Deserter Bride May Ride Home After Manila Battle
In Manila a quiet siege ends with a savage counterattack as American troops advance. Private Julius Orton, nicknamed Jule, reads a dear letter from Susie announcing her marriage elsewhere. Wounded in the head during the assault, he lies in a field hospital delirious until a Red Cross nurse from his state, Miss Preston, arrives and reassures him.
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War Reporter Harner and the Dead Man's Tale
In a Civil War era tale war correspondent Harner learns how a flawed dispatch leads to a dead soldier’s obituary. A young Private Monson asks to be listed dead for the field report, prompting Harner’s later discovery of a mistaken death and a life rebuilt beyond the front lines.
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Paper and sermon used to mold cartridges at Monmouth
War era exemptions for paper makers gave way to forced production as shortages hit cartridge supply. A garret once Benjamin Franklin's printing shop yielded 2,500 copies of a Philadelphia divine sermon seized for making ammunition. The Civil War era saw newsprint drop from 25 cents to 10 cents per pound over a decade.
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United States Increases Feathers Exports From China
A Shanghai newspaper reports China’s feather exports fell to Germany then rose after the war began as America stepped in to buy nearly the same quantity Germany had previously taken.
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Tallest in the British Isles Found in Galloway Height Records
Height records show the tallest people in the British Isles live in Galloway South Scotland with an average height of five feet ten inches. The shortest stature is reported in Wales and southwest England.
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The Queer Sex Translates A Domestic Dilemma
The excerpt portrays a husband and wife facing poverty and potential relocation, with the wife insisting on practicality over new clothes while suggesting moving to a nearby neighbor’s house. The dialogue hints at social and gender dynamics in a wartime or postwar setting.
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