A Soldier's Pastime Ends in Military Scandal
General X's aide Lieut Hoyt is reduced in rank after gambling with greenbacks, while Lieut Eben Bayliss is charged with misappropriating funds. The tale ends as Hoyt returns to duty and the general reflects on soldiers and poker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyt
Laeut
Eben Bayliss
Bayliss
Bayhas
Confederzzna
Gen. X
Lieut. Hoyt
Lieut
Billy Hoyt
Billy
Proved His Story By Campfire Proof in War Tale
A veteran recalls a Cold Harbor tale where a tree perch and a missing gear saga become proof of truth. The skirmish reminiscence ends with a whisky canteen passed round for assent and a chorus of veterans confirming the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cold Harbor
Petersburg
O. K
Dunton's
Payment for Captor of Jefferson Davis Confirmed
John Camm of Gretna Louisiana, Civil War lieutenant, who aided in Davis capture, received a department notice promising 1503 dollars 38 cents upon submission of papers to Washington. Camm had filed a claim years ago seeking the reward due to the officer in command at the capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jef Davis
John Camm
Gretna
Jefferson Davis
Department
Washington
Camm
Leutenant
Chicago
Curon
Ide
When Women Should Wed Crises in Matrimony Across Ages
The piece from the Baltimore Sun suggests women marry at 17, 19, 22, and 27 due to shifting ideals and social pressures. It describes 17 as loving the idea of love, 19 as chasing a particular ideal, 22 as seeking practical partners, and 27 as a panic where many peers are married and risk choosing poorly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Sun
Augustus
Idoa
Ito
Den
Comfort of outing flannel provides home dressed ease
Prairie Farmer Home Magazine extols outing flannel for comfort and easy laundering. It suggests dainty nightrobes with feather stitching or fairy braid, corset covers for cold weather, bed slippers, and a short petticoat. Also includes a gingerbread pudding recipe and notes cranberries as medicine for fever and digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Farmer Home Magazine
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement in Sherman Aid
An aging patient credits Dean's Kidney Pills with relief from backache, bladder irritation, and kidney trouble after a specialist advised fifty dollars for cure. The ad touts direct kidney action, warns of diabetes and Bright's disease risks, and urges use to restore normal kidney function. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is listed as the maker.
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J. H. Plangman
Sherman, Tex
Dean
Alek
Bo Mr. Planeman
Sherman
Bright
Errand Across Continents and a Texas Train Pitch
A wealthy Malay merchant mails a draft payable in New York to a former South Clark Street cook, asking him to cash it and visit a long-ignored brother in Texas. The note blends travel ads for the Iron Mountain Route with snippets of humorous vignettes and railway promotions across St Louis, Missouri Pacific, and related lines.
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Etraite Setlement
Malay Peninsula
Clark Street
Sayls
Asia
New York
Texas
Thor
Iron Mountain
St. Louie
Texan
Southwest
St. Louis
California
H.C. Towsxenn
Br. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railway
Colorado
Arizona
Tpeper
Los Angeles
San Francisco
H.C. Townsexo
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Hoyt the Younger
Satan
Bevan Young Belding
Sandy Hill
Rascal
Host
The
American Tribune
Boston Globe
Atlanta ‘Constitution
Fain
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Migs Prettyeit
Houston Post
George Morton
K.&t. Ry
Suite K
Wainwright Bidg
Pearl Peach
Weary Walker
J. F. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ind
N. C. Times- Democrat
Waters
Tmersons
Security
Carter
Carters Qu
UALC
U.M.C
the Union Metallie
Cartridge
Sridgepoint
COM
Jamer Esa
Mercer Bt
Jersey City
Sterling Remedy Co
Augustus Lindabury
B.S
Scrantor
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