Mollie Pitcher and the Monmouth Battlefield Legend
A fragment from a Monmouth battlefield note recalls Mollie Pitcher wielding a bucket at the old well on a farm near Freehold. Tradition says her husband, a cannon crewman, dropped a match and Mollie fired the gun, aiding a retreat as soldiers stood ready to die, the tale preserved in local memory.
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Mollie Pitcher
Battle of Monmouth
Thompson
Monmouth
New Jersey
Mollie
Elizabeth Windle Ewing a nurse at Valley Forge nurse in Civil War era
Elizabeth Windle Ewing of Phoenixville a National Association of Army Nurses president and Valley Forge native. At less than twenty she sought nursing in Baltimore hospitals after Miss Dix refused her. Dr. George Rex approved, and on October 3, 1862 she joined the nurses. Her dedication impressed wounded veterans as she ministered in the general hospital while her husband urged her to stay.
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Elizabeth Ewing
Patieot
Emanuel Ewing
Chester County
John R. Dobson
Dorothy Dix
Mies Etix
Baltimore
Mies Dix
Chit
Mra. Ewing
Miss Dix
Mrs. Owing
General Hospital
Women Hero of the Civil War Bravery in the Face of War
A narrative recalls a devoted wife whose husband fell in battle and who, after a long separation, sought to nurse him as he lay wounded and imprisoned. She faced peril, crossed into Confederate lines, and pressed toward Baltimore to reach Libby Prison to aid him.
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Sitle
Phoenixville
Ewing
Dobson
Malvern Hill
Libby Prison
Baltimore
Richmond
Liteington Quick
Mc Kim
Donaghue
Maggie
Paul
French Women and Age in Parisian Beauty Trends
A discussion on aging and cosmetics in Paris, noting how artful makeup, wigs, and dyes mask time's marks. The piece recalls a luncheon where women admitted dyeing hair, yet acknowledges eventual inevitable aging, urging graceful acceptance of age along with beauty.
The First Symptoms of Insanity and Brain Tests
A medical official explains that early signs of insanity appear two to three years before illness in many cases. He notes that many who die sane live close to madness and suggests a shock can unhinge the mind. He describes the tongue-twister test used to gauge mental state and warns of muddled speech when the test fails.
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Manla
Disappointed to the Battleship Iowa Visit
A Kansas man recounts visiting Puget Sound era battleship Iowa and feeling let down by its appearance. The tale blends a burglary narrative with a later confrontation when a thief named Donaghue eyes valuables in a wealthy home. The husband discovers the affair, restrains the thief, and the wife faints, revealing a complex domestic drama.
Ida-Who is that man we saw in front of the cave
A fragment suggests Ida questions a man seen near a cave entrance. May-He leads tourists underground while Lita suspects he may be an undertaker. The text hints at a mysterious figure guiding underground tours.
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Lita
Publication count rises for Paria 2.596 periodicals
At the corresponding date last year, about 2.596 periodicals were published, with nearly 10 more titles now tracked. The update notes a growing catalog of items measured against prior counts across the same period.
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Radner
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Sher
Mollie Pitchwell
Martie Seame
Elizabeth Windle Ewing
Wash
Hudson
Carlisle
Hamilton
Molly
Paria
Kansas
Pugetenwich
Iowa
Donaghiue
Tne
Joose
Piraner
Donighie
Badeo
London
Donoghue
Donaghoe
Pelite
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