Cannoneers in Cuba Aims and Battles at San Juan
Capron and Grimes led artillery during the Santiago campaign with Capron’s battery at El Caney and Grimes at San Juan. The clashes tested powder, range, and terrain as American guns confronted Spanish fortifications and the blockhouse strongholds.
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Capron
Hla
Black Fevader
Grimes Guan Befere San Juan
G. A. Kilmer
Santiago
el Caney
Chaffee
Lawson
Cl Caney
Iito
Lawton
WR. Kenly
Ganz
Santiago Capron
Grimes
Man Jinan
el Paso Hill
San Juan Hill
San Juan
Nin
Staf
McClernand
Ferther
Grines
Fort San Juan
Guitle
San Juan Valley
C.D. Parkhurst
el Paso
Parkhurst
Shafter
Parker
Grover L. Kasaen
The Sea Otter Hunt and Its Dangers
In Chambers Journal an illustrated account details sea otter hunters using surround tactics and clubbing along Alaska's Aleutian coast. It describes the wildlife, hunting methods, weather hazards, and the brutal efficiency of the pursuit for pelts valued at fifty pounds sterling per skin.
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London
Bering
Rusia
Alaska
Seula
North America
Aliska
Aliashka
Aleutians
Belkovsky
Bimters
Chernaboor Island
Noath
Saanak
Maraland
North Pacific
Suamik
Hns
Chnce
Chambers’ Journal
Good Farm Management and Rural Realism Echo 19th Century Views
The passage argues that successful dairying hinges on sound farm management and crop yields to feed cattle. It contrasts realism with romanticism, asserting the realist relies on practical vision over idealized tales. It notes England’s first public bath in 1679 and mentions opium’s comparative strength to alcohol.
Bold country maid and the clabber word tale
A Scottish reader recalls a Scottish servant girl living with an English family near Oxford. A wet day leads to muddy mischief and a giggle worthy exchange about the words clabber and drookit, revealing dialect stuck in a humorous misunderstanding.
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Oxford
Mothers Torn Later On
A fragmentary Stray Stories passage features a dialogue between Bobby, his mother, and a minister. Bobby declines a pie offered by the minister, saying his mother instructed him not to take any if she did not. The minister comments on how many boys were fond of pie, and Bobby confirms his restraint.
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Bobby
Raleigh Pearl Found in Clam by Philadelphia Councilman
A Philadelphia councilman, J C McAllister, on Lowey day during a Dewey day celebration, found a pearl in a clam aboard the Raleigh party that sparked curiosity among dignitaries. Experts call it valuable, with estimates around 5000 dollars, and McAllister plans to mount it as a scarfpin.
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Philadelphia
J.C. McAdster
Kaleigh
Walton
McAllis
John Lang
Coghlan
Lang
Mr. McAllieter
McAllister
Phelps
Raleigh
Experiments In Surgery And The Prospective Army Doctor
A young New Orleans surgeon argues patriotism should not bar medical experiments in wartime. He cites a Peru mission where a surgeon tested advanced theories, possibly killing some, but saving many lives and yielding discoveries that benefited science.
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Aguinaldo
Peru
New Orleans Times- Democrat
The Machine He Yearns For
Major General William Rufus Shafter cherishes his Bakersfield ranch more than titles as he nears retirement. His poultry yard dominates visits, while a local beanery owner toys with x ray ideas to test eggs. Shafter jokes a machine to reveal a chick inside an egg.
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William Rufus Shafter
United States Volunteers
Bakersfield
Poultry Department
Kern County
Shafter
EL Caney
San Francisco News
Modern Bullet Wounds in War Era
A defense of modern warfare wounds noting small caliber bullets and antisepsis reduce suffering. The account cites Siboney hospital data from the Santiago campaign showing most wounds heal with treatment. It contrasts past battle brutality with present surgical advances and humane injury outcomes. A second item mentions a soldier’s letter seeking gold in the Philippines and a Montana find of seven dollars in a creek. A brief quip about arithmetic joins the note on love and marriage.
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Siboney
Santiago
Dangerous duty of naval inspectors on ship bottoms
A New York Sun report outlines the perilous inspection of ship bottoms and confined spaces aboard U S Navy vessels. Inspectors crawl through double bottoms with candles and portable lights, facing oxygen depletion, dust, heat, and narrow gaps, with several precautions to prevent deaths. One fatal incident involved a coppersmith entering a boiler with an open light, suffocating before help could reach him. The piece highlights the era’s navy safety culture and the risks beyond battle, ending with a note on elephant teeth trivia.
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Tiue
Navy Department
Newark
South Atlantic
Tex
Ctacle Sam’s Navy
New York Sun
Tea Table Etiquette and Fashionable Tea Habits
A St Louis Republic excerpt notes tea drinking as fashionable, recalling 18th century English manners. It contrasts modern trends with old rules such as cooling tea by breath, minimal cream or sugar, spoon tasting, and the hostess asking if the tea is agreeable, reflecting gentler days.
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England
Young
Betty
Saya
Harriet
St. Louis Republic
Expensive Balance of Bank Accounts and One Cent Mystery
A South Side bank clerk recalls a Fourth Avenue bank tale where the head bookkeeper balances books despite a missing cent. The search triggers a $7.50 sapper bill, ending in a humorous misadventure about meticulous accounting. Also recounted is a superstition busting tale of the two of spades bringing triple bad luck at a whist game and ensuing losses.
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South Side
Fourth Avenue
Detroit Free Press
Lucky Deuce
London Mail
Fat boarder dreams of presidency in dining room scene
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet, a plump boarder, mocked by a landlady, reveals a wish to be president as the landlady serves him first, a playful moment about ambition and status during a meal.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cooking cod with careful washing and cold soak
The instructions advise washing cod, soaking in cold water overnight, then placing it in a saucepan with cold water. Simmer gently until dinner time, keeping warm until serving with beets potatoes and drawn butter.
Paris Adopts Slang Word Teal For Glorious
Paris headlines highlight a new slang term teal meaning something too glorious for words. The example notes the reigning beauty as seul tent, illustrating playful local language shift.
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Paris
Aim High Shouted to Sunday School Peacemaker
A New York Tribune excerpt shows Alma urging peers to aim high in a Sunday school talk while a younger listener scoffs remarking on Spaniards and their fate, illustrating contrasting attitudes.
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Alma
Peater
Bor
New York Tribune
Proverb Reform Amid Folk Wisdom In London Periodical
A London Tit-Bits writer critiques common maxims and contrasts rival proverbs. He argues against venerating antiquated adages and shows how pairs like Look before you leap and Hesitation rules conflict in daily thought.
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London
Euclid
Alec
The Trolley Face and Its Distorted Expressions
The Philadelphia Record notes the difficult entry and cramped aisles of open trolley cars causing the so called trolley face. Observers say it shows fear and uncertainty especially among women in skirts. The piece predicts the trolley face will fade by October as new facial distortions capture public attention.
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Sara
Philadelphia Record
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Cannoneers
Cuba
Captain Capron
Ea Es Relis
Lawtos
Apron
Caproy
Mie Wily
Kare
Sune
Sean Serenmente
Tie
Fale
New York
Philippines
C. E. Kent
Sam
Montana
Philadelphia Bulletin
Windom
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