Blunders in War From Tennyson to Modern Conflicts
The Kansas City Star notes repeated military blunders from the Charge of the Light Brigade to 19th century and yet ongoing wars. It cites Gen White Gatacre Methuen and Buller as examples of reckless assaults against unseen foes with heavy losses and laments lack of a celebratory poem for these modern errors.
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Kansas City Star
Arkansas
Lord Tennyson
Light Brigade
Nolan
Lord Cardigan
England
White
Gatacre
Lord Methuen
Buller
South Africa
HER SUCCESS A self made head of a large household business
A southern woman began by selling on commission for out of town buyers. She wrote articles to fund ads, took small profits, and improvised to meet orders. Over twenty years she built a large household and business, with relatives handling tasks while she reaped the earnings.
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Albany Argus
Dawson City's Progress Expands Life in the Gold Camp
Vice-Consul Morrison says Dawson City now has telegraph, brickmaking, schools, fresh beef, mutton and pork, and a rising sense of civilization. The Canadian telegraph line from Bennett to Dawson, 600 miles with a 75 mile branch, cost under $130,000 and connects Bennett to the Pass railroad line to Skaguay, 40 miles away.
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Dawson City
Morrison
Bennett
Dawson
Skaguay
From Wetaskiwin to Northern Alberta A Farmer's Move
A letter from John Cummings of Wetaskiwin Ontario now in Alberta describes his migration from Farmington Washington on May 29 and building a log home stables and barns. He notes doubled cultivation and stock among neighbors, rising crops and better prospects, and ends with a sales pitch for Magnetic Starch.
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John Cummings
Wetaskiwin
Alberta
Canada
Washington
United States
Cummings
Dominion
Farmington
Wash
Florida
Klondike
Acre
Girl Preacher At Brooklyn Church Draws Crowds
A 16 year old girl preached both morning and evening at Holy Trinity Baptist Church in Brooklyn last Sunday. Her sermon style impressed listeners as she spoke with authority despite youth, making the congregation forget her age. The event highlighted her commitment to church work beyond Sunday school.
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Holy Trinity Baptist Church
Brooklyn
Woman Offers Sandwich From Leftover Bread Crusts
In a brief exchange the smiling woman responds with humor to a demand, offering to share a sandwich from the remaining crusts. The line reflects a cooperative, cheery attitude amid a light interaction.
Out of the Mouth of a Child Papa and Heaven Questioned
A 7 year old asks if heaven is a nice place and the father replies it is said to be but not sure. The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph quotes the exchange as a light domestic moment. A separate note mentions Pino's cure for Consumption as a family medicine seen in Chicago since 1865.
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Pittsburg
Pino
J. R Madison
42D Ave
Chicago
Mls
McKinley Receives Shoes From Cleveland Bootmaker
President McKinley has the Cleveland shoemaker supply every pair of his footwear, a relationship spanning fifteen years with the same craftsman providing all his shoes.
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McKinley
Cleveland
Cocoa and Chocolate Recipes Free from Walter Aaker
Astenetive Booklist offers Free Choice Recipes for cocoa and chocolate. Distributed by Walter Aaker & Co. Ltd. located in Dorchester Massachusetts.
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Astenetive
Walter Aaker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
Five House reporters earn five thousand dollars yearly
A historical note states there are five official reporters of the house each paid 5,000 a year. Another line mentions S997 earning from covering pings of house committee hearings. Additional, unrelated lines reference Magnetic Starch and a Franco-Prussian war casualty tally totaling 316 million dollars, 311 thousand killed and wounded, 1,713 thousand engaged, with 817,751 men out of action and 446,000 French prisoners.
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House
Bold men of principle or bold risk takers in public life
A reflective saying contrasts principled individuals with bold figures, noting that men of principle are sure to be bold while boldness alone does not guarantee principled behavior. The aphorism cautions against equating courage with virtue and invites prudent conduct.
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