Soldier of Temptation Mustered In The Army Of Sin
A compact poem fragment describes another private muster in the army of temptation and sin. It frames a lone soldier arming for the ongoing strife and the toilsome battles of life.
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1865
Page
1
Distinct Ladies at the Inauguration Ball
A New York Times correspondent notes elaborate gowns and notable wearers at the Inauguration Ball including Mrs. Lincoln in white satin with fine lace and pearls, Mrs. Welles in colored silk, Mrs. Usher in garnet satin, and Mrs. Train in blue silk with gold hair powder. The scene features many high necklines, diamonds, and varied styles, with praise for Lincoln and reflections on the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Lincoln
Jessamine
Secretary Welles
Usher
Dennison
Fred. Seward
Senator Harris
George Francis Train
Petrolia
Tempers and tragedy in a Pennsylvania town meeting
A moral drama unfolds as a wretched woman laments the ruin of her family from temperance teaching that moderate drinking is safe. She pleads with deacon priest and doctor before a vote ends with no license for liquor. A Minnesota letter adds Civil War tales of brotherhood and sacrifice among classmates now buried together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Anthony
Taecher
Tur Sky an Indicator Of The Weather
The Sky colours guide weather forecasts with sunset and sunrise signs. A bright yellow evening signals wind, pale yellow neutral tones imply favorable or unfavorable changes, and grey hints at morning conditions. Cloud forms and deep hues indicate wind or rain, with delicate tints suggesting fair weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Board of Trade
Scientific American
Battlefield Ammunition Waste Then and Now
An official Gettysburg report details mass misloads in 1863 muskets. It cites twenty seven thousand five hundred seventy four arms inspected, with about twenty four thousand loaded, many with multiple charges or bullets, plus many guns loaded with improvised or misplaced cartridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Johnson & Dow
Enfield
Irishman Confuses Faith With Whisky Debt Joke
An Irishman being a bit tipsy is asked about his religious views. He answers that his belief aligns with the Widow Brady, who claims he owes her twelve shillings for whisky and believes he will never pay, which he says mirrors his own belief.
Rarity in Rhyme and Riddle at the Fair
A playful dialogue unfolds with a green girl dodging questions about seating and a chair spelling ceh a i r. The speaker presses about where she sits, and she recalls a past gesture with Henry on his knee, hinting at curiosity and innocence amidst a fairground atmosphere.
Hogshead Hoop Strikes Gentleman in Street
A man strolling with two ladies was hit in the face when a hogshead hoop flew up and struck him. He cried Mercy and asked which of the ladies dropped the object. No injuries are reported.
Galvanic Battery Sparks Talk in Quirky Exchange
In a humorous exchange, Zeb declares kissing Julia for the first time electrified him. Jeems quips that the moment was powered by a galvanic battery. The playful banter highlights lighthearted frontier humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeems
Zeb
Julia
Swiss Scholar Chooses America After European Contrast
At the Springfield Agricultural Show the distinguished Swiss scholar, once courted by Napoleon to return to France, explains why he picked the United States. He argues American institutions foster individual advancement while European systems protect the few, and states he and his children will call this nation home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
F’rance
Springfield
Mass
Gun Safety From Run Pubs Warns Against Mishandling Firearms
Instruction warns to always check a gun for load before handling. If alone and using a muzzle loader, place the butt, load ramrod to test charge, and listen for a thud or empty tap. Never point a loaded gun at anything you do not intend to kill.
