All Quiet Along the Potomac and Its Poetess
A fractured survey of Ethel Lynn Beers and her wartime poem All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight. The piece traces Beers life from Goschen New Jersey to Orange New Jersey, notes aliases, and recounts the poem’s Harper’s Weekly publication in 1861 and fame.
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Ethel Lynn Beers
New York
Harper's Weekly
Mrs. Beers
Goschen
Orange County
N. J
Ethelinda Eliot
John Eliot
Ethel Lynn
Orange, N. J
Potomac
Brave Ambulance Fight in Luzon Ambush
Edward F. Sexton of General Schwan's brigade recounts a Feb 7 ambush near San Cruz Laguna. Two ambulances carrying 21 sick and a few wounded faced Mauser fire. the wounded fought back, leaving 10 insurgents dead or wounded. Two corpsmen were wounded and one mule killed in the clash.
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Edward F. Sexton
General Schwan
Luzon
San Cruz
Laguna
Majaijai
Santa Cruz
Incident at Santa Cruz Field Hospital Describes Cavalry Rescue
The passage recounts a wounded animal and rider, a hackneyed scene of battle near Santa Cruz, and the Red Cross hospital corps forced to bear firearms while tending the injured. It underscores the dangers faced by medical units from robber bands during transport to care facilities.
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Santa Cruz
Schwann
Red Cross
New York Sun
Chaffee and the Irish Dog Robber Muldoon Tale
In the Arizona days of Maj. Gen. Chaffee before Cuba and the Philippines, a rough trooper named Muldoon served as his dog robber. Muldoon failed to fetch dry wood, vanished for years, then reappeared with a load of wood while saluting Chaffee. A court martial punished him lightly with a month in the guardhouse and a lightweight discharge.
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Chaffee
Cuba
Philippines
Sixth Civalry
Arizona
Muldoon
Upper Verde
Anny
Fort McDowell
Phoenix
Alcatraz
Bold Alamo of Calamba Hero Capt McGrath
Leslie's Weekly recounts Capt. McGrath of the Fourth Cavalry braving a swollen Calamba stream under Filipino fire to ferry a storming party across in improvised canoes. He and Lt. Batson saved the party but McGrath died later of wounds from the Noveleta action and was buried at Arlington on December 19.
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Prof. Worcester
Philippines
Leslie
Calamba
Worcester
McGrath
Fourth Cavalry
Batson
4Th Cavalry
Noveleta
Arlington National Cemetery
German Emperor Armed for Emergencies
The German emperor is described as the only European monarch likely to carry a revolver. Convicted he will be shot by an anarchist, he plans to defend himself and is never without the weapon. His jaeger ensures it is kept in perfect order each morning.
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Potomac
New York Telegram
The Best Blessing A Child Can Have Is A Good Mother
A concise reflection on motherhood highlighting a mother's role as the greatest gift to a child, emphasizing care, guidance, and enduring support.
What Is the Axis of the Earth Bonnet Joke
A Western school visitor tests a lower grade class with the question What is the axis of the earth The pupil replies An imaginary line passing from one pole to the other on which the earth revolves The examiner praises and asks Can you hang a bonnet on it The pupil answers An imaginary bonnet The visitor ends the questioning for the day
Bravery Emphasized at German Military School Motto
Heitere Welt quotes a German military school praising bravery as the chief virtue. The piece urges soldiers to keep calm even if a cannon ball blows off their head and to bear this in mind.
Precautionary Liquor Remark Cited by Chicago News
An exchange shows Augustus explaining his liquor use as prudence and a cherry at the bottom of the glass cited by the Chicago News. Aunt Minerva remarks on the cherry and its effect.
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Augustus
Prudence
Minerva
Chicago News
Fractional Praise From a Critical Exchange
Poindexter compliments Trenchant Penn on his latest book. The author replies with sarcasm, noting the critic is competent and candid. Poindexter flatly refines the praise, saying the work is three-quarters or seven-eighths bad.
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Poindexter
Trenchant Penn
Pittshburg Chronicle
War Winders on Agriculture Amid Boer Reflections
A Washington Star quote highlights how war disrupts agriculture as two Boer voices debate the impact of promiscuous shooting on soil and crop production, warning that bullets left in the ground hinder farming progress.
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Washington Star
Signatureless letter targets Teeple with unnamed author
A taunting unsigned note addressed to Teeple accuses him, calling the writer a blithering idiot. The author hints the sender knows Teeple, but the letter lacks any signature or identifying clues, leaving the writer's identity a mystery.
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Stuper
Teeple
Man With a Bill Startles Court Chamberlain at Court
Detroit Journal reports a scene where a man with a bill startled the Court Chamberlain and the King. The monarch, alarmed, declares the man must be a bird as he recalls strict steps to keep creditors from approaching the royal person.
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Detroit Journal
The Indictment of Banker Bustupp and Trust Betrayal
The Indianapolis Press notes that Banker Bustupp was harmed by trusted associates, describing him as a victim of confident wrongdoing. The dialogue reflects sympathy for Bustupp and highlights his exposure to deception by those he trusted.
