The Substitute and the Bounty Jumpers in Civil War Rotas
A Chicago Inter Ocean excerpt recounts veterans hazing substitutes for bounty pay, versus stories of men who became substitutes to support families. It details a regiment’s 39 months service, reenlistment avoidance, and a veteran who became a trusted fighter after initial underestimation. It also notes four brothers enlisting across regiments and the social dynamics around substitutes in 1864-65.
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Chicago
Newport Barracks
Strong
Ated
Sub
Oder
Thia
Army Mystery of Paroled Vicksburg Soldiers
The Chicago Inter Ocean recounts a mystery after Pemberton’s surrender and 31,000 paroled soldiers were held near Black River. Many vanished or defected, others fled to the northwest, while Union guards allegedly aided emigration. Grant and Halleck faced questions about parole breaches and fate in Montana, Utah, and beyond.
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Chicago
Pemberton
Vicksburg
Wat
Black River
Grant
Gnaris
Tinton
Mississippi River
Northwest Territories
Montana
Maho
Miah
Northwest
Soldier Edward Scofield A Governor and War Hero
Maj Edwards Scofield began as a printer in Pennsylvania. He enlisted as a private at the start of the Civil War, rose to major then lieutenant colonel after being wounded and captured. He later moved to Wisconsin, entered lumbering, and was elected to the state senate twice before becoming governor in 1896 and winning reelection in 1908.
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Edward Scofield
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
State Senate
Upham
Battle on Malvern Hill near Richmond on July 1 1562
Union and Confederate forces clashed in a severe engagement on Malvern Hill, about 11 miles from Richmond and one mile from the James River, ending in the defeat of the Confederates.
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Malvern Hill
Richmond
James River
Obstacle, een you and that heiress? Burgess (uadly)
A fragmentary note mentions a figure named Burgess tied to an heiress and a tense scene about an obstacle. Readable context is too limited to identify full names, places, or a clear event.
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Burgess
Uadly
The Collar Button
A discussion on the collar button as a simple object with many parts that often breaks at inopportune moments, noting its tendency to complicate even ordinary tasks and its impact on humor and daily life.
The One Piece Collar Button Story
The Chicago Record explains the habit and weakness of the one piece collar button. It traces the button’s creation from a stamped circular disk through stages of shaping, edging, forming, and polishing. It notes the button’s strength over the old straight shank and reflects on the brains and energy behind each Uniest article.
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Chicago Record
How to Clean Wine Lace and Child Labor in North Carolina Mills
Instruction on cleaning wine lace using magnesia and tissue paper to restore brightness follows. A separate note reports North Carolina mill child labor has fallen by fifty percent over three years.
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North Carolina
Buying Table Linen for Everyday Use in the Home
The article advises on choosing table linen by quality and use, noting that fine patterned linen lasts longer, smaller designs wear better, and four cloths plus matched napkins suit a small family. It covers cutting, hemming, monograms, hems, and the cost differences between plain and bordered cloths as a practical guide for housekeepers.
Ceiling Closet For Shirt Waists In Summers Hotels
A clever art student solves wardrobe space by suspending shirt waists from the ceiling using a curtain pole, screws, cord, and coat hangers. Dust and flies remain concerns, but curtained recesses offer a practical closet alternative for summer rooms.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Washing the Face Remedy for Blackheads
A Tribune item recounts a young woman with blackheads visiting a physician who advises thorough washing with hot water and soap. It suggests Castile soap, almond oil cold cream, and steam to stimulate glands, noting dirty skin as the root cause and advising sterilized cloths and sun drying.
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Tribune
Art of Bedmaking Principles for Clean, Fresh Rooms
Air rooms before making beds on sunny days by opening windows and stripping bedding. Dry sheets properly with top and bottom hems arranged so sheets stay in place. If rainy, avoid airing to prevent moisture. later air bedding again after beds are made.
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World
The Widow and the Clam Peddler Discuss Allegash Stabbing
The widow probes alleged assault on Lucy Ann Pine while a strange van slipped into a dark home. The Clam Peddler confirms no power at the fence and describes a stabbing and forced kiss occurring about two weeks ago as a judge presides.
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Allegash Yisterd
Lucy Ann Pine
Love in the Kitchen and a Patchwork of Satire
A collage of humorous exchanges and lines from 19th and early 20th century papers. It mixes domestic scenes with social quips about cooking love and manners. Notable bits reference Bridget forrock Wife, the phrase home to mother, and jokes on hats in church.
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Bridget Forrock
Philadelphia
Fragmented Humorous Exchange From Titled Bits
A garbled snippet features a mock dialogue with Miss Jones and a professor about origin lore. It includes playful lines about a charming man and a leap year joke, plus scattered comic captions and byline-like notes from a city editor. The text reads like a collage of tabloid humor and satirical captions.
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Miss Jones
Smiles Across Morning News and Baby Piano Quips
A fragmentary humor column notes light mood with a new baby joke and a piano remark. It recalls a Chicago item about a baby’s racket vs piano sounds, plus a show promoter recounting a lion on the streets causing delays as town youths tethered a tin can to its tail.
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Chicago
Hile Cage
Washington Star
Memory and forgetfulness cited in cross-paper quotes
A Washington Star quote mocks a memory expert as Sorghum explains a good forgetter who can change opinions fast. In a Chicago Tribune exchange Mrs Mlabour notes a conversation with Mrs Selidem-Holme about domestic troubles with a hired girl, seen as friendly but revealing common issues.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Compliments of the Season Poem Fragment
An OCR fragment reads like a playful verse about bathers by watershine and a lurking eel of mischief. The odd capitalization and garbled names suggest a clipped historical piece with a seaside scene. The text hints at a seaside prank or whimsical character rather than a clear report.
Odd Bits and Snatches of Wit and Gossip
A compact roundup of humorous quips and social banter from various papers. The items sketch playful lines about bold maidens, clever matrons, and bustling offices. Names and places drift through as brief, pointed snippets.
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Clara
Ming
Indianapolis
Ite
Alt Impartite
Chicago Inter Ocean
Elmer
Clarence
Puck
Quin
Chicago Times-Herald
Tilleingginen
Washlington Bitar
Isle Fell
N.Y
Grogblob
Ally Sloper
Thistle
Timie-Herald
Ake
Dopee
D'Auber
Detroit Free Press
Chicago Post
Radfard Review
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