Died for His Country The Execution of Timothy Webster
The Onarga Leader-Review recounts Timothy Webster, famed Pinkerton detective and Union spy, buried at Onarga Illinois. It notes his service, trials, execution in Richmond April 14, 1862, and the later transfer of his remains to Chicago then Onarga, with multiple family ties and a tale of removal.
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Allen Pinkerton
National Tribune
Washington, D. C
Timothy Webster
Onarga
Eastern Illinois Register
Paxton, Ill
Onarga Leader-Review
Imothy Webster
Pinkerton
Uncle Sam
Secret Corps
Richmond
Lincoln
Secret Service
Chicago
Grace
Land Cemetery
Thomas Robinson
James Robinson
Onin
Arga
Flag Remembrance at Kenesaw Mountain
A captain recalls Sergt. David A. McCollough lifting the flag at Kenesaw on June 27, 1864. The color guard secured the colors after McCollough was shot, the staff repaired, and the color party pressed the assault while a Confederate captain fell. A second tale recalls Walters wounded yet advancing, and the march to mustering out, with memory restored at Columbus. In Kentucky, neighbors reconcile amid war’s calls and shared hardship.
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David A. McCollough
Chicago Inter Ocean
McCollough
Fifty Second Ohio
Kenesaw
Maj
J. H. Holmes
Fifty-second
Rock City
Dan McCook
Molmer
Walters
Company H
Maj. Holmes
Gen. Morgan
Noyes’ Creek
Columbus
Big Shanty
Mmg Shanty
Chattanooga
Nashville
Inside Passage Aims To Shield Cape Hatteras Dangers
The Washington Star outlines a plan to avoid Cape Hatteras by a deepened inland canal system behind the cape. The Dismal Swamp canal would be widened, creating an inland waterway from Port Royal to Florida. The route would let coastwise ships and even war fleets pass safely behind the barrier, reducing wrecks and insurance costs.
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Cape Hatteras
Atlantic Seaboard
United States
Congress
Washington Star
Diamond Shoals
Cape
San Francisco
Atlantic
Porton
Tiorida
Hampton Roads
Pasene
Elizabeth River
Norfolk
Pasquotank
Albemarle Round
Pamlico Sound
Core Sound
Back Sound
Beaufort Harbor
Temufort Inlet
Gulf
French Sculptor Mends Bust at Exeter Academy
Daniel Chester French, famed sculptor and Exeter alum, donated works to town and academy. He repaired a nose on a bust in the academy chapel and helped fix a burst water pipe during a cold snap, quelling a tense moment with the janitor as he arrived to mend the bust.
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Daniel Chester French
Exeter
Phillips Exeter Academy
Academy
London
French
New York Times
A Homely Truth in Uncle Eben’s Warned Word
The Washington Star quotes Uncle Eben advising not to speak ill of a man behind his back. He warns that spreading whispers leads to trouble and may be worse than the truth told directly to his face.
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Kentucky
Morgan
Frank Leslie
Nebber
Eben
Washington Star
Doctor in Old Village Near Randolph Massachusetts
A doctor in a rural New England village near Randolph Massachusetts faces superstition about the graveyard behind Mary E. Wilkins house. Neighbors fear night visits, but the doctor jokes that locals owe him money, reflecting small town attitudes.
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Randolph
Mass
Mary E. Wilkins
New York Tribune
New England
We Beamine and Claims About Refunds and Remedies
An assortment of ad scraps and quotes from various papers mention refund promises for defective goods, claims about clerks, and several tonic and cough remedies. Names include Monroe Drug Co and Allen's Vitamins with brief notes on pills, tonics, and cures. The fragmentary text cites Atchison Globe and Chicago Daily News among others, with miscellaneous quips and slogans.
Peculiar Medicine Claims and Curative Texts
An advertisement extols St Jacobs Oil and Vogeler's Curative Compound as miracle cures. It asserts St Jacobs Oil relieves pain for crippled individuals, with a claim of vast cures, and promotes Vogeler's Compound to purify blood and improve strength in weak children.
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St. Jacobs
Vogeler
Eve
Genial Customs Inspector Patter in a Cleveland Scene
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt captures a customs inspector joking with a woman as he searches belongings on the dock. He notes nothing dutiable, admires lace and garments, comments on cleanliness, and contemplates tossing items back with light humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Iean
Elegant dining cars on Tron Mountain Route inaugurated
The Tron Mountain Route launches dining car service on its fast daily trains from St. Louis and Memphis to Texas. Cars built at Pullman shops feature modern electrical lighting and fans, upscale tableware, and a la carte meals served in Liberty Libby glassware and Haviland china. The line operates triple daily service St. Louis to Texas and double daily Memphis to Texas with sleeping cars.
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Tron Mountain
St. Louia
Memphis
Texas
Pullman
Crazy Haviland China
Libby
St. Louis
Missouri
Arkansas
Native Pride and Cyclone Banter in Rural Exchange
A compact exchange captures regional taunts about weather, with an easterner’s sarcastic remark and a Kansan’s boast about a “tri-cyclone” climate. The line ends with a whimsical note about humor and cordiality in rural life.
Surgeon's Knife and a Woman's Cure by Lydia Pinkham
Mrs Eckis Stevenson of Salt Lake City Utah testifies to suffering ovarian and womb inflammation for six years. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports pain relief and improved nerves within weeks and cure in three months, avoiding surgery. She invites others to write for guidance and notes Mrs Pinkham's Lynn Massachusetts address.
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Ecki8 Stevenson
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ecxta Slaveennson
Salt Tale City
Utah
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Turkey
Constantinople
Gate of Knowledge
Inter Ocal
Confed
Erates
Ine Major
Moston
Union
Boston
Chicago Chronicle
Baltimore
Tommy
Chicago Tribune
Hinetory
New York
Pacon
Snuilourmient Agencies
Baron
Monroe Drug Co
Unionville, Mo
Atchison Globe
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Daily News
Wetten
Thi
Sinneapolies Ming
Hale
Tarrev
Pike
Aianapalie
Samuel Clemens
Iron Mountain
Ett Levi
Dean Mrs. Prxxman
Charterhouse
Rue de la Pax
Paris
Porrek Drug and Ciiem
Coxe
Sole Prope
Edourleas
Iinneapolis
Woodward & CO
Grain Commission
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