Surrender at Sedan and Ballooning in Civil War era
The article recounts Napoleon's surrender of the French army at Sedan after Moltke’s terms, the prolonged talks with General Wimpffen, and the 6 o'clock surrender decree. It also describes balloon descents among Afro Americans, humorous incidents, and the Tristan d’Acunha community with 97 residents coping with losses and pestilence.
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Sedan
Cassell
England
Prussia
Napoleon
Wimpffen
Reille
Monsieur
Frere
Moltke
Dodchery
Othing
Germany
Mane Pees
Saarbrock
Georgia
King
Virginia
Jesus
Gabriel
Elliot
Charleston
Pall Mail Gazette
Tristan d’Acunha
South Atlantic
Cape
Australia
Peter W. Green
Tales from the Turkish Bath Fashion Critique
Mrs. Jenness Miller recounts stories from a Turkish bathroom describing forty to fifty women with deformed figures from corsets and fashion. She notes small waists cramped feet and sluggish movements signaling the toll of fashion on physique.
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Jenness Miller
Just Toe Him all to Pieces shows a Mississippi political anecdote
A Mississippi figure Mr Allen, noted for late political fame, tells a self mocking joke about a campaign encounter. He recalls a Republican rival Green Chandler rallying black voters and a tall tale where a worker jokes about Allen tearing Chandler apart during a speech.
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Mr. Allen
Mississippi
House of Representatives
Congress
Green Chandler
Allen
Chandler
Mr. Chandler
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