Night Before El Ganey Hero Burden Reconciles Duty and Courage
Captain Burden leads a scouting party near El Caney during the Cuban campaign. In a tense night assault, he covers Private Hardy and Corporal Joyce as the trio fights off Spanish forces. Hardy sacrifices, Burden dies in an ambush after rescuing his men, while Washington mourns the loss and forwards a final letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Kimball
Th Cavalry
Burdén
War Department
Rough Riders
Tyt
Greenhorn
Washington
Captain Burden
Johnson
Burden
Miss R
Santiago
Hardy
Yomorrow
el Caney
Clark
Corporal Joyce
John Hardy
Gould
Tilamen
Hi Caney
Chen
Fl Caney
Joyce
Cuba
Ted Chaparral
Tables and forks and the legend of Tommy Atkins
A humorous column contrasts the magnetism of tables to chairs and mocks women polishing furniture. It then corrects myths about elephants dying in secret jungles and gives a brief history of forks from early bronze to four pronged designs. The piece ends with the origin of the nickname Tommy Atkins in Lucknow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Assyria
G. Smith
Kouyunjik
Samuel
Christ
Europe
Venice
Tommy Atkins
Lucknow
Tommy
Atlins
Tondon
Gifts For Five Million Ladies Free Sugar Shell Offer
Quaker Valley Silverware invites married women in the United States to request a free sterling silver plated sugar shell from 402 patterns. Each selected recipient must personally write for the gift, providing full address. One gift per family. no gifts to children. Mail to Mra. Co. 32-6 2 Morgan and Harrison Sts. Chicago IL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enrror Democrat
United States
Quaker Valley
Quaker Valley Mra. Co
Morgan and Harrison Sts
Chicago
Proposals Sought for District No 10 Schoolhouse Erection
Notice to contractors invites bids for building a schoolhouse in District No 10 Washington Twp Fremont County Iowa. Plans and specs available at Bank of Hamburg Hamburg Iowa until 1 pm May 12 1900. Bids must include 1000 bond. Board may reject any bid. Secretary Co F McCracken. 37-4 April 13 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Township
Fremont
Bank of Hamburg
Hamburg
Iowa
Co. F. McCracken
Seven young mules for sale near Hamburg by Woodward
Buyer can view seven span of young mules aged three to six years at Woodward's farm four miles east of Hamburg. Good silver standard prices offered for the lot. Secure purchase terms available at the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Tf J
Woodward
Palmer Announces Harness Stock Opening at Rageth Store
W. W. Palmer states he has rented the Rageth store room near Reidy's hardware and will open a complete stock of harness goods by June 1. He invites customers to Hamburg and to Clifton hotel, three doors south P. O. H. Swan, proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reidy’s Hardware
W. W. Palmer
Hamburg
Clifton Hotel
Swan
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Burdi
After
Read
Opie
Cincinnati
Eagle Roller Mills
H. R
AEA
Ndcosa
Chicago Medical Institute
Rush Eo Gos Bonnets Medical Colleges
Ain Anthony
Francis
ST. Joseph
Missouri
C. S. Gibbs
East E Street
Towa
O. J. McNall
Bellabe
R. C. H. Lindsey & CO
James Poindexter
The
Chas. Wyatt
R. C. H. Lindsey ,S CO
Scott Wright, Mer
O. K
Pickel & Murray
E Atreet
Curr & Norns
N. H. Hopkins
Hamburg Bank
Initch
J. Koontz
Corry
C. Stoner & Co
A. B. Noble
Hambury
Lowa
Portland
Union
Pacific
Union Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Oregon R. R. & Navigation Co
Pacific Express
Ieee
Omaha
Ney
J. W. Turtle
T. P. Ay
Walnut Street
Des Moines
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