Civil War Mortality Rates Highlight Battle Depths
Fragmentary Civil War notes mention mortality rates in major battles and praise a soldier for conspicuous bravery. The text references Run and Second Bull Run with high death figures, Chickamauga, and Cross In First Place, noting a brave act and a medal placement on the left chest amid fading context.
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Run
Chickamauga
French Revolutionary Calendar Fructidor Month Name Emerges
A fragment notes the Convention of the French Revolution adopting a new calendar starting at the autumnal equinox. It mentions the last month of the year, Fructidor, extending from August 19 to September 18, under the reform.
Fragmented 19th Century Fragments on Culture and Antiquities
A collage of quotable lines on literary realism, olive cultivation in Greece, prehistoric buffalo, pirate-era Virgin Islands findings, and a joke about marriage. The text blends observations on art, agriculture, archaeology, and social humor with scattered references to period ideas and figures.
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Greece
Fragmentary Note on Health and Elections in Japan
A garbled OCR passage mentions ink removal methods and a publication titled Live Longer. It also references candidates in Japan and age requirements for a position with a stated salary, plus a toothache home remedy involving Gip absorbent cotton applied to the gum.
Bayer Tablets of Aspirin Promoted By Bayer Safety
A public advisory stresses insisting on Bayer packaging with the Bayer Cross on both box and tablets to ensure genuine Aspirin. It warns against counterfeits and notes recently a Brooklyn maker was jailed for selling talcum tablets as Aspirin.
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Bayer
Brooklyn
Matty Returns to Train Giants Rookie Pitchers
Christie Mathewson known as the Giant Matty is pictured at the New York Giants training camp guiding the club’s rookie pitchers. A U S A chemical service veteran, he joined as assistant manager after discharge and previously managed the Cincinnati Nationals last season.
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Matty
Giants
Christie Mathewson
New York Giants
Chemical Service
Cincinnati Nationals
Reform is Useless You Should Curb Your Bad Habits
A Life magazine quotation contrasts personal reform with a pessimistic view that constitutional amendments will abolish bad habits. It frames reform as futile and questions effectiveness of moral changes at a societal level.
The Touch of Death
A harsh critique argues that government operation raises costs and lowers service while private operation kept rates steady and improved service. It contends government control harms efficiency, implying public work stifles progress and damages industry vitality.
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New York Sun
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Heartailor
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