John Burns of Gettysburg Hero of Two Days
An elderly Gettysburg constable, John Burns, dressed in a buff vest and bright blue coat with a swallowtail hat, joined the fight with a musket near Col. Stone's position and later fought with the Iron Brigade. The tale recalls his steadfast stand at Gettysburg, his calm practical nature, and the enduring image of his distinctive attire as a symbol of frontier resolve.
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Gettysburg
Tylinger
Col. Stone
Col. Wister
Wister
Iron Brigade
Deirmich
John Burns
Gettysure
Burns
John Burn
Gen. Lee
Janelus Hine
Home Guard
Nvarre
Phus
John Burks
Devgl
Gunner who cut a fuse on James River action
A Civil War naval account recalls the May 1864 James River operation. The tug Charles Chamberlain, with Lieut Morris, dragged for torpedoes near Fort Powhatan. A signal tower was struck by a shell after a crewman cut a fuse with a chisel and hammer, causing a dramatic explosion aboard the gunboat.
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Barnett
Chickamauga
A. C. Dubbs
Chicago
Navy
Army of
Monhatton Point
New York Naval Brigade
Lieut
Morris
Fort Powhattan
Morrison
Plainview
James River
Thursong
Dinbar
Pungent Paragraphs and Quips Across 19th Century Papers
A mosaic of jokes and sharp lines from Town Topics to the N Y Sun and Chicago Post. Witty exchanges cover wealth, rent, lynching, unions, piano tuning, and social pretensions among widows, artists, neighbors, and judges.
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N. Y
Belinda
Chlorinda
Indianapolis News
Landford
Atlanta Constitution
Desides
Hammerer
Richmond Dispatch
Loss of British florists over coronation roses despite vast plantings
The New York Sun notes massive losses for English and continental florists who bet on a coronation rose boom. Demand collapsed as prices rose and hundreds of thousands of roses went unsold. Growers face ruin from land and cultivation costs. Historical royal omens and King Edward’s fire memories add color to the piece.
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London
New York Sun
England
Continent
Edward
George IV
Ascot
Prince of Wales
King
King Edward
City of
New York
Madison Square
Curious Letter Fails to Be Read by All
A job seeker gets a recommendation letter that none can decipher, from printers to chemists, until a pharmacist reconstitutes meaning. Quips about Brutus and Caesar follow, then a faulty canary tale, a joke about a water cleaning powder named Silver Salt, and a surreal pest of political chatter.
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London
Tawee
Toledo Times
Minnesota
Silver Salt Co
St. Paul
Minn
Cash Prize for a Name for New Rock Island Train
A public contest offers 100.00 cash prize for naming the new Daily Limited train to California. The service, to begin November 1, 1902, is by Rock Island System and Southern Pacific via the El Paso Short Line. No fees are required. Send for instructions to Sebastian, Passenger Traffic Manager, Rock Island System, Chicago.
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California
Rock Iland System
Southern Pacific Company
el Paso
Sebastian
Rock Island System
Rainy Season and Odd Editorial Snippets Featured
A stitched set of quotations and ads appears from Katavia News and New York Herald, with lines about rain, neglect, and social mockery. The fragmentary items include a Foot-Kave promotion, a Piso's Cure mention, a cold remedy, and a quip about common sense from Horace Greeler, amid era advertisements.
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Katavia News
Aldrich Endorses Peruna Tonic in Letter from Washington
Congressman W. B. Aldrich of Anboma writes from Washington praising Peruna as a safe vegetable tonic that revives a depleted system. Includes endorsement by H. S. Emory of Omaha and notes widespread acclaim from many users, claiming relief from catarrh stomach issues and nervous debility.
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W. B. Aldrich
Anboma
Washington, D. C
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Omaha
Neb
North Sixteenth Street
Emory
Peruna
Suramer
Peruna Medicine O
Ohio
Great Northern sell harvest excursion tickets this summer
From July 26 to August 20 Great Northern Railway plans harvest excursion fares. From St Paul Minneapolis Duluth and West Superior and from Chicago to Minnesota North and South Dakota points, five plus travelers pay $5 per person, and other routes offer $13 or $3 to various towns. Tickets available via agents or F. Whitney and Max Baus. Also features a comic on wisdom versus folly.
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Great Northern Railway
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Dulith
West Superior
Chicago
Minnesota
North and
South Dakota
Sauk Centre
Benson
North Dakota
Minot
Jaux City
Yankton
Bronx Falls
F. 1. Whitney, G. P. & TA
North Western Limited’s historic dining service contrast
A historical note recalls dining car introduction on American railways in 1875 and traces early North Western Line practices from Twin City routes to Chicago. It highlights the North Western Limited linking Minneapolis, St Paul and Chicago, with a request for full information to W. Teasdale, General Passenger Agent, St Paul.
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Jab Burns
Gunner
Jumtter
Dunbar
Brutun
Jole
Brutus
Cassius
Marc Antony
Caesar
Portland
Piarre
Maryland
Norana
Allen
Leroy, N.Y
N. Y. Herald
Samuel
Ocean Grove
Angina
Chicago Daily News
Horave Greeler
Tintish
F. Newerey & Soe
Londos
Purven Dkucan Chemical Corporation
Plopes Lee SK
Aldrich
Gatarth
W. F. Aldrich
Ked River
Chikago
Tower CO
Boston
Mass
al Ley Wizard Oil Ee Ea
University OF Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
St. Edward's Matt
A. Morrissey
Hazard
Popel
Ain
Mires
Bene Emery
ALN
K—O
Whiting
Oncapolls
Woodward & & CO
Grain Commission
Dulutr
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