Hicks Pine Bluffs Spy Described In Cavalry Pursuit
An Wisconsin veteran recalls the 1864 pursuit of William Hicks, a 28th Wisconsin recruit, who used a mare to slip past Pine Bluffs fortifications. A cavalryman, James J. Hall, confronted Hicks in a cabin, with a nine inch Colt revolver drawn, ending in Hicks’s death.
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Twenty
Wisconsin
Brownsville
Tex
Pine Bluffs
Clayton
William Hicks
Hicks
First Indiana Cavalry
Conrer
James J. Hall
National Tribune
Humor in War Hospital Tale of a Civil War Tract
Rear Admiral Henry C Taylor recalled a Civil War hospital incident. A visiting woman distributed fruits flowers and tracts to wounded soldiers. A young man on a white bed laughed, then explained the tract on the sin of caching amused him after losing both legs.
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Henry C. Taylor
Eurpric
Amended Quip Sparks Witty Exchange From Ledger
In a Philadelphia Ledger clipping a sharp exchange unfolds as a mother suggests marriage plans. The girl retorts with defiant humor saying she will make a good husband instead. The dialogue highlights social expectations and cheeky resistance.
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Insleed
Philadelphia Ledger
New Commander in Chief Gen Wilmon W Blackmar Elected
Gen Wilmon W Blackmar elected commander in chief by acclamation after rival Gen John Shotts withdrew. Born 1841 in Pennsylvania, Blackmar earned a Medal of Honor for gallantry after leading a daring charge near Five Forks. He fought in over 80 Civil War battles and served as provost marshal of Sheridan’s cavalry until Appomattox.
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Wilmon W. Blackmar
Blackmar
John Shotts
New York
James Tanner
U. 8. Grant Post
Brooklyn
Shotts
Fone
Blackmur
Shorts
Pennsylvania
Fifteenth
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Antietam
Stone River
Chattanooga
Chickamauga
Lookout Mountain
Migelonary Ridge
Custer
War Department
Gen
Lee
Appomattox
Sheridan
Cavalry Corps
Enlistment Story From Bull Run Era Described By Deacon
A New York post recalls the second Battle of Bull Run and Augustus Buel, famed hunter on John Brown's tract, enlisting in the Thirty fifth regiment from Jefferson County. His uncle Deacon Weatherby blesses him and quotes the scripture that it is more blessed to give than to receive.
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Bull Run
New York
Thirty-fifth
Jefferson County
Augustus Buel
John Brown
Deacon Weatherby
Gus
Augustne
Augustus
Fatal Oversight in Wedding Gift Dispute
Society notes recount Young Watkins and his bride clashing over wedding presents two weeks after marriage. The sports desk quips a division of gate receipts would have prevented the quarrel, while a humorous cartoonish exchange riffs on college curricula.
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Watkins
Society
Chicago Daily News
Most Charming of Women and the Art of Agreeableness
A Pittsburg Dispatch-quoted piece discusses the enduring value of amiability in women. It argues beauty fades but true charm lies in listening, empathy, and gently guiding conversation at social gatherings.
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Pittsburg
How to identify poison ivy and poison oak for vacation safety
The Washington Star notes many suffer allergic reactions from poison oak and ivy each year during outdoor seasons. Distinguishing features: Virginia creeper woodbine has five leaves. ivy has three. Poison ivy leaves are three with notched edges, young leaves smooth. poison oak leaves are smaller with bright red hues and nonnotched edges.
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The
Washington Star
How to Make Apricot Jelly
Stone 18 apricots slice them and place in a basin with juice from two and a half lemons. Pour over one and a half pints of boiling sirup, cover and cool. Add one and a half ounces of gelatine when almost cold, mix well, strain into a jelly mold and set. Serve garnished with spricot strips. Boston Budget
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Boston
Open Air Exercise Guidance
Regular outdoor activity is advised every day in all weathers. Walk slide row swim or play but stay outdoors as much as possible to stay healthy.
Bleep Urges Sleep for Beauty Weep Before Midwah
An odd health note promotes regular work hours and ample rest, emphasizing a period called beauty weep before midwah. The guidance frames sleep as essential for well being and appearance.
Real Rulers of Esopus Parker Hall and Mary Hall
Four year old Parker Hall and two year old Mary Hall, grandchildren of Judge Parker, attract cameras and headlines in Esopus. The New York American profiles Parker as bold and precocious, joking that he may study law and become a judge. Mary is playful and talks little, yet races with her brother.
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Parker Hall
Mary Boon
Mary Hall
Judge Parker
Hippus
New York American
Parker
America
ABC
Mary
Butterfly farms bloom across France near silkworm trade
The first butterfly farm in France appears to have been started a year or two ago by English entomologist William Watkins at Esstbourns. Several farms followed, aiming to rear Bombycidae silkworms and develop new varieties for museums. Farms plant oaks and other food trees, hatch cocoons on branches, and rear larvae indoors for temperature control before moving outdoors under netting.
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France
Willam Watkins
Esstbourns
Museums of Natural History
Her Manly Trait in a Columbus Dispatch Chip
Report quotes Mrs Dix and Mrs Juno debating gender roles with remarks about masculine behavior and fussing over pains. The exchange highlights social views of femininity and endurance in a light, ironic tone.
Old Age Is a Mental State Says Globe Motto
The St Paul Globe notes a witty exchange on aging and invites a dinner in three weeks. One speaker declines due to a funeral, while the paper promotes the idea that age comes from mindset and conviction.
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St. Paul
Globe
Baby's Sand Pile A Child's Imaginative Play Time
A child Cay builds a sand pile in a wooden box to simulate cooking and family life. She bakes buns and bread for her dollies, using stones for a flour and cedar cones for a fire, imagining a bustling household despite the sand.
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Cay
Thelraya
Dolly
Raby
Great Fun For The Boys Making Indian gear at home
The Little Chronicle describes building bows and arrows from pine boards and nails and crafting a ten foot teepee from army khaki. It details cloth sizes, stitching, rope loops, and pegging, noting costs of about three dollars for a tent and ten dollars for a ready made version.
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The
Little Chronicle
Remarkable dog named Raga guards bank deposits and fishes
Mrs. John H. Morrison of Middletown New York owns a dog called Raga known for banking trustworthiness. The animal deposits money for the tannery owner, refuses handlers, and returns with a deposit book only to bank officials. In a pond he fishes with a pole and line, bringing back a 15 foot pole and a large catfish.
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John H. Morrison
Middletown
N.Y
Sim
Morricon
Harry M. Hayes
Mr. Hayes
Raga
Clever game of authors from the Christian Endeavor World
A parlor guessing game lists paired clues for authors. Each clue matches a well known writer by a descriptive epithet such as oldest youngest healthy sickly etc, with names like Adams Child Hale Hageard Reade Coleridge Yields Oulda Hunt Hay Knox Shakespeare Trench Gorgamith Barrie Hooker Cooke Taylor Lincoln Townsend Holmes Hoge Hawthorne Fox Pope Dodge Cable Bunyan Paine Wolfe Savage Burns Brooka Bacon Lamb Crabbe Horne Sangster.
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Adams
Hale
Hageard
Reade
Coleridge
Oulda
Knox
Shakespeare
Trench
Gorgamith
the Tippler
Barrie
Hooker
Cooke
Taylor
Lincoln
Townsend
Holmes
Hog
Gabriel
Horne
Sangster
Richard Stuck to His Point Funny Exchange at Chicago
A Windy City mother rebukes her son for insulting Prof. Blank’s looks. The boy defends the professor’s ugliness and quips that when the professor makes a face he looks even homelier. The mother collapses from laughter.
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Richard
Prof. Blank
Chicago
Windy City
Blank
Pilgrim's Progress Chinese edition faces controversy over illustrations
Description notes that a Chinese translation of The Pilgrim's Progress features pictures where Christ figures are depicted with Chinese facial features and attire. The imagery includes a bead and a pigtail, drawing criticism for cultural stereotyping and misrepresentation.
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China
Christies
Chinamas
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Gen. Blackmar
Massachussetts
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W. W. Blackmar
Litte Amzi
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Esopus
Tom Sawyer
Rosemount
Kingston
Charles Mercer Hall
Hall
Roosevelt Boys
White House
Baby
Scholus
Bragley
Philadelphia
Epee
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