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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1904
Page
8
A Liverpool widow attended a spiritist gathering and reportedly embraced the specter of her husband. In dim light she found the figure warm and substantial for a ghost, then discovered his closely shaved face did not match his wartime mustache.
An old newspaper page advertises Dean's Kidney Pills with a testimonial from Lieut. Warren of Washington praising relief from kidney strain after five to six years of trouble. It also promotes Defiance Starch with claims of higher content and no sticking, plus various era advertisements for household goods and medicines.
A collage of veteran reminiscences spans Civil War bombardments at Ganley Bridge and Cedar Creek Sheridan’s ride. The piece notes Massachusetts regiments led by Lee Palfrey Revere Macy with high casualty counts and local wartime anecdotes from Boston presses and the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Massachusetts furnished eighteen infantry regiments plus a battery for nine months and six months, a militia company for a similar term, three cadet corps, thirteen unattached companies for 90 days, and additional units for longer service. The state organized 40 infantry regiments for eight months to 100 days, three heavy artillery regiments for three years, cavalry regiments for three years, and two sharpshooter companies. It also supplied about 30 000 men to the navy, reflecting strong enlistment for naval service.
Biographical sketches praise Comrade John R. King a Maryland native and early Grand Army of the Republic member who rose to Department Commander in 1900 and helped preserve Maryland battle flags. Comrade George W. Patten, Chattanooga born, rose from private to major while serving in the Seventy third Titnorp volunteers and held Tennessee G A R leadership roles.
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