Encampment Innovations at Camp Douglas Summer
Major changes in guard encampment at Camp Douglas adopt a bivouac camp upon arrival, ban early enlistment to Camp Douglas after June 8, and shift rifle practice markings to camp only. Details cover uniform, gear, daily schedule, guard details, and unit rotations from July 6 to 26 with Co H and attached units listed.
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Camp Douglas
Adjutant
F. A. Shriver
Co. HH
Allennatment Papara
Adjutant General
M. Co. H
The Need of Frankness in Wounded Feelings
The text argues that after injury it is hard to set pride aside and discuss the matter kindly. It contrasts silent brooding as an injured martyr with speaking openly and candidly in a better spirit.
London's Sweet Tooth Sugar Use Surges in Jam Making
London uses about 60 000 tons of sugar each year for jam production surpassing typical household use. New Terdey notes New York City area contains 39 suburbs within its metro region.
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London
New York
New Terdey
Light Tax Sale Delinquent Property Auction Next Tuesday
County Treasurer Geo E Thorp to hold annual delinquent tax sale with all overdue properties offered for taxes. Delinquents may redeem before sale by paying taxes a 12 percent penalty and a 10 cent county clerk fee. After sale owners have three years to redeem, plus 251 cents for each description. failed redemption transfers title to the buyer. This year’s list is small with 24 certificates, and 12 have already redeemed.
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Geo. E. Thorp
Stauffacher
Tests on reinforced concrete beams at Wisconsin
Madison, Wis May 15 The University of Wisconsin bulletin by B A Moritz summarizes four years of tests on reinforced concrete beams. It credits Rudolph Hartman with early discovery that concrete cracks before visible signs appear and that tension strength after cracking is zero. The report concludes that steel reinforcement does not add tensile capacity and that preventing inclined tension failures requires more than horizontal bars or ordinary stirrups.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
B.A. Moritz
College of Engineering
Rudolph Hartman
Fovkfall Inventions Attributed In Early Sun Anecdote
The New York Sun asserts the fovkfall was invented before the revolution, though uncertainty remains. The Charleston News and Courier notes a playful claim tied to George Washington and the cherry tree anecdote, suggesting an earlier sighting if not for Washington’s actions.
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G. W
New York Sun
George Washington
Charleston News and Courier
Children Defective Eyesight Rise Among New York Scholars
The New York city schools show increasing defective sight among pupils, with recent health board examinations indicating about half need glasses. The note mentions broader economic strains as blacksmiths raise prices for horseshoeing and wagon work effective after May 15.
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New York City
The
Board of Health
Ideal Location for Jamestown Exposition Visit
Readers are urged to visit the Jamestown exposition site on Hampton Roads to enjoy a premier oceanside experience. The two mile water frontage and expansive harbor frame a picturesque view, with government piers providing a unique marine panorama.
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Hampton Roads
France
Monitor
Merrimac
Cure of insanity by brain operation in London doctor
Dr Bernard Hollawler reports a remarkable cure of insanity after trephining a patient who suffered head injuries from a horse kick and a bicycle fall. The patient, previously incapacitated by headache and neuralgic pains, improved within three weeks and has remained well. The article also notes a rural sermon in a chapel with dialect speech urging mothers to spank noisy children.
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Bernard Hollawler
London
Hollander
When Rubber Grown Hot On High Speed Tires
The article explains that rubber tires heat rapidly at high speeds, risking damage as kneading generates heat faster than it dissipates. It notes heat buildup can be mitigated by embedding metal parts in the tread, such as rivet ends, which conduct heat away to the air.
Eccentric Marseillaise Bon Vivant Card Game Tale
Two Marseillaises discuss a host method for preserving game. One explains hanging a woodcock by the beak, then eating the larks after a week when the flavor has leached in. The other adds discarding the jacks and wood and peaches, then waiting through the night.
Spain the Land of Sunshine headline
Spain the Land of Sunshine notes sunshine dominance in Europe with high yearly average insolation. The brief mentions Spain receiving more sunshine than other European nations.
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Spain
Badger Girls Orchestra at Turner Opera House May 17
Monroe talent stars in a grand concert recital led by Mrs Nettie Bouth Wegg with Miss Adam B Williams pupils and soprano Jessie Green. Program features violin and piano solos, descriptive pieces, and a one act sketch My Precious Betsy with 25 cent admission, 8 PM start.
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Badger Girls
Tte
Nettie Bouth . Wegg
Adam B. Williams
Misa Jessie Green
Turner Opera House
Bej
Monroe
Seharneulis Marie Speck
Edna Rust
Walz
Amy Lavlrop Raliound Piang
Spindlerty
Belva Marly
Sarcaroliu
Riverer
Wes
Danée
Payauin-Wallace
Wee
G. Srickson
ANTL
Wess
Orchestre
Sinopsis
Stadows
Sony of the
Smnith
Nex
Nex Gl. Hapth
My Precious Betsy
Babtale
Wagcale
Nancy
Carline Booth
Phoebe Twining
Max G. Booth
Wagsale
Frank Hodges Langford
Rex G
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Samal
Wisconsin College of Engineers
Jamestown
Exposition Territory
Acciient
Parson Bagster
Obenezer Chapel
Badger Girls’ Orchestra
Chopin
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
A. F. Lichtenwalner
Treat’s Shoe Store
Iitia
John D. Germann
Post
East Washington Street
Wisconsin Motocycle Company
Wisconsin
Monroe, Wis
Citizens Bank
Satighal Bank
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