Daniel Boone burial mystery unsettles Kentucky legend
The story traces claims that Daniel Boone may lie buried in Missouri rather than Kentucky. Documents found in Missouri illuminate a series of burial mix ups, 1845 removals to Frankfort, and a long history of Kentucky honoring him while his lands were disputed. Missouri descendants argue an unknown grave occupant was buried beside Rebecca Boone, not Boone himself, challenging the state’s shrine at Frankfort.
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Daniel Boone
Frankfort
Missouri
Kentucky
Boone
Rebecca Boone
Boonville
Nathan Boone
Akansas City Star
Daniel Noone
America
Femme Osage Creek
Louisiana Purchase
Congress
Nathan
St. Charles County
Teague Creek
Marthasville
Warren County
Jesse P. Crump
Kansas City Title and Trust Company
Boone Family Association
David Gardyne
Kansas City Star
Rebecca
Blue Grass
Rebeccca
Harper’s Magazine
Commonwealth
Kentucky River
Mr. Godell
The
Baptist Church
J. J. Crittenden
Senate
United States
Boonesborough
Cherokee Park
Louisville
Cumberland Gap
New York University
West
Edison’s Crossbreed Idea Aims at Waterproof Hay
Edison experiments in Florida on rubber culture to breed a cross between India rubber and clover plants enabling farmers to have waterproof hay. The note cites a Boston Transcript remark on his ongoing work and time to pursue the hybrid project.
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Edison
Florida
Boston Transcript
Dead Shot medicine cleans worms in single dose
An old fashioned remedy labeled Dead Shot promises to purge worms or tapeworms with a single dose. Advertised at 372 Pearl Street in New York, the product is described as a genuine medicinal treatment rather than a lozenge or syrup.
Telephones in Australia Reach New Installations in 1925 26
Australia added about 40 000 telephones in the 1925 26 fiscal year bringing total in use to 103 000 or roughly 6 75 phones per 100 people according to a statement by the postmaster general of Queensland.
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Australia
Queensland
Radium Treatment Ad Promises Free Health Help
An advertisement from Radium Laboratories at 1036 Montgomery Street San Francisco offers free health guidance. It invites the sick to describe ailment and learn how to be well, promising no-cost remedies through radium-based consultation.
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Radium Laboratories
Montgomery
San Francisco
Mixture of Races The Welsh People History
The Welsh, a Celtic people, formed from primitive Therians and later invading Celts named Cymru at Rome's 55 B C arrival. Celtic Britons retreated to Wales, were driven west by Anglo-Saxons, and eventually merged with local natives.
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Wales
Cymru
Britain
Bell-Ans Sure Relief for Indigestion Ad
A long advertising notice promoting Bell-Ans as a non laxative relief for over acidity belching gas sick headache heartburn and nausea. It claims thirty years of evidence and invites readers to request free samples from Bell & Co Inc Orangeburg NY.
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Bell-Ans
Bell & Co., Inc
Orangeburg
N. Y
Adv
Banks Authorized to Begin Business by Oct 81 1926
United States banks up to October 81 1926 totaled 13 001 national banking associations with 4 018 voluntarily closed or merged. Some consolidations occurred under the act of November 7 1918 affecting both state and national banks.
Moones Emerald Oil Promises Fast Eczema Relief
An old advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a surgeon's prescription now sold by pharmacists at low cost. It claims rapid healing of eczema boils abscesses and ulcers with itching relief and scales drying within days, including barbers itch and salt rheum, available in a standard bottle at drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moone
Ancient Ornament Tattooing Described in Biblical Leviticus
The old form of ornament tattooing is among the most ancient customs. It has been practiced globally and is referenced in the Bible in Leviticus.
Two Women Found Help From Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound
Mrs Nina Matteson of Oxford New York and Mrs Ernest Tanguay of Adams Massachusetts report regained strength and sleep after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad notes four generations use the remedy and touts long term reliability and widespread consumer trust.
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Nina Matteson
Box 206
Oxford
N. Y
Lydia B. Pinkham
Ernest Tanguay
Adams
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Daniel
Elmo Scott Watson
Boquess Ltomiledl, Frankforlex
Telephones
Ars
Winslow
Scholl
Resinos
Oregon
Chamber of Commerce
Bend
Ore
E. A. Bock
Los Angeles
Calif
California
Tree Bulletin. Commerce Co
Crocker Bldg
Pocahayo Company
Dodge St
Omaha
Nebr
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