Kansas Boys Fight and Heal at Manila Front
From Manila comes a vivid account of a February battle near Manila Bay. Dan Hewitt details a fierce assault, a bullet wound to his knee, a harrowing crawl under fire, and the relief found in a fine hospital with capable nurses and doctors. He notes Kansas and Utah units capturing a railroad line, and praises the Eleventh and Twentieth Corps for steadfast fighting while expressing hope for Malabon’s fall.
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Manila
Craton
Kansas
Woolds
Metesit
Egr
Kaneas
Company BH
Beve
Bern
Army
Nures
Utah
Kansas & Utah
Malabon
Maizbon
Elehth Corps
Dan Hewitt
Corporal Pribble Writes From Manila Hospital
A letter from Frank Pribble, corporal in company A, Twentieth Kansas, describes life in Manila during the early war in the Philippines. He notes malarial fever, hospital stay, reinforcements expected, and scenes of burning, fighting, and trench warfare as American and Filipino forces clash near New Manila. He mentions officers, other regiments guarding the city, and hopes for fresh troops to break the stalemate.
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Piela
PF. M. Pribble
Frank
Company A
Twentieth
Kansas
Tollows
Manila
Tam Ta Quarters
United States
Maioles
Ute
Hullo
Philippines
Howard A. Scott
Scott
Conn
New Manila
Dr Andrew Vaintan寻 specialist wither se Se
Dr Andrew Vaintan advertises special medical treatment at 7 Kansas Avenue upstairs office. Hours 4 to 5 pm and 1 to 5 pm daily.
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Kansas Avenue
Otice Ama
S.m
Another Famous Tea Party Held May 1 1849
A fragmented dialogue describes fatigue and low spirits this spring. A reader cites Dr Ayer and his "Sarsaparilla" claimed to purify blood, strengthen digestion and nerves. The exchange shows hopeful endorsement and skepticism about the remedy’s value.
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Ayer
Lowell
Mass
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Brand Fame Across Generations
The advertisement proclaims Ayer's Sarsaparilla as the world's most sold and oldest, safest, purest, and most economical remedy. It claims a universal reach, consistent quality from first to last spoonful, and urges readers to choose the genuine Ayer's for spring wellbeing.
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Ayer
Filipinos and Twentieth Kansas in Philippines battle report
Fred Graft writes from Manila about field battle with Filipino insurgents near town ten miles away. His company, Headquarters Company A of the Twentieth Kansas Volunteers, engages in bombardment and trench action, captures a train, guards prisoners, and buries dead in a war setting with Dewey shelling.
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Twentieth Kansas
Manila
Tam
Cannes
Tureaday
Culoucan
Dewey
Pew
Fred Graft
Where Men Kiss Each Other Letter to Chicago Record
A traveler from Naples to Rome on a wet Saturday describes a damp train compartment, molding odor, and unresponsive fellow passengers. The writer notes a scene of men kissing, comments on Italian customs, and hints at parliamentary behavior, framing travel misery and cultural contrasts.
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Chicago
Naples
Rome
Arrival of New Member at Afhee Meeting
A new member was escorted to the speaker's chair by his predecessor in afhee and greeted by the president with a kiss to put him at ease. The passage praises global progress, cites gifts for a university endowment, and notes industrial growth in India, while short ads promise laundry services and shirt washing at Peerless Laundry.
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Afhee
Thomas H.feed
Utah
Pay Day Bargains Offer Wholesale Style Value
Pay Day attractions advertise wholesale prices on men shoes dress goods hats and patterns. Topeka merchants Drew Selby Co Tim Co and W L Douglas Co promise large selections with low margins on fabrics patterns and dress accessories.
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W. L. Douglas & Co
Drew, Selby & Co
Topeka
Tim & Co
Troy
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Kansas Boys
Good Hospital Corps
Corporal Pribble
Karasas
Oregon
Thirtecoth
Minnesota
Ries
Amun
Escolia
Esterday
Prank i
Saul
Otis
Cneur
Elliott
Glasmot
Company M
Rae
Funston
Andrew Va
Nient, Su
Ayer’s
Sarsaparilla Ayers
Eneiegy
Geo
W. Stansfield
Wilsom
A J Arnold
Son
Kane & Co
W. Ath
Topeka Cash
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