Slater's Raid Across the Trocha in Cuba 1895
Slater's troop of twenty diverse volunteers plans a raid on the trocha fifty miles behind Spanish lines near Pinar de Rio. They cut a wire defense, breach the fortification, and clash with Castilian troops as they press toward Santiago, pursued by guerrillas and risking a deadly encounter at a burning house.
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Slater
Cuba
Libra Gp
Spain
Pinar de Rio
Sagua la Grande
Trocha
Blazer
Greme
Mippera
Felby
Ces
Beard
Santiago
Sudan
Through the Cuban Wire and Battle for Escape
Slater and his band press through a horseproof wire barrier after a brutal clash with Spanish riders. Women ride to safety as insurgents form a hollow square and break toward the enemy amid constant pistol and machete fire. Five of Slater’s men fall, twelve push on, and the desperate fight continues under swirl of blades and revolvers.
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Slater
Trocha
Harvard
Senora
Pistol
Historic patent remedy ad promotes nerve tonic and pain relief
A vintage ad touts a tonic praised as invigorating and strengthening for nervous debility and fatigue. It claims benefits for neuralgia hysteria and related ailments while promising relief from overwork and depression with a claimed universal cordial. The text markets pills and elixirs as soothing treatments for stomach liver and general vitality.
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Blores
Annie
Slater's Troop Sacrifice Questioned After Debacle
A fragment recalls men who laid down their lives or were crushed by guerrilla horse action and questions whether Slater's troop sacrifice was in vain, implying debate over the outcome and purpose of their stand.
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Slater
Depurteases of War and Moorish Forage Economy
The article recounts how during the Granada war (1481–92) Spanish forces sustained themselves by foraging from Moorish lands and exchanging captives for provisions. From year two, 30 000 foragers ravaged Moorish farms along the march line while a Mediterranean fleet blocked supplies from the Barbary coast. The exchange system ended only when it hindered ultimate success. Also notes a medicinal ad for Foley's Honey and Tar with a warning against counterfeit products.
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Granada
Spain
Ferdinand and
Isabella
Mediterranean
Barbary
London
Advertising Value in a Press Spotlight
The item notes an actress who boasts of never losing jewels except pearls during a press robbery. A new star asks why and the experienced actress replies pearls caused tears, reflecting sensational press chatter in Baltimore.
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Baltimore American
Help by Proxy Dispatch Prompt
A brief, dialog style notice describes a request for help from a man to an older man and a busyman who will call a porter to assist. John is asked to open the door and help the gentleman out as Louis dispatches action. The fragment captures a moment of service and courtesy in a street scene.
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Heven
John
Louis Dispatch
Ananias
Force of Habit in a Rail Journey Quip
A Baltimore American quip notes a recurring habit in a traveler, stating he bullies the situation with confidence. The piece highlights the traveler’s knack for turning even a train journey into a notable moment.
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Baltimore
One Exception Regarding Love and Heads
A quoted exchange from Catholic Standard and Timea features Lovett and a crusty bachelor debating whether love levels all things. The bachelor contends that love cannot level a lover s head, presenting a humorous paradox.
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Lovett
Right In His Line In The Mucilage Business Note
Quote from Harper's Weekly praises a character who never meets a person he dislikes. The speaker laments LT's luck with people while noting the man is in the mucilage business. The brief cartoon caption captures a humorous social moment.
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Harper's Weekly
Somewhat Different critique of a poet's volume ends in Chicago
A brief literary exchange questions the quality of an unread volume of poetry. Critics deem Ree waiteh's work pathetically weak, ending with a blunt Chicago assessment.
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Dingles
Ree Waiteh
Pattietic
Chicago
Early plantings and farm ethics in a rustic America
The article urges early onion and seed sowing to cure crops before cool weather. It notes long work hours for laborers, and argues growers deserve dam ages for delayed car access. It stresses family, home life, and prudent dairy feeding, warning gullible seed sellers and praising home preserved vegetables and kitchen self sufficiency.
The New Jumpers and Dresses Feature Surplice Design
A vintage fashion note describes jumper and jumper dress combinations with a joined waist and skirt, a ladder sleeve with shoulder tucks, and versatile wear from blouse to street attire. It suggests fabrics like voile, chiffon, panama, and taffeta suitable for tea or dinner looks.
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Panama
Jumper Costume Pattern by Judic Chollet
Advertisement for a jumper dress pattern 22 to 41 inch bust size with stitched bands, short shoulder tucks, a seven gore plaited skirt, and a shaped girdle. Instructions note possible contrasting bands and silk lining for sheer fabrics. Send 10 cents for pattern by mail.
Entertainments In Burma A Nightly Stage In A Courtyard
Burmese hosts assemble a private troupe outside their homes with improvised platforms and rudimentary scenery. Actors mingle with the audience during breaks, smoke cheroots, and forego dressing rooms. Royal plots captivate locals, while Europeans find the drama too real. Performances often run past dawn, sometimes spanning three nights.
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Burma
Daybreak
Suburban garden plans reveal muck raker image
A Baltimore note records a remark about Jigaby described as a muck raker despite being seen as mild and charitable. The dialogue implies a shift as he announces plans for a suburban garden.
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Jigaby
Baltimore American
The Woman's Question Odd Exchange On The Last Day
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press presents a man rising from the grave and asking about Gabriel's trumpet while a woman questions the scene. The dialogue hints at apocalyptic imagery and gendered curiosity in a historical newspaper style.
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Gabriel
Trump
Philadephils Press
Fire Alarm Stations List Across downtown area
A long list of fire alarm stations is given with intersections and landmarks including West Seventh and Ohio streets West Seventh and Main streets Reel House Lower Fourth and Market streets West Second and Market streets City Hall State and Spring streets Lower Fourth and River West Eighth and Spring Pearl and Main streets Reel House East Fourth and Spring East Fourth and Culbertson Ave Reel House Thirteenth and Market East Eighth St and Culbertson Ave Upper Sixth and River Glass Works East Eleventh St Vincennes and Beeler atreste Vincennes and Spring streets Main and Vincennes streets Oak and Thomas streets Pearl and Oak streets West Union State and Green Poplar and Thirteenth streets Stone and Eighteenth streets State and y streets Lower First St and Southern A. H. Railroad and Chartres streets Cherry and Constitution streets East Ninth and Market streets East Tenth and Elm streets Fifteenth St and Culberton avenue Charlestown Road and Vincennes Street Robinsons Panta Factory East Third and Railroad Vincennes and Ellm avenue East Seventh and Spring streets Vincennes and Chartres streets Main and East streets Silver street and R R.
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Ohio
Floyd
Reel House
Spring
Lower Fourth
River
West Eighth
Pearl
Main
East Fourth
Culbertson
Thirteenth and
Market
East Eighth St
Culbertson Ave
Upper Sixth
Glass Works
East Eleventh St
Vincennes and
Beeler Atreste
Spring Atreete
Vincennes
Oak and Thomas Streets
Pearl and
Oak
Weet Union
State and Green
Poplar
Thirteenth
Stone
Eighteenth
State
Lower
First St
A. H
Chartres
Cherry
Constitution
East Ninth
East Tenth
Elm Streets
Fifteenth St
Culberton Avenue
Charlestown
Vincennes Street
Robinson’s Panta
East Third and Railroad
Ellm Avenue
East Seventh
Spring Streets
East
Silver Street
R, R
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Potock
Frank J Pollock
Foley
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Pe Ees
the Tribune Company
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Ind
Daucney & Co
Parker's
Cuscasey
Detroit
Hotel Tuller Absolutely Fireprooycok
Adams Ave
AKD Paahkk ST
Alacartz Cafe Grille
Heinen
Mis Bayucin
Oar Cavien
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