The Haymakers and War Tales of a Maturing Youth
A lyrical poem about haymaking and fieldwork contrasts with a lengthy reminiscence of a young eighteen year old corporal who fought inVirginia and the Army of the Potomac. It recalls battles at Antietam Gettysburg Chancellorsville and Lee’s surrender with touching observations on patriotism and youth in the Civil War era.
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Napoleon
Virginia
Toby
Boyd
Army of the Potomac
Grand Mamma
Richmond
Antietam
Gettysburg
Chancelorsville
Belle Isle
Lee
Andersonville
Castle ‘Vhunder
Chicago Tribune
Books Are Best Friends When They Bore You
A humorous quip notes books as loyal companions whose value endures even if a reader finds them dull, since closed volumes spare offense and still provide companionship.
Greatest natural wonders and American institutions cited
The piece lists top natural and manmade feats such as Niagara Falls Mammoth Cave Mississippi Valley Lake Superior and Cedar Creek Natural Bridge. It touts Chicago Croton Aqueduct and Pennsylvania coal as American institutions before a character scene about Mas Pantinaton's Last and a Civil War era joke about Jeff Davis.
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Niagra
Great Upper Lakes
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Mississippi
Lake Superior
Cedar Creek
Virginia
Iron Mountain
Missouri
Nantucket
Bedford
Chicago
Croton Aqueduct
New York
Pennsylvania
Hen Robber Caught Stealing Chickens
A man who secretly slid from a hen roost into the owner’s yard was caught. He claimed he came to see if the chickens slept with their eyes open. He was confined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan
Susy
Acute Yankee in Kansas Sells Liquor by Gun Barrel
A man in Kansas is accused of selling liquor from a gun barrel to evade Prohibition laws. He reportedly uses the firearm as a makeshift container to conceal and misrepresent the sale, creating an appearance of legitimacy despite the illegal act.
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Lamb's
Goodwin’s and Johnsons
Ewart
Brown Brothers
Wilcox & Gibbs
Mr. Carpenter
Mr. Lincoln
Shakspear
Lincoln
Richard the
Son
York
Richard
Edward
Congress
de Frees
Ilinois
Col. Scott
Mississippi
Pope
Pilton
Citzen
Gen. Pope
Scott
Jones
Jenkins
Snooks
Tam
Ater
Kansas
Fault finding with children and grown up reactions
Mrs. H. B. Stowe argues in Atlantic Monthly that indiscriminate fault finding harms children more than concrete faults. Examples show constant criticism breeds defensiveness and moroseness, urging gentler, focused guidance rather than universal blame.
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H. B. Stowe
Atlantic Monthly
Jim
Emancipation Debate and Ward's Valise as Comic Prop
The passage quotes Wendell Philips calling for voting rights and questions whether freedmen will pay rebel debts. It also notes Artemus Ward's showman valise labeled A Ward's Valise, guarded like a police item. A doctor scene ends with a patient seeking rest.
How to Learn All Your Defects Quarrel With Friend
A brief quarrel with a best friend is used to illustrate self criticism and personal growth. The piece urges reflection on faults and encourages constructive dialogue to mend the relationship.
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J. H. Mitchell & Co
Carver House
Warren
J.H. Mitchell
A. Jamieson
E. M. Pierce
J. B. Russell
Tidioute
D. Titus
U. S
Great Britian
Watson & Davis
2D St
G. Pollock
Fowler, Morey & Co
Water Street
Wa. W. Hazeltine
Johnson’s Exchange
E. T. Hazeltine
Pierce & Shafer
P. Shafer
Culbertson, Bowman & CO
Youngsville
Chase Osgood
Sheffield
Warren County
L. A. Pierce
Florence
Edwin Clark
East Street
Boss & Peavey
James Stedman
Charles Dinsmoor
Scofield
Parmlee & Henry
Joseph A. Neill
Johnson's Exchange
Brown & Mkelvy
Liberty Street
G. WY sScarleLp
D. Brown
M’kelvy
H A Jamieson
Wetmore & Clark
Second Street
Johnson & Brown's
L. D. Wetmore
J. BR. Ctark
Hackney House
Second and
Liberty Streets
Joan Russey
L. B. Mintonys
D. V. Stranatian
Front Street
Vid
L. Hessel & CO
Yankee Nations, &c
Bysecker Block
P. J. Trushel & CO
Warren Pa
Randall’s Drug Store
I W. Brown
Thos. Brown
A. Kirberger
Greenland Brothers
George Ball
Central Clothing
O. H. Hunter
Fingrel’s
Jjan 65 Ly
A. Fisher
National Bank
Warren, Pa
Variety Hall
Hazeltine & CO
Erie Rail Road
Philadelphia
Erie
Eeees
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Corry
Fire
Baltimore
Lock Haven
Elmira
Williamsport
Cor. 20Th
Market Sts
S. B. Kingston, Jr
Phila
J.W. Reynolds
Eric
William Brown
Baltimore- H
Great Western
Akron
Merulyil
Salamanca
Meadville
Cleveland and
Pittsboro
Cleveland, Tanesville and Cincinnati Railway
H. F. Sweetser
Meadville, Pa
Erie Railway
Satamanda
Dunkirk
Ase Sena
M. Lon
Kroe
Serene Wees
Pecsttea Dutisinés
Steamboat Express
Cine Neti Express
Way Freight
H Riddie
Buffalo and Erie Railroad
Ryye
Wee
Leav
Buffalo
J. Lewis Grant
Oil Creek Railroad
Shaereker
Pattadelphia & Erie
Lake Shore
Atlantic
Erie and
Pittsburg
Nancafter
Girard
Sharon
Clarkville
Expoville
Center Road
Spring, Wells
Crosses
Lewis Grant
Mail Office
the Haymakers
Col
Thos. A. Scott
Petersburg
Washington
City Point
Whitworth
Pantinaton
Isaac
Jeff Davis
Fort Lafayette
Confederacy
Gor
Boston Advertesers
Booth
Arsenal
Potomac
Georgia
Springfield (ii)State Register
Wendell Philips
New York Post
Artemus Ward
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