Glorious Day at Kings Mountain Turns War Tide
A detailed account of the Kings Mountain battle, its decisive American victory, and its impact on the Revolutionary War era. Key figures include Ferguson, Cornwallis, Sevier, Shelby, Campbell, McDowell, and Cleveland. The piece notes casualties, later American bravery, and subsequent pivotal battles leading to independence.
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King's Mountain
Two
Carolinas
George Washington
Patrick Ferguson
Cornwallis
Great Britain
Tennessee
Kentucky
King’s Mountain
John Sevier
Col
Isaac Shelby
Ferguson
Sycamore Shoals
Holston
William Campbell
McDowell
Cleveland
Ill
Bambright
de Peyster
North Carolina
Virginia
Cornwaills
Cowpens
Guilford Courthouse
Eutaw Springs
Yorktown
Independence
Honor and Fame to Brave Mad Anthony
A Philadelphia Ledger account notes the origin of the nickname Mad Anthony Wayne from a tipsy Continental soldier and praises Wayne as a bold Revolutionary leader. It tracks his courage at Stony Point and Monmouth, his rapid fighting method, and his role in defeating Native forces after the war, ending with his death at Presque Isle Erie, Pennsylvania in 1798.
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Anthony Wayne
General Wayne
Anthony
Pennsylvania
Wayne
Stonewall Jackson
Stony Point
Monmouth
Brandywine
Germantown
Revoluton
He Ilvad
Northwest Territory
Harmar
Bt. Clair
Paine's Pen Factor in British Defeat At Trenton Battle Cry
The article recalls Tom Paine's influence during America’s darkest hour and George Washington's decisive but costly attack at Trenton. It notes the role of Common Sense in rallying troops, the harsh winter, and the desperate, frostbound odds faced by Washington’s forces as the pamphlet’s words urged perseverance and valor.
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America
George Washington
Washington
Tom Paine
Milwaukee Journal
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Diera
Aunghine
Trenton
Over and under trump values in bridge bidding
In bidding, the position over or under a trump declaration shifts hand value. Over the bidder, guarded honors rise in value, while under the bidder they drop. Rebid strategy depends on partner's raise and minimum playing-tricks, with caution against forcing game on weak strength and avoiding excessive penalties.
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Thia
India
Reid
Lalla Hattotslay
WNU
Surratt House History and 1926 Remodeling into a Store
The Surratt house on EH street was remodeled in 1926 into a store and apartment house. It framed the Lincoln assassination discussions by John Wilkes Booth and conspirators. Booth visited the parlor the day before the killing, arranging horses and guns. Mary Barrett operated the residence as a Civil War era boarding house for actors, with Booth as a patron.
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Surratt House
EH Street
Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Mary Barratt
Washington
Plan to Employ Poison to Fight Grasshoppers
An unusually heavy grasshopper infestation is expected this summer across Montana, Wyoming, Minnesota, Iowa, Colorado, the Dakotas and Nebraska, with over 9,000,000 acres affected. A new device from the Department of Agriculture disperses poison bran in 20 foot wide strips to kill hopper nymphs, requiring careful laying and favorable weather to curb damage. The petroleum industry backs large crude and refined oil reserves, with storage capacity near 1,000,000,000 barrels and most in unre refined form withdrawn from use.
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Department of Agriculture
Montana
Wyoming
Minnesota
Iowa
Colorado
Dakota
Nebraska
Bureau of Mines
Fragmentary dialogue on a new suit and family bloom
Snippet shows a speaker praising a new suit as a perfect fit while others debate its fit and liken a person to a flower of the family. The quirky exchange hints at humorous misunderstandings or miscommunications in a domestic scene.
First Use of Oxygen Saves Life Claim by Pa Doctor
A Pennsylvania country doctor described to the America Therapeutic Society in Baltimore how his 1885 experiment on a dying pneumonia patient proved oxygen’s life saving effect. From a bedroom floor in Logangills he generated oxygen with simple materials, reviving the patient who recovered and now lives nearby.
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Pennsylvania
America Therapeutic Society
Baltimore
Doctor Hollyapple
Bellevue Hospital Medical College
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Leaders In
Freedom’s Cause
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Nathanael Greene
South
Johann DE Kalb
Camden
Ethan Allen
Ticonderous
Aonela
Mad Anthony
Ticonderoga
Paine
Lelia Hatterstey
Goodyear
U.S
Ford
Bach
Chrysler
Dodge
Nash
Chevrolet
Tire
Buick
Stogic Tire
Es Etie
Smteat
Pathfinder
Lopale
Stee
USA
Procter
Caydol
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