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Title
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Medicine for the Military: Dr. George M. Sternberg on the Kansas Plains, 1866-1870
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Description
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Photos, illustrations, and biographical article about Dr. George Sternberg (1838-1915), a military physician of western Kansas following the Civil War after arriving from his native New York. Description of medical problems encountered in the area including Indian attacks, cholera epidemics, and lack of antiseptic treatments, etc.
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Date
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1998
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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The Crowning Glory and the Greatest Grief: Kansas in the Spanish-American War
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Description
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Article about the involvement of Kansas in the Spanish-American War in Cuba and the Philippines in 1898-1899, including Twentieth Kansas Volunteers led by "Fighting Fred" Funston, with photos and also descriptions of African American troops from Kansas in Cuba.
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Date
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1998
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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When Harry Met Bess
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Description
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Photo and biographical article about Harry Truman, his courtship with his wife Bess Truman during his job as a Grandview, Missouri farm worker and then military officer in World War I.
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Date
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1998
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Steeped in Religion: President Eisenhower and the Influence of the Jehovah's Witnesses
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Description
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Biographical article about President Dwight Eisenhower (1890-1969), born in Texas and raised in Abilene, Kansas, as a Jehovah's Witness, with photos, illustrations, and description of this influence of religion on his career, including violation of "Watchtower" beliefs by joining the military in 1911 at West Point.
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Date
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1998
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Object Type
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Magazine Article