Thrilling War Night Adventure of a Second Michigan Man
A Civil War veteran recalls marching with the Ninth Corps toward Richmond and an audacious solo water quest. He stumbles into a hidden party of twenty Confederate scouts and, under improvised tactics, captures thirty men without firing a shot, then returns to camp to find fresh beef and water awaiting.
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Lyman E. Stowe
National Tribune
Barnalde
Army of the
Army of the Potomac
Chantilly
Richmond
Ninth Corps
White Plains
East Virginia
Michigan
Army of the Tennessee
Western Follies in Mey East
A wary note on social life in the East where bachelors enjoy perpetual hospitality from married friends until marriage ends the freedom. The piece warns that marriage brings a sharp social reckoning with entertainment rivals and urges young men with limited means to avoid marriage.
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Mey East
To Save Space in a Flat
A discussion on urban living shows how city flats squeeze belongings into limited space. It argues for space saving via folding beds, divans, storage use, and clever rearrangements while noting high rents and the need to endure crowded quarters.
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Margaret & Bangster
Australia
Aterily
Stamis
Dimity
Kentucky
Efrla
Conwright
Joseph B. Bowlar
Western Canada Wheat Prospects and Grain Export Hopes
Estimates for wheat range from 87.2 million to 115 million bushels with an anticipated near 90 million, offset by higher acreage and lower average yields due to new settlers. The Winnipeg Free Press notes 1904 and 1905 figures, cites no more than 93 grain centers, and highlights strong quality. export potential could reach 50 million dollars from wheat and 26 million from oats and barley.
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Northwest Grain Dealers’ Association
Winnipeg Free Prews
Manitoba
Canada
Spring Wheat District
Bank of Commerce
Alberta
Northwest
Grain Dealers’ Association
J. J. Whalley
Minneapolis
Canadian Northwest
Western Canada
Tom
Skatchewan
British Columbia
Western
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Virginia
Mnanitobe
Saskatchewan
Elbow Valley
Calgary
Cron Manitoba
Sevan-Milee Weat of
Morden
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