Davy Crockett Goes Ahead in American Memory
The 1934 portrait of Davy Crockett remains vivid as Americans recall his frontier courage and motto. Constance Rourke's biography explores why Crockett's humor, tales, and "Be always sure you are right then go ahead" motto keep him central to our national story alongside Sam Houston and the Alamo defenders.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Davy Crockett
Texas
Mexico
Sam Houston
George Washington
Lone Star Republic
Alamo
Bowie
Bonham
Travis
Constance Rourke
Harcourt,Brace and Company
Crockett
Daniel Boone
Boone
Frontier America
America
Alleghanies
Great Interior Basin
North America
Mississippi Valley
Western Plains
Rockies
Lewis and Clark
Pacific Ocean
Red Man
Davy
Miss Rourke
Jackson
Shoal Creek
Tennessee
Congress
West
Coonskin
Martin van Buren
Old Hickory
White House
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
New England
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
Betsey
Ozark Mountains
Ozarks
Charles Scribner
Thermopylae of America
Unrestricted reopening for Drovers State Bank Vienna
Multiple city and state events fill this item with notes on bank reopening in Vienna, miner clashes near Taylorville causing deaths and injuries, a Chicago robbery at the Polish National Alliance, political returns for state senate Nominees, major fires in Batavia, and legal actions including disbarments and tax revenue shifts.
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State Bank of Vienna
Andrias Ivancsis
Buckner
Taylorville
Peabody
Kincaid
United Mine
William Core
Polish National Alliance
Chicago
George C. Dixon
Dixon
Harry Wright
DeKalb
Senate
Lee
Frank Birch
Sterling
Whiteside
Kahlke
West Main Street
Batavia
Aurora
Geneva
St. Charles
North Aurora
Elburn
Mwlinois
Horner
A. O. Galvin
Illinois Supreme Court
Chicago Bar Association
Jacob Katz
Arthur J. O’hearn
Leslie P. Whelan
Louis Klass
Thomas O'Meara
Ottawa
Ilinois Bar Association
Lexington
Great Northern Hotel
Tinois Society of Sons of the American Revolution
Wiliam H. Holly
United States District Court
Albert W. Palmer
Chicago Theological Seminary
Washington
Niles Center
Hlinois Emergency Relief Commission
George Blamenser
Oakton Street
Franklin
Macoupin
Madigan
Peoria
Saline
Sangamon
St Clair
Vermilion
Wiliamson
Winnebago
Cook County
Edward J. Barrett
Simple Exercise for Adding to One's Height
A historical column discusses height, noting Abraham Lincoln at 6 4 and Washington at 6 2. It cites a Washington Star writer on the advantage of tall men, recounts a boy who stretched nightly to grow taller, and urges backward growth to adopt the habit for potential gains.
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Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Washington Star
How It Works Out
A terse aphorism notes that speaking freely invites hearing dislikes in return, implying a cycle between expression and reception. It suggests accountability for words and the reciprocal nature of communication.
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