Monument to Gen Charles Devens Ready for Unveiling in Worcester
Plans advance for a Gen Charles Devens statue to stand before Worcester county courthouse in Lincoln Square with a granite pedestal. Unveiling set for July 4 1904 subject to casting completion. fund thus far totals about 34000 from individuals and Worcester County towns.
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Gen
Charles Devens
Lincoln Square
Worcester
Devens
Worcester County
Charleston
Mass
Grand Army of the Republic
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of Massachusetts
Supreme Court of
Bay State
Hayes
United States
Massachusetts
Harvard
Confederate War Horse Linked to Lincoln Cavalry Rider
Ames postmaster Palmer Sheldon says Capt J Rush Lincoln, professor at Iowa State Agricultural College, retains the horse he rode in the First Maryland Confederate cavalry. The dark brown thoroughbred stands about 15 hands high and is said to be in good health, fat, and eager in battles at state encampments and reunions.
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Palmer Sheldon
Ames Ia
Stonewall Jackson
J. Rush Lincoln
Iowa State Agricultural College
Maryland
The Enlisted Men in US Army and Navy
A reflective note praising the enlisted men as the core of the nation’s defense, lauding their contribution to the army and navy and contrasting their significance with the broader population. The piece highlights pride in servicemen and their role in national security.
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Army and Navy
United States
Medal for Brave Deed Kept by Civil War Veteran
Andrew J. Kelly, a Crookston area veteran, received a valor medal from the War Department for a Knoxville engagement on November 20, 1863. He and five volunteers burned a three story brick building under Rebel fire to negate sharp shooters, with Kelly surviving due to careful navigation and an alert sentry encounter.
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Andrew J. Kelly
War Department
Crookston
Minn
Andrew 3. Kelly
Knoxville
Longstreet
Col. Swift
Swift
Kelly
Sheppard
Winans
Congress
Sergi Kelly
Ately
Seret Kelly
Farragut Occupancy Noted at Mare Island Yard
Admiral Mc Calla placed a bronze tablet on the chaplain’s house at Mare Island Navy Yard recording that the house was occupied by Farragut from 1859 to 1888 during his tenure as yard commandant. He was the first commandant of the yard.
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Farragut
Mc Calla
Mare Island Navy Yard
Pink Pills Claim Rheumatism Cure by Williams Medicine
A man on crutches recalls a severe rheumatism case improved by Dr Williams Pink Pills. The advertisement touts the pills as blood and nerve builders with no habit risk, promising relief for anaemia neuralgia sciatica and related conditions. Sold by Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady with prices listed.
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W. Hames
W. HL Clark
Topeka
Willams’ Reer
Williams
Dr. Williams
Pink Billa
Uice
Dr. Kaims Medicine Co
Schenectady
Clothes and Conduct in Fashioned Behavior
Addison notes clothing shapes conduct and behavior across genders and classes. He argues that attire, from evening dress to Sunday finery, cues and constrains actions, transforming even a blackguard into a hero when in uniform. The piece asserts fashion influences social demeanor.
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Addison
Jess
Erchangela
Ehaki
Cured with Cuticura Soap and Ointment after limb ulcer
A 1905 Newark naval officer recounts a severe leg humor cured in three weeks using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, after other remedies failed. The note recalls a balloon fad and thunderstorm jokes, then shifts to a Deafness advertisement critiquing false claims and promoting Dent units catalyst products.
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H. J. Myers
U.S. N
U.S. S. Newark
New York
At the Dinner Party. Mrs. Henpeck chides rude husband
In a domestic vignette from the Family Journal, Mrs. Henpeck reprimands her husband for his frightful table manners, wishing for proper etiquette to correct his behavior and avoid social disgrace. The piece adjunctly promotes Castoria as a child remedy in the era.
Notable Far-Flung Characters in a 19th Century Gist
A jumble of brief profiles and curiosities: Rev. Francis Doherty, chaplain at Fort McPherson, edits a widely read soldier paper The Haver sack. George Griffith, globe trotter, plans retirement to become a novelist on the Isle of Man. Thoms Lewis in Liberia studies medicine, envisions Bible translation and Christian mission work. J. P. Webster, longtime mayor of Waucoma, Iowa, reaches 25 years in office at age 82. Sir Harry Johnston recounts a wary escape from Africa.
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Hall Cate
Thoms Lewis
Syracuse University
Liberia
J. P. Webster
Waucoma
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Price
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