Average of Wounds in Battle in Franco Prussian War
In the Franco Prussian War era analysis, breechloaders emerged in Europe but the deadly impact of modern weapons is debated. A Berlin pamphlet reports German losses in 1870-71 with officers and men wounded, killed on the spot, and those dying later, plus breakdowns by rank, branch, and body part. It notes high casualty rates among officers and examines factors affecting exposure, transport, and treatment.
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Berlin
Ollicere
Frhnreihs
Vierfeld-Webels
Grenvrais
Ins Serior
Subalturus
Fahnreids
Feldswells
Sla
Albinos in Humans and Animals Across Cultures
The excerpt surveys albino occurrences from Japan to India, noting their rarity and perceived curiosity. It describes pale hair and eyes in humans, occasional misfortune or ridicule, and mentions albino animals like deer, squirrels, and a Kentucky albino fox, with cultural reverence for white elephants in India.
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Wieranka
Kentucky
Tom Mareshal
Tom
India
Lumboldt
Tab the Giant Boy in Virginia Tale to Congress
An 18th century Florida tale follows Tab, son of a poor Virginia farmer, a taciturn patriarch, and a growing boy of immense strength. He travels from Virginia through Kentucky to Washington after years away, returning with a heavy gum backlog for the old man’s fire as bedtime ends.
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Guy
Duval
Florida
Virginia
Tab
Kentucky
Congress
Washington
Patore
Fashion's old beard and cropped hair tale from France
In a curio of fashion history before Francis I, French nobles wore long hair until a staged siege at the Count de St Paul’s house ended with a burn injury to the king. The king then adopted a bearded, cropped look, sparking a broader trend among courtiers and townsfolk. An Illinois clergyman is quoted about sparking in church and courting a daughter's virtue.
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Tokaido
Japan
Francis I
St. Paul
Illinois
The Destructive Effects of Lightning and Deformities Discussed
An article notes how bow legs and knock knees arise from habits in infancy, urging kept soles and knee padding. it then surveys lightning's toll worldwide, citing deaths, ship damages, and gains from metal conductors in the British navy, ending with a Colorado Methodist church anecdote about female-led treasuries.
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Manchester
England
Crompton
Lognidar Science Monthly
Emses
Items of Interest from A Broad Range of World News
A collection of curious notes and brief items from 19th century press. Reports cite New York spending on day and night schools, U S land ownership in Alabama, Brazilian rail plans, Norwich pistol output, Philadelphia incomes, Gatling gun innovations, church mortgages, and Queen Victoria gifting a historic book. Also noted are Florida tax rules, Liberian race politics, new liquors, Madras famine, Siberian medicine, and assorted oddities from cities like Boston, Cincinnati, and Newark with humorous, sensational, or oddball facts.
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New York
United States
Alabama
Brazil
Norwich
Conn
Philadelphia
Gatling
San Francisco
Florida
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