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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1900
Page
6
A veteran recounts a Civil War tale from Longstreet's corps about a 15 year old boy who led a charge, faced punishment for running, then returned to duty. The officer eventually falls in a later advance, while the boy earns a final, heroic grave.
An old soldier recalls a late war episode where a regiment equipped with Henry rifles, a 15 shot magazine weapon, faced fresh 900 drafted men. The unit advances under fire in a pasture near a wood, then the recruits fire wildly. Leaves fall like rain from the trees as the artillery of misfired rounds needles the field.
Rodents of pride and rank clash with etiquette as military officers grumble over letters marked private while DeFonte notes Finn’s promotion to corporal. In Chicago Daily News an exchange recalls pompous talk about rank. The Indianapolis Journal records a girl’s absence and her mother stepping in for her father.
A compilation notes temperance views from Prof James Milter and Dr Greenfield, cites a St. Louis society woman inebriation on a coffee klatch, and mentions Fairfield Idaho druggists losing liquor licenses. It also recounts a Grace church convert’s wife meeting him at factory payday to curb saloon visits. The piece reflects public health warnings and anti liquor activism in period press.
Britain produces 300 million yards of linen annually and a piano wire string spans about a mile. Insurance for St Paul’s Cathedral reportedly stands near £95,000. Scales used to weigh diamonds are so precise that a single eye may tip the balance.
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