Confederate currency collapse and supply shortages described
A Confederate veteran recalls the crippling currency depreciation, note issuance, and the futile attempt to redeem money. He notes soaring prices, barter, in kind taxes, and the social strain in Richmond as groceries, boots, and salt became valuable. The piece describes panic buying, market fraud, and vicious gambling suppression as wartime hardships intensify.
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Treasury
Treasury Department
Richmond
Msfortmant
Orleve
Ike
Petersburg
Irish visitor overcharged at Des Moines hotel causes remark
An Irishman in Des Moines faced a high hotel bill. The landlord tallied damages and a skirmish followed as the guest exclaimed the bill was nearly all. A bystander noted a humorous comparison to a snipe. Also a quip about six young ladies discussing dress ends with a boy and a tin horn.
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Dew Moines
Lows
Billie
Informal Boston Meeting Sparks Hair Dye Talk
A fragment from a Boston gathering notes a speaker mentioning improvised hair dye and the crowd discussing social issues. The text references a missionary meeting, thirty-five ladies speaking twice, and a push for a new hair dye.
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Boston
County treasurer finds $7000 lessons claimed in wealth
An Alabama county treasurer remarks that literacy or schooling did not prove essential to wealth after discovering seven thousand dollars in a place only he could locate. The remark underscores a view that education was not a prerequisite for financial success.
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Alabama
Silent Appeal from Dallas County Whites to the President
A Selma letter defends Southern whites against New York Times charges and argues carpetbag rule harms Alabama. It cites tax, debt, and official corruption in Dallas County, noting indictments and fraudulent politics while urging federal action to avert ruin and preserve law and order.
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Selma
Ala
Unite States
New York Times
Alexander White
Whitto
Alabama
Claiborne County
Miss
White
Dallas
Selina
Rior
Jena Negro
Sulleitor
Hhegro
Prescot
Elrouit Court
Datlay
South
Dante
Althoug
Fragmentary political note hints at Washington talk
A fragmented line suggests Republican testimony and possible talks in Washington with Chicago figures mentioned, but details are sparse and unclear. The brief text hints at attention or peace efforts but provides no concrete actions, dates, or names.
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Washington
Chicago
Vinegar risks in pursuit of thinness warned
A historical warning on vinegar use for weight control, noting that reducing stomach acid impairs digestion while excessive intake can arrest digestion. It recounts a young woman who slimmed via daily vinegar, then suffered a fatal decline. The piece urges women to reject extreme dieting and embrace natural health.
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Portal
Taat Wocek
Salisbury
Electia
Mile. Roaminds
Rapid Conformation Of Coal From Pine Wood Study Notes
A Berlin chemist presents observations from the Dorothea mine showing ancient timber altered into a lignite like substance under wet, mineral saturated, clay slate levels. The wood, wet and leathery, hardens to a lignite with conchoidal fracture and darker glossy areas, suggesting pine can convert to genuine lignite within four centuries under favorable conditions. The report also covers a Salisbury editor incident with noblewomen and a theater scene observed near a tarred pavement night.
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German Geological Society
Morr Hirschwald
Berlin
Timrit
Dorothea
Clausthal
Martz
What a true man wants with a wife in sympathy and love
The text argues that a man seeks sympathy and love from a wife to share life’s dreary and challenging paths. It emphasizes partnership against misfortune, poverty, and temptations, with a wife offering counsel, encouragement, and heart support. It contrasts this need with the insufficiency of sister or motherly love.
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Ain
Ploskaan fetter spawns fake marriage wave in Nuania
In Ploskaa a circulated fetter claimed the government would send 6000 country girls to Africa to be wed to negroes. Panic ensued and many marriages occurred as women rushed to marry anyone. A brandy dealer profited by selling to Russian weddings. Authorities have found the merchant started the tale and pursue action.
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Ploskaa
Nuania
Africa
Poor Indiana Family Finds Confederate War Loot
A humble Indiana family named Jones uncovers 878000 in Confederate money hidden in a house they had just moved into. Mr Jones, a longtime worker, is described as honest and respectable despite the astonishing fortune.
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Jones
Indiana
Mr. Jones
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Mighmond Jady
Ladies and Vinegar
Troy
Missouri
Lincoln County
Notlen Fy Knox
Norton & Ackerman
Falmouth
Nelson & Wilson
General Merchandise
Iroceries, &c
New Lutheran Church
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