Confederate Reunion Reflections From Camp Nimrod
The 28th Annual Reunion of Camp Nimrod Triplett No. 1578 met in Boone North Carolina August 17 1916 with 31 members first day and 25 second. Veterans aged 70 to 93 shared cheery talks as they recalled Lee Jackson Bragg and others while noting aging and health decline. They questioned wartime causes and criticized wartime pensions, ending with a call to remember fallen comrades and meet again in the River of Death.
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Camp Nimrod Triplett
Boone
N. C
Lee
Jackson
Bragg
Johnson
Southland
North Carolina
Bethel
Chicamauga
Gettysburg
Appomattox
Ely
Watauga County
J. W. Todd
Ashe County
W. W. Presnell
Adgt
Camp
World’s largest windmill installed in Holland
A colossal windmill fifty feet in diameter, a steel structure, has been erected in Holland to drain a broad tract of land. The massive turbine is touted as the largest of its kind, signaling a major engineering feat in Dutch land reclamation.
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Holland
Hunter Harrison Aldridge and the Bald Eagle Duel
Harrison Aldridge, a noted hunter and nature lover, recalls a fall forest encounter where a bald eagle attacked wild turkeys. As the birds formed a battle-ready display, the eagle settled on a dead tree limb, and Aldridge shot, ending the eagle’s threat and protecting other birds and animals in the area.
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Harrison Aldridge
Harrison
Dr. King's New Discovery for Colds and Coughs
A vintage advertisement urges readers to treat colds with Dr. King's New Discovery. It highlights Pine Tar antiseptic oils and balsams, claims to ease coughs, soothe throats and bronchial tubes, and to clear the head. It promotes regular use, cold insurance, and purchasing from druggists.
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Dr. King
Political tempers flare over Wilson policy and defense
Bristol Herald notes both parties criticize President Wilson amid debates on Mexican intervention and defense spending. It cites Boies Penrose’s shifts on war readiness, Hughes’ past inflation of state costs, and argues Republicans would have expanded defense earlier. It highlights claims of extravagance vs preparedness and contrasts past administrations.
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Bristol Aerald-Courier
Wilson
Mexico
Boies Penrose
Pennsylvania
Penrose
Congress
Hughes
New York
Flower
Aluges
Sloan's Liniment A Quick Pain Reliever Promoted
An eager Philadelphia user testifies Sloan's Liniment eased knee pain after years of suffering. The ad claims quick relief with one application and notes nationwide drugstore availability. The copy ends with a French aside about prescriptions.
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James
Murgusson
Philadelphia
Sloan
Forethought and Frugal Living Highlighted in Remedy Use
Readers learn that forethought saves money as a Caldwell family recalls decades of using Cham berlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. A traveler notes taking it on extended visits, illustrating the product as a trusted household staple.
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Archer
Caldwell
Chamberlain
Playing War and the Nation’s Readiness
The Asheville Citizen critiques alarm over unpreparedness amid a big naval buildup. It mocks sensational wargaming claims, notes the gap between simulated and real warfare, and argues for coast defense, efficient scouting fleets, and the value of airships as naval scouts.
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Asheville
United States
Great Britain
American
New York
All America
Foley Pills Promise Quick Kidney Relief
Men and women with weak, overworked kidneys are told Foley Pills act promptly, offering relief from rheumatism, sore muscles, aching joints, backache, internal pains, and sleep disturbing bladder troubles. A New York scientist has built a camera adaptable to any angle for photographing objects too heavy or fragile to move.
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M B Blackburn
New York
Liver Trouble Relief Reported by Iowa Reader
Sam from Webster City Iowa describes recurring liver trouble with side and back pains and stomach soreness. After trying Chamberlain's Tablets he reports relief within days and no remaining pain after half a bottle.
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Sam
Dingman
Webster City
Iowa
Chamberlain
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Catawba
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Lanoit
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Hanks
John Cox
France
E. Glenn Salmons
Critcker Hotel
G. M. Peavler
Bristol
Tenn
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A. Law
Luone, N.O
Nat. T. Dulaney
Fourth Street
Edit and Jones
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Wateuga
L. D. Love
T. A. Love, Jwnner Itik, N.C, Pinedla, N.C. Love & Love
Avery
F. A. Linney
18Th Judicial District
G. H. Hayes
Vilas, N. C
E. F. Lovill
Lovill & Lovill
Boone, N. C
T. E. Bingham
Lawyer
N.C
Silas M. Greene, Jeweler
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