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Barstow Printer in Barstow, California

03 May 1928

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Barstow Printer

Location

Barstow, California, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1928

Page

2

Origins and claims of Uncle Sam as national symbol

A historical overview traces the Uncle Sam figure to Samuel Wilson of New York and his wartime meat-supply work, recounting New York and Indiana burial claims, a Canadian humorist link, and the evolution from real person to caricature, with questions about death dates and graves.

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Elmo Scott Watson Uncle Sam United States John Bull England Samuel Wilson New York United Press Catskill N. Y Hudson River Charles A. Elliot U. S Elliot Samuel Nathaniel Edward Wilson Hudson Valley Sam Nat Ned Troy United States Army Greene Delaware Benjamin Albert Indiana Indianapolis Star Louise B. Young Kendallville Noble Farmer Merriam Noble County John M. Wilson Claea’ Zumbaugh Albion Wilmington Del Marmaduke Mary Wilson America Scotland Mandan, N. D St. Louis Troy-on-the- Hudson N. D Elbert Anderson Great Britain Anderson Wilson Mr. Wilson Abraham Lincoln Constitution Cape Race Isaac Hull John M Ind Jim Harrison Pennsylvania Susan Anderson Cumberland County Noah David Andrew Anthony James John Mary Angeline Lucinda Thomas Chandler Haliburton Windsor Nova Scotia Sam Slick Hervieu Leech the Clockmaker Sam _ Slick
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Sumatra's interior life revealed on evolving Dutch estates

Prepared by the National Geographic Society the piece surveys Sumatra, its vast size, labor needs, and shifting crops from tobacco to rubber. It describes Medan's route inland through tobacco plains to highland forests, detailing plantation work by Chinese laborers, Klings, Bayans, Javanese, Bataks, and Sumatran Malays, and the challenging monsoon roads where jungle wildlife and vibrant birds accompany the road.

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National Geographic Society Washington, D. C Umatra Dutch East Indies Java Holland Sumatra Medan Deli Deli Company
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