Love and War Echo Across Aged Columns
A composite piece blends verse and anecdote on memory and legitimacy. It recounts a New York anecdote about General Franz Sigel, his bravura during Civil War days, and a theater night with Shenandoah. The article surveys Civil War veterans across U S Army ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen
Sigel
New York
Franz Sigel
Washington Post
Broadway
Park Row
Forty-second Street
Bronson Howard
Phil Sheridan
Bernard
Hfe
Paroles Were Not Revoked Story About Grant Parole
Daniel R. Goodloe recalls a Penns ylvania avenue discussion after Appomattox about President Johnson possibly revoking parole for Lee and other Confederate generals. Grant publicly expressed concern, then rode toward the White House. The tale ends with a note that pardons were argued.
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Daniel R. Goodloe
Washington
Appomattox
Pennsylvania Avenue
Gen. Grant
White House
Andrew Johnson
Lee
Confederacy
Grant
Mr Johnson
Fabocca
Spy’s Valuable Services by Miss Cushman in Civil War
Miss Major Pauline Cushman famed federal scout and actress turned secret service operative. Arrested in Louisville suspected of southern ties, she proved loyalty with a government appointment. She spied behind enemy lines, escaped captivity multiple times, was recaptured near Nashville, found with proof in garters, and narrowly averted execution as Union forces approached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Cushman
Louisville
Secret Service
Gen. Rosecrans
Major Cushman
Nashville
War Department
Soldier renounces pension in Christian Science order
A Kansas Civil War veteran writes to the Pension Department on October 3 1902 to surrender his twelve year pension claiming Christian Science faith. He says he is convinced there is no rheumatism or stomach trouble and refuses government aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Military Establishment
Wood
Grant
Belt
Funston
Carter
Bates
Crozier
Ordnance
Ainsworth
Record and Pension Office
Cavalry
Artillery
Infantry
Topeka
Philippines
Leutenant
Manila
Dixie Wolcott
Harper's Magaine
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Four Years Later
A man recalls chronic kidney pain and paralysis of rest before Dean's Kidney Pills relieved backache and symptoms. He cites the 1896 endorsement and notes continued praise from others. A free trial offer is extended by FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo NY. price 50 cents per box at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
Rigler
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Movement to honor Shephard returns to national capital
The essay traces Shephard’s exile to Mexico where he became a millionaire and his eventual return to Washington. It notes a fevered push to honor him, arguing public sentiment shifted over twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shephard
Washington
Mexico
A Poor Opinion of Ghosts from Georgetown
An old colored woman who has long known the neighborhood moved into a haunted Georgetown house. When asked if she fears ghosts she retorts that ghosts are only souls of the damned who cannot go to heaven, insisting she is not afraid of such "trash."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Law
Chile
Satan
Washington Post
Sign of Advancing Age and Peruna Advertisement
The passage notes aging signs by recalling a past sprinting record and a knee issue, then shifts to an advertisement for Defiance Starch and Peruna product endorsements by Catholic Sisters. It cites Dr. Hartman and promotional letters about Peruna, urging readers to request a free book and medical guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eal
Charity
Hartman
United States
Detroit
Mich
S. B. Hartman
Columbus
Ohio
Sisters of Charity
Defiance Starch and Texas Prospects Book Ad Parody
Disjointed OCR fragment promotes a 144 page Texas conditions and prospects book by James Barker of MK and T Ry, with a request to obtain a free copy. It also contains miscellaneous lines on marriage, cash, stain fabrics, and vague ad copy about Putnam and household topics, all in a garbled, period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Lone Star State
James Barker
Wainwright
St Louis
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Helen
Tien
Greece
Solomons
Babylon
Barbary
Spain
Pacific
Ty Charon
Frederick Lawrence Knowles
Harper's Magazine
Army of the United States
Army of the Late Confederary
Johnson White
Indianapolis Sentinel
Kansas
Pension Department
Memorial Bridge
Union of
Washington City
Potomac
Grand Army
Ieee Arch St. Philacstphia
Meekison
Napoleon, Ohio
Peruna Medicine Co
Colum
David Meckison
United Sates
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Athorvia Fig
Sveur
San Francisco
Cal
New York, NY
Sha
Sromo
Price2ia
Meade
Defiance
Herald Defiance
Putnam
Swomso
Ares
Nate A Ee Oe
Arman
Inchester
Inchester Repeating Ares CO
New Haven
Conn
Peveraey
Tate
Wa Twa
EL Reno
Oklahoma
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