A Hot Roast for Sternberg and Alger
A scathing opinion condemns Secretary Alger for failure to identify or remove responsible officers after hospital transport failures. It cites Dr. Reig on Olivette deaths and argues blame lies with War Department neglect under Alger, who allegedly shields subordinates and ignores clear accountability.
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Reig
Olivette
Santiago
Steamship Company
Alger
Reac
Tiffany
Concho
War Department
Mr. Alger
Aggressive Christianity urged over Hold the Fort message
The columnist cites evangelist Moody urging Christians to abandon defensive faith and wage offensive warfare against sin. He argues churches overemphasize laws and fortifications, neglect midweek gatherings, and remain passive behind walls. Sheridan and Grant are cited as models of action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha World-Herald
Moody
Christian Churches of
America
Phil Sheridan
Ulysses S. Grant
They Want to Come Home From Cuba War
Burlington Gazette reports that members of the 50th Iowa, stationed at Jacksonville, Iowa volunteers near garrison duty in Cuba, express desire to return home. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee cites 49 cases of illness among the regiment, while soldiers in camp describe poor hospital conditions and mosquitoes.
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Burlington
John A. T. Hull
Des Moines
Davenport
Jacksonville
Fitzhugh Lee
Lee
Iowa
Volunteer Army
50Th Iowa Regiment
Cuba
Pablo Beach
St. Augustine
Company M
Wisconsin
Iowa City Republican
Uncle Sam
Spain
Light Harness Right Sale Mentioned at BLACK MOR
A brief notice suggests buying a good set of Light Harness right from BLACK & MOR located on the East Side.
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Black & Mor
East Side
Seventh Ohio Cavalry Invites Morgan's Men to Cincinnati Reunion
Former officers of the Seventh Ohio Cavalry invite surviving officers and soldiers of Morgan's Kentucky division to a reunion in Cincinnati on September 7, aligned with a national Grand Army of the Republic encampment. The message recalls Civil War battles, World War contexts, and wartime cooperation. The invitation notes the countersign Dewey Hobson and urges attendees to bring their sons.
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Seventh Ohio Cavalry
John Morgan
Kentucky Division
Confederate Calvary
Morgan
Cincinnati
United States
Grand Army of the Republic
Spain
Sons of the South
Sons of the North
Maine
Dewey-Hobson
Ex Premier Ollivier on the War
Ex prime minister Emile Ollivier argues in an America Spain and France piece that Spain failed to govern well its colonies and should yield Cuba and the Philippines. He supports the United States as a just liberator and condemns Spain as unable to govern itself.
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America
Spain
France
Emile Ollivier
French Academy
Cuba
Philippines
Poland
United States
Tell by His Valet August Hilderbrand on Bismarck Heroism
August Hilderbrand of Chicago, longtime personal attendant to the late Prince Bismarck, recalls the chancellor saving his brother Ferdinand from drowning and details the bond between master and servant, including a framed final letter and tales of Bismarck’s kindness to the Hilderbrand family.
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August Hilderbrand
Iron
Jake
Philip Ender
Chicago
Prince Bismarck
Bismarck
Hilderbrand
Ferdinand
August
Lieber Hilderband
Hilderbrands
Pomerania
France
England
Lancers
Landwehr
Ferdinand Hilderbrand
Leppahan
Prussian Humane Society
Schoenhausen
Elbe
Frankfort on-the-Main
Russia
Frankfort
Phil
Herbert
Chicago Tribune
The Dangers of Spring and Hood's Sarsaparilla
Purports that spring impurities in the blood and a depleted condition can be averted by Hood's Sarsaparilla. Claims the medicine cures spring humors boils eruptions and sores and enriches the blood to overcome fatigue and restore vitality.
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Hood
John B. Smith
Shelby
Iowa
Justius L. Hauser
Osborn Street
Burlington
Hood's Pills Cure Nausea and Liver Ailments
A vintage advertisement claims Hood's Pills cure nausea headaches biliousness and all liver ills priced at 25 cents.
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Hood’s
War and Soldiers in Fuller’s Holy State
The passage recalls Thomas Fuller’s view that war is a lawful necessary and honorable profession. It argues soldiers defend society and keep order, framing their calling as essential even amid public hostility toward military service.
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Thomas Fuller
Color East and West California in Color
A New York Commercial Advertiser note contrasts California scenery with eastern landscapes. It praises California’s vibrant red purple and yellow hues while noting eastern scenes feel greener, damper, and cooler. The piece highlights California’s high heat versus the damp, dark tones of the east.
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California
Free Three Bottles Cure Offer From New York Chemist
A New York chemist T A Slocum offers three free bottles of a claimed cure for consumption and bronchial diseases to readers of The Fairfield Tribune. He cites testimonials and promises prompt shipment from 98 Pine Street New York upon request, urging sufferers to mention seeing the offer in The Tribune Fairfield Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
T. A. Slocum
Fairfield Tribune
Science Daily
M. D
Pine Street
Tribune
Fairfield
Iowa
Fraudulent Greek Gospel Copies Exposed by Bodleian Librarian
The narrator recalls how Dr. Coxe of the Bodleian Library foiled a Greek adventurer selling counterfeit gospel manuscripts. He describes testing a page by touch and concluding it was nineteenth century paper, which ended the encounter as the fraudster left quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coxe
Bodleian Library
Oxford
the Spectator
Rascal
Johnson Pardoned Full Account of What He Escaped
Scene from Pear son s Weekly reports Johnson cleared by pardon after a murder conviction. The issue promises a full account of the hanging and illustrations as the press prepares the feature.
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Johnson
Pearson’s Weekly
Smallpox Epidemic in 1870s Japan and Vaccination
In 1870 Japan faced a severe smallpox outbreak that nearly decimated Yokohama. Vaccination was later made compulsory in 1896. Observers noted few pockmarked foreigners in Japan, suggesting selective exposure or reporting.
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Japan
Yokohama
Chinese Shoes and the Footwear of Peoples
An uptown chiropodist lauds Chinese footwear praising indoor straw and seaweed shoes with air circulation, noting health benefits for workers like Washington laundrymen. He contrasts Chinese sandals with American leather shoes and cites Greek sandals as a model of minimal upper structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Washington
United States
Washington Star
Manager Returns to See His Play at Local Theatre
A penniless man in a provincial town slipped past the ticket office to watch She Stoops to Conquer. When challenged, he claimed, I am Oliver Goldsmith, the author of the piece. The check taker apologized and allowed him entry to see his own play.
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Oliver Goldsmith
Goldsmith
London
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Ollivier
Olus
Columbus
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