Gettysburg Battle Recap Highlights Three Day Clash
Edward B Clark chronicles the three day battle at Gettysburg comparing Northern and Southern valor and costs. He notes Lee's invasion, Meades command, Picketts doomed charge and overall losses approaching 50 000 with important generals killed or wounded on both sides. He frames the battle as turning point in the Civil War and a costly but heroic episode shaping American history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Clark
Ashington
Gettysburg
Richmond
North
Chancellorsville
Robert H. Lee
Pennsylvania
James Longstreet
Richard S. Ewell
A. P. Hill
Les
Meade
John F. Reynolds
W. S. Hancock
Daniel DB. Sickles
George Sykes
John Sedgwick
C. O. Howard
H. W. Slocum
Susquehanna Valley
Harrisburg
Jubal A. Early
Lee
York
Wrightsville
Hooker
Stuart
Hallock
George Gordon Meade
Reynolds
Hanover
Abner Doubleday
New York
151St Pennsylvania
Doubleday
Seminary Ridge
Hancock
Cemetery Hill
Rock Creek
Round Top
Howard
Slocum
Sickles
Longstreet
Hill
Ewell
Weed
United States
Pickett
George Edward Pickett
Picket
Zook
Farnsworth
Graham
Barnes
Gibbon
Warren
Barlow
Butterfield
Semmes
Pender
Garnet
Armistead
Barksdale
Kemper
Kimbal
Hood
Heth
Johnson
Trimble
Grant
Appomattox
Battle of
North Virginia
Virginia
Jankins
Corse
Second Corps
Puzzled Missourian Questions Church Latecomers
A Missouri reader muses on why regularly late churchgoers never miss a moving picture show, wondering what feature other events share that church bells seem to lack. The note hints at a social observation about punctuality and priorities.
Whitman Joke Reveals Poet's Philadelphia Memoir
A Philadelphia editor recalls Walt Whitman in his Camden home saying he earns $50 a month from George W. Childs. His job involves riding horse cars to gauge drivers need for winter overcoats, then directing Childs to fit them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Whitman
Alfred Noyes
Philadelphia
Walt
Mickle Street
Camden
Iit
George W. Childs
Childs
Burduco Liver Powder Advertises Vegetable Constipation Aid
Business women are urged that Burduco Liver Powder, a vegetable preparation from Burwell & Dunn of Charlotte, relieves constipation and torpid liver without salivation. It promises to restore normal conditions and is sold in 25 cent screw top cans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burwell & Dunn
Charlotte
N. C
Adv
Mercy of Aviators. Fowler Warns of Gatun Dam Risk
Aviator Robert G. Fowler claims while crossing the Isthmus of Panama that an aeroplane could easily blow a large hole in the Gatun dam. He asserts there is no protection and that the government has overlooked the danger, saying a first-class aircraft could carry enough explosive to ruin the canal. He says he could have done it and would not hesitate to attempt it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Fowler
Panama
Gatun
Advice to the Innocent Chorus Girl Question
A Chicago Record-Herald note quotes a young woman asking if she can succeed as a chorus girl while staying innocent. The paper doubts offering expert advice but urges keeping innocence in her current environment if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Castoria Ad Emphasizes Safe Remedy For Children
An old advertisement urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles for the signature, touts Castoria as a safe remedy used for over 30 years, and notes that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Militant Housewife Seeks Hazardous Device Recipe
A neighbor reports a request from a mother for a recipe to make hazardous devices. The woman allegedly asks for instructions after a prior attempt failed to detonate properly. Local authorities remind residents to avoid any dangerous construction.
Elixir Babek Claims Malaria Cure Prompts Reader Endorsement
A testimonial touts Elixir Babek as a cure for malaria chills and ague. George In scoe of Company G, 4th Battalion, reports years of illness ended after using the medicine. The elixir costs 50 cents and is sold by druggists or mailed prepaid from Kloczewski & Co., Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Inscoe
Company G
4Th Batallion
Kloczewski & Co
Washington, D. C
Perfumery bargains draw crowds in department store
In a lively scene a department store crowds around the perfumery bargains as shoppers discuss scent appeal. Advertisements push foot powder and headache remedies while light gossip about courtship and manners weaves through the column.
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Robert B. Lee
Winchester
Potomac River
Maryland
Hagerstown
Pearson’s Weekly
George G. Meade
Robert E. Les
George E. Pickett
Allen
S. Olmsted
le Roy
Ady
Hicks
Kansas
Cordelia
Dignity
Hermis
Basel
Libby
Seville
S. Libby
Mast
I. Evan NE Ness & As
Charlotts, N.C
College
Ewriters
American Typewriter Exchange, Inc
E. Main St
Richmond, Va
America
Tharp Howe. & Mfg.co
Monroe,n.c
Stockdell Myers Company
Petersburg
Aragon Coffee Company Department V
Greensboro, N.C
Mies
Express
DeKalb Ave
Brocklys
N Parker
BMW Woolley
RUA
SANNT
Jane
Gresham Bullies
Liberty St
Greesssons
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