Following the ebb and flow of the war on a day-to-day basis is interesting in its own right, but those selections often include other interesting stuff.
Like if you can’t get satellite photos, at least it’s nice to have sketches from aerial observation by hot air balloon!
And I was really intrigued by the results of Barnum’s baby contest, where Charles Shaw took the highest prize for fattest baby, and “baby No. 16” won the “oddities” category, as “a little chap with hair”.
I’m glad you caught the baby contest item. I keep an eye peeled for items of interest that are not necessarily war-related. The base ball coverage is another example.