Early enlistment boosted Army rank gains in Civil War era
Army notes trace how recruits who joined in 1861 rose to high ranks like brigadier general and chief of staff. It contrasts early enlistment with later years, showing higher promotion chances for those who enlisted early and linking it to present wartime expectations. Also describes enlistment pay and extras by branch and notes a question about eligibility of a blind man and a boy with defective eyesight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. I. M. Young
Regular Army
Isos
Regular
Samuel B .Young
United States Army
Voise
Army
Coast Artillery
Field Artillery
G Wop
Bingham
Nebraska
Acinan
Colt Attention in Summer Care for Mare and Foal
Dr C W McCamp bell of Kansas State Agricultural College advises keeping the colt in a cool dark stall during the day if the mare is worked. Initially bring mare to the barn midforenoon and midafternoon, let colt suckle, then monitor night time with mare. Offer crushed oats with bran or a four to three to one mix of corn bran linseed meal, plus hay, and ensure constant access to clean water. If on pasture, provide a creep for grain access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. McCampbell
Kansas State Agricultural College
Kaiser Buying Krupp Stocks in War Time
Geneva March 5 bankers returning from Frankfort report Emperor William long a Krupp stockholder has acquired shares valued near five million dollars since the war began.
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Kaiser
KRUPP
Geneva
Frankfort Bay
William
Krupps
Shires
Doan's Kidney Pills Ad Prominently Featured
Sterling dealer N T Richmond reports relief from kidney pain after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad touts bad water as harming kidneys and urges readers to buy the Dean's Kidney Pills with a Buffalo company attribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
N. T. Richmond
Curios
Chestnut St
Sterling, Cole
Dean
Richmond
Foster-Milburn Co
Msgrs
Buffalo
The Vate of Llangollen and Its Scenic Dee Valley
A narrator extols Llangollen as a charming market town near the English border. The Dee winds through a wooded valley under hills, with a celebrated 1345 bridge noted as a wonder of Wales and a spot where idlers gaze and fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llangollen
Stevenson
Dee
Wales
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Gungh
Anderson Grocery
Grose
Arriba
Lincoln County
Colo
C. A. Creel
Pioneer Land and Arriba
Arriba, Colorado
Ideal Theatre
A. R. LE Sueur
Solarj
Hardware Ney
Chamber of Commerce
The
Jack
Maud
Colt
Adolph G. Swenson
Wooley & Co
Sidney, Nebr
Huber Mfg. Company
Marion
Ohio
Osborn Garage & Machine CO
M. W. Osborn
Prop
Colorado
Cheyenne and
Kimball
Logan and
Weld
Kimball Counties
H. C. Casselman
Gapen Building
Sidney, Nebraska
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