Maarten Wierenga and Napoleon era conscription tale
Maarten Wierenga recounts Napoleon's gradual reform of conscription creating a Home Guard called the Guard of Honour. The youth would drill in nearby cities as infantry, wear ornate uniforms if affordable, and enjoy privileges denied to regular soldiers. The change brings sorrow to many Dutch families, especially the Wierenga clan, though Maarten stays hopeful.
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Napoleon
Guard’of Honour
Guard of Honor
Wierenga
Meindert
Maarten
Mother
Soldier Maarten Wierenga joins Guard d Honneur in Groningen
A young Dutchman Maarten Wierenga enlists with Napoleon III era forces, joins the Guard d Honneur in Groningen, and writes cheerful letters home. He finds military life exciting and educational, describes drill, parades, and church attendance, and expects a two week furlough soon. Family reactions mix pride with reluctance as he adapts to army life.
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Groningen
Snik
Carge
Jan Roelfson
Folkerd Jansma
Muindert
Mother
Maarten
Guard d' Honour
Homsick
University
Dominic
Maarten Wierenga
Wierenga
Guardgd
Father Meindert
Kodol Endorsed For Dyspepsia By Georgia Prison Official
A Georgia state official praises Kodol digestion remedy after decades of indigestion. The letter from Jake C. Moore, state warden, credits rapid relief and weight gain after starting Kodol. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea marketed as spring tonic for family health.
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the Chronicle
Langerak
Georgia
Office of the
Prison Commission of Georgia
Atlanta
E. C. de Witt & Co
Chicago
Kodol
Kodo
Jake C. Moore
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
F. D. Stubenrauch
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Netherlands
Napoleon III
Kansas
Minnesota
North Dakota
Qle’s
Plymouth Rock
DeWit
Cole's Seed Store
Kia Fleg
Pella Public Library
Carolyn van Vliet
Hédus Itti
Opera House
den Adel
van der Heiden
Dekker & Roorda
East Side Square
Pella
White Star Poultry Food
Old Reliable Egg House
H. Rhynsburger
H. S. Rhynsburger
Mgr
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