General Frederick Funston's early life and war exploits
General Frederick Funston grew up on a Kansas farm then wandered through Mexico and Cuba before joining Kansas State University. He crossed into military service in Spain and the Philippines, earning rapid promotions and a reputation for audacious artillery use. His career echoed with bold, sometimes reckless, leadership and irreverent remarks to troops.
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Funston
Kansas
Mexico
Kansas State University
Santa Fe
Kansas City
Dekolas
Montana
Death Valley
California
Garcia
Fun
Mingron
Tumra
Miles
Chamston
Yaropa
Aout
Armay
Yalance
Munson
Tampa
Pinster
San
Harper's Weekly
Charms of Country Life Swamps Birds and Water
A fragment urging patience in nature exploration, praising woodland tracks over swamps when searching for birds and defending swamps from being labeled dismal. The piece emphasizes water as a positive element in natural landscapes.
Wise Remedies and Birds in Nature by Abbott
A fragmentary excerpt praises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a health remedy for blood kidney and liver ailments while musings on nature describe swamp birds and the olive-barked yellow-breasted chat. The piece credits Charles C. Abbott M D in Lippincott's and blend health tips with natural history anecdotes.
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Hood
Maryland
Aligenateyi
Charles C. Abbots, M. D
Lippincott’s
Mammoth Ivory and Ancient Trade Across Siberia
The article traces how cold Siberia preserves mammoth tusks and explains why ivory remains plentiful enough to meet demands. It cites ancient and 19th century estimates of annual Siberian ivory, noting finds in yakutsk markets and figures from explorers Middengorff and Nordenskiold on mammoth contributions to global trade.
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Ray
Siberia
Africa
Yakutsk
Middengorff
Baron Nordenskiold
Tully
Planting the Garden Plan for Efficient Next Season
The text advises making a garden plan before planting to maximize next season’s yield and profit. It suggests arranging beds north and south for even sun exposure and planting early vegetables such as radishes lettuce beets peas and beans along one side while reserving the other side for later crops like cucumbers winter squashes turnips celery and elders, to open space quickly for midseason plantings.
Early Spring Gardening Advice From Farmers' Voice
The article advises mixing crops with lima beans and parsnips, planting squash among early potatoes, and using manure to plow in early. It stresses deep plowing to prevent drought damage and claims a half acre garden should yield at least a dollar value in vegetables, suggesting diligence can double that.
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Y*armers
Dewey’s Coming Home Poem Recalled By Jane Hecker
A vivid wartime tribute recalling Admiral Dewey’s homecoming with lines praising duty and patriotism. The verse by Jane Hecker extols sailors and the nation, urging welcome and gratitude from all across hills and dales for the hero’s return.
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Canriter
Frank
Free
Dewey
Jane Hecker
Questioning Cottonwood Family Ties Across Households
A troubled dialogue among Neacon Johnson Da, Jin Jackson Suttenty, and Tim Jackson Suttenty raises questions about family relations and past actions involving a daughter. The speakers probe whether support exists for a daughter connected to a marriage and whether past events involved witnesses or secrecy.
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Neacon Johnson
Jin Jackson
Tim Jackson
Suttenty
Exhibits at Paris Press Cite Noted Incoherent Text
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered phrases about exhibits in Paris and references to Joseph Chamberlain. The legible bits mention a sion in 190, oil, remedy terms, and a government reply to a petition by outlanders, but the text is largely garbled with no clear event, date, or identifiable entities beyond Chamberlain.
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Joseph Chamberlain
Canaries Sale Denied by Congo State Offer
The Belgian government of the Congo Independent State denies paying Spain four million gesetes for the Canary Islands, amid a strained exchange over colonial terms.
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Congo
Spain
Canary Islands
Argond the Worl in a Day Scene
A quirky note on the Deerlig Harvester Company of Chicago claiming to produce in one day enough twine for a vast task. The piece cites a 1808 statistic about twine usage and recalls Bigelow’s praise of American soldiers while critiquing army leadership.
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Deerlig Harvester Company
Chicago
Correspami
America
Ivory Soap Ends The Bath Regimen For Fresh Skin
The note extols Ivory Soap as pure and fast dissolving for daily bathing. It promises a healthful glow and whiteness, recommending morning or bedtime use for best results, attributed to ELI A R. PARKER.
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Xvoruer
Eli“A R. Parker
Paris Chamber Deliberates In Vacre Case Against Piquer
The Paris chamber of indictments ruled that vacre is in a case against Lieutenant Colonel Piquart charged with forgery in the Moreyfus case.
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Paris
Chamber of Indletments
Vacre
Pi¢quart
Moreyfus
Unclear OCR note hints at health remedies and canal plan
Fragmentary text mentions a child’s folly and medicines, a United States minister to Spain in Madrid, and a proposed canal under the Irish Channel connecting England and Ireland. Entities include Bellamy Storer and Ripane Chemical Cow Waamples.
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Bellamy Storer
United States
Spain
Madrid
Ttme
England
Ireland
Lawson Tait Dies at Birmingham Pioneer in Surgery
Dr Lawson Tait, a leading figure in abdominal surgery, died at his Birmingham home. The obituary notes his pioneering work and ties to medical advancement. The scrambled text mentions other names and events from March 28, 1905, including Princeton figures and a yacht race in Montreal, but the coherent fact is Tait’s death and his surgical legacy.
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Lawson Tait
Birmingham
England
Prominent Women Report Relief From Lydia E Pinkham’s Remedy
Letters from Mrs George Osman of Belvidere New Jersey and others describe relief from long standing menstrual irregularities backache and weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Mrs Pinkham's advice. Women from Milan Tennessee Stine New Berlin Pennsylvania Owosso Michigan and other towns praise improved health and renewed vitality after treatment.
Mrs Pinkham Aids Mrs McDaniels in Recovery
Mrs Georgia McDaniels of South Dakota recounts years of illness and futile treatments before Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Blood Purifier Liver Pills and Sanative Wash restored her health. She credits Pinkham's advice and medicines and urges other women to seek aid at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Georgia McDaniels
Viewtid
South Dakota
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Noy
Ayer
Alicea
Igar
Amated
Cataunsia Bia Syreep Co
A Vie Sycce Co
Cartfornia Fig Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup CO
Emandisch
Cal
Mouseville
Nay York NT
Frederick FC
Deering
Nat
Awicreare
Dtfpring Harvester CO
Brix Ilil ES
Sapolio
Ivory
Olympia
Old Rome
Davey
Thecevill
Hostertee
Alen
Allen
Olmseed
Lebuy, N.Y
Poultney Bigelow
United Service Institution
Toondon
Hall
Price Ticonta
Yankee
Dominion
Montreal
Pisa
J. Nighols
Princeton
Did
George Osman
Belvidere
Warren Co
N.J_ writes
Ida Peters
Milan
Tenn
Pircuan
Maggie FP
Stine
New Berlin
Mrs. Pinkham
Mrs. McDaniels
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