The Ides of March Brings a Brooklyn Play Date
In a quirky tale set around March fifteenth, Richard Davenport faces a cancelled Brooklyn theater trip due to a lost date. An impulsive note from his love Annie alters plans, stirring comic family dynamics as an uncle hints at marriage. The evening ends with a toast to an uncertain future.
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Scott
Richard
Martin Davenport
Julius Cesar
Booth’'s
Oll
Marsis
Brooklyn
Ae Veeser
Booth
Mr. Davenport
Ces Oty Mips Bently
Annie Fitpine
Jerusalem
Anne
Julius Casar
Annie
Kilpatrick Band Leads Fun Near Fredericksburg
A Missouri Republican account from 1862 describes Kilpatrick's group near Fredericksburg where a marching band played while Kilpatrick, atop a barrel, shouted orders to a crowd of enslaved people and others, as the troops relaxed after encampment.
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Fredericksburg
Missouri Republican
Jah
Leutenant
Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick Jazzed Band and Contrabands in Virginia Folly
A chaotic scene in Virginia led General Kilpatrick to urge a marching band to play on as raiders and officers joined a humorous hat-pitching spree for contraband funds. Kilpatrick joked about the spectacle, praising the contrabands for their spirited participation and calling it work and amusement.
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Virginia
Kilpatrick
Kil
Darkies
Gen
Killpatrick
The
Hth
Cast Iron Man Appointed in Washington Draws Comment
John C. Collins known as the Cast Iron Man was sworn in as a laborer at the Geological Survey and assigned to run the elevator. A former English prize fighter with a private gym, he taught boxing to public figures including Senator John A. Logan and once boasted a bout with President Grant’s escort Col. Fred Grant.
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Washington
Pittsburg Dispatch
John C. Collins
Geological Survey
Collins
John A. Logan
Logan
Finois Statesman
Grant
Col
Fred Grant
Col. Grant
Governing the European in Tropics Aims at Self Control
From Stanley's New Volume the author counsels European newcomers in Equatorial Africa to curb appetite and alcohol. He warns a hot sun and poor restraint may prove fatal, urging daylight abstinence and careful routines to survive and work. The tone stresses discipline, warning Africa is cruel to the unprepared.
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Stanley
London
Paris
Europe
Tropics
Africa
The Power of Sympathy Observed in French Case
At a French Academy of Medicine meeting Dr Brown-Secquard described a striking sympathy case. A girl’s window fell on her arms. her mother, fainting in the room, later felt pain in both arms matching the child's injuries.
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French Academy of Medicine
Brown-Sequard
Batignolles
Diet in Later Life and Dental Considerations
The text argues that in old age mild non stimulating foods like well cooked cereals light soups and fish suit those with imperfect teeth. It emphasizes dental substitutes can aid articulation and appearance but notes lifelong vegetarians may fare differently in digestion and health as they age.
Teeth Fata Roan and the Daily Food of Prominent Fles
Fragmentary text notes a discussion about teeth and diet, mentioning roan and fles as elements of daily nourishment. The readable portion suggests a focus on dental prominence or decay in relation to everyday food practices.
Story of a Mormon Wife Recounted in Letter
A Cincinnati reader reports a widow’s tale of emigration to Utah. She describes hardship after joining a Mormon company from London, marriage to an older man, life with two co wives, and a belief in God as a Shepherd guiding her to peace before death.
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Salt Lake City
Cincinnati
London
Utah
EB Land
Maria
God
Remarkable Operation at Medico-Chirurgical College
A patient from Scranton underwent a pioneering tumor removal at the Medico-Chirurgical College hospital after Wills Eye Hospital diagnosed a nasal tumor extending into the cheek and skull base. The procedure involved lifting facial tissue, removing bone with a surgical engine, and controlling arteries. despite heavy blood loss, the patient survived the operation and showed promising recovery prospects at age 68.
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Medico-Chirurgical College
J.e.garretson
Scranton
Wills Eye Hospital
Prof. Kaiser
Wills Hospital
Medico-Chirurgical
Phildelphia Press
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Cast Iron Man
Equatorial Africa
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