Prison Camp Douglas life in winter of 1864 65
A Confederate prisoner recalls guard brutality by Michigan recruits and later invincible corpsmen, brutal punishments, tunneling escapes halted by raised barracks, and a harsh winter at Camp Douglas with scarce wood, forced fires, and sporadic smallpox amid a growing 12 000 inmate town.
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Texas
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A Billious Attack Remedy Ad Offer
A vintage remedy claim describes a villous attack affecting the liver and digestion. It promises quick relief with three Chamberlains Tablet and states the remedy will tone the liver, cleanse the stomach, stop nausea vomiting and headache. The price is a quarter.
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Chamberlain's
The Old and the New New Year Jubilee poem excerpt
The New Year issue of The Cadet Eagle offers a hopeful reflection on 1918 and a call to embrace 1919. It honors service members, war relief efforts, and unity between capital and labor as the nation faces reconstruction. Strong hopes rise for peace, renewal, and collective resolve in the new year.
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America
Ecomradship
Picture as Messenger of Modesty to the Nation
A poem-like reflection describes a vivid image of a modest woman, bowed head, appearing among the crowd. The speaker asks who the figure is and why she looks with sad anxious pity, answering only that she is a messenger of modesty deploring certain ways of the race. The piece ends with a plea for definite ideas to develop into ideals.
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J. M. Pownum
Confederate and Union War Soldier Totals Compared
A Tennessee veteran cites statistics showing the South supplied 600000 Confederate soldiers and 316000 white troops for the Union Army, with 186000 northern slaves in U. S. forces. Foreigners and blacks outnumbered rebels by 80000, and prison death tallies are listed for both sides.
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Charlotte Observer
A. B. Spain
First
Tennessee Infantry
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Nashville
Spain
Germany
Treland
Nagland
Southerr
Sharpsburg
Fredericksburg
Chancellorville
Wilderness
Gettysburg
Chickamauga
Appomattox
Chancelloraville
Appomatox
Fenerals
Bank of Blowing Rock Promotes Modern Banking
The Bank of Blowing Rock in Blowing Rock North Carolina advertises its banking services for business people and households. It touts check paying methods that simplify transactions and improve financial standing, urging merchants to inquire about the bank’s advantages.
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