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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
6
On the Gettysburg eve Meade faces a tense night as the battlefield looms. Warren rides to Little Round Top and finds only a single signal officer guarding the hill. A decisive shot from the rifle battery reveals the enemy line, prompting Warren to urge holding the position and keeping the flags waving.
The narrative recounts Hazlett’s battery holding Little Round Top under pressure as Vincent’s brigade arrived. Lieutenant Hazlett is killed after staying at the guns, while Colonel Chamberlain’s Twenty Maine defends the left flank against Confederate regiments including Texas and Alabama units, orchestrating a turning maneuver to protect the Union position. The action highlights endurance and tactical pivot under threat.
The narrative recounts Colonel Chamberlain at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg. He orders bayonet charges, طبق Brigadier General promotion on the field, and notes 400 prisoners taken with heavy losses. Chamberlain later received the Medal of Honor and was brevetted a major general in 1865.
Pole vaulters Walter Bray Yale Cook Cornet Gilbert Yate Parker PennsylvanIa lead a strong field showing America in the sky skimming event at London July Olympiad. Soderstrom and Gonder pose threats though, with Dray and Cook near vaulting records. Longboat beats a horse in a ten mile race before training on Six Nations reserve. Stanford runners prep for Chicago meet as Wiscon sin taps Blankenagel to captain the track crew. Della Colgin sets a new high jump record at Ypsilanti. Doherty brothers eye tennis Olympic play. Penn biennial relay stars Cattell Haydock Taylor Lloyd Whitman win varsity letters. Tara Cross shifts to third base with the Philadelphia Union outlaw league team.
The article offers home remedies for oily skin using diluted alcohol and borax, and suggests ammontia drops to improve complexion. It includes a cooking timetable with various meats and cooking times for broiling or frying. It also covers silk stockings care, demanding careful soaking in water with horsehair soap and tepid soapsuds. A Chicago inventor showcases a canvas crib for babies, claiming sanitary sleeping quarters without a mattress.
The article lists varied home care tips including a light portable crib without a mattress for travel, a window box of mignonette as a pest barrier, and dental care advice with rinses and herbs. It also provides recipes and remedies such as a spiced apple catchup, jelly thickening with cornstarch, a foot bath formula, and a salt remedy for hiccups.
The Trinota Central line from Jackson Tennessee to Birmingham Alabama is completed and will open to passenger service Saturday May 30 1998. The sleeper departs Chicago 6:00 PM daily arriving Birmingham 8:18 PM next day and Savannah 7:35 AM the second morning. Dining car service is provided for all meals en route.
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