Lincoln Story From City Point Aboard a Hospital Visit
A Washington correspondent recounts a Lincoln tale told by Dr. T. B. Hood about the president visiting Union hospitals at City Point before his assassination. Lincoln chopped wood with an axe, earned admiration from a detail man, and inspired a famed personal keepsake. The narrative expands to hospital scenes, wounded officers, and a later reminiscence of his kindness amid Civil War pressures.
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Lincoln
Richmond
T. B. Hood
City Point
Union
Mr. Lincoln
Dr. Hood
Shepherd
Massachusetts
Rowley's Gallant Deed at Cherbourg Harbor
Inmate Richard Rowley recalls the June morning when the Kearsarge engaged the Alabama off Cherbourg in neutral waters. He describes Captain Winslow's cool leadership, the Alabama's, French ironclad and English yacht's presence, and the initial exchange before the Kearsarge delivered decisive fire within a thousand yards.
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Richard Rowley
Togus
Alabama
Cherbourg
Winslow
Boston
Kearsarge
The Fellow He Shott and the Yankee Gunner Tale
A Virginia guide recalls a Civil War prank near Fort Morton where a Union gunner fired six feet from a boy bearing grub to his father. The boy, now grown, reveals the scare caused him to jump, and the shooter admits the gentler purpose of the shot. The anecdote highlights bravado and misperception among soldiers.
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Fort Morton
Johnny Reb
San Francisco Argonaut
The Letter Part of Valor at Malvern Hill
Governor Vance led a bold advance up the hill as shot and shells erupted around him. He spotted an old hare fleeing and called out Mollie Cotton-tail to join the escape, remarking he would be with her if reputation did not compel him to stay.
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Kearsarge
Alabama
Captain Winslow
Jesus
Rowley
Winslow
Semmes
Greyhound
Cherbourg
Augusta (Me
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Boston Globe
Malvern Hill
Vance
Mollie Cotton-tail
Hood
Mars
W. A. Turner
West Hanover
Mass
N. B
C.J. Hood &Co
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mam
Veterans posts report gains and reorganizations across states
RANDOM SHOTS reports Cin cinnati Gro H Thomas Post 724 members and J C McCoy Post Columbus 764 total after a year. Indian Territory north of the Canadian river to join Department of Kansas with new posts planned. Colonel T W Higginson tapped to write Massachusetts veterans history for five years. Mayor Gro A Camp of Minneapolis hosted a banquet for Eighth Minnesota Veteran Volunteers at Hotel Lafayette Lake Minnetonka with about 350 present. gold headed canes given to Camp and General Thomas.
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Gro. H. Thomas
Cincinnati
Arlington Cemetery
Bangor
Mich
J. C. McCoy
Columbus
Indian Territory
Canadian River
Department of Kansas
T. W. Higginson
Ames
Massachusetts
Bay State
Gro. A. Camp
Minneapolis
Eighth
Minnesota Veteran Volunteers
Hotel Lafayette
Lake Minnetonka
Minn
Camp
Thomas
Speed of Game Birds and Old Sportsman’s Reports
A Wilmington Delaware News item quotes a veteran hunter detailing top speeds of ducks geese and others. Canvasback claims eighty mph and twenty miles per minute when needed, mallard about forty five mph, red head up to ninety mph, blue winged teal and green winged teal together up to one hundred mph, and geese exceeding rail speeds. The piece ends with a remark from the New York Mail and Express about a courageous woman and her mate.
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Allegheny River
Kishammock
Wilmington
Del
Courageous Woman Foils Robber in Hotel Rotunda
In a Fifth Avenue Hotel rotunda tale recounted by General Dan Macauley a sixty year old Indianapolis doctor and his wife thwart a bowie knife wielding robber. While a son retrieved a pistol from the basement, the pair battled the intruder. a shot fired by the son missed as the robber fled, later found dead in the yard as Hoosier Bill Rodifer.
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Fifth Avenue
Dan Macauley
Indiana
Bill Rodifer
Slate Head-Stones Superior to Marble and Granite
The Boston Courier argues slate gravestones suit New England cemeteries better than marble granite or sandstone. Slate endures climate well, has pleasing tones, and permits delicate carvings, while other stones are criticized for ugliness, glare or poor weather durability. The piece urges a return to slate as the sensible, traditional choice.
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Maine
Mount Auburn
New England
Boston Courier
Rattlesnake Bites and Morning Death Myths From Georgia to California
A compilation of medical notes and anecdotes on rattlesnake bites, whisky cures, and a near-legendary encounter with a five to seven foot rattler. Also discussed are the myth that most deaths occur at dawn and a California report on spiked clover forage growing tall in Humboldt County streams.
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J. H. Estill
The
Savannah News
California
Humboldt County
Home and Farm Farming Tips for Chicks and Crops
Practical village guidance on poultry feeding to prevent stunting, fence maintenance to curb weed labor, daily fresh water for bees away from streams, making broth for sickness, soil cultivation after germination, clover-fed pork value, lice control for chicks with olive and kerosene oils, cauliflower as a crop for families, a squash biscuit recipe, and preserving feed from cornstalks and straw to maximize stock and manure value.
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Massachusetts
Indorsement Quest Leads Wilder To Beecher Heart
Marshal P Wilder recalls courting Mrs Beecher to reach Henry Ward Beecher for endorsement in a tale of persistence on Columbia Heights. After repeated refusals, Beecher’s wife finally invites him to return, and the visit begins to reveal Beecher’s reaction.
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Marshal P. Wilder
Mrs. Beecher
Remarks on Nature and the Bold Landscape Debate
The snake editor notes nature is venturesome but with degrees. The horse editor counters, pondering the meaning. A Syracuse woman finds a five dollar gold piece in an orange, sparking a townwide orange hunt for more treasure.
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Syracuse
General Manager St John replies to Alten officials over through rates
The Chicago Times publishes General Manager St John of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific responding to Vice President J C McMullin of the Chicago and Alton. He defends through rates, cites Interstate Commerce Commission language, and warns that Altons cuts would force others to retaliate, risking losses for all lines and potential action to protect member roads. The piece connects to livestock shipments from Topeka through Kansas City to Chicago and discusses rate division politics between railroads.
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St. John
Alten
Chicago Times
Chicago, Rock Island & Vacille Road
J. C. McMullin
Chicago & Alton
Kansas City
Lopeka
Rock Island
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas
Indian Territory
Texas
Alton
The Prince of Wales Relatives and Eye Water Ad
The piece notes the Prince of Wales has 17 brothers in law 16 uncles 57 cousins 58 nephews and nieces It promotes Dr Isaac Thompsons Eye Water for sore eyes with druggists selling it and a 25 cent price tag.
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Prince of Wales
Isaac Thompson
Headach A
Theoaline Company
Buffalo, Powders
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