Jerry Ryans Exploit at Chickamauga Described by Captain
An account from the Chicago Inter Ocean recalls Lt Jerry Ryan of the Twenty-first Indiana battery at Chickamauga. Amid heavy fight he remained with his gun under fire, helped by Corporal Sherwood and others, then regrouped near Wood’s rear to reoccupy position and later rejoin Turchin’s left. Ryan, now in Chicago’s South Side, is pictured as the lone artilleryman steadfast by his piece.
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Torchin
Chickamauga
Chicago
Turchin
Twenty-first Indiana Battery
Kelley Field
B.A. King
Reynolds
Pleces
Tuvelin
WoWa
Dan McConk
Teaao XII, Sherwood
Wonil
Snodgrass Hill
Wood
Turchit
Turehin
McConk
Rigade
Jerry Tryan
Chicksinanga
Grant's Democratic Ways As Reflections On President Grant
A Washington resident compares President Roosevelt and Gen. Grant, noting Grants modest public presence and democratic habits. The account, relayed via The New York Times, highlights Grant’s ordinary street demeanor and the crowd’s indifference to a sitting president. A Chicago Daily News warning about lending a gun ends the piece.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Gen. Grant
United States
Kevelt
Whdelal
White Houses
Gen
Grant
White House
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington Quan
New York
Thinex
Tiny Helps a Soldier During War in Creekside Tale
A young girl named Tiny secretly aids a starving soldier discovered on a bridge by the creek. She risks exposure to fetch food and milk, promising to keep his secret while hoping for a future reunion after the war. The scene ends with the soldier reaching his regiment safely, and Tiny holding a personal, hidden resolve.
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Mtteburg
Walt
Tige
Dean
Tiny
Simple chicken coop door design from Maine farmer
In planning winter coop prep, a straightforward chicken coop door design is shared. George Moote of Maine demonstrates a pear shaped two door system on a common bolt hinge, with a quarter inch hole, four nails to rest on in cold weather, and both doors revolving on the same bolt for simple construction and reliable operation.
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George Moote
Maine
Moore
F. Barry
Ohio
Princess in Monastery Prank in French Alps Tale
A French Alps anecdote from Dauphiny tells how the Princess of Croy dressed as a boy to visit the Grande Chartreuse monastery. A smiling monk hosted them and offered luncheon, then exclaimed Catch it, young man. The monk forbade women inside, sending the princess outside while the prince finished his inspection.
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Dinguierd
Mer
Dauphiny
Croy
Grande Chartreuse
Feeding Bees To Strengthen Colonies For Spring
A 19th century farming note urges late brood rearing prevention of spring dwindling by early feeding. Techniques include feeding sugar syrup to stimulate brood, capping combs, and placing prepared frames near the cluster. Also reported is a consensus that the 101 flaxseed crop will be the largest in U.S. history with estimates narrowing to 2,000,000 to 26,600,000 bushels.
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Orange Judd Farmer
Fragmented OCR text on readers and ads mix of era voices
A collage of stray lines references to a conversation between Cholly Edith and Mamma about hoarseness, a page note about co operative mercantile contracts, a broker ad for Fidelity Security Company at Broadway, and stray quips about political jobs and a dismissive line about a deformity.
Dorchester firm promotes encoa chocolate and machinery
An advertisement touts Walter Baker & Co of Dorchester Massachusetts for encoa anil chocolate and specialized machinery that purportedly improve purity flavor and nutrient value. It claims worldwide renown and high medical practitioner nurse and caterer endorsements alongside other promotional notices from Chicago Daily News and Nickel Plate Road travel tips.
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Walter Baker & Co
Dorchester
Mase
U.S. A
Nureo
Health cures and travel deals mix in old time ads
An assortment of 19th to early 20th century ads and quips cover patent medicines like Cascarete Candy Cathartic promising gentle bowel relief for ten cents, rail travel discounts to Virginia and Carolina destinations, smoke free coal from Lackawanna routes, Putnam facial dyes, and odds and ends from newspapers noting cures, while humorous snippets question social norms and daily routines.
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Chicago Daily News
Ancient Roman coin found by Indiana veteran in Philippines
William J. Davis a Forty second Indiana infantry veteran living in Flora Jr displays a Roman coin he says he found while campaigning in the Philippines. Authorities note the coin dates to about 1 600 years ago during Emperor Maximinus II’s reign and remains well preserved with legible inscriptions and imagery. The obverse shows Maximinus II with a Latin legend while the reverse depicts a man holding an olive branch and the words Dax Anguetl. The coin was reportedly lost in Luzon years ago after traveling from Spain.
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William J. Davis
Forty-second
Indiana Infantry
Uving Vat Flora, Jr
Philippines
Maximinus ii
Maximntia
Dax Anguetl
Span
Luzon
Curious Kansas debate on a Ceres statue proposal
A fragment from a Kansas-era exchange recalls a proposed statue of Ceres at a White Dome hall. editors clash over gender and public pages, invoking humor about Woman’s and Man’s sections and suggesting local mockery of women’s roles.
Fragmentary quotes reveal gossip and marital tension
Incoherent excerpts show cautious women and gossip about spouses. The Cleveland Plain Dealer cites Mrs Vernon Brown and others discussing rumors, with lines on controlling behavior and jealousy. The text fragments imply social scrutiny and marital strain amid overheard conversations.
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Nickel Plate Road
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Lackawanna Railroad
Roxley
Hana
Norfolk& Waaternay
Cincinnati
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Virginiae
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Clusia
Indianapolia News
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Hemuel
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Daly News
Kansas
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T Exchange
Prcteburg Gazette
Mr. Pozenby
Iespaer
Erecy
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Vernon Brown
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Smiffian Jones
Jim
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