Echoes of the Custer Tragedy Recalled in Memoir
Elmo Scott writes that sixty years after Custer’s death the public fixates on the Last Battle myths. He notes Comanche as the sole survivor of Custer’s immediate force, recounts Godfrey’s later role as defender of Custer’s record, and highlights West Point postmaster Grace Harrington whose father vanished at the Little Big Horn. Public memory and family tragedy intertwine with the broader tale of Custer’s fate.
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Elmo Scott
Watson &Ifty
George Armstrong Custer
Custer
Little Big Horn River
Montana
Little Big Horn
Seventh Cavalry
Marcus Aa. Teno
Frederick W. Benteen
Thomas McDougal
Reno
Benteen
McDougal
Comanche
Myles W. Keogh
H. T. Nowlan
Erry
Keogh
Commanche
Far West
Fort Abraham Lincoln
Fort Riley
Kant
Dyche
University of Kansas
Edward S. Godfrey
Cookstown
N. J
Godfrey
Genteen
Marcus A. Reno
Little Lig Horn
Alfred S. Terry
General Godfrey
Ohio
Twenty-first Ohio Infantry
United States Military Academy
West Point
Joseph
Nez Perces
Bear Paw Mountain
Weat Point
Grace Aileen Harrington
Miss Harrington
Indyan
Henry Moore Harrington
Tom Custer
New York
Harrington
North Carolina
Terry
North Dakota
James E. Porter
I Troop
James R. Sturgis
E Troop
A. Brininstool
Texas
Europe
Miss Berard
Queen Victoria
United States
Niles
George Washington
Academy
Warrington
Dakota
Distributional Values In Modern Contract Bridge
The article explains when to out bid with no trump based on honor tricks, and how distribution of the hand may justify aggressive bidding. It outlines counting honor tricks, the yardstick method for no trumps, and introduces the distributional count as a practical tool for valuing suits at suit bids.
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Lolita Hatteraley
WNU
Angling Pro and Ivank Walton Quote On Fishing
Angling pro and Don Ivank Walton compare angling to a calm recreation quoting a doctor who praised the modesty of fishing and Doctor Johnson who called a fishing rod a stick with a hook at one end and a fool at the other.
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Don Ivank Walton
Doctor Boteler
Doctor Johnson
Civilization Built on Coal
A historical meditation on coal as the core energy source powering modern civilization. The piece notes coal's central role in industrial society, its dominance in energy use, and the resulting interdependent network of duties among national communities.
America Might Profit by American Academy of Humor
F H Collier in the St Louis Globe Democrat questions the value of an American Academy of Humor. He warns that such an academy could overly compare modern humorists with Twain Nye Burdette Ward Ade Fitch and others, urging careful use of humor in American culture.
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America
Academy of Humor
American Academy of Humor
Mark Twain
Bob Burdette
Bill Nye
Shakespeare
Dante
Charles XII
Napoleon
Shelley
Keats
Tennyson
Bryant
Longfellow
Artemus Ward
Twain
Nye
Burdette
George Ade
George Fitch
F. H. Collier
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Reduced 30 Pounds Never Felt Better
A Reader in Little Rock Arkansas shares a letter about using Kruschen Salts for a year. She weighed 140 pounds and now weighs 110 pounds and feels healthier with improved skin and energy. The ad urges taking half a teaspoon in hot water each morning before breakfast and cutting fatty foods. A jar lasts four weeks and is available at drugstores worldwide.
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Madelena Crowley
Little Rock
Ark
New Carrot Variant Challenges Potatoes in Andes
In Ecuador farmers grow a white carrot as a between-rows crop in corn fields. Dr A Avila of Guayaquil reports chemical tests showing the carrot richer than potato in amino acids and a high grade edible starch with potential commercial uses. From starch residues he derived a hard transparent paste like casein glue.
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Andes
Eurasia
Ecuador
A. Avila
Guayaquil
Avila
Long Railway Rails to be laid in England
England plans the world’s longest railway rails, 90 feet long, instead of 30 45 or 60 feet. The longer rails aim for smoother running less noise and wear. At 40 mph on 80-foot rails a wheel jolts 117 times a minute. with the new rails it drops to 39.
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England
Record Butterfly Collection from Dr William Barnes
The late Dr William Barnes of Decatur devoted about half a century to collect North American butterflies. His widow has accepted a $50,000 offer from the United States government. The specimens will be moved to Washington and housed in the National Museum.
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William Barnes
Decatur
Wise View: Preparing for the Future by Studying Past and Present
A thoughtful remark notes that progress comes from studying history and current events. The speaker emphasizes prudence and foresight, suggesting preparation by watching both the old and the new. The dialogue hints at wit about entertainment choices across the street.
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Wise
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Treut
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Dion
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Iceland
F.e.rollins CO
Peterman
Tee Ant Food
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mackenzee
Germany
Gilee
W.N. U
Sioux City
Sruahidagel
Washalah
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