Fresh Fish Enlists Fears To Kill On Front Line
A young recruit, Jason White, joins Company D at the front and balks at shooting a Confederate picket. An older veteran taunts him, urging lethal quickness, but White cannot fire. The sergeant later remarks the rookie is “no good” for combat despite being a recruit drawn to rations.
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Jason White
Jim Taylor
White
Lee
Johnnies
Jet
Sid
Taylor
Sam
Eran
Removing a Gentleman
Pete Ripley arrives at a western town and interviews saloon proprietor about Joseph Sheffy. A confrontation ends with Sheffly killed. Ripley proclaims himself a gentleman and leaves, tossing two dollars for a grave and riding off as no one speaks.
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En Wien
Pete Ripley
Red 'S Horse Hill
Big Buck
Joe Sheffin
Gruffy
Pete
Joseph Sheffy
Sheffly
Sheffy
Joseph Sheffly
Black Bear
Mr. Sheffly
Mr. Ripley
Local Scots Banter on Love and Money
A brief Tit-Bits snippet shows Mac and Sandy discussing falling for Katie Stevens. Mac resists because Katie has no money, choosing resolve over romance after two months. A light, humorous exchange reflects social humor and nautical flavor of the era.
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Mac
Benny Katie Stevens
Sandy
Shopping as Remedy For Exercise Quarrels
A quip from Ainslee's Magazine suggests using shopping as a humorous prompt to encourage a wife to exercise. The line plays on domestic tensions with a lighthearted twist.
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Ainslee
Temperance Points And Alcohol Declines In Society
A temperance quote from John B. Gough frames the piece noting moderate drinkers could abandon alcohol. The text cites increases in alcohol related deaths in Britain by 2 percent for men and 145 percent for women over two decades. It reports a 185 rise in jail commitments for drunkenness in Ontario in 1999, up over 150 percent. A controversial remedy suggestion from Meta panics advocates a hot bath for tobacco victims followed by immersion in water.
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John B. Gough
Great Britain
Ontario
Meta
Wasteful Daintiness and Mescal Tales Across Regions
A mother warns a dainty eater about wasteful habits and future hardship, linking childish tastes to character and war risks. The piece shifts to a detailed account of mescal production in Guerrero Mexico, describing cultivation, distilling methods, trade routes, profits, and social impact, including crime and public behavior influenced by the drink.
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Purgatory
Drunkenness in Guerrero Spotlighted by Missionary
A missionary’s picture of Guerrero decries rising drunkenness hindering mission work across Mexico. Public sentiment against alcohol is weak, with many social events marked by heavy drinking. Government licensing of all dram shops contrasts with official condemning articles, while pulque spreads from Mexico City through railway expansion.
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Guerrero
Mexico
Mexico City
White Fruit House offers variety at low cash prices
The White Fruit House boasts a strong year and plans for more growth. It advertises an extensive stock of groceries including sugar Coffee teas canned goods and dried fruits with emphasis on fresh roasted Rio Coffee sold loose to ensure flavor. It lists prices for many items from sugars to canned peaches and oil goods and notes a broad selection of wines liquors and tobacco products.
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Guerrero
Sierra Madre
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