Adventurous Americans by the Old Pioneer John Mason Peck
A Century ago signed pieces by an Old Pioneer traced the life of John Mason Peck a preacher writer and editor who traveled the West on horseback. He interviewed Daniel Boone and wrote a biography of Boone while aiding settlement and church schooling in Illinois and Missouri. His journals once survived in a library collection but were lost when stored with a paper mill.
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The
West
John Mason Peck
Peck
St.Louis
Baptist Church
