Soldiers and Veterans Remember Civil War Echoes in Vicksburg Tribute
The article quotes Lowell C. Reese on the San Francisco Bulletin about a planned Massachusetts regiments memorial for the siege of Vicksburg to be placed in the National Park near Vicksburg. It praises a bronze figure by Mrs Theo A Rugglom Kitson as a faithful union private. It also recalls Rear Admiral Selfridge and anecdotes from Civil War commands, plus a Quincy Illinois reunion with a Confederate guest returning a captured carbine to a Union family. The piece mixes elegy with veteran reminiscences and naval lore.
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Vicksburg
Theo. A. Rugglom Kitson
Anolsquam
National Park
Vickaburg
Kitson
Massachusetta
Second
Ilinois Cavalry
Quincy
Ill
J. H. McDowell
Nashville
Capt. McDowell
M. I Weidman
Warmer City
Mr. Weldman
Providence
Wasted Self-Sacrifice at Bull Run From Loyal Irish Sergeant
Surgeon General Sternberg receives a bag of three pounds of gold from an Irish sergeant just before battle. He carries it through two bloody days, is captured, and hides the gold in a belt to protect “ould folks at home.” After exchange, the sergeant learns the money was kept safe but later learns it was squandered by the sergeant himself.
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Selfridge
J. P. Fonter
Indiana
Tam
Mississipp
U. S. S. Ozark
Helena
Ark
Navy
Selfridges
T. F. Leech
M. D
United States Navy
Sternberg
Battle of
Bull Run
Folkest
Ould
Ireland
Iriahman
Washington
Remarkable Brennan Family Counts Fourth Generation
Jamon Lester Brennan born to John and Vida Brennan in Harwinton Connecticut joins the fourth generation living in the same birth home. Premonitions aside, Massachusetts women golfers celebrated despite rain as they found excitement in competition.
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Jamon Lester
John
Vida Brennan
Harwinton
Conn
Massachusetts
Far West Wiped Out in New Culture Order
A Chicago Chronicle report notes a Yukon order for books reflecting the far Northwest signals a shift from Bret Harte era. The piece argues that true frontier culture shifts as universal schooling and science empower new pioneers, ending the old monopoly of culture in older regions.
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Chicago Chronicle
Yukon
Far
Northwest
Gibbon
Rome
Macauay
England
John Stuart Mill
Flammarion
Bret Harte
Universal Free School
Charity Begging a Business Story of Two Philadelphia Men
Two energetic Philadelphians practice fundraising for charities by requesting literature, visiting institutions, and assessing donor potential. They bid their price as a percentage of funds raised, claiming to save organizations like orphan asylums and the Philadelphia Record about $3,600 annually per man.
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Philadelphia
Packing Houses Rise in Texas Cattle Industry
The great cattle firms are building large packing houses in Texas signaling expansion in the meat trade.
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Texas
Largest schooner afloat Thomas Lawson sails from Boston
The seven masted steel schooner Thomas Lawson weighs in at 403 feet long with a 50 foot beam and 34 foot five inch depth. It carries 8 100 tons of cargo capacity and displaces 11 000 tons loaded. Crew of 16, sails 43 000 square feet, masts 135 feet, cost 250 000 dollars. Engines hoist anchors and handle heavy work. Bridge had to be torn down to depart the river.
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Thomas Lawson
Boston
Maine
Quincy Point
Remarkable stroke at Cluny Castle golf course
In north Scotland at Cluny Castle on a nine hole course Sir Reginald Cathest’s recently built layout saw a striking feat. Matthew Best fired from the fourth into the fifth hole through tall grass. A watching boy claimed the ball sank, but Best doubted the lad’s rabbit burrow interpretation.
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Scotland
Clunny
Cluny Castle
Reginald Cathest
Castle
Matthew Best
Record Jump for a Horse Heatherbloom Sets New Height
The horse Heatherbloom owned by Mr Howard Willete of Mamaroneck New York improved the prior record of 7 ft 4 in to a new height of 7 ft 11 in in a Chicago event. The picture shows Heatherbloom clearing the fence and at the bars illustrating the high record jump.
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Chicago
Heatherbloom
Howard Willete
Mamarmeck
New York
Ance
Sf.lin
Hoeatherbloem
Careful What You Drink Fat Persons Should Not Imbibe
A Louisville Courier Journal summary notes that excess water and sugary drinks do not harm the stomach, but fat women who drink two glasses of water often and end with ice cream soda or phosphate risk slowing weight loss. Water remains necessary, with a pint daily suggested for digestion.
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The
Louisville Courier-Journal
Did Not Have the Price Report Reply From State
A bucolic constituent received a consular report with a wrapper stating Om lal business. Penalty for use, $300. He wrote to the State Department complaining he would not pay and requesting return postage. He said the report on American engines in South Africa and other topics has nothing to do with corn and potatoes.
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Omlal
Department of State
South Africa
Germany
Austria- Hungary
New York
If We Could See Ourselves as Others See Us Mirrored
A reflective musing argues that if people could view themselves as others do, mirrors would become a widely used drug on the market. It envisions social judgment shaping behavior and self-perception like a powerful, addictive force.
Pinkham Cures Draw Attention of Thinking Women
Mrs. Frances Stafford of New York testifies to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound drawing praise from skeptics and a growing army of cured women. The remedy earns notice from scientists and thinkers as its real effects unfold across America.
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Frances Stafford
E. 1Th St
N.Y
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia KE
Pinkham
America
Lydia EB. Pinkham
New Word for Legal Profession in Future Courts
A humorous piece suggests New York lawyers will adopt a term Lamberted for expedited cases, replacing an older word. The note adds a medical cure claim about oil and a series of quips from various sources, including Mr S Gist and Brooklyn Life, ending with a promotion for Deans Ointment as a cure for itching piles.
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New York
Washington
Families of bad men and the home bond
A remark from New York Times notes the paradox of crime and family life. It argues that even notorious lawbreakers often display strong affection for wives and children, shielding their households from public judgment while their public acts reveal crime and vice. It mentions figures like Tom Gould and “The” Allen as exemplars.
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Crooka
Tom Gould
Allen
Jerome
New
A Strange Calculation on Global Rail Wear
An estimate claims the length of permanent railways around the globe totals nearly sixty thousand geographical miles. With ten daily trains, it suggests about six hundred tons of wear and tear depart the earth daily as fine powder, returning as soluble iron salts.
Blood as Life Promoted by Dr August Koenle Drops
An 19th century health piece extols blood purity and the body’s vigor. It cites small skin eruptions, headaches, ringing in the ears, and lassitude as signs of impure blood and urges using Dr August Koenle's Hamburg Drops, claimed to purify the blood, as a remedy known for over six decades.
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August Koenle
Hamburg
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Lowell C. Reese
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