Youngest Sergeant Johnny Clem a Civil War survivor to retire
The New York Times notes Colonel John L. Clem will retire next year as the last link to the Civil War era in the army. Born 1851 in Newark Ohio, he joined as a drummer and marker, earned the nickname Johnny Shiloh, and fought from Shiloh to Chickamauga where he felled a Confederate colonel. He rose to sergeant and later second lieutenant, serving continuously into the regular army.
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Quartermaster Corps
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Qlio Infantry
Johnny Clem
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Third Ohio
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Kline's Rheumatic Remedy Promises Quick Relief
Pitch touts a new internal treatment claiming to purge uric acid and purge impurities from blood, easing sore joints and muscles. It asserts rapid relief from rheumatism and lists H. S. Meyers Co 119 Sixth Avenue Long Branch and local druggists as sellers.
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Kline
H. 8. Meyers
Long Branch
Cooper's Drug Store
Schroeder
Golf to Alter Time for Sake of Workday Extend
Kenosha Wisconsin plans to shift clocks one hour ahead to align with eastern time for golf oriented workers and factory owners. Proposal targets earlier opening and closing times with a shorter noon break to let employees leave at four.
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Kenosha
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Cleveland
Simple arithmetic riddle prompts a trick answer
A Chicago News quip presents a quick arithmetic riddle about a $10 pocket with a $5 request. The joke resolves with the humor that the money remains ten dollars, playing on the speaker misinterpreting the setup.
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Chicago News
A Lesson to Learn Quote by Hussey
A compact maxim from Hussey on education stressing self discipline to do what must be done even when one does not want to. It frames education as training the will to act despite reluctance. The line underscores personal responsibility and motivation as core outcomes of learning.
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Hussey
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