Secretary of War Annual Report Highlights Fortifications and Desertions
The annual report discusses fortification needs, including harbor defenses and gun production at Watervliet Arsenal, with plans for mortars and breech loading guns. Desertions are reported at around 2,761 for the year, and the report advocates pay and promotion reforms to make army service more attractive and merit-based.
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Washington
Fanateh
New York
Cariot
Sn Harbor
San Francisco
Orpelo
Watervliet Arsenal
Hothtehem Iron Works
Theseus
Sounen
Congress
United States
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Frantic Medical Debate and Herbal Cure Claims
A long passage recounts a lively urban doctor’s critique of medicine reliance on poisons and prescriptions. It highlights rival physician opinions, the challenge of judging medicine effects, and a testimonial praising Warner’s Kidney and Liver Cure as a herbal remedy that cured a kidney complaint after multiple doctors failed.
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Hippocrates
Crani
Minke
Ian
Mvalk
Wuld
The
Boston Globe
Prisithys
Ridney
Iver
Wishp Nownerh
Iwackman
Warners Bute
Rainy Vacation Scene Reveals Hidden Household Strain
At a summer resort a discouraged wife questions how to keep an amiable mood in bad weather. A fellow wife says no one longs for a wet day and suggests men and women share the burden. A Turkish proverb hints the house rests on the wife, while a guest mother quietly hosts a tea for many hungry children, showing deep trust between mother and child.
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Redta
Ivalid
Sourly Catarrh Remedies and Regimental Parade Turn of Fame
A fragmented account notes catarrh symptoms and a claimed cure by Hera's Sarsaparilla. It references a French regiment parade with the female drum major Ulatsie, once adorned in bright dress, now relegated to the rear wearing a somber outfit and a brass plate badge, drawing reflection in the Houston Post.
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Deagniet
Reulient
Ysa Pers
Ay Ivane Dora
Pilnuto Barre
Wilt
Ulatsie
Houston Post
Ray Mio Tata
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York
Bert
Aurest
Ainen Bireaty
New Yorks
Traits and Occupations For Boys And Girls 1891 Series
Promises an instructive series on youth trades with apprenticeship, wages, and success prospects. Offers free issues to new subscribers until January 1 1691 and a full rate thereafter. Also includes a crude note on opium production and preparation processes.
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Fragmented text on dyspepsia and mercury remedies with travel chat
The piece blends medical quackery warnings about mercury in Hall's Catarrh Cure with stray dialogue references and travel banter. It mentions dyspepsia, nervous conditions, and old advertisements, then shifts to a crude scene with Walter and a guest in western dialogue, plus notes on Pike's Peak travel via Cheyenne Mountains and Cascade Canyon.
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Hall
F. J. Chouet'& Ga
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Dougglate
Aaron
Yoda
York
Ram’s Hornsee Docr and Dr. Hull remedies ad pasted
An OCR fragment shows old conjoined ads and quotes about cures for consumption and related ailments. It promotes Dr Hull’s worm destroyer, Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, and various tonics, with references to 19th century medical quackery and humorous musings. The piece mentions Virgil and a rich New Yorker as a case study, then lists remedies and prices, ending with Skin and Scalp diseases.
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New York
Pierce
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