Simply enter the word you wish to find and the search engine will search for every instance of the word in the journals. For example: Fight. All instances of the use of the word fight will show up on the results page.
Using an asterisk (*) will increase the odds of finding the results you are seeking. For example: Fight*. The search results will display every instance of fight, fights, fighting, etc. More than one wildcard may be used. For example: *ricar*. This search will return most references to the Aricara tribe, including Ricara, Ricares, Aricaris, Ricaries, Ricaree, Ricareis, and Ricarra. Using a question mark (?) instead of an asterisk (*) will allow you to search for a single character. For example, r?n will find all instances of ran and run, but will not find rain or ruin.
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Searching for a specific phrase may help narrow down the results. Rather long phrases are no problem. For example: "This white pudding we all esteem".
Because of the creative spellings used by the journalists, it may be necessary to try your search multiple times. For example: P?ro*. This search brings up numerous variant spellings of the French word pirogue, "a large dugout canoe or open boat." Searching for P?*r*og?* will bring up other variant spellings. Searching for canoe or boat also may be helpful.
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it goes, you must try to keep up a good heart—for I do— So long—from your old Walt Walt Whitman to Peter
night—have had a good time—I send you a paper —yours regularly rec'd received —So long— W W Walt Whitman to Peter
not been to any watering place—they are no company for me—the cities magnificent for their complex play
We had some fine harp playing & a witty recital at Miss Booth's. Miss Selous is back in America.
The play was "Our American Cousin."
I knew the play very well, & recollect asking Miss — at what point in it the tragedy occurred, but her
Lincoln laughed heartily at the comical situations & dialogue of the play, and paid close attention to
Miss — was leaning forward, she said, to catch some by-play that was going on at the back of the stage
shouted his cry of "Sic semper tyrannis" & run off the stage, she still thought it was part of the play