Fort Astoria and the rise and fall of John Jacob Astor
Fort Astoria founded by John Jacob Astor’s American and Pacific Fur companies faced peril and sale under British pressure during the War of 1812. The post was renamed Fort George after a failed frontier venture and a dramatic, costly bid to secure Pacific Northwest influence.
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John Jacob Astor
Americas
Washington Irving
Astoria
Port Astoria
New York
American Fur Company
Pacific Fur Company
Lordly Northwest Company
Canada
Northwest Company
Alexander McKay
Duncan McDougal
Donald McKenzie
Wilson Price Hunt
New Jersey
Columbia River
Oregon
Fort Astoria
Tull
Yanquin
Tnp
Hunt and McKenzie
McDougal
Fort Autoria
Fort George
John Tacob Astor
Great Britain
Anil
United States
Fort Marcy Forts Santa Fe Legacy From Spanish Era to Civil War
The piece traces the 1540s Army of the West entry into Santa Fe and the naming of Fort Marcy by Lt. Glimer under Gen. Kearny. It notes the tiny 18 cent daily wages for builders, later improvements by Col. Sumner, and Civil War service links. It also recalls earlier Pueblo ruins and Spain’s colonial footprint in Santa Fe as a historic outpost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen W. Keamer
Army of the West
Santa Fe
Canton
Kearney
Jones
Glimer
Fort Marcy
Adjutant General
William Learned Marey
Marey
United States
Kerrney
Amy
Edwin V. Sumner
Second Dragoons
Military Department of
Fort Aimey
Dili
Plymouth Rock
Mexico
St. Augustine
Mia
Fort Marion
North American
Santa Pe
Spain
New World
Smart knitted jumper frocks for little girls Easter wear
Julia Bottomley notes how knitted jumper frocks mirror suspender skirts and suit the mid season need for fresh, timely outfits. The piece highlights versatility in mixing with separate blouses, changing textures, colors, and accessories to dress for school, outdoors, or church events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beng
Ekirt
Alfie
Hopwith
Thaede
Julia Bottomley
Univn
Melly and Her Rabbits Brighten a Sick Day
Melly falls ill and receives medicine from a kind doctor. Allie Ba and Allie Bax stay by her side as new rabbits comfort her. A dog incident endangers Bunnie Bounty but the rabbits help. Melly improves enough to sit on the porch with her companions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melly
Hester
Allie Ba
Allie
Bax
Athenna
Shiy
Mely
Allie Baa
Vic Qatoy
Litte
Pike
Lunnie
Duame
Bunnie Bounty
Allie Bag
Bonnie
Unclear textalike puzzle items and questions
Fragmentary, mysterious phrases describe conundrums and asks about what is faker tone and a long ete, with stray words about portraits, carbres, ins sings and phaseSinens. No coherent event or entities identified.
Fragmentary OCR Note Deepens Personal Friction
The garbled text hints at a personal dispute and altered perceptions. It mentions Kate and schooling, with unclear actions or outcomes. The piece reads as a private, strained dialogue with no clear event or public figures confirmed.
Help for Mothers of Ailing Daughters
Letters from Mrs Quigg and Mrs Betton praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for menstrual and nervous ailments in teens and young women. Testimonials describe improved health, restored appetite, and renewed school attendance after treatment.
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Quigg
Main Street
Moyersford
Royersford
Lydia E. Pinkham
Quice
Royeraford
Betton
Ridgely
Joseph Betton
Idgely
Maryland
Building Boom Surges in United States Past Three Years
A fragment notes that building expenditures in the United States over the last three years ranged from 10 to 11 billion dollars, with the year 7923 (a misprint) reportedly the largest on record. The text then shifts to a philosophical remark about virtue and self-love and ends with an unclear sentence about a 1 600 miler from home.
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United States
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U. S
Separ Union
Neysmirt
Utte
Ile
Mater Uns
Renin
Mark
Ayer
Aletey
Ali
Allis Baa
Kate
Thessie Hooper
Nese Kelso
Wash
Chldren
Filetcher
National
Georgraphic Society
Hollyymead
Hades
STAR
Lansing
Mich
Durant’ Motors , Inc
Broadway
57Th Street
Elisabeth
Oakland
Cel
Toronto
Oat
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