Survivor of the First Defenders from Allentown
Allentown, Pa May 15 A note on the lone surviving member of the Allentown Infantry the first defender units to answer Lincoln's call after Fort Sumter Keiper age about 66 lives at 255 Arlington Ave Brook Altho He is the last living survivor whose name is on the original roster and the bronze memorial list He was 16 when he enlisted in 1861 then 17 and joined the 124th Pennsylvania Volunteers fighting at Antietam and Chancellorsville He later moved to Brooklyn and retired in 1910 Historian accounts credit Captain Thomas Yeager of the Allentown company with the title first defender Yeager was killed at Faire Oaks a year after the celebration treaty of war and Lincoln had signed the call for volunteers
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Allentown
Tige Allentown Infantry
Pennsylvania
Lincoln
Fort Sumter
Altho
S. Keiper
Arlington ‘Avenue
Brook Altho
Allen Infantry
Alene
Altentown.Gity Park
G .C. Trexier
Keiper
Allentown Academy
Kelper
Sumter
Thoms
Ashland
Brooklyn
Hecisit
Menton
Auén
TSB
Harrisburg
Washington
Congress
Pennaylo Aanans
Solvier
Thomas Yeager
Allentown Company
Faire Oaks
A Woman's Way Mayas Remedy Success Story
A wife in four months of trial switches to Maya's remedy after a swayed purchase. The first dose cleanses complexion and restores appetite, with claims of removing catarrhal mucus and reducing inflammation linked to stomach and intestinal ailments. Advertising note promises one dose or money back.
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Maya
Buttermilk Cream Beauty To Restore Youthful Throat Look
An old time recipe touts buttermilk and cream to preserve a smooth youthful neck. The ad promotes Howard's Buttermilk Cream in bath tubs and jars, claiming it softens skin and reduces aged appearance. It highlights throat lines as a telltale sign of aging and urges readers to try the product for guaranteed satisfaction.
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Howard
Marriéd Ht bristles with diffi culties in modern era
A lecture by Prof Crate Bales argues divorces threaten the republic, citing statistics on marriages delaying, asset divisions, and the rise of separations driven by money, leisure, and restless desires. He links drink and broad social changes to marital strain and suggests parental concerns over raising children.
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Crate Bales
Aueetia
Beteler Homes League
Aelodeon Hat
Republic
First Defenders Honored for Civil War Arrival at Capitol
The First Defenders, among the early Civil War volunteers, marched to Washington and were quartered in the Capitol area. Captain Yeager bragged of large Confederate threats, Lincoln greeted the troops, and a Pottsville reunion noted dwindling living members. A separate note warns against expensive poison tactics for wireworms by local scientists.
Winthrop Notes Include Local Visits and Events
May 2 entries reveal Mrs J G Peck hosting FO club, C Holt substituting as mail carrier, and Mrs George Spangler entertaining 26 WOMEN of Independence. Roy Depp attended aunt Abbie Sager's funeral. Dennie Wester procured agency for Hudson and Essex. Freshman picnic at Richmond Springs. juniors at Manchester fish hatchery. sophomores at Quaesqueton. Charles Merrill's car stolen from Barache and recovered in Oelwein. Penguins, birds of the antarret wastes, are poor flyers but strong swimmers.
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Winthrop Winkletran
Lone City
J. G. Peck
C. Holt
Hodge Merrill
Waterleo
George Spangler
Do7a
Independence
Wester’ Dennie
Hudson and Essex Care
Roy Depp
Abbie “Sager
Lamont
Bern
Aril Mutford
Richmond Springs
Manchester Fish Hatchery
Quaesqueton
Charles Merrill
Oelwein, Sur
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Order OF First Defenders
Allen- Agwn Infantry
Andsmans
Sycamore Street
Marsh Place
Abe Martin
John FL. Dile
Baltmore
David Jacobs
Bethlehem
Alfentown Company
Capitol
House of Representatives
Potomac
Yeager
Majdreknew
Union
Pottsville
Antarett
Levi Bros., Mfg
Jewelers
Lafayette
Ik Waterloo
Eabii Rey
He Gan
Waterloo
Mvuch
Selzer
Brambach
Baby Grand
Davidsons Witlerspo, Fn
American Legion
Landsmans
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