Army life under fire and the press curse in Civil War era debates
Civil War veteran Major Lane laments how newspapers shape public opinion against army officers. He recalls incidents from Chicago to Brooklyn where sensational reporting ruined reputations, forcing officers to defend themselves while leaders ignored truth. The era’s press feeds mass distrust of military service.
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Todos
Lane
Hearn
Miss Marshall
Ilap
Washington
Kenyon
War Department
Misa Marshall
Army
Brooklyn
West Point
Chicago
Chi
Nai
Jeera
Nairn
Department
Sikes Press
Old Directory Item From 1785 Philadelphia Catalog
A fragment notes John McPhersons 1785 Philadelphia directory containing Franklin Benjamin Excellency at 1 Franklin Court Morris Robert merchant at 101 Market Street Rittenhouse David at 100 Arch Street Hamilton Alexander at 855 Second Street and entries with anonymous signatures and street references from the era.
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John McPherson
Philadelphia
Franklin Benjamin
Franklin Court
Morris Robert
Market Street
Rittenhouse David
Arch Street
Hamilton Alexander
Second Street
Macpherson
Stampers Alley
New York World
Masonic Apron Sent From South Carolina to Jerusalem
The Rev. Dr. H. M. Wharton received a lambskin Masonic apron with black velvet border and silver fringe from South Carolina to present to the Jerusalem lodge master. The olive wood gavel had previously traveled from Jerusalem to South Carolina. Dr Wharton, a Mason, sails with his party for Palestine on Wednesday to visit the lodge in Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
H. M. Wharton
South Carolina
Jerusalem Lodge
Palestine
Baltimore
Grip in Japan Cholera Split by Class Battle
The grip in Japan showed upper class prevalence while cholera struck the common people. Yokohama reported over 50,000 sufferers officially, with unseen cases likely double. Kobe’s 130,000 residents saw about 25,000 affected. Tokyo suffered heavily with similar Asian reports.
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Japan
Yokohama
Kobe
Tokio
San Francisco
Bracelets With Enamel Flowers Moonstone and Diamonds
A antique style notes several bracelets including a dainty rope cot with alternating enameled flowers and four diamonds per coil. Popular open curved chain designs feature a heart of enameled forget me nots, a moonstone center, and variants with thirteen tors and other motifs.
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Chicago Herald
Hood's Sarsaparilla Offers Economy and Medicinal Power
The ad promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla to the middle classes as economical and effective. It claims the medicine provides 100 doses for one dollar and lasts about a month when used as directed.
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Hood
Fruit Growing Guide Endorsed By Nurseries
An endorsement from Orange Judd Farmer promotes a free fruit growing guide offered by Stark Brothers Nurseries of Louisiana Missouri to all interested readers, described as ably written and trustworthy for fruit growers of any kind.
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Stark Bros. Nurseries
Louisiana
Cured by Kilmer Swamp Root Claims 1890 Greensboro Sickness
A Greensboro man recounts 29 years of illness including impaired digestion and organ failure before a cure with Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root. The advertisement cites local seller Zimmerman Co and notes unrelated weather and social remarks about bakers and loafers.
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Greensboro
N. C
John M. Phillips
Shifohs's Cure Promises Relief for Croup and Cough
An advertisement claims Shifohs's Cure quickly eases croup whooping cough and bronchitis, mentioning Lavpacn and Boyp in a 6m w25 d140 context. The purifier tone suggests a patent remedy advertised for children's respiratory ailments.
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Croup
Ronchitis
Shifohs
Lavpacn & Boyp
Cottage Purchase for Family Use Sells Past Treatment
A Salem reader reports paying for a cottage this year with money previously spent on medical care for his wife, who recovered from Female Weakness after treatments by a doctor and druggist. The note lists Sampson and the number 4298.
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Sampson
Salem
Dlass
Sellars Cough Syrup And Pills Esteemed In Family Use
A reader notes Sellars cough syrup and pills as valued remedies for coughs colds hoarseness and throat and lung diseases. An eastern Maryland gentleman says families rely on Sellars pills as essential as bread and that thirty years of use has saved doctors bills enough to pay for a farm.
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Sellars
Eastern
Marylad
Ayer
Dimugggist
Merrismadyk St
Lowell
W.P Wright
Paw Haw Ford
R. Boyle
Oxford
Tladelpha
Ayes
Robi Ngal
Kansas
House Speechmakers of Fifty-Fifth Congress Highlight Eccentric Orators
Walter Wellman profiles members like Culpeper Boutelle McKinley Reed Greenhalge Butterworth and Kerr, detailing their voices gestures and distinct speaking styles. The piece surveys the lively and varied oratory in the recently concluded session with notes on personality and delivery.
Freight Train Door Accident In New York Passenger Car
A passenger, Martin Freeman, had two fingers amputated after a door closed on his hand aboard a Boston bound train from New Haven. Freeman, a New York businessman, was taken to a medical office where Dr Hawkes treated him. London underground railway officials say speeds of twenty four miles per hour are practicable.
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France Medical and Surgical Institute
Gay St
State House
Columbus
France
New York
Qhio
France Medical Institute
Ake
Cannon
Congress
Onn
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Orrin C. Moore
Newshire
Orp
Barnes
Georgia
Wilson
Washington
Areloquist
Mason
Chi
Mr. Mason
Little Washington
Tennessee
Springer
Speaker
McMillin
Silver Dollarland
Ayson
Mlinois
Kerr
Iowa
Lee
Walter Wellman
Mir
Freeman
Boston
Martin Freeman
Hackman Dunnap
London
Cotton and Lumber Trade Amid Weather and Price Shifts
West of Chicago heavy snows and bad weather hinder the lumber trade while cotton edges higher in price. Nationwide business failures rose in the last seven days to 239 for the south, with 34 for Ada, totaling 273, up from last week and down from last year’s 252.
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Chicago
Pittsburg Dispatch Quits Citing Steel Tradesman Frustrations
A garbled report describes a Pittsburg manufacturer facing complaints about steel cast issues and a firm paying $50. the Boston Camero clan opens to women and discusses society rank changes amid new leadership.
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Pitts
Pittsburg Dispatch
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Critchfield & Adair, Attorneys-At-Law
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