Reasons for Desertions in Our Navy Jack Tars Cite Grub and Uniforms
The New York Tribune reports high desertion rates on battleships due to poor food and misfitting uniforms. Sailors allege costly tailoring, poor fabric, and harsh punishments for minor faults, plus restricted shore leave and harsh captaincy. They compare conditions unfavorably with foreign navies, noting alcohol access and sharper officer abuses.
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Jackies
Nile
The
New York Tribune
Foud
Cook
Grub
Navy
Mar
Jack
Politias
United States
Shirt Relic Marks Drowning Body Recovery Tale
The article describes a drowned boy's body found near a lake after a shirt sank first and later the garment surfaced hours later within two feet of the original spot. It then shifts to Colonel Herr Renauld's estimates of war costs for Germany, predicting mobilization figures and daily expenses in a two-power conflict.
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Germany
Empire
Central Ave
Brrixes
Amx
Cardus
Wrne
Cardui
Cyashe
Mra. Nelson
Mrs. Nelson
Duke of Orleans Discovers 110 Miles of Greenland Shore
The Duke of Orleans piloted the Belgica north of Cape Bismarck, adding 110 miles to the known Greenland coast. Drawing from Bergendahl and Xathorst sources, the expedition crosses uncharted waters and ends with a projected thorough east coast survey within ten years.
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Keardewey
Cape Bismarck
Duke of Orleans
Arctic
Spitzbergen
Eoveries
Arctic Ocean
New York Times
Ziegler Arctic Enterprise
Shannon Island
Fiala
Baldwin
Ziegler
Duke
Duke of
Gr Teans
Lieut
Bergendahl
Independence Bay
Peary
See
Belgica
Terra de Jane
Cape Bism
Boldener
Cape Farewell
Reminiscences of Coal Prices and Oddities in History
A retired naval officer recalls Civil War era coal prices, noting Uncle Sam paid 80 dollars a ton in 1862 after a private coal supplier demanded high rates. The anecdote involves the steamship Vanderbilt near St Helena and a Scotchman waiting for an American ship to buy his coal. Also included are notes on a grand silver bed, the Shah of Persia avoiding beds, and a feature on Berlin to 2,600 places telephonic links, followed by a Toledo business notice about Hall Brothers and Hall's Catarrh Cure.
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Vanderbilt
Alabama
St. Helena
United States
Mpathy
St. Louis Republic
Shah
Shah of
Persia
Alwys
Edward
Alexandra
Russia
Teheran
America
Tate
TeLepe
Frank J. Cheney
Imade
Eath Heck
Ee. J. Chesey & Co
Toledo
Ssice
Hall
Szana W
J.cheney & CO
Telado
Treggist
Teke Bali
Woande Bruises and Barne Antiseptic Healing Claim
The notice touts an antiseptic dressing that speeds healing of wounds bruises burns and ice injuries before inflammation sets in claiming one third the time of former methods. It links Chamberlain's Pata Balm as similarly effective and pain reducing. Sold at A. L Pearre's drug store.
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Chamberlain
A. L Pearre
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Frederick, MD
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D. Charles Winebrener
J. Roger McBerry
Longfellow
E S. Mobley & Bro
West Patrick Street
Winchester
Central Hardware
South Market Street
Sale
W. L. Douglass
A. R. Yeakle
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