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Bustupp
Indianapolis Press
Cement Bid Sparks Witty Exchange in Trade Pleasantry
A buyer questions cement quality and a peddler boasts its usefulness. The peddler says the cement could mend the break of day, in a humorous Weekly Telegraph style quip.
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Weekly Telegraph
The Part He Likes Best
A witty exchange from the Philadelphia Bulletin notes a suitor admiring Miss Bang’s finish as a pianist. He boasts of entering the room precisely as she concludes, playfully praising her performance and timing.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Mayor Flute Player Refuses to License Quietly
A stage manager recounts a rehearsal in a small town where a flute player, defiant to authority, declares if he does not play the town won't have a license. The tale ends with the musician asserting mayoral power to block the stage manager.
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Hie
Why the clock strikes eleven and love’s old spark
A Chicago Times- Herald snippet recalls a woman who associates eleven with her first husband proposing as the clock began to strike. He knelt and waited through the chimes, leaving her with a lasting memory. The tale hints at lingering insecurities amid a reportedly happy couple.
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Chicago Times- Herald
Joust His Lack Comic Exchange Quips on Birthday Gag
A joke from the Chicago Times features a quiet husband who overheard a child’s clever reply about age. The humor centers on a birthday gift needing purchase after the boy’s witty line.
Ungallant Youth Sparks Car Seat Debate
Mrs Fatten forty calls a young man ungallant for refusing to let an old lady stand after he gave her his seat in the car. Her husband notes the act, while she recalls his polite insistence and tears when challenged. A Philadelphia Press anecdote highlights manners and generation gaps.
Expression of a Fatal Fall and a Frightful Encounter
A narrator recalls the Cliff Dweller returning home drunk and tumbling to death on the rocks. A neighbor laments the fall from a high estate. In another raspy anecdote a couple discusses a horrifying upstairs intruder, a huge creature waving clothes and screaming.
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New York World
Mr. Mouse
Katherine's Temper Sparks Book Fire Joke
Detroit Free Press quotes a light quip about Katherine’s fiery temper. The joke suggests she derides a novel for its characters and burns the book in a humorous clash of wit.
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Katherine
Detroit Free Press
Mean Man's Scheme Revealed in Philadelphia Record Quip
The Philadelphia Record quotes Mean Man and Slobbs debating a husband wife poker scheme. He scolds his wife for playing cards while he claims he allocates an allowance then gambles it away, portraying a sharp, witty exchange.
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Blobbs
Philadelphia Record
Quieting the House with a Punch Line
A humorous Punch cartoon line shows a speaker comforting a worried woman asking about the noise while claiming to have given it to them to keep them quiet, illustrating social satire.
Moods is De Cooper a well-informed man
A newspaper column quotes the Indianapolis Journal noting that De Cooper’s knowledge fluctuates with mood, sometimes he seems to know everything and other times nothing at all.
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de Cooper
Indianapolis Journal
Peruna Tonic Praised By Officials And Public
Dan Grosvenor deputy auditor for the War Department writes from Washington praising Peruna as a spring tonic and catarrh remedy. Hal Denton of the Exposition commission also credits Peruna with restoring health after overwork. A Lynchburg reader vouches for nerve benefits and a Columbus firm offers a free summer catarrh book.
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Dan. A. Grosvenor
Panu Ohio
Dan. A.grosvenor
War Department
Washington, D. C
Dan A. Grosvenor
Hal P. Denton
Philadelphia
D. W. Timberlake
Lynchburg
Perunia Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Roosevelt on Courage in Youth from St Nicholas
Governor Roosevelt writes in the May St Nicholas on the qualities of young Americans. He says a boy needs both physical and moral courage and that one cannot replace the other. He notes soldiers may be brave in battle yet timid in politics, while some politicians take risks in civil life but lack fight when danger appears.
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Roosevelt
Reduced Rail Fares From Sta Fe Route Advertised
The notice lists return fares from Kansas City 52.04 St Louis 39.0 and Chicago 44.4 with travel from May 15 to September 9. Contact LA Benton R G W City Ticket Office or C F Warren Salt Lake City for tickets and details. George Hayford, ex San Francisco lawyer and prison reform lecturer, held on 1000 bail in New York on false pretenses charge.
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Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
LA. Benton
R. G. W. City Ticket Office
C. F. Warren
A. T
Dooly Block
Salt Lake City
Utah
George Hayford
San Francisco
United States
Shields
New York
Great Overland Route Promises Fast Comfort Travel
The Moat Excellent fervie Buch lauds the Great Overland Route of the Union Pacific for complete equipment, rails, and speed. Eastbound reach times beat other lines and costs are lower. contact H. M Clay in Salt Lake City for information. In Cincinnati Mrs. Jennette Adams was acquitted after shooting her husband, the local Union Pacific agent, in front of their children and sister.
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Buch
Union Pacific Railroad
H. M Clay
Salt Lake City
Utah
Cincinnati
Jennette Adams
Union Pacific Railway
Allen's Foot-Ras t Advertisement Shake into Shoes
Do Your Feet Ache and Rain Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot- Rast, a powder for the feet. It makes tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 2ic. Sample sent FREER. Address Allen S.Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.
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Allen
Allen S.olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
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Chaffer
Anu
Maj. Gen. Chaffee
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