Watauga River
Maj. Folaom
Wasting Away from Kidney Disease Told by Salem Man
A Salem Missouri man, Robert K Watts, describes five years of kidney disease and failing health. After trying various doctors and remedies, he credits Foley's Kidney Cure with a full recovery after less than two bottles. Sold by Fanderburk Pharmacy.
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Robert RK. Watts
Salem
Foley
Liam
Fanderburk Pharmacy
Kindness at a Funeral Sparks Hope in a Stranger
A Brotherhood Star记 obituary recounts a tale from a funeral about a minister’s widow known for gentleness. A former jobless man recalls resting near a church, receiving water, a meal, and prayer from a compassionate woman who helped him rebuild his life in Cleveland. The story underscores a simple act of mercy as transformative.
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Newman
Cleveland
Brotherhood Star
Worst of all experiences endurable by a cure
Mrs S H Newson of Decatur Alabama endured three years of indigestion and stomach trouble with death near. After trying various remedies Electric Bitters cured her completely. The medicine treats liver kidney stomach and bowel troubles and is sold by Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co and Funderbark Pharmacy for 50 cents with guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Newson
Decatur
Ala
Crawford Bros
J. F. Mackey & Co
Funderbark Pharmacy
Made Her Cry
A wife of five years recalls past marital turmoil as she discovers a wedding invitation. The memory of pressuring her father to spend $15 on engraved invitations leaves her ashamed and crying all day, realizing the money is needed now for spring clothes for the children.
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Atebison Globo
Lancaster
Remi
Charlotte
Frank F. Jones
Charlotte, N
Arnica Salve Offered For Wounds And Burns
A short ad urges readers to stock Bucklen's Arnica Salve for burns cuts and ulcers, noting its availability at Crawford Bros J B Mackey Co and Funders Bark Pharmacy along with other local drug stores.
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Bucklen
Crawford Bros
J.B. Mackey & Co
Funders Bark Pharmacy
Humorous Aphorisms on Women and Society
A New York Press collection of satirical lines mocks parenting gender roles and female ambition. Witty quips joke about corporal punishment, marriage, business, and schooling, revealing social attitudes of the era.
Passenger and infant tickets eaten by child on Mississippi train
A mother traveling with a one year old in Mississippi had the child chew and swallow tickets. When the conductor collected tickets, she explained the situation and he punched the baby and moved on.
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Mississippi
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Love and Blue
New York Press
Liddell
Columbia
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E. D. Bowers Bowers’ Bros
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Pebey
Winthrop Collegs
Winthrop Colege
County Court House
D. B. Johnson
Rock Hill, 8. C
Lancaster Marble
ANT Granite Works
Lancaster, S. GC
What Is
Castoria
Baby Ease CO
Macox
Iors
Williams Neu
Cioeeieen
Funderburk Bune
Foleys Ginetad Fears
Price Inc
Pewington
J. Marry Foster
Attorney At Law
8. C
Lancaster and Chester
Westrounh
Lev B . Ly
Basconville
Richburg
Chariots
Athuila
S al
Yorky
C&n
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Lenoir
E & Pyr
Gastonia
Yorkville
Aunta
Colunitia
Bascomville
Port Lawn
Camden
Conn
Chester—Southern
Seaboard and Jarlinn & Northwestern Railways
Southern
Leroy
Dr. Williams
Williams Weg Co
Broote, Glevelon Ohio
Funderburk Pharmacy
J. E. Rutledge
Lancaster, S. C
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