Williams Redemption After Wartime Fall From Grace
An elderly West Point veteran, once a colonel and paymaster, reenlists as a private under pressure from classmates. Amid memories of the Dade Seminole episode and Somers mutiny, he seeks to erase a disgrace by hard service in the Philippines, facing stripped rank and a tough road to honor.
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Ha Old Barracks
West Point
Frederick D. Grant
Revelilio
United States Army
Japan
Williams
Army of the
United States
Gen. Grant
Far East
War Department
Hla
Maj
Dade
Everglades
Florida
Ion
Cade
West Polot
Koselinko
Orevola
Elena Thenty
Oreoos
Biteell
Ehle Maenyee
Nha
Gilde
Deerakin
Enpy
Cromwell
Somera
Spencer
Hiad Hecome
Wan
Mackenzie
Custer
C. BH
Henry
Greely
Mosay
Wustaln Ife
Washington
C. Drum
Fort Myer
Virginia
Bia
Army
Third Cavalry
I i
Leutenant
Williame
Willimina
Vwaln
Willams
de Ilfe
Philippine Islands
Ld Army
Williama
Houe
New Tonic Mixture for Winter Health Booster
A physician promotes a winter tonic using whiskey with compound fluid wormwood and syrup sarcoparilia. The regimen suggests taking three to six tablespoons daily to aid old folks, relieve kidney and bladder issues, strengthen the blood, and act as a tonic appetizer.
Rough boom town lore in Oregon saloon tale
A visitor recalls a stark Cottage Grove area memory where a rough town saloon patron warns a stranger to tread straight. The mood tightens as the conversation turns to lynching and a grim line about killing a dog versus a Chinaman reflects racial tension of the era.
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Oregon
Cottage Grove
Chaas
Cuticura Remedies Cured Eczema in Boy and Friend
Mrs A J Cochran recounts using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills to treat her six year old son’s eczema with rapid improvement and full cure. She notes the same success on a friend's child with eczema, and endorses the products. The letter is attributed to Philadelphia PA dated October 20 1909.
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Mra
A. J. Cochran
Columbia Ave
Philadelphia
Relieved in Six Hours The Docket Lageole Cure Claim
An odd medical ad lists cures and warnings about various remedies and tonics. It markets Lewin’s Single Binder cigars as superior and offers a catalog from McMillan Mur Wool Co. It ends with scattered aphorisms about truth and judgment.
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Small
Kansas
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