Young lawyer reflects on new profession
A young lawyer, about a year admitted, was asked how he finds the bar. He replied with a brief sigh that his profession is much better than his practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Camp W. for West Point and a year of losses in 1864
While Senator Hicks lay ill at the Metropolitan Hotel a visit from Tom King reveals how Abraham Lincoln offered to educate a boy named Camp for the soldier’s path. The piece notes the toll of 1864 with deaths among generals Sedgwick McPherson Wadsworth Stevenson Birney Rice Totten Ransome and a long obituary roll across literature church navy and science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Hicks
Metropolitan
Tom King
Ohio
General Sherman
Savannah
Ewing
Mr. Ewing
South Carolina
Senate
Chackray
Hawthorn
Lander
Morris
Park Benjamin
Kirkland
Catharine Sinclair
Archbishop Whately
Archbishop Hayes
Thomas Starr King
Winslows
Dr. Potts
Sedgwick
McPherson
Wadsworth
Stevenson
Birney
Rice
Totten
Ransome
John Morgan
Navy
Admiral Storer
W. D. Porter
Craven
Fishin R. Giddings
Owen Lovejoy
Caleb B. Smith
Josiah Quincy
A. A. Reeder
N. P. Tallmadge
Gov. Fairbanks
Judge Taney
Wm. L. Dayton
Geo. M. Dallas
Science
Silliman
Hitchcock
Sturve
John Leech
Robinson
Mayerbeer
Speke and
Gerard
Travelers
Death of the oldest person in New Endana
Deacon John Phillips of Sturbridge dies at age 104 years 7 months 28 days. He voted for President Lincoln in the presidential election and received resolutions of respect from the town. He served in the State Legislature over fifty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Endana
John Phillips
Sturbridge
Lincoln
Boston
Train collision near Bristol kills five soldiers
The Washington express on the Philadelphia and Toronto line struck the Owl block at Bristol Pennsylvania early yesterday morning. It smashed two cars and caused about twenty injuries among soldiers returning home. Five people were killed in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Philadelphia and
Thaddeus Stevens on John Brown’s Memory and Legacy
In a Civil War era speech, Thaddeus Stevens defends John Brown’s motives despite condemning his methods. He predicts posterity will favor Brown and that Virginia may raise a monument at the gallows site within living memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaddeus Stevens
John Brown
Congress
Brooks
New York
General Butler
Brooke
Messrs. Stevens
Penn
Boutwell
Mass
Mr. Stevens
Virginia
Boston's famed pilot James Tilley and Bunker Hill quip
Years ago the Boston pilot James Tilley, known for his humor despite a humpback, ferried ships in and out of the harbor. After piloting a British frigate he joked to a pompous officer that his back bore Bunker Hill, a boastful retort familiar to locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kar
Boston
James Tilley
Bunker Hill
Tilley
Deserters from Lee’s Army Bring Arms, Aid Grant
The piece notes deserters entering Union lines in Virginia from Lee's army carrying arms and accoutrements. It cites Grant’s offer to pay for captured weapons, and claims deserters now provide more information about the numbers and dispositions of Lee’s corps divisions and brigades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Lee
Grant
Reward Offered for Strayed Dog in Centreville
A small dog near the color of an opossum with yellow legs and head and tail cut off strayed from Daniel Kilroy in Centreville on October 2. A $5 reward is offered for the return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware Republican
Centreville
Daniel Kilroy
Cincinnati School Pay and Humorous Sabbath Quip
Principals of Cincinnati intermediate schools receive 1600 dollars yearly while two lay teachers obtain 1000 dollars each three earn 700 dollars each and seventeen receive 600 dollars each. An elderly woman humorously describes an organ as a pretty box of whistles and calls it an awful way of spending the Sabbath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Gav
Schoolyard Punishment Humor Through Generations
A light anecdote recalls the dread of being punished by sitting between two girls in schooldays and the later acceptance of such oddities as part of education. The quip frames enduring school experiences with humor and resilience.
Onions Theft Suspect Brings Skunk to Master
A tale recounts a enslaved man named Sambo who was whipped for stealing onions. He later returns with a skunk in his arms and declares to his master that the thief is the skunk, remarking on the animal’s foul odor.
Punished for kissing in the street in odd remark
A young man was fined twenty dollars after kissing a girl who did not consent. The note adds that it often costs ten times as much when the gesture is welcome.
Quip Contrast: Life Drama and Wordplay
A wry exchange contrasts a peasant’s focus on his own business with a joke about the meanings of cat and catalogue. The dialogue-style lines frame a small joke about priorities and punctuation in language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kar Awit
Absence of mind tale ends with ship carpenter’s act
A ship carpenter bites off a spike end and jams a tobacco plug into the vessel’s bottom. The remark follows that clamor harms more than the head, which does the actual work of excusing themselves.
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Gar
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