Gallant Soldier Wins Medal of Honor at Manila
Private Thomas Smith of Company E South Dakota volunteers earned the Medal of Honor for single handedly fending off two Filipino attackers near Manila. After being wounded he killed one assailant and mortally wounded the other, then was carried three miles to safety and congratulated by General Otis. A gold watch was raised as a tribute by fellow soldiers. His parents live near Lake Preston, South Dakota.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
United States
Manila
Thomas Smith
South Dakota
Otis
Smith
Ricker
Wheeler
Michael Smith
Lake Preston
WOULD-BE REVOLUTIONIST. Paris Letter about Deroulede
Paul Deroulede founder of the League of Patriots is an agitator and soldier turned writer of patriotic verse. He led in campaigns during the Franco-Prussian War, saved his brother at Sedan, escaped from Breslau, and later fought the Loire and East. He published Chants du Soldat and Nouveaux Chants du Soldat and other military poems.
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Paris
Paul Deroulede
League of Patriots
France
Emile Augier
Deroulede
Prussia
Sedan
Breslau
Loire
Leutenant
Spain's 1898 Trade Shows Surplus Despite War Losses
United States Consular Agent Mer tens at Grao reports 1898 exports totaling 132,401,038 and imports 91,772,450, indicating Spain maintained a trade balance in its favor despite defeat in war and economic distress.
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United States
Mertens
Grao
Spain
Parson Howlett-Mah Speaks on Sundays and Philippines Question
A dialogue scene features Parson Howlett-Mah and Deacon Goode arguing at a door. The exchange includes a jumble of speech about religious talk, a Philippines reference, and a judge entering as the door is banged. The line suggests ongoing friction over Sunday listening and weekly questions.
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Parson Howlett
Philippians
Deacon Goode
Philippines
The Cheerful Idiot and a Copper Escape
A quip from the Cheerful Idiot about a live copper preventing a dead steal. He laughs taillessly as other boarders flee. The remark appears in the Indianapolis Journal.
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Indianapolis Journal
California Fig Syrup Co Remedy Promises Gentle Laxative Benefits
An excellent combination promotes a pleasant method and beneficial effects of the well known remedy Syrup or Fies from the California Fig Syrup Co. The liquid laxative blends figs for taste with senna and aromatic plants to cleanse the system, ease constipation, and aid kidneys and liver without irritation. Sold by druggists for a price per bottle.
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Cathonnsia Fie Syrup Co
California
Fie Sylur Co
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
Alabastine wall coating promotes durability and safety
Alabastine presents itself as the original durable wall coating distinct from cheap kalso mines. It mixes with cold water for ready use in white or twelve tints, sold in five pound packages with directions. The firm warns against impostors selling inferior or misrepresented products and emphasizes suitability for plastered walls, wood ceilings, brick or canvas, with easy brushing and no rubbing or scaling.
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Ad Kalso
ADIES
Ensible Deasiers
Alabastine Co
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Ayer
Dakota
Tiis
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Ower
Mel Ne. Slicker
TOWER
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Spalding
A. GC
Spalding & Bros
Chicago
Denver
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