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Flowers on the table and a mystery man
An old column extols placing flowers at meals to honor nature and poets. It recalls a 1876 missing man with odd attire and items, and includes Civil War anecdotes about generals, geese, and a Mrs Sherman reply to a slanderous charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Bacon
Seaforth
Samuel Berventes
Washington
Arlington
Levi S. Chatfield
New York
Ohio
Shorty
Ceeal
Courier Journal
General Sherman
Easton
Columbia
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