Aiken Letter Shows Widow’s Pluck on One Acre Farm
The Charleston paper recounts a widow with ten children living on one acre in South Carolina. She writes of plowing with a wheelbarrow, growing corn squash and cabbage, and needing funds to buy more land and educate her children. The piece praises her perseverance and calls for aid to help her buy the acre and continue work.
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Charleston
8. C
LD. W. Aiken
South Carolina
Colonel Aiken
A Russian Bare-Devil Skobeleff and the Khokand Night Attack
A vivid portrait of Col. Skobeleff, famed for a daring 150 Cossacks night assault against Khokand forces. He surrounded the Khokan camp near the Oxus, routed 6,000 to 7,000 enemies, yet suffered no casualties among his men. The tale, recounted by Chicago Ledger via MacGuhan, underscores his reputed madness and method.
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Grand Duke
Skobeloff
Khokand
Ile
Trotecky
Skoboloff
Atar
Grost
Bskobelef
Skobeleff Himsalf
Skobeleff
Slang in the Bomestic Circle at Supper
An urban youth uses slang terms to describe Benedict Arnold as a crooked traitor. The father questions the language at table while the mother expresses surprise and the younger sibling demands beef with a brash demand referencing a drawn-out threat.
A Moereine Right or Wrong in New Orleans
An 1861 May scene depicts a Louisiana girl bidding farewell to a soldier lover as Union shells fly near her home. She vows to endure danger and displays Confederate devotion, embodying a heroism likened to Richard Courde Leon. The article notes a generally good crop prospect countrywide.
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Louisiana
Jim
Richard Courde Leon
Confederacy
Norrieton Herald
Sedalia sow and pig values sparked by night watch
A Sedalia citizen reports a Negro worker fanning a large Duchess sow guarding her pigs at Gentry’s farm. The sow weighed 600 to 700 pounds, with three pigs valued over $1,000, and the story notes the animal’s care needs in warm weather. A separate letter suggests a humorous dating dilemma about night calls after church.
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Henry Snealy
Democrat
Sedalia
N.hh
Gentry
Wonders of Our Country Exalted Landmarks
A nostalgic catalog praises Niagara Falls Mammoth Cave Kentucky Mississippi River Valley Philadelphia Park Lake Superior Pacific Railroad Pilot Knob and Croton Aqueduct. It extols natural wonders and feats with grand superlatives, citing Girard College and Croton’s price tag.
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Niagara
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Missiesippi
Philadelphia
Lake Superior
Pacific Railroad
Miesouri
Girard College
Croton Aqueduct
New York
Origin of the word Canada and a playful misread moment
The text traces the curious origin of the word Canada from Spanish and Indian misunderstandings during early exploration, noting how “Acanada” and “Aconada” influenced French usage. It also recalls a wag saying a friend’s name and a child remarking on kissing a father with a pun about his mouth.
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Canada
How to Cure Hams with Salt Molasses and Pickle
An excerpted recipe from The Rural New Yorker explains curing twelve hams by rubbing three pounds of salt and one pound of molasses, stacking on a cask, turning after five to six days, then applying a salt and water pickle. Hams are kept skin side down, left in pickle five to six weeks, hung to drain, branded, and smoked. For summer storage wrap in brown paper and pack with dry wood ashes as protection from worms.
Toledo man refuses German saloon keeper’s bribe
A Toledo citizen holds a German saloon note due and grants an extension. The keeper offers a sequence of bribes including beer wine whiskey cigars and tobacco to tempt payment. The man repeatedly declines, saying he does not drink or smoke, leaving the German exasperated.
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Toledo
The Old Fashioned Mother Tribute Poem
A nostalgic homage to an old fashioned mother, describing her quiet strength and tender care. The speaker recalls a mother’s guiding bands, comforting touch, and enduring memory that lingers like perfume and song.
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Thore
Never deceive for the sake of a fool or exultation
A didactic advisory piece urges strict truthfulness in reporting all events as they occurred. It cautions against embellishment, notes false reports mislead others, and advises careful, accurate narration to reap long term benefits.
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Mer Familiy
Denny
Benedict Arnold
Willie
New Orleans
Hearst
Ani
Papa
Tegul
Simmons
Gear Stenk Sons
Uyite
Howeln
Wunder
Philladelphia
Telegraph and
Alassenger
Macondia
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C. Mslane
Dra. C. MP Lane
da. C. MP
Lane
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