Brigadier Gerard and the Mountain Ambush Tale
In an 1810 tale narrated by Brigadier Gerard, a wounded hussar seeks to rejoin his regiment at Pastores. A priest and a guerrilla ambush force him from a mountain pass, injuring him but sparing his life as he endures brutal captivity and recalls his valor and loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerd
Marengo
Alamo
Hussar
Old Bouvet
Hussars
Jacques Regnier
Cuirassiers
Butt
Villaret
Yalor
Pastores
Gomez
Cuchillo
Thad
Tam Co
Gerard
Hudsars
Sam M. Vidal
Commissariat
el Cuchillo
Convent of Spiritu Sancto
Tam
Fontainebleau
Spain
Estremadura
Busby
Dolman
Messina
Cindad Rodrigo
Joshua
Saint Cyr
Sam
Genoa
Swan
Etienne Gerard
Various World Notes and Local Observations
A miscellany reports diverse notes from education in Japan to sheep births, shipbuilding, and a British nobleman’s lodge. It mentions 40,000 public schools in Japan, a New York consul at Constantinople, 51 carrier pigeons in U.S. service, a Pennsylvania cow with five calves, and $50,000 in blueber ry sales in Marquette County. Also cited are a Manchester N Y textile mill reopening, Japanese rail sleepers, a telephonic sermon aid, and several international items including India troop movements and Swiss seat etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Cuannes M. Dickinson
New York
Constantinople
United States
Pennsylvania
Marquette County
Mich
Manchester
N. Y
England
Knoxville
Gings
Kokomo
Ind
St. Joseph
Women's University At
Tokyo
B. F. Valleuy
Philadelphia
North Elk Creek
White River
Col. Aman
Hatchworth
Hertfordshire
Qunex Vicronis
Canada
States
George
Bazaar de la Charite
Paris
Legion of Honor
Zurich
Switzerland
A Good Boy. SADG and Benny’s Homecoming
The Boston Herald reports on a character named Benny returning home after a year off for behaviour while others discuss his reputation. Tit-Tits and Benedict comment on family life and gender roles in a clipped, colloquial tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex
Murphy
Benny
Rez
Expensive Bovise Habse and a Baltimore Boy’s Virginia Visit
A Baltimore Fresh Air Fund child stayed at a Front Royal farmhouse on a Virginia trip. The boy watched milkmaids and cows and asked if gum is needed for all cows. The excerpt echoes a joke from the Washington Post about farm life. Also cited is a note on dyspepsia and Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, plus a classroom joke about sarcasm from the New York World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Fresh Air Fund
Washington
Virginia
Front Royal
Baltimore
Washington Post
Fragmented Broadside of Varying Ads and Quotations
A collage of pasted phrases and short notices from a historical paper includes quips about fights with Billy Bludkina, praise for Star plug tobacco, claims of Dr. Kline's nerve restorer, and free trial offers. Miscellaneous quotes touch on court remarks, ham orders, cure claims, and laxative tablets.
Nervous Prostration Praise for Mrs Pinkham Remedy
Mary E Satot of Jobstown New Jersey writes Mrs Pinkham expressing deep gratitude for relief from nervous prostration and debility. She describes long symptoms including back pain headaches and insomnia before two bottles of the compound cured her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Mary E. Saith
Toan
Mary E. Satot
Jobstown
N. J
Also Mentioned on This Page
RO AG
Ethel
Cholly Stalate
Washington Star
TY Schraued
Benedict
Boston Herald
Willie
N. Y. World
Billy Bludkina
N.Y
I. F. Hardy
Hopkins Place
Washington Democrat
Hall
ESTEY
Estey Organ Company
Dralebura, Ve
Mls
Fit
Colley
Stlaukee
Avasia
Ata
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co. Limited
Eded
Dorchester, Mass
Ad. Sterling AI Tco
Aekonorg
Hed
Umes
Woodward & CO. Grain Commission
ABS
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