Horses Are Still Available for Army Purposes
In the Vera Cruz era the U S cavalry numbered 15 regiments and about fifteen thousand mounted personnel with infantry and artillery needs. prior strength of eighty five thousand soldiers implies a heavy horse requirement possibly around twenty thousand, with mortality and logistics factoring in. Army arithmeticians estimate roughly two million horses nationwide could be available for military use, equating to about one horse per one hundred in peacetime, though not all horses listed serve army purposes.
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Ashington
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Army of the United States Cou
Cers
War Department
Sam
United States
Wado
Major Generals React To War Map At Local Page
An elderly pair examines a newspaper war map showing red and black disks around Paris. They discuss Europe and colors, while a Washington observer criticizes Allied strategy. A bystander notes a fallen army corps disk and leaves in disgust.
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Yourope
Alfred
Paris
Washington
Mons
Man forgets bride name in Tampa marriage license affair
Richard B. Sutherland of Tampa could not recall his bride’s name when applying for a license. He guessed the middle initial E and thought the first name Mary. Clerk Dertzbaugh issued the license with Mary E Tinder as the bride and noted the cleric’s return for the accurate name.
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Ancupid
Richard B. Sutherland
Tampa
Fla
Dertzbaugh
Sutherland
Mary
E. Tinder
Doing Some Representing in Congress Himself
A New Jersey congressman Allan B. Walsh recounts dining in the House restaurant when a familiar face approached from a table across the room. He greeted the visitor, learned they might be a constituent, and offered attention to him and his wife while in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Allan B. Walsh
New Jersey
Capitol
Walsh
London's Oldest Newspaper and Its Curious Treasure
The London Gazette, Britain's oldest newspaper, formerly the sole channel for foreign and royal announcements, now mainly carries official notices and legal ads. It remains government controlled, profitable, and historically pivotal, with notable moments like the Alma victory and the Diamond Jubilee.
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London Gazette
Britain
Gazette
Publc
Nen
Bland Post
Alma
London
War Office
Fleet Street
Messrs. Harrison
Women in professions and society across regions
Claims circulate about women medical students finishing sooner than men. Women in England clothing trades earn about 2.12 weekly, while New York lower classes push rents higher. Women face bans on night work in 14 European countries and Persia requires veiling except with husband present. A Pennsylvania woman paid 25000 to a beauty doctor to adorn her home. Newtown MA kindergarten teachers earn 30 yearly.
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England
New York
European
Persia
Pennsylvania
Newtown
Mass
If You Make Money Your God It Will Gees Fee
Henry warns that valuing money above ethics leads to ruin and moral decay. The fragment implies a cautionary stance about greed and spiritual loss.
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the Devil
Henry
Saving Exertion Knicker Going to Move
A dialogue reveals plans to keep a current apartment by repairs rather than relocating. The piece also comments on the typical editor’s approach to a woman’s name in print, implying bias in media coverage.
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Bocker
Peruna Endorsed by Emma Stolt of Appleton Wisconsin
Mrs Emma Stolt of 6 Atlantic Street Appleton Wisconsin writes that Peruna has done her and her family a great deal of good after three years of backache and inflammation left her bedridden and unable to move until a neighbor advised Peruna and it helped.
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Emma Stolt
Atlantic St. Appleton, Wis
Save the Babies Infants Death Rates Warned in Public Health Message
A public health notice warns that infant mortality remains shockingly high in civilized nations with up to a quarter dying before age one. It links deaths to narcotics and poisons and urges vigilance against harmful substances, noting authentic remedies and signatures like Castoria.
Global Oats and Barley Harvest Figures Revealed
The world’s annual oats crop across 17 major producers totals 8.426 billion bushels, with the United States delivering 1.123 billion. Nine-country corn output reaches 2.776 billion, US contributing 2.373 billion. Hungary and Italy produce notable barley amounts, while America accounts for just 173 million of 1.225 billion barley bushels.
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United States
Hungary
Italy
America
Pimples Ruined Complexion Becomes Clear Again
Chas. B. McGinn of Olney relates how pimples and blackheads overran his face until using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. After washing with the Soap and applying the Ointment for two weeks he was completely well. Sample offered through Cuticura, Boston department. May 5, 1914.
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N. Ave
Olney
Chas. B. McGinn
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Not 80 Very Strange. Jones repays same dollar
A quip from Stray Stories about a man lending a dollar to Jones who returns the same dollar, unable to change it, highlighting the oddity in a simple exchange. The joke hinges on the impossible cyclic repayment and the unchanged currency.
Phrase Snippet on Marriage and Debt Handling
A compact reflexive line contrasts attraction with marriage and offers a harsh metaphor about dealing with demanding debt collectors. The tone implies social commentary on relationships and financial pressure in a witty, cautionary frame.
Child's witty answer on man made wonders
A primary class teacher asks what is the most wondrous man made thing. A little girl replies solemnly that living for his family is the greatest achievement.
He Needed More Time in Debt Dispute
A fragmentary exchange shows a creditor pressing for a thousand francs while the debtor pleads for further delay. The terse dialogue hints at a formal debt dispute and a request for more time to settle obligations.
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Dre Pre
Kaint Jest
OLD London Journal
Jesse Williams
Blackwood
Philadelphia
R. C. Morgan
Morgan
George
Kraft
Schroeder
Doran
Wil Hams
Philadelphia Record
Myself
Peruna
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