Read and Murdoch Stage Sheridan's Ride Origin
The piece recounts General Hooker meeting Read's wife, the creation of the poem Sheridan's Ride on November 1, 1864, at Read's studio on Elm Street, and the reception by Murdoch and the audience. It includes anecdotes from E D Grafton, Cyrus Garrett, and Bayard Taylor, noting Read's insistence on keeping the poem as written and his tea fueled inspiration.
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Read
Fourth
Elm Street
General Hooker
Sheridan's
West Eighth Street
Cyrus Garrett
Murdoch
Pike's Opera House
E. D. Grafton
Garrett
Fourth Street
Harper's Weekly
Sheridan
Buck
Sprague’s
Alexander Hill
Real
Hattie
Grafton
Mr. Read
William Resor
Mr. Grafton
Bayard Taylor
Cincinnati
Old War Horse Sigel Sails Through Time in Missouri
After Wilson's Creek in 1861 General Sigel's horse was thought dead from battle wounds. A sutler saved the aged charger, shipping him to St. Louis where he became a roadster before passing to J. J. Peay of Bowling Green. Now over thirty, Sigel remains active in pasture care. Sigel stands fifteen hands high, blood bay with a long mane, beloved by locals. A note on naval veteran pins describes a square badge with Union Jack and a gold anchor marking veteran status.
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Wilson's Creek
Sigel
St. Louis
R. W. Peay
Hanstibal
Captain J. M. Smith of Dublin A noted Confederate veteran and explorer
Captain J. M. Smith of Dublin Georgia a striking figure in local lore is described as a 40 year old man who never drank tea coffee or milk never fished hunted or played baseball and never attended a picnic. A renowned Confederate officer he was the youngest captain and survived a dramatic wartime escape after taking an oath switching sides and fighting with both sides. He piloted a risky reconnaissance across the Chattahoochee and helped track engine thieves at Big Shanty. He fought in thirty six battles was wounded three times and became a storied local veteran.
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Dublin
J. M. Smith
United States
Central America
Smith
W. H. T. Walker
Sherman
Chattahoochee
General Hood
W. A. Fuller
Big Shanty
State Road
Atlanta
Savannah
Deaths of Union Soldiers in Civil War Recorded
The War Department estimates 36 401 deaths in prison or after release. Combined with other figures, total deaths 317 248 from April 1861 to May 1865. About 1 000 000 soldiers who returned in 1865 remain living. A million and a quarter who wore blue sleep, with 10 000 dying yearly after roll-call. In 20 to 30 years most will answer to roll-call with their old commanders.
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War Department
Grant
Thomas
Logan
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Home and Farm Tips Mixed From Various Papers
Careful use of Paris green noted. Jelly in plain omelets suggested. Lice control for hens advised with Persian powder. Farm horses benefit from blankets to reduce fly impact. Recipes include Graham biscuits and doughnuts. Scalloped corn and tomatoes, barley stew, and pulled bread praised. Digestive issues in working horses linked to feeding. rest and watering emphasized.
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Chicago Herald
Boston
Cincinnati
New York Times
Cleveland
From Bones to Boon: The Bone Works Revealed
A detailed look at bone works begins with kitchen like steps converting ribs into bone grease and gelatine. High pressure steam replaces fire producing soft glue and hard glue, then bone meal is produced for manure. A Yorkshire clergyman marries his footman and cook with comic ceremony.
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Calico
Yorkshire
John
Preserving Eggs Obstacles to Market Storage
Obstacles to preserving eggs for market are many. Freshness, fertilization, and storage conditions influence shelf life. unfertilized eggs keep longer, males should be separated, and turning eggs twice weekly prevents yolk adhesion. Cool, dry rooms without chemicals work if odors and mustiness are avoided.
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Anwrican Agriculturist
Veteran Ed Murrow Receives Record $12 063 Windfall
A Philadelphia case awarded Ed mund Murrow 12063 for back payments dating to December 25 1862. The former Company E Sixty ninth Pennsylvania Volunteer member suffered wounds and later disability and insanity. He lives with son Robert H Murrow who has posted 28000 bonds for estate management.
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Philadelphia
Edmund Marrow
Sixtyninth Pennsylvania Volunteers
Murrow
Robert H. Murrow
Philadelphia Record
Veterans News Highlights From Grand Army Reports
General Belknap prints a six hundred page history of the Fifteenth Iowa infantry at Keokuk. The New Hampshire G A R department has 4,993 members with a 150 gain in three months to June 30. A German post opens in Minneapolis as Sheer Post No 168 with twenty five charter members. Burnside statue in Providence rises fourteen feet and weighs 7,400 pounds costing 40,000 dollars. Ex Union colored soldiers in New Orleans denied G A R admission by the Department of the Gulf and to appeal. Lehrer is the youngest Civil War general and Porte Crayon is the nickname of David Hunter Strother at seventy. Park Henson of Corinth, a six foot two former Secret Service man, shows eleven years’ beard growth down to the ground.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Grand Army
General Burnside
Providence
R. 1
New Orleans
Department of the Gulf
Lehrer
David Hunter Strorther
West Virginia
Park Henson
Corinth
Miss
Secret Service
Rosecrans
Dodge
Household Advice From The Chicago News
Practical tips on domestic management from the Chicago News. Preserve cleanliness by scalding vessels with lye, washing with soapsuds, and rinsing in blue water. Improve table presentation with proper hair, collar, and napkin care while avoiding flashy outfits and inferior help.
Feathers and Salt Craving in Hens Elicits Cautionary Notes
A farmer argues hens rarely crave salt unless fed salted food and proposes non salted, dry feed to curb the habit. He tests with a salt box, finding his forty hens never sample salt despite access. A Tombstone man reports a wildfire reopening brushy Arizona terrain, creating new prospecting opportunities.
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O. S. Bliss
N. S. Tribune
Jesus And The Law Lesson From August 21 1887
The lesson explains Jesus fulfills the old law not cancels it, urging deeper obedience and inner reform. It contrasts building up with tearing down, notes the Sermon on the Mount context, and outlines responsibility for deeds words anger and worship. It references commandments, the good Samaritan, and the need for heart change.
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S. S
Jesus
Moses
Christ
Sanhedrim
Hinnom
God
David
Schauer
Old Blacky’s Melon Yarn Ends Caucus Session
A Georgia tale recounted in The Atlanta Constitution describes Farmer Bethune spinning a bizarre story about a black serpent named Old Blacky. The yarn centers on a giant melon grown from seeds fed by the creature and ends with a comical scene of Parson Jones, Miss Melindy Snipes, and Bethune’s wife reacting as the melon splits and Old Blacky appears.
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Atlanta Constitution
Markham House
Farmer Bethune
Blacky
Parson Jones
Miss Melindy
Cordingly
Ito Milindy
Miss Milindy
Nancy
Farson Jones
Theater receipts in Paris fall after Opera Comique fire
After the Opera Comique fire panic, Paris theater takings drop across venues. Francais decline from 7 478 francs to 5 009 francs, Vaudeville from 2 045 to 951 francs, Nouveautes from 1 764 to 1 002 francs, and other houses show similar drops, reflecting widespread audience fear.
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Paris
Palais Royal
Porte St. Martin
Bouff
Renaissance
Odeon
The New Prize Story and Medical Patents in 19th Century Ads
A patchwork of 19th century notices extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women and Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy, with claims of cures and money-back guarantees. Additional items mock sensational surgery, pneumotony, and a Louisville man lamenting a hen house fire while unrelated banter appears.
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Pierce
Beating the Liver Ailment with Bitters and Patently Quack Claims
Ancient ad column extols remedies for liver complaints and biliousness. It hawks Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and Piso's Remedy for Catarrh, Glenn's Sulphur Soap, Hill's Hair Dye, Frazer Axle Grease, and a punchy quip about bankers and blacksmiths alongside satirical notes on tax and theater admission.
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Glenn
Hill
Soc
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Arizona
Jesus and the Law
Chicago Tribune
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Fredge
New Haven
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Sheri
Cumin
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In Hatel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
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Pierce’ Golden
Piereventive
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World’s Dispensary Medical Association
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St. Buffalo
Stokes
Thompson & Co
Chestnut St
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Swayne
Adelphiy
Cockle
Jones
Erery
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Binguamton
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Puenmouin
Piso
Pise
J. Sturmer
Rg BE Vet College
Olivet
Mich
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Chicago
Rae
Elroy
Venemann Medic
Ceodal
Bativy
Wes Nioliven
St. Clara Academy
Sines
Galena
Acadenmy
Welengis
University
LL. C. Thease
Stogking
FTIR
Pol Ktek Iron Roofing CO
Clovinead
Oble Furs
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B.C. Wickesas
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