Artists and generals at West Point paint their fame
A long feature describes West Point classrooms housing drawings by Jefferson Davis, Ulysses Grant, William Sherman, George Meade, and Whistler. It traces how these cadets became leaders, notes Whistler’s dismissal over chemistry, and links the Whistler artistic legacy to Chicago’s Fort Dearborn and early American military history.
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Gettysburg
George C. Meade
Stobert W. Lee
West Polster
West Point
Whistler
Academy
United States Military Academy
Wyoming News Briefs Highlight Local Honors and Trials
Six new Whitney Benefits trustees will be chosen by Nov 1 as announced in Sheridan. A Laramie jury convicts Otto Campbell of embezzling county funds after more than twenty hours deliberation. Medals for overseas service are issued to Claud and Ralph Parmeter of Sheridan. A land sale near Gillette sets a record at 40 dollars per acre. Lusk to host 1920 Wyoming Daughters of the American Revolution meeting and seek more funds for landmark marking. James B. Griffith named NAIA contact man for Wyoming. Oscar Beck discusses Opal livestock shipments and railcar needs. Wyoming’s 1929 livestock and vehicle figures shown. horses outnumber autos in most counties. Mrs. Fred L. Berger named state regent of the Wyoming DAR at Thermopolis. A Jackson Hole hunting incident features a rider and elk battle. Sierra Madre irrigation project begun near Saratoga with 8,000 acres Carey Act land, cost about 1.79 million. Roadwork totals near 3.6 million for 1929–31. Plans revive for a Lusk to Torrington railroad link after Northwestern officials survey resources. Green River murder appeal date set for Oct 24. Wheatland High School dairy team attends national show in St Louis after earning Wyoming’s spot.
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The
Whitney Benefits, Inc
Sheridan
B. G. Meileen
Laramie
Otto D. Campbell
Albany County
148Th Field Artillery
Adjutant General
Wyoming National Guard
Claud
Ralph Parmeter
Gillette
5. M. McCann
Ralph Church
McCann
Mr. Church
Gillett
Los Angeles
Calif
Oscar Beck
Sublette
Algo Cash
Western Regional Advisers Board
Kemmerer
Opal
Board of Livestock Commissioners
Natrona
Sweetwater
Fred L. Berger
Buffalo
Daughters of the American Revolution of
Wyoming
Thermopolis
Core Reach
Olive Johnson
Lusk
Bessafe Lott
Ruaffalo
Torrington
Northwestern Railroad
Ralph C. Kerr
Industrial Department
Northwestern
Chicago
H. 2B. Dickinson
Western Lines
Onntha
W. F. Carroll
Casper
Julian Lever
State Supreme Court
Henry
Neo
Wheatland High School
St. Louis
Wheatland
Lara
Ole
California Fig Syrup touted by Los Angeles mother
Leroy Young of Los Angeles is praised by his mother for Cal ifornia Fig Syrup improving his constipation and biliousness. The ad claims the product relieves stomach troubles in children, is vegetable based, recommended by leading physicians, and trusted by mothers for over 50 years with four million bottles sold in two years.
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Leroy Young
Georgia St
Los Angeles
Leroy
California
Hastings Sales Co. Offer Sparks Quiet Puzzle
A small double item sells for eight shillings at Hastings Sales Co located 229 Prospect Bellow, Kentucky. The secret prevents others from using it, inviting curious buyers to win a bet on its uniqueness.
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Hastings Sales Co
Prospect Bellow Ky
Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin Prescription Fame Today
A historical note credits Dr. Caldwell for creating a constipation remedy in 1885. The syrup, praised for quick relief of coated tongue, bad breath, headaches, gas, nausea, and low energy, was mass produced by 1888 and is now commonly available in drugstores nationwide.
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Caldwell
Four Corners of the Earth
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William Tecumsen Sherman
George G. Meade
James Amen
Elmo Scott Watson
J. Davis
Deferson Davis
U. SM. AL
Sarr
State, War and Navy
Washington
West Academic
Douglas Newton Starr
Bannister
Fred W. Sladen
Miliary Academy
Mississippi
Battle of
Buena Vista
Jefferson Davis
United States House of Representatives
United States
Confederate Congress
Davis
Franklin Pierce
Confederate States of America
Papoose
U. M. Grant
Ulysses Simpson
U. O Grant
Ulysses Hiram
Whitstler
Ireland
Whistlers
Koy
John
America
Burgoyne
Johnny
Saratoga
England
Americ
Lagerstown
Qorthwest
St. Claire
Wayne
Wayne and Others. In 1518 the Secretary of War
Liantramek
First Infantry
Detroit
Lake Michigan
Hamtramck
John Whistler
Fort Dearbrn
Middle West
Sarah
James Abbott
John Winzie
George Washington Whistler
Lowell
Mass
James Abbott McNeil Whister
Whistier
Fort Dearborn
Chieage
James
Abbott
McNeil
John McNeil
Iort Dearborn
Hinsely
M. M. Quaife
Old Northwest
Jackson's Hole
Yellowstone Park
Herman J. Keiser
Qarishad
N. M
Sierra, Madre Land and Water Company
Hanford
Copper River
Lev. Strauss
Levi's Delighle
N. Y
Salt Lake City, Yo
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