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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1898
Page
21
Prominent details of daily rationing for a 173-man battery include 141 pounds of fresh meat 20 gallons of coffee per meal 35 loaves of bread and 200 slices of bacon along with rice beans tomatoes and potatoes. The letter describes drills weather jokes and letters home as soldiers adapt to camp life and look forward to Lookout Mountain Chattanooga and Havana context.
An advert promises relief from constipation and indigestion with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Trial size 10c, 50c and 1.00 bottles offered at Coffin's Drug Store.
Cuba spans 760 miles east to west and up to 355 miles wide with 47 278 square miles of land. The coastline reaches 3200 miles and 260 rivers flow through the island famed for swamps in low coastal plains. Yellow fever afflicts seaport cities annually, attacking foreigners more than locals.
The article details the New York and Louisiana naval reserves supplying crews and ships for harbor defense. It notes 90 men manning the Monitor Nahant for New York, 9 officers and 95 men on the Passaic for Port Royal, and reserve plans to provide 1100 sailors for 32 gun patrol and torpedo boats in the gulf. It traces the reserves' origins to Massachusetts 1890 and notes 16 states with up to 5000 members, capable of swelling to 20000.
The piece notes the 10,000,000 potential service pool in the United States with 113,460 state guard soldiers before the president’s call. New York’s guard excels in signal and telegraph work, using advanced kits and field gear. New York’s normal guard strength and male eligibility are listed, with Pennsylvania second in size and Wyoming smallest. Alaska and Indian Territory lack organized militia. Upstate troops receive warm welcomes in New York City on their way to Hempstead, then Long Island City, with praise for their Camp Black discipline and prior Buffalo strike experience.
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