Yankee Prisoner Finds Christmas in Confederate Home
In December 1864 a Federal prisoner escapes a Cox car near Richmond with help from a North Carolina girl. Tom Atherton is sheltered, fed, and treated with Christmas hospitality until Petersburg falls, changing his fate and the war.
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Richmond
Grant
Tom Atherton
Murdock
Tom
North Carolina
Mother
Mollie
Sue
Petersburg
Giri Tanto & Brown Stone
Stars and Light Years Distances in the Starry Sky
The article explains light years as the distance light travels in a year at 186 300 miles per second. It cites Alpha Centauri at 4.35 light years and Sirius at 8.6, notes Arcturus at about 181 light years with a massive luminosity, and discusses how most stars have unknown parallaxes, leaving vast distances beyond current measurements.
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Sirius
Soma
Arcturus
Frank testimony and lore on Jack and Gill
A courtroom exchange features frank remarks on age and marital status, then notes on false hair. The text shifts to explain Jill Gill as an abbreviation for Gillian or Juliana, and recounts moon lore in Icelandic myth, moon-spot legends among Swedish peasants, and a historical late 16th century play at the English court.
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Jack and
Gill
Jill
Gillian
Juliana
Jack
Chicago
The Rise of Botany From Aristotle to Linnaeus
The text traces botany from Aristotle in 347 B C to the fifteenth century developments and credits Linnaeus as the real founder of modern botany in 1735 for his system that shaped the science. It notes Aristotle begun inquiries and Linnaeus provided the lasting framework.
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Linnaeus
Aristotle
A Poet’s Poor Pay
A short anecdote notes poet Bryant earned two dollars per poem, a reward he accepted. A later buyer paid eighty dollars for the earliest edition, a sum Bryant says exceeds his entire earnings for the work.
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Bryant
New York
Judging by the Looks Margaret Probes Aunt Charlotte
In a witty anecdote from the era young Margaret asks her visiting Great-aunt Charlotte about age. The aunt hints at aging playfully saying she cannot guess but cautions not to look new.
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Margaret
Charlotte
Poacher's Pardon and a Count's Escape from Revolution
In eighteenth century France Count Germain forgives a starving poacher, sparking a chain of events. Elise, his daughter, later helps him escape execution during the Revolution. The pair flee to Brussels, then return to find reconciliation with the savior who aided them.
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Edouard Germain
France
Elise
Papa
Germain
Revolutionary Committee
Adlea
Elise de Germain
Elise Germain
Count Germain
Mademoiselle
Calla Flacre
Brusela
Coffins and Caskets Offered Across Dooly County
A local dealer advertises a wide range of coffins and caskets from metallic lined cases with extension handles to inexpensive options. They offer low prices and a own hearse for countywide service.
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Dooly County
Timber buyer seeks shingles near Richwood Georgia
500 acres of Pina Timber five miles east of Richwood seeking at least 100000 shingles for partial payment. Shingle mill in Richwood. Contact J C Wood R F D No 3 Vienna Ga for details.
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Richwood
J.C, Wood
F.D
Vienna
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ONIC
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Cincinnati
Dixie Flyer
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