Thirteen Years of War Echoes and a Hospital Hero
A fragment from The Detroit Free Press Evensatte recounts Civil War scenes, focusing on hospital steward Bones known as Drew of the Seventeenth. It notes his fearless surge to seize a flag and lead troops, earning recognition from Gen. Devins and transforming a noncombatant into a local legend, with other wartime tales and anecdotes interwoven.
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Mog
Jimmy
Bones
Hoe
Sivler
Gen. Devins
Poteiite
Hones
Drew
Col. Drew
Detroit Free Pres
Bones the Surgeon and the Battle of Manassas Front Line
A Civil War reminiscence describes the tension with hospital staff and the so called Bones, the regimental surgeon, during a fierce frontal assault. The narrative captures the Seventeenth’s fighting, missteps in support, and a panicked retreat as troops struggle to hold a vital position against Confederate forces near Manassas.
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Hopital
Ave
Rome
Bones
Hho
United States
Jackson
Pope
Manassas
Yellind
Twin
Mane
Bertye
Nonsense Quips and Clever Exchanges Across Papers
A collage of witty exchanges and mock banter from multiple papers. Jests touch on marriage, golf in Germany, newspaper naming, a vigilance chairman, and a fire alarm clergyman remark. Quips include a widow wish, a Frankfurter links joke, a vessel steam speed line, and a hairless infant joke, reflecting a lighthearted, disorderly humor column.
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Claribel
Mantea
Boston
Transcript
Greene
Germany
Kedd
Yonkers
Vigilance
Detroit Journal
Stumpuppe
Ing Book Store
Fliegende Blaetter
Chicago
Washington
Louisville Courier- Journal
Emma
Mommer
Pepper
Toronto World
Watching the Cars and the Locomotives of Old
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls watching trains and engines on a bridge, describing how locomotives once burned wood, the back-and-forth movements in a cut near the wall, and the engineer's careful routine. The piece contrasts past and present American locomotives and ends with a brief note on a lizard in New Zealand and a pudding recipe from Golden Days.
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Meent
New Zealand
Cheap corn crib for storage and profit
A low cost temporary crib design holds 600 bushels and can be scaled. It uses two curved fencing sections, posts, and a board floor to keep corn dry, with a roof of willow or branches and grass mulch to shed rain. When empty it can be moved or repurposed, total cost under two dollars.
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J. L. Irwin
Olio Parner
Hints About Mulching For Plants And Trees
The article explains two ideal mulching seasons summer and winter to protect plants from drought and thawing damage. It warns against confusing mulch with protection and advises applying after ground freeze when possible. It suggests materials like straw and coarse matter spread evenly around stems, noting strawberries need care to avoid smothering.
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Tess Rikk
Witter
N. J. Shepherd
Parmers
Public Domain Lands and Desert Land Hypotheses
A General Land Office statement shows 7108. S70 acres of unappropriated public land in the United States exclusive of Utah. About 64 percent lies in desert land districts and territories. Of vacant lands there, 821 76,000 acres may be desert land not yielding ample native growth without irrigation, making cultivation uneconomical. Mineral entries rose nearly 407 in the fiscal year, signaling revival of the finding industry from its low in 1805.
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General Land Office
Washington
United States
Juha
Hyde
Thal
Lance
New Feed Trough Aids Swine Breeders Against Feed Spoilage
Swine breeders struggle to stop bogs from entering troughs and contaminating feed. The notice emphasizes clean food and offers a method to prevent contamination, aiming to keep feed pure and reduce waste.
PATRONIZING FAKES AND CREAMERY DUDS IN FARM NEWS
A historical column admonishes farmers on responsibility in creamery ventures and warns against fake agents. It notes a creamery built where cows were scarce, blaming farmers for early funding without sufficient dairy stock. It discusses shared risk among partners and hints at shifting profits from wool and livestock to new ventures.
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Cundor
Not enough readable details for a proper headline
The fragmentary text describes assembling a board and stripes on a vessel or shelter for practical use at a farm or home. It mentions placing a board at the front and nailing stripes to fit a head, but lacks clear events, names, or locations to form a full news item.
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Lfave
Hines Pearson
I Farm
iHome
When Pigs Lose Their Tails In Early Life
A Western swineherd warns that damp filthy beds cause tail loss in piglets. In purebreds, tail loss lowers breeder prices, and market pigs suffer skin girdling. Newborns need warm, clean, minimally disturbed beds. by day three beds should be changed to fresh straw, as hot steaming beds worsen tail decay.
Ship Live Poultry and Shipments Losses
Advice from American Gardening stresses proper coop design to reduce shrinkage when shipping poultry. It cautions crowding increases losses and urges dry, ventilated holds with water access. The piece notes shrinkage figures vary with lot size and arrival condition.
Not Established Childish Quarrel Ends With Grandfather Claim
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recounts a young lady running a private school scene where pupils test each other with odd claims about family relations. One girl asserts her sisterhood by saying the other has a father in heaven, while another retorts with a single grandfather in heaven, ending the exchange with a decisive victory.
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Cave
Ares
No. 1
Cleveland Plain Dealer
An Asthma Cure From Northwest Climate Tale
A Detroit Free Press reader recalls a neighbor’s resort trip to the northwest. Descriptions mix arbors and sunlit trails with sudden cold snaps and a cyclone. The anecdote claims relief from asthma after enduring a cyclone, snow, and strong winds.
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Arbor
Detroit
A Much Mourned Mother
A former senior army colonel recalls a soldier who sought leave to mourn his mother’s death, only to find the man had received the same excuse a month earlier. The colonel allows a month in mourning, then chides the repeat offense, sending him to the guardhouse.
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Shafter
Recorde
Shatter
Peco Bill
Times-Democrat
Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures Catarrh and Purifies Blood
A reader from Athensville reports Hood's Sarsaparilla purified her blood and restored health after catarrh. The ad also promotes The Milwaukee’s winter route to California, highlighting schedules, Pullman Sleeper service, and low rates from Minneapolis St Paul to Los Angeles with weekly departures Saturday mornings and Wednesday arrivals.
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Apress
Athensville
Taois
California
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Los Angeles
Weinentay
Xt. Pant
Conley
Apt
BE Paul
Minn
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