Veteran recalls Mexican War hardships and coddled soldiers
An 82 year old veteran in Washington recounts service in the Mexican War and Indian conflicts. Major Fletcher, once captain, describes scarred necks from arrows and harsh discipline, noting how times and uniforms changed and discipline shifted to legal safeguards.
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Shhop
Ios
Washington Bay Window
William Pietcher
Texas
Fletcher
Monterey
Buena Vista
Cerro Gordo
Busy Lady Randolph Churchill in London circles
Miss Jennie Jerome known in New York for beauty and wit has embraced England fully. In London she pursues varied schemes from politics to art, hosting dinners and canvassing voters with rare energy. Her influence reaches Northwest Manchester and even King Edward. London will hear more of her this winter.
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Randolph Churchill
Egam
London
Randolph
Jennie Jerome
New York
England
Vlenheim
Disraeli
Lord Randolph
Lady Randolph
Manchester
Balfour
Edward
Tillman's room becomes a fried chicken relief ground
Senator Tillman of South Carolina laments a shortage of good fried chicken in Washington. Staffers and housewives flood his office with edible donations by parcel post while market and restaurant owners deny scarcity. The scene turns comic as chicken parcels pile up, and even the staff face a monotonous diet.
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Ben Tilman
South Carolina
Titian
Washington
Workington
Tillman
South
Senate
Senator Tillman
Lady Camoys Spurs Husband To Activity
A 19th century society note reports Lady Camoys influencing her husband to political activity. It describes his marriage to Mil Wed Shorey of New York and Newport and notes his role as chairman of a health and food committee, raising funds for a campaign against adulterated foods.
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Camoys
Predatory Animals Threaten Livestock in U.S. Forests
Federal forest officials report 4,696 predatory animals killed in the past year, including bears coyotes mountain lions lynx wolves and wolf pups. The drive aims to reduce losses to livestock and game with den hunts traps and vigilant patrols, while skins and bounties support local economies.
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Washington
Actus
Forest Service
Mount Neve
Alma
Roosevalt
National Forest
West
Wyoming
Meat inspection scale and arsenic production noted in historical report
The report outlines seven years of Meat Inspection Service activity with 377 million animals inspected and 1.1 million carcasses condemned, plus 44 billion pounds of meat products handled and export figures. It also notes 2,400 inspectors, 327 towns served, and wide use of white arsenic production and imports, tied to horticulture and Paris green manufacture.
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United States
Tion
Car Cannes
Frank L. Heas
United States Geological Survey
United S States
Plese
Paris
Louisville Woman Seeks Legal Separation Over Infidelity
Virginia Hoge of Louisville arrives in New York from abroad and declares she will seek a legal separation from her husband after three years of marriage due to his unfaithfulness. She warns that foreign brides face different notions of honor and notes women’s gambling and time with American husbands.
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Virginia Hoge
Louisville
New York City
Saother
Miss Jeaske Wilaom Leads Misa Wilson in Key Race
An unclear draft notes Tela es Miss Jeaske Wilaom daughter president with six doubles in Mise Grass at a pay Westues paties Browse taken frequently for Misa Wilson. The fragment hints at a race or election context and mentions individuals and activities surrounding a campaign or event.
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Wilso
Jeaske Wilaom
Misa Wilson
Abe
Lnto
Lake Rescue Sparks Romance Between Beatrice and Montague
Beatrice Waverly saves Alger Montague during a lake drowning scare as the pair clash and later develop a tentative romance. Montague, a bored twenty year old, woos Beatrice after she rescues him, but the two drift apart before rekindling years later when Beatrice again helps Montague during a medical scare.
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Avery
Fane Cleus
Waverly
Thas
Alger Montagus
Alger
Ute
Beatrice Waverly
Alec
Young Alger
Beatrice
Miss Waverly
Toma
Mrs. Waverly
Abe
Montague
England
Gaba
Dar Alger
Miss Bestrice
Miss Bestrice Weverly
Anjoying
Miss Bestriss
McClure
Grammar of None and Plural Verbs in Language Usage
The excerpt debates whether none as a determiner can be followed by a plural verb and how usage, authority, and language evolution shape its acceptance. It contrasts prescriptive rules with actual speakers preferences and cites language nuance without firm consensus.
Preparations Describe Dental Extraction and Save Efforts
Fragmentary text details a dental procedure with 100 teeth pulled and eight saved by a dental agency. The passage appears garbled with stray words and lacks coherent names, places, or dates to provide a fuller context.
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Lady Randolph Churchill
Himeelf
Camoye
Mil Wed Shorey
New Yar
Newport
Bevernment Forest
Getvies
Mlinois
Revenus Sarvica
See Treasury
McAdoo
Byron Newton
Aimots
Fea
Secretary of the Treasury
Civil Service Commission
Treasury Department
Tamasi “Son
Philip Orth
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