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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1898
Page
1
A 19th century report cites Adjutant General Jones and congress on Mexican War losses. It details desertions 7 percent, disease 9 percent, wounds 4 percent, and battle deaths slightly over 2 percent. The piece questions tally methods, missing returns, and reliability of volunteers' health data.
The piece condemns Democratic mismanagement in the Mexican War era, citing severe medical neglect and shortage of surgeons. It quotes Surgeons General Lawson and Taylor, highlighting reports from 1846 calling for more medical officers and criticizing field staffing as inadequate to counter disease and troop losses.
The article traces Indiana's state tax levy changes over 46 years, noting Democratic administrations raised and restored levies while Republicans reduced the levy to 9 cents, cut assessments, and paid over 31,000,000 toward the public debt, highlighting relief for property holders.
Sergeant Ulysses S. Daily of Winchester Indiana and Company F 158th Indiana testifies that camp followers exaggerate horrors of the war. He praises Chickamauga General Hospital care but criticizes division hospital management blaming stewards. He notes plentiful Uncle Sam rations and argues sickness stemmed from soldiers indiscipline and water storage issues at camp.
A scanned ad offers a free trial bottle of Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds and related illnesses. It claims doctors use the remedy and guarantee cures, urging readers to bring this cutout to Lee Alten’s drug store for a trial bottle and mentioning regular sizes and prices.
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