Uncommon Americans Sam Hawken Riflemaker
A portrait of Samuel Hawken of St Louis, co creator of Hawken rifles, his craft, and legacy. Born 1792 in Maryland, he worked with brother Jacob to supply frontier demand, keeping a single price of 25 dollars. Jacob died 1849, Samuel retired in 1861, and two Hawken rifles survive at the Missouri Historical Society.
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Sam Hawken
Sam" Hawken
St. Louis
Samuel Hawken
Maryland
Jacob Hawken
Samuel
Hawken
Meramec River
Missouri
John P. Gemmer
Old Sam
Gemmer
Sam
The
Missouri Historical Society
Button Gwinnett Autograph Sets Record Prices
The Georgia signer of the Declaration of Independence, Button Gwinnett, whose brief career yielded few documents, has become the rare autograph whose value soared. Rosenbach bought a signed will for 22 500 in 1926 and a note for 28 500 later that year. In 1927 a letter signed by Gwinnett and four other signers on the marine committee sold for 51 000, the era’s record.
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John D. Rockefeller
J. P. Morgan
Button Gwinnett
Gwinnett
England
America
Georgia
Continental Congress
Lachlin McIntosh
McIntosh
Immortals
A. S. W. Rosenbach
Button Gwinnetts
Rosenbach
Marine Committee
Busy Sunbonnet Girls Tea Towels Pattern
A sewing pattern feature promotes seven sunbonnet maidens to embroider on tea towels. Pattern 918 includes transfer motifs about 5 by 7 inches, stitch illustrations, color tips, and material needs. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. at 82 Eighth Ave New York for pattern 918.
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Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
Foreign Phrases and Their Meanings in Brief
A compact list of Latin and French terms with quick English glosses. Phrases include Otium cum dignitate under dignity, Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis times change and we change with them, Sub rosa secretly, Nunc aut nunquam now or never, Parole d honneur word of honor, Ite missa est go the service is finished.
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Maia
Grisette
Automatic parachutes replace manual pull start with spring roller
A new parachute design eliminates the need for a passenger to pull a cord. The spring roller mechanism deploys automatically after the jump, removing the need for timing and nerve during an emergency.
Gargle This Way with Bayer Aspirin
A historical drug advertisement promotes gargling with crushed Bayer Aspirin dissolved in water to soothe sore throat pain. It claims rapid relief and endorsements from doctors and buyers, urging purchase by full product name and offering 15 tablets or two dozen for 25 cents.
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John Dewey
Frances Perkins
Detroit
William S. Knudsen
General Motors
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers Union
Julio Kelenzi
John Deere
Cynthia Hope
Deere
Prairie States
Joan Iliggins
Tertia Hart
Joyce Wethered
St. George’s
London
John Heathcoat-Amory
Hoylake
Western Newspaper Union
Gluyas Williams
Rata, Inc
Gwyns Wits
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