How to Obtain Peace in a United Nation
A partisan call urges immediate volunteerism and mass enlistment to end the Civil War. It argues the Confederacy is weakened, proposes swift action, and warns that peace now would sacrifice the Union’s gains and threaten national survival. It emphasizes draft preparation and steadfast resistance to southern secession.
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Union
Confederacy
Grant
Atlanta
Charleston
Iia
Florida
North Carolina
East Virginia
Mississippi
Texas
Republic
Israel
Indiana State Journal
Internal Revenue Plans Whisky Tax Increase to 80 Cents
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue will recommend to Congress a sixty cent per gallon rise in whisky duty, making the tax 80 cents instead of 20. The recommendation follows revenue estimates that have fallen short of expectations.
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Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Congress
Internal Revenue
Schenectady Woman Rid Of Long Tapeworm
A Schenectady woman was relieved of a tape worm measuring sixteen feet nine inches. The parasite was expelled using a simple remedy, pumpkin seeds.
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Schenectady
Statement of Confederate Prisoner Care at Libby Prison
A postwar statement from surgeons freed from Libby Prison details dire Union prisoner conditions in Richmond. They report high mortality and severe malnutrition amid inadequate rations and clothing, noting thousands of sick inmates, many untreated, with winter worsening the crisis. They praise Confederate medical staff but condemn system neglect and call for accountability.
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Chickamauga
Tebacco
Libby
Confederate Daily Papers
the Examiner
Danville
Richmond
Wilkins
Simmons
Sabal
Hallet
The Soldier's Home A Soldier's Plea For Mail From Home
A New Albany Ledger correspondent from Bridgeport Alabama writes on home life for List Indiana soldiers. He notes Sundays in camp, the longing for home church, and the comfort of letters from home that lift spirits amid battle and hospital ordeals. Soldiers fear missing mail more than scarce rations or hard tack.
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New Albany Ledger
Indiana Regiment
Bridgeport
Ala
Heseya
Battle Above the Clouds Near Lookout Mountain
General Hooker’s action up Lookout Mountain is described as fought above the clouds with musketry heard through the mist. A Napoleonic parallel recalls battles in the Carnac Alps and Col da Tarvis on March 22, 1797, where artillery thundered in storms and cavalry moved on ice as infantry trudged through deep snow.
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Hooker
Bartiur Aznovr
Meiga
Chattanooga
Lookout Mountain
Napoleon
Carnac Alps
Col da Tarvis
The President as Lincoln and the war policy debate
Washington correspondent criticizes McClellan Meade and Rosecrans, praising Lincoln for urging immediate battles to defeat the rebellion. It argues a timely victory is essential to curb inflation and ease public distress from gold speculation and rising prices.
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Washington
New York Independent
Lincoln
Independent
Stanton
Jeff
Davis
McClellan
Meade
Lee
Gettysburg
Army of the Potomac
Rosecrans
Chattanooga
Chickamauga
A Srfivast Ginu's Prerogative In Self Plan
A fragment quoted from a historical column shows a woman dictating a weekly schedule of isolation and chores. She lists tasks for each weekday and specifies that no one may approach her, except Sundays when she has time to herself and a beau visits on Saturday afternoon.
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Ginu
Miss Bee
Clayton
Manson
Quaker Wedding In Newport Private House Ceremony
A Quaker marriage in Newport BR. I was held at a private house with many neighbors and friends in attendance. The ceremony proceeded in silence for about ninety minutes before the couple exchanged vows, uniting Joseph and Mary in the simple and impressive Quaker manner.
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Newport
BR. I
Joseph
Mary
Lieutenant Bris Reduced After Forgery Charge
First Lieutenant Joseph J. Bris of the 71st Ohio Regiment was found guilty of forging an order sending him from Louisiana to Cincinnati to arrest deserters. He absented himself for seven months under the forged warrant.
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Joseph J. Bris
Ohio
Louisiana
Cinncinnati
Desolation of War on the Mississippi River Front
A Chicago Journal correspondent chronicles ruin from the war along the Lower Mississippi. Destruction hits Vicksburg and Baton Rouge with burned towns, entrenchments, and mournful scenes. Rebels despoil the region while contrabands seek safety under gunboats as Union troops advance.
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Chicago Journal
Miswissippi
von We
Vicksburg
Dwarthstone
Grandalf
Natchez
Bayou Sara
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Ywenue
Donaldsonville
Bayou LaFourche
Great Sugar
Napoleonville
Paens
Mississippi Delta
Union
Bally for Job by Josn Bitlixes in dialect mock sermon
A humorous mock sermon questions Job's pashunce by listing comic misdeeds and misadventures. The speaker mocks bragging about Job while imagining him juggling tavern, temperance, and household tasks in a playful rural voice.
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Pashunce
Jon
Josn Bitlixes
Vincennes Sheriff James Reynolds Arrested in $32,000 Express Robbery
James Reynolds, now Sheriff of Vincennes Indiana, is arrested on charges of robbing the Adams Express Company safe in Vincennes three years ago of 32000 dollars. The case ties to a long unsolved crime and positions Reynolds at the center of a historic investigation.
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Chicago Panera
James Reynolds
Sherriff
Vincennes
Indiana
Adams Express Company
Christian Church at Greenbush Expels Six Members
The Christian Church at Greenbush Iowa has expelled six members for disloyalty, removing them from fellowship under church discipline according to local church authorities.
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the Christian Church
Greenbush
Iowa
Want of Courage in an Early Effort
Sidney Smith notes a lack of courage wastes talent as timid people fail to begin. The author argues against waiting for perfect chances and urges bold action rather than endless calculating delay. Continuous hesitation leads to lost time and unrealized potential.
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Sidney Smith
Encouraging praise over persistent faultfinding in children
The piece argues that positive reinforcement matters more than constant criticism. It notes hope and fear as main motives and suggests mothers should express gratification for good conduct to foster willing, cheerful behavior rather than souring dispositions with perpetual fault finding.
Poets Face Public Reply Over Unsent Piece
A reader complains about an unsolicited poem sent to the paper. The editor mocks the piece and invites an affidavit from Mary showing housework duties before considering publication. The exchange satirizes literary taste and newsroom expectations.
Remarkable Eight Foot Woman Documented
Bartiam reports securing a young female monstrosi ty aged seventeen who reaches eight feet one inch and continues to grow. Her face arms fingers and feet are proportionate to her height and her foot measures fifteen inches. An ordinary man appears puny beside her while her knees nearly reach a typical hip. She is agreeable handsome for her size and well proportioned.
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Fae Bartiam
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