Fourth of July musings and turning points in American life
A Fort Davis Alpine Post Office notice editorials reflect on the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights amid the 1879 act system. The piece critiques prosperity efforts, urges cross party realism, and recalls historical turning points including the camel experiment of 1856 and its Civil War fadeout.
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Great Can Desert
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Counties F T Hints on Area Population and Post Offices
County statistics across the United States are outlined including largest and smallest areas. San Bernardino is the largest in California at 2017 square miles while New York County is the smallest at 22 square miles. The text notes extreme cases of counties with and without post offices and the peculiar parish system in Louisiana with 64 parishes.
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North
Thomason to Stay in Washington Until Work Is Done
Rep Thomason of Texas sixteenth district will remain in Washington to handle pending House business before returning home to campaign He planned to support a referendum on the Eighteenth Amendment if the Democratic party endorses such a stand He also cited several of his achievements this term
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America
Ais
Washington
RE. Thomason
Texas
House
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Thomason
Shippers of
Peas Stage a Dinner Theater of Creamy Soups and Acts
A playful, culinary review frames peas as performers in a kitchen drama. Act I ends with a Tomato Cream Soup romance. Act II features a puréed tea soup and a lively peas performance. The piece also lists a cheese sauce recipe and serving notes for six, praising the peas as stars.
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Shantine Satan
Pras Viasat
Casantan
Peas
El Paso Rep Thomason Seeks Reelection Amid Campaign Promise
Thomason announces reelection bid and addresses Dan M Jackson’s entry, defending his record in Congress on prohibition and fiscal policy. He cites votes for a balanced budget, Reconstruction Finance Corp aid, Fort Bliss expansion, and Rio Grande rectification while urging county by county support and insisting he will remain in office until all key concerns are decided.
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el Paso County
Democratic National Convention
Weil
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
First National Ist
el Paso
Paso Valley
Fort Buss
Fort D. A. Russell
Rio Grande
Oklahoman Owns Powder Horn of Chief Tecumseh
Ponca City man T A Scribner owns a powder horn and bullet pouch once belonging to Chief Tecumseh of the Shawnee. The relics passed to Scribner after the chief’s death in the early 1800s and were kept in Grant County near Renfrew.
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Oklahoman
Powder Horn
Chief Tecumseh
Ponca City
Okla
Pouch and Horn Tied to Scribner Family Tale 1813
Retired Renfrew farmer recounts a Scribner family story from 1813 about a buckskin pouch and engraved cow horn powder container found on a slain chief. The elder Scribner hid, used a hat as a decoy, and shot the pursuing Indian who died at the hat. The pouch and horn stayed in the family. The note adds a digression on horses versus cars and the newspaper as an advertising medium.
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Scribner
Renfrew
Roast caution cited for roaster use on others
A fragmented clipping notes caution to refrain from using a roaster on others. It mentions a skilled pilot with more than 800 tying hours to her credit, Mrs. Leslie Bowman of Los Angeles.
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Leslie Bowman
Los Angeles
Pepper in Clothes Alleged in Springfield Divorce
In a Springfield Missouri divorce suit an allegation claimed the plaintiff’s wife placed cayenne pepper in his clothing as part of the dispute. The filing includes these details as part of the cited marital tensions and alleged conduct.
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Springfield
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