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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1898
Page
1
Letters from Georgia readers praise Hood's Sarsaparilla for appetite, sleep, and blood purification after grip. A Georgia resident reports restored appetite and rest, while another attests to curing eruptions and general well being. The ad extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best blood purifier and warns against substitutes.
A press dispatch from Santiago details Major General Wheeler’s command during the July 1 assault on El Caney. Regimental leaders pushed their troops uphill amid heavy fire. the Hill fell and the American flag was planted as officers urged withdrawal risks faced.
Savvy Potatoes instructs slicing three large potatoes and arranging them in a pan with salt pepper nutmeg and beaten milk. Two ounces of grated cheese are added with butter pieces before shaping, topping with cheese and baking forty minutes in a moderate oven.
Dr James K Hosmer visits a new public library in Heston and meets Edward Everett Hale asking about his errand. Hale jests about Noah keeping his boos while departing, in a humorous after dinner line from Altien Pate Pats pills.
Timeline tracks U S naval and land actions from April through July including presidential calls for volunteers, battles at San Juan de Puerto Rico, Santiago de Cuba, Havana Bay, and Manila. It notes Dewey’s victories, naval bombardments, sieges, and eventual Spanish peace overtures and recalls.
An officer’s letter from the Spanish American War recounts the Battle of Santiago de Cuba heat and says Brooklyn crews despised New York sailors for perceived slights. He describes tactics against Cervera’s squadron, Oregon’s support, and boasts of Brooklyn over New York while warning of lingering rivalry and “Bobby beards” ashore.
Observational musings on fashion and urban life. Remarks on bathingenita and silk waists in Philadelphia society, bachelor apartments topped by skull decor, and amusing street scenes. Witty asides touch on lawyers clerks bicycle lamps and nocturnal cat cries.
The article describes Moorish descendants guarding keys to former Moorish houses in Spain while hoping to return to Grenada. Tangier is portrayed as oriental with Arabian Nights imagery, Cadi justice, courts, and interior Moorish architecture. It notes tall jars where thieves might hide.
The N. K. Fairbank Co of Chicago offers a free Home Helps cookbook via mail order. It includes 100 pages of recipes and home economy tips edited by Mrs. Rover, plus etiquette, table decorations, invitations and more.
The piece reports that among 69 brigadier generals appointed since a war began, five are from the South while thirty-nine are from the North and West. It notes eight Southern states were overlooked for brigadier roles, with three South states getting major generals. It argues the administration favors the North and West and hides Southern soldiers.
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