The Maine Guy and a Cuban War Pageant at San Juan Hill
A vivid wartime vignette follows the Maine Guy and Mango Pete as they recruit in Cuba and join the siege toward Santiago. The tale centers on Private J. C. Bender of the 16th Infantry who, amid chaos, proves a brave foxhole fighter and dies heroically on San Juan Hill, asking Major Andrews to tell Kitty he was no coward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Beeouel
Jack
Bustio
Saxth
Rau
Hals Mest
Athi
Pete
Kiew
Jookita
Maine
Manco Pete
Si Benier
Jacksonville
Via
Mexico
Tore
Bender
Siboney
Santiago
la Sevill
Old Town
Mango Pete
Seville
Andrews
Pender
San Juan Hill
Jie
America
Lido
Kitty
Buller and Piet Uys in the Zulu War Tale
A fragment from a British perspective recalls Sir Redvers Buller’s respect for the Boer guide Piet Uys during the Zulu War era. It recounts a perilous encounter when Buller and Uys faced a 20 000-strong Zulu force and Buller’s later Victoria Cross while Uys died heroically. The text also includes unrelated agricultural notes on crimson clover seed germination and orchard cultivation practices.
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Baller
Redvers Buller
South Africa
Piet Uys
Isandhlwana
Revers Bailer
Wood
Buller
Household Tips From The Past On Milk Water And Silver
Practical household notes describe tests for water in milk using a knitt ing needle, and silver care including borax cleansing, ammonia polish, and storage to avoid tarnish. Ventilation guidance for sick rooms, plus a curtain solution for visual fatigue, are offered alongside a coffee making method in glass. Several recipes include chopped steak on toast and steamed batter pudding.
Fresh Trade Developments and Market Notes
The page reports ongoing freight and unloading delays due to limited elevator capacity, Kingston Jamaica introduces a modern trolley system with trailers and reduced fares for marketmen, while two U.S. machine tool makers maintain old prices though one shifts to delivery date pricing with cancellation options. German apple imports loom as a larger potential volume, and Canadian packing quality is urged to match rivals. A collection of maxims and anecdotes follows, including quotes from Nam's Horn Brown and eighteenth century wit from Mrs. Philip Lybbe Porrys, with a brief American note on moral suasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Orden
Philip Lybbe Porrys
Amelia
Curran
Porryea
Pope
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ccossoscce
Oscar Hatch Hawley
Tre Maine Guy
Ender
Steele
J. C. Bender
16Th Infantry
Canada
United States
Department of Agriculture
Connecticut
Boston
Ilroad
Household Affairs
Germany
Glauchan
Isus
Ilaskin
Hinda
Nam
Indiianapolis
Bey
Saado Hin
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