Roosevelt's Rough Riders headline in stylish Western hats
A vivid portrait of Theodore Roosevelt's First United States Volunteer Cavalry, dubbed Ted dy's Terrors, detailing its diverse recruits from cowboys to society men, their equipment, drill, and the fashion impact of the Rough Riders on New York society.
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John Harvard
Pargo
Tiger
Princeton
Ted Roosevelt
Cuba
Spain
Theodore Roosevalt
Rough Riders
Teddy
Theodore Roose
Punchera
Bronco-Busters
Arigona
Cripple Creek
Roosevelt
Wool
Mexican
Texas
New York
Craig Wadsworth
Hamilton Fish
William ‘Tif‘fany
New York Society
Horace Devereux
Ronalds
Yale
Texas Prairies
Aporta
Onida
Gentlemen Adventurers
East
Woodbury
Arizona
Flying Cavalry
United States Volunteer Cavalry
Leonard Wood
Miles
Brodie
Western Plains
Fifth Avenue
Theodora Roosevelt
War Rumors and Refugees Dominate Despatches From Santiago
General Young withholds further Cuban rations awaiting Washington dispatches. Thousands flee to El Caney to escape bombardment and face starvation while appealing to General Shafter for aid. Other items report Camara’s squadron returning toward Spain, stalled peace talks, Dewey’s cable about Aguinaldo, and a surge in paymasters as Santiago’s wounded are treated at Key West.
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Young
Washington
el Caney
Santiago
Shafter
Camara
Suez
Spain
Italin
Rome
Madrid
Navy Department
Dewey
Aguinaldo
Philippines
Key Weat
War Department
Cuba
Long
Sampson
Watson
McHenry
Marine Hospital Service
United States
New York
Oregon
Texas
Stanton
Army
Alger
Camp Thomas
Chickamauga
Brooke
London Observer
Vienna
Bel Caney
Fourteenth Annual Fourth Georgia Volunteers Reunion
The fourteenth annual reunion of the Fourth Regiment Georgia Volunteers Army of Northern Virginia will be held at 9 AM on July 20 at 44 Wall Street Atlanta Ga. Headquarters for the regiment during the reunion. W S Evans President.
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Georgia Volunteers
Army of Northern Virginia
No. 44
Wall Street
Atlanta
W. 5. Evans
House Holder Seeks Domestic Help Finns Cited
A humorous exchange shows a house holder asking for domestic help and naming his name as Fish. The employment agent suggests supplying a couple of Finns, highlighting a language play in the Richmond Dispatch item.
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Richmond Dispatch
Beatrice Becomes Active After Pink Pills Treatment
Mrs Shay recalls Beatrice's rapid recovery from spinal meningitis and paralysis after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. The child walked again and regained strength after nine boxes, with a rosy face and improved sleep and mobility. The mother's account emphasizes the pills' perceived success.
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Shay
Beatrice
Hints on Passing Muster For Volunteer Regiments
Recruiters expect easier medical checks for the first call but fear strict exams will exclude volunteers. An Eighth Regiment sergeant recalls two men rejected at Mount Gretna for being underweight and too short. He quips he would have adjusted weights and measurements if warned in advance.
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Mount Gretna
Cemetery Supervisor Probes Sale of Old Billions
A Chicago Post snippet shows a cemetery superintendent pressing an agent about selling vast wealth left behind. The agent frets over full value while the superintendent laments mortality and the fate of wealth after death.
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Seal
Chicago Post
Cascarets and Other Remedies Featured in Ads and Jokes
A collage of old time testimonials and ads for Cascarets Candy Cathartic promising clean blood and clear skin, Piso’s Cure for Constipation relief, Hall’s Catarrh Care, No-to-Back Tobacco cure, Winslow’s soothing syrup, and Sterling Remedy Co. promotions. Includes a joke about a wife and a man breaking into a girls' high school.
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Piso
D. Tch
Lexington
Chicago
Sterling Remedy Co
New York
Freano
Cal
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Mexico
Hamilton Fish, Jr
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Quonel Roosevelt
Colon
Wadsworth
Giment
Chidkamanuga
Boynton
Park Commission
Park
Fort McPherson
General Hospital
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Ier
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Pleoen
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Hon
Loomis
Detroit
Mich
Hall
Dhuggists
Lyon & Co
Alaska
Idee
IEC
Fail
Draggiata
Jopar
Rock Hill Buggy Co
Rock Hilly S.C
Tulane University of Louisiana
Itandvaningsa
Lyon
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