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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1898
Page
3
A compact glossary explains ship parts and weapon terms from amidships to turret and armor. It defines anchors, bilge, breech, armor, deck terms, and types of ships, with notes on monitors, privateers, and subcaliber projectiles.
The article weighs the United States and Spain fleets, noting 88 Spanish vessels versus US ships including Kentucky Alabama and Wisconsin plus monitors and torpedo boats. It argues not numbers but armor, gun caliber, and fighting spirit determine advantage, with experts preferring the US.
A historical overview details the United States regular army underscored by 25 000 regulars and 87 000 enlisted in the full force including engineers ordnance and medical corps the militia and volunteers differ by authority Congress raises volunteers not state militia all under national command.
A San Francisco Examiner excerpt traces a young man’s courtship to marriage. He pairs with a cautious fiancée to show two living on one income can work, detailing budgets absent luxuries, household tensions, temper, and the shift after marriage as a baby arrives transforming daily life.
An excerpt from Youth's Companion quotes Mrs Douley of Bridgeton asking why people rely on old Meryth to feed their fathers, questioning the value of literacy when others can read and write. The dialogue emphasizes skepticism toward spelling and literacy.
The Zulu chief Dinurulu is brought back to Zululand after years of exile in St Helens. The move aims to restore his hereditary role and leadership within the tribe.
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