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Ready Army and a curious German foot gear tale
In July 1870 amid French war debates Marshal De Boeuf boasted the army was ready, a claim later seen as mendacious. The German army’s marching prowess is praised, highlighting foot gear like a knee-high boot and a linen bandage smeared with stag tallow. Stories follow of a Galena cat vs eagle fight, a Chinese prodigy in Hong Kong exams, and notes on a dragon gate.
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French Corps- Legislatif
Prussia
Marshal de Boeuf
le Boeuf
Berlin
Koch
Germany
Galena
Wisconsin
Arena
Terra Firma
China
Hong Kong
Anyu Chehbsien
Anl
Dragon’s Gates
London Daily News
Coleridge
Italy
Pius IX
Rome
Pius X
Asia Minor
Chicago Times