Caught Confederate Raider Foiled by Portland Leaders
Portland leaders Jedediah Jewett and Jacob McLellan halted a Confederate raid aiming to seize the U S revenue cutter Cushing in June 1863. Surviving portraits of former mayors were saved for a new city hall as McLellan and Jewett coordinated swift pursuit using steamers Chesapeake and Forest City, with Read and crew captured after the cutter explodes.
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Portland
Old City Hall
Jedediah Jewett
Jacob McLellan
McLellan
United States Revenue
Caleb Cushing
Charles W. Read
Missisuppi
Annapolis
Charbor
Archer
Southport
Monhejan
Tacony
Mie Archer
Portland Harbor
Read
Cushing
Mayor McLellan
Dollector Tavett
Confederacy
Dudley Davenport
Archer Wotll
Oara
Lieut
Davenport
Hussey’s Sound
Sefuln
Jewett
Chesapeake
New York
Forest City
Boston
Feldons
Forat City
Seventeenth
United States Infantry
N. Prime
Maine Volunteers
Henry Warren
Ano
Bho Alao
Waldron
Park Street
Fred
Senate
Jefferson Davin
McLallan
Relic Hunter Frank Morley’s Fire Wastes Civil War Find
In a Civil War tale, Frank Morley, famed for collecting relics, hauls shells from a battlefield to camp. A brush heap fires, destroying his prized cache, and the young hunter keeps silent for over two decades before recounting the loss to his old colonel.
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Frank Morley
Mr. Habburton
Sam
Frank
Ivo
Stable Drainage and Ventilation Principles for Barn Hygiene
The article stresses the vital link between stable drainage and ventilation for hygiene and efficiency. It details stall layouts for male and female animals, gravelled grooves and underground pipes, and cautions against improper sewer connections. It notes the impracticality of underground drainage without ample flushing water and promotes regular cleaning to prevent odors and damage to carriages and cushions.
Cream Separation Terms and Processes Discussed
A brief note explains how elinge roots and ete may speed cream formation, noting practical differences brought by a cream separator in achieving separation quickly.
Practical Fashions Pattern 2360 for Copenhagen blue frock
Pattern No 2360 shows a front bay princess panel frock in six sizes 32 to 42 inch bust. Describes tucks, inverted box plait back, lace trim, and fabric yardage in multiple widths. Send 19 cents to Pattern Editor for pattern 8128 with name and address.
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Copenhagen
Pthinky
Ste
Troublesome Stomachs and the Rockefeller Cure Debated
The article describes a claimed digestion remedy called the Rockefeller Cure with a geléct pre scription from Brent Battle Creek expaclllet and details its ingredients. It cites a druggist’s endorsement and notes retailers may obtain ingredients from jobbers. A Scottish worker’s breakfast comment closes the piece with a tale of delay.
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Brent Battle Creek
Wista
Paris Pattern No 2364 All Seama For Skirts
Paris Pattern No 2364 showcases a versatile skirt model suited to linen pique duck khaki and other washables. It details material yardages for nap and non nap fabrics across widths and explains center front closing and back inverted pleat for easy ironing.
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Paris
Nam
Addrens
Living Room Design Advice From McLean
The living room should be a truly livable space with harmonious walls and durable furnishings. Prefer alabaster walls and solid colors over wallpaper, as they suit light reflection, reduce future labor, and reflect taste and culture. Color choices should consider room lighting with warm hues in north rooms and darker tones in south and west rooms.
Gathering Galax Leaves Gathered by Women and Children
Flows of galax iwaves sold to florists in Mount Airy Maryland at 26 cents for 4000 leaves. Women and children gather in Maryland mountains earning up to a dollar and more daily. The passage defines difficulty as a word indicating the degree of effort needed for specific tasks.
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Mount Airy
Maryland
From Sunny Orange Groves Kidney Cure Memoir
A San Bernardino man recounts years of kidney trouble relieved by Dean's Kidney Pills. He praises the remedy as thorough, recalls his cure years ago, and notes it was sold nationwide for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo.
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Sunny
San Bernardino
Lionel ‘M. Heath
Highth Street
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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Lydia E. Pinkham
America
Lydia KE
Pinkham
Lydia E.i Pinkham
Lydia
Paxton Toilet CO
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