Mistake of Murphy's dog and the Pochuck tale
A Pochuck based traveler arrives at Howland house with news of an open winter and a famed snappin torkle. The tale centers on a bet between Uncle David and Murphy over a bulldog torkle clash, ending with the torkle’s bone victory and the traveler confessing he lied about the torkle’s age, which was actually 1802.
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Pochuck
Howland House
Baldy
Jersey
Murphy
Torkle
Sally Beckendarter
David
B. U
Erry
3. C
Sam Bailey
Sam
Gabriel
Bam
Gimblets
Claudius Smith
Terry
Ike Edwards
Bill Leonard
Goose Pond Mountain
Farmer Green
Jolly Farm
Sel
David Beckendarter
Snedeker
Poebuck
Sam Hill
Uncle David
Sally
Amy Sully
Gera
Army frolic recalls Sixth corps and reunion at City Point
The Chicago Inter Ocean recounts how soldiers remembered the Sixth corps with nostalgia as Gen Harris’s division joined Grant at City Point on December 1, 1864. A light parade formed, regiments moved in cadence, and a West Virginian orderly dubbed Cousin John amid joking and festive mood before the Seventh and Sixth corps veterans joined.
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Sixth Corps
Chicago Inter Ocean
Shenandoah Valley
Cedar Creek
Petersburg
Army of
West Virginia
Thomas M. Harris
Eighth Corps
Grant
City Point
Stephens
Winchester
Zinkie
Daniel Webster
Cousin John
John
The Boys in Blue to Boys in Gray Welcome
The Washington Star recalls soldiers once in blue now in gray, praising their earnest hearts and willingness to serve as time changes them from brown hair to venerable age. The piece frames pride in veterans and continuity of duty across generations.
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Boys In
Gray
Washington Star
Boss Bounty Jumper and Samuel W Downing Pension Claim
The champion bounty jumper Samuel W Downing is linked to a dependent relative’s pension claim. The government ledger lists multiple payments between July 1863 and June 1864 totaling 7,573 dollars, with various dates and amounts including 3500, 375, 1500, 250, 450, 375, 350, 875, 300, 700, and 500 dollars.
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Samuel W. Downing
Washington Btar
Memoir of a Civil War March and Franklin Camp Life
The author recalls marching from Murfreesboro after Stone River amid rain snow and mud on a Salem pike route to Franklin. He details foraging tactics tense guard duties in Franklin and the funny turkey episode, plus a court martial and a bitter reflection on Confederate leadership. The piece ends with an anecdote about two Confederate generals and a veteran’s frank view of a lost separate nation.
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Stone River
Army of the Cumberland
Murfreesboro
Jeff C. Davis
George 5. Myers
Ohio
National Tribune
Salem Pike
Eagleville
Blve Ovac
Franklin
Forrest
Hood
Qononr
Davis
Murfrepsloro
Global Historical Facts From A Curious List Of Stat Facts
A compilation of diverse historical statistics ranging from labor and industry to travel and agriculture. It notes working hours, coal production, tea labor, shipwreck rates, vocal anatomy, birth rates, university projects, religious views on silk, tree avenues, retirement ages, castor oil output, Moroccan police practices, Cuba pineapple production, relic collections, Scottish pasture, Swiss game laws, early gas lighting in Baltimore, London street cleaning spending, late nineteenth century gold output, mushroom nutrition, and world wheat estimates for 1902.
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Russia
San Francisco
Cal
Philadelphia
India
University of Chicago
Japan
Namanda
Nikko
Jewett
St. Louis
United States
Morocco
Jalil
Cuba
Elwell Hoyt
Eau Claire
Mich
Central States
Scotland
Switzerland
Baltimore
London
Echo Agricole
New Zealand
What Did She Meant p From You in Church Mystery
An odd quotation mix from early 1900s sources notes a small church congregation calumny and quick cures. It mentions Burdock Blood Bitters for vigor, Piso’s Cure for consumption, Dr Thomas’ Oil for diphtheria relief, and Eclectric Oil as a healing claim.
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Philadelphia ‘Bulletin
Painione
Thomas
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Advert Credits Backache Relief
Miss Bollman describes relief from backache and nervous fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial claims the remedy strengthens health and eases kidney and womb trouble. The ad invites women to write to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for guidance.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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Harry Frost
Chicago Daily News
J. F. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ind
Fadeless
Duce the Bright
Takak Daescae
Dementhe
Security
Carter
Carters the
Jouaneconry
Castoria
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