War horses honored with tombs and legends of Waterloo
The article recalls Copenhagen the horse ridden by Wellington at Waterloo and Marengo Napoleon’s charger later displayed at the Royal Service Institute. It notes Marengo’s Egyptian origin, capture by an English officer, and final peace in England after Napoleon’s fall.
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Copenhagen
Duke of Wellington
Waterloo
Napoleon
St. Helena
England
Royal Service Institution
Marengo
Egypt
Ely's Dream Balm for Nasal Catarrh Proven Non Irritating
Ely's Cream Balm offers quick action and safe, absorbing relief for catarrh. It open cleanses nasal passages and reduces inflammation while restoring taste and smell, with instructions and a mail order option from Ely Brothers.
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Ely
Ely Brothers
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New York
Reading Sealed Letters How Egg Glass Reveals Hidden Text
A German physiologist used an embryoscope to read letters through up to eight paper layers after a darkroom rest. The method works when writing is dark ink on one side and light is shone through the folds. It could explain clairvoyant claims and suggests defense through envelope features.
Old Shoes and Habits Keep Comfort Close
A speaker notes people cling to old shoes beds and habits that feel familiar and comfortable. He argues that ease and habit shape choices, shaping reluctance to change and a preference for the known over the new.
Market Greed Erodes Beauty in Modern Society Says Ouida
A Fortnightly Review excerpt argues trade and profit drive modern life, dulling taste and aesthetics. It laments the crowd’s loss of proportion, the color blind city, and the empty lure of ostentation, as builders and engineers rise on a drift from artistic sensibility.
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Ouida
Racial Repartee in Courthouse Square
A Swede and an Irishman, well known about town, argue outside the courthouse over ancestral misdeeds. They trade jibes about pedigree societies and sheep theft, with playful shots at each other’s national histories. The exchange ends with witty, topical barbs.
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St. Paul Globe
Old Age and Self Indulgence As Enemy of Longevity
A medical digest explains that aging varies by vitality, not fixed years, and links old age to reduced digestion, circulation, and kidney function. It warns against overeating and underdrinking, notes risks of lithemia, and cites common senile diseases such as pneumonia, liver and urinary disorders, cancer, stroke, and gangrene.
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Journal of American Medical Association
Admirals and meals shape famous naval battles
A London Chronicle note recalls Admiral Dewey pausing at Manila Bay for a meal, likening it to the British examples of Earl Howe at Ushant and Wellington’s Irish and Scottish regiments. It underscores the old Anglo Saxon claim that a full stomach aids fighting resolve and timing.
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London Chronicle
Dewey
Manila Bay
Earl Howe
Ushant
Wellington
Disgusted Fishermen Lash At Moosehead River Catch Tale
A Boston fishing party encounters an old moosehead river worker cooking fish with refuse to lure trout. The cook boasts of driving river drivers and fights the line, landing a 15 pound taker as the Boston crew frets over the prank and his skill.
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Boston
Moosehead
Tomhegan
Lewiston Journal
Volunteers of Havana Sparked by Posters in 1868 Revolt
In 1868 Havana lacked volunteers until posters appeared on Matanzas walls offering Spaniards free passage home and lootable pockets if they enlisted. Enlistment surged to 50,000 in 48 hours, empowering the volunteers and their leaders amid merchant opposition. The arrival of Governor General Duke in 1869 brought reform promises that threatened elite ruin and intensified conflict.
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Cuba
Havana
Lersandi
Matanzas
Duke
Spain
Training a Warhorse Under Fire The Brutal Methods Described
The New York World recounts how a warhorse is broken to fire, with ropes tied to legs and pistol shots near the ear, then over and under the body. The process continues through carbine practice and saber drills as the horse endures fear and learns to stand ground.
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New York World
Fort de France Fortress and Historical Points in Caribbean
Fort de France in Martinique stands as a strong French fortified naval station with a mountain fort. The Alabama Confederate blockade runner slipped out of its harbor during a US pursuit. The area has endured tropical cyclones with loss of life and is noted as Josephine's birthplace with a life size statue in the plaza.
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Fort de France
Martinique
America
United States
Kearsarge
Alabama
Josephine
Dahomey
Philadelphia
Rooftop Calf Becomes Lima Household Tradition
In Lima Peru a local custom sees calves raised on house roofs. The young bovine lives atop the home until it is eventually sold for beef, forming a long standing urban ranching practice.
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Lima
Peru
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