Confederate Widow Forbids Yankee Husbands Beating Odds
A Civil War era tale recounts two Connecticut men captured while near a river and pressed into Confederate forces after marriage by Mrs. Rumpkins. The men narrate harsh experiences, including a strong wife and cunning in-law schemes, culminating in a quick marriage under pressure and a stern southward loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Bank
Ppt
Farmaore Vicksburg
Vasion
Connecticut
Admiral Porter
Kurnell
Mr. Potter
Wildcat Widder
Wildcat
Jeff Davis
Mr. Opdyke
Jake
Zeke
Kurnel
Union
Belle
Old Pop
Cat
Taku
Texas
Lin
Squire Spark Officee
Rumpkins
Confedrit
Spectacle Wearing Donkey Stuns Hagen Inhabitants
A ragpicker in Hagen Rhine Prussia owns a renowned donkey now fitted with spectacles after years of service. The animal, grown shortsighted and nearly unfit for work, was given frames for long ears, eliciting great amusement as the creature proudly wears its new specs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagen
Rhine Prussia
Paris American Register
Life Lesson From a Hudson Odd Fellow
A Hudson Odd Fellow Testifies to the benefit of Dr Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. He details ten years of dyspepsia and improvement after starting the remedy in late August. He cites family and friends who praise it for digestion, energy, and general health. He also mentions other advertised products and general health claims.
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Hudson
Rem
Hudson, N
Jolie Elting
Vast Grand
Lindenwald
The
Baptist Church
iLudson
Gerry
David Kennedy
R. F. Hermans
Ghent
Ayer
J. C. Ayer
Kansas City
W. R. Bernard
Simmons Liver Regulator
Lever
Ricuatono
H. G. Crenshaw
Hiram Warner
Gu. P
Simmons
Thes
M. B. Wharton
Souther Baptist Theological Seminary
Minororoet
Ohio
Hugh, Zeilin & Co
Philadelphia
Price
London
J. Strange
Stark Lake
Florida
L. G. Noyes 2
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Warren
Pennsylvania
Corydon Township
Price & Jaquay
Pine Grove
Turner & Son
P. Sherman
Mercantile
Paris
Tex
J. B. Corley
Dr. King
A. W. .Orek’s
Geo. W. Willing
Manchester, Mich
A. W. Merck
E.T. Taylor
Grangers
Georgia
Castoria
Mins
Warren County Directary
Reeev Bros
L. G. Noyes
Central Methodist
Catlettsburg
C. & Morris
Brownsville
W. Townley
Parker
Dr. Bull
Baltimore
Acker
Nelson Greenland
GJ. Noves
Second Street
Savings Bank
BOYD
Springfield Manufacturing CO
Springfield
Micmory Street
T. W. McNett
GEO. P.orr & CO
GEO. P. Orr ®& CO
Warren, Pa
H. A. Jamieson & CO
Lake Shore Tube Works
National
Syracuse
Disston’s Simond’s
DU Pont Powderco
Elaewre
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