Fair Exchange A New Back for an Old One in Estherville
An Estherville notice promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for back and kidney pain with a testimonial from Thomas Donovan of Emmetsburg. It notes 60 cent price and Foster Milburn Co as sole U.S. agents. A separate item mentions Minnie A. Tyler reelected town clerk of South Londonderry VI for a twelfth year.
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Estherville
Tiberville
Thomas Donovan
Emmetsburg
Iowa
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan's
Minnie A. Tyler
South Londonderry
Folly of Anger and Famous Height Mentions
A short moral note on anger follows with an advertising pitch for Merital Rheumatism Powders from the American Drug and Press Association offering a 60 cent large package. The piece lists famous men tall in stature and medium height, then quotes Cato’s refrain Carthago delenda est used in Roman Senate debates.
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American Drug and Press Association
Decorah
Town
Cato
Carthage
Mediterranean
Chamberlain's Liniment For Lame Shoulders
A note claims lame shoulders stem from rheumatism of the muscles and remark that Chamberlain's Liniment yields quickly to free application. It is described as prompt and effective and agreeable to use, with sale through S. H. Williams.
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Chamberlain
Simmett
Os. H. Williams
Warship Mussel Bed Cleared at Dry Dock
The cruiser Champion, training ship for second class stalkers at Chatham, has entered dry dock after seven years in the Medway. Its hull was encrusted with barnacles and weeds, with an estimated four tons of mussels removed.
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Champion
Chatham
Medway
London Daily Transla
Soldier in an Army Overcoat
A concise elegy on a boy who grows into a loyal soldier. He sheds laziness for discipline, earns respect, and dies bravely, saved by a captain’s tie and remembered by his family, neighbors, and the Memorial Day flag.
General Hardee Meets Hungry Straggler in Mississippi
During a forced march in Mississippi General Hardee encounters a weak straggler with half rations. The soldier cites Hardee’s tactics and asks for a specific order to double column at half distance. Hardee concedes no such order exists, laughs, and moves on with the march.
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Hardee
Mississippi
General Hardee
Llardee
Indians in Civil War Native Acount of Indian Officers
Indians fought on both sides in the Civil War with noted bravery. The piece lists Indian officers and their fates, including Captain Tul-se-fix-se-ko killed in 1863, Captain Ab-bu-la-tus-ta-nuk-ke died 1863, Captain Ta-ma-tus-ta-ouk-ka mustered out 1864, and several others with desertion, resignation, or death dates through 1865.
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Parker
Ube
Appomattox
Tul-se-fix-se-ko
Ab-bu-la-tus
Dirt Throw Tiger
Daniel Grasshopper
Redbird Sixkiller
Some of the Soldiers Memorial Day Reflections
Memorial day has become a national institution as veterans thin with each passing year. Sons of veterans replace fathers, and school memorial exercises recruit those who honor the brave dead from the Civil War era, though the youngsters may not have fought themselves.
Memorial Day Story of a Bishop and a Soldier's Return
Florence A. Munroe recounts a Memorial Day service in Omaha where a ragged man in the back pew reveals a scarred past and reunites with his father the Episcopal bishop. The moment unfolds as the bishop pleads the prodigal to renounce sin and take up the banner again, ending with a quiet, hopeful pledge to begin anew.
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Omaha
Cheyenne
Bull Run
Christ
Decoration Day by Eugene F Ware Poem
A patriotic poem by Eugene F Ware recalling Civil War history from Sumter to Gettysburg and Antietam. It honors the Union cause, freedom, and the enduring idea that nations need noble ideals guided by poets and statesmen.
Irish American Tam Seeks Postal Work With Wooden Leg
A faded blue uniformed man with a wooden leg approached New York City’s superintendent of mails claiming to be an Irish American Tam. He explains his service at Chancellorsville and his long time in America, earning acceptance as a good American.
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New York City
Tadade
Chancellorsville
Four Hundred Lives Lost Daily in Civil War
In Rossiter Johnsons Camp fire and Battlefield intro the Civil War is described as an average daily loss of 400 lives. Over four years more than 2,000,000 men served, the conflict spanned nearly 1,000,000 square miles, and about 2,400 engagements shaped history.
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Rossiter Johnson
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Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Samuel Adams
George Washington
Bismarck
Thackeray
Charles Darwin
Henry Ward Beecher
Rufus Choate
Daniel O'Connell
Browning
John Adams
First National Bank
Ofyvicers
RE. B. Soper
Pres
Webb Vincent, V. Pres
John 2. Kirby
F.H. Allen
Grandpa
Bessie
Florence A. Munroe
Heaven
Eugene F. Ware
Ironquill
Kansas
Ware
Sumter
Antietam
Chickamaura
Gettysburg
Murfreesboro
Rapidan
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