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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1900
Page
14
A veteran recounts a Longstreet corps tale of a 15 year old boy who longed to be an officer. He shines in early charges, is punished for desertion, returns to ranks, and finally dies as a frontline hero amid a gray line.
An aged veteran recalls a Springfield to Henry rifle switch late in the Civil War. He describes a rear-guard move to front lines with 900 new recruits, a disastrous volley, and a surreal scene as leaves fell like rain from 15,000 rounds fired.
A fragment from Chicago Daily News mocks army pomp and DeFonte Pomposity. It notes Corporal Finn objects to private letters for fear of rank exposure. An Indianapolis Journal aside questions a girl's response, mentioning her mother stepping in for her father.
A collection notes temperance views from Mexico to Fairfield Ohio, with Prof James Miller and Dr Greenfield voicing risks of alcohol. It cites a Fairfield liquor war aided by detectives forcing druggists to leave town and restricting medicinal sales. A wife accompanies her husband from the factory on paydays to curb his saloon temptation as a Wiseman proverb is cited.
A historic paragraph notes Britain produces 300 million yards of linen annually. It compares piano wire length to a mile in a single instrument and cites St Paul’s Cathedral insurance around £95,000. It also mentions highly precise diamond scales that can be tipped by a single eye moment.
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