Colorado River Names and the Grand Green Debate
Historian warns that Congress may rename the Grand River to Colorado, uniting Grand and Green as the Colorado river. The piece traces explorers and maps, noting Colorado pride and the push by Coloradans led by Rep. E. T. Taylor, plus historic names and river geography from Coronado to Fremont.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Colorado
United States
Congress
Rocky Mountain National Park
Utah
Colorado River
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Gulf of California
Grand
E. T. Taylor
Speaker
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Commonwealth
Imperial Valley
California
Boulder Dam
Grand Canyon
Price
Eagle
Roaring Fork
Gunnison
Colores
Fremont
San Juan
Little Colorado
Grand Canyons
Arizona
Hyver
Yuma
Salton Sea
Puerto de Bucarell
Bucareli’s Pass
Grand River
Gunnison River
Rilo San Rafael
Fathers Dominiquez
Escalante
Rio San Javier
Xavier
Tomichi
Pike's
Rio San Rafael
Stansbury
Rio Colorado
Blue River
Summit County
Green River
Rio de San Buenaventura
Dominiguez
Diario
Alonso de Posada
Great Basin
Pacific Ocean
Buenaventura
Ghent
Pike
Rilo de San Clemente
White River
Sevier Lake
Jedediah S. Smith
William H. Ashley
Bonneville
Rocky Mountains
Dale
Missouri Intelligencer
Santa Cnna
Bancroft
Ashley
Green
Chittenden
Territory of
House
Territory of Idaho
Idaho
Senate
Wilson
Mesachusetts
Williams
Anga
Wiliam Gilpin
Gilpin
Jefferson
Arcadia
Bald
Great Rivera
A Day of Rest in Jacksons Corner
Cartoon style note quotes Jackson avoiding country Sundays. cites reason of lugging city goods home after weekday runs. A fragment mentions Cuticura skincare ads advising Soap Ointment and Talcum for babies with red irritated skin and scented dusting powder.
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Jackson
New York Sun
Gratitude Times: A Philosophical Reflection
A pithy quotation from Seneca on the virtue of timely gratitude and the value of good turns. It notes greatness of mind in both giving and receiving kindness and warns against forcing repayment out of season.
Stop the Pain Cole's Carbon Salve Ad
An old advertisement promotes Cole's Carbon salve claiming quick healing without scars. It offers 0c and 60c prices at druggists or 30c by mail from The J. W. Cole Co. Rockford Illinois.
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Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford
Boy fakes age to save travel fare on Detroit trip
In a candid tale from Indianapolis News a boy named Bobby plans to claim he is five next month to dodge a higher fare for six year olds. His parents guide him and he tries to persuade a friend with a tall tale, highlighting a child’s clever mischief.
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Colorado River
American Southwest
George Otis Smith
Geological Survey
Colorado
Grand
Green Rivers
Green River
Coronado
Viceroy Mendoza
Pueblo Country
New Mexico
Arizona
Great Plains
Kansas
Grand Canyon
Alarcon
Mendoza
Diaz
Cardenas
Rodriguez
Juan de Onate
Adelantado
Onate
Santa Fe
Onnte
San Gabriel
Gulf of California
Zuni
Mogui
Willams River
Gulf
Colorado Chiquity
Little
Mogul
Ito Colorado
Belt
Rio Grande de Buena Esperanza
Good Hope
Kino
Rilo del Norte
Rilo de Los Apostoles
San Diego
California
San Francisco Bay
Silvestre Velez de Escalante
Zon
Father Garces
Canyon
Grande de Los Cogninos
Cataract Creek
Garces
Mohave
Bobby
Daddy
Detroit
Billy
Indianapolis News
Noted Joke Sparks Fame Across Vaudeville to Film
A joked comeback titled Who is the important looking person prompts discussion as the author is credited with an original joke that launched a vaudeville sketch a musical comedy and a motion picture scenario. Last month it appeared as a humorous 3000 word magazine story.
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Biirmingham Age- Herald
Rub Are You Engaged to Mary Question
A brief Kansas City Star item notes a playful exchange about engagements. The dialogue centers on a man asking if he is engaged to Mary while another teases about being on her waiting list.
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Rub
Mary
Dub
Kansas City Star
Conversation Between Mrs Scrapp and Scrapp Report
A terse exchange shows Mrs. Scrapp exhausting talk with Scrapp who retorts to quiet down for repairs in a brief Boston Transcript style dialogue. The snippet portrays comic friction and domestic banter typical of the period.
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing For All Fabrics
The advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes with directions simple enough for beginners. It claims dyes work on wool, silk, linen, cotton, or mixed fabrics and promise no streaking, spotting, fading, or running. It urges asking a druggist for Diamond Dyes to dye coats, skirts, curtains, and other items.
Grew whiskers to get job story of Charles I Hughes
Charles I Hughes, secretary of state, rose from Brown University student to national leader. He earned his bachelor’s degree before twenty one and first pursued teaching Greek. A college head teased his lack of facial hair, Hughes joked he would grow a beard if needed and soon secured the position, a whiskered habit continuing to this day.
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Charles I. Hughes
Brown University
Hughes
Calumbus
Banking scandal mocked by Dr. Vincent in humorous vein
Dr. George B. Vincent of the Rockefeller foundation joked about a banker fleeing to South America to recover from influenza. He insisted the illness stems from cold feet and exposure, calling the shady past a sign of a grim future.
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George B. Vincent
Rockefeller Foundation
General Education Board
South America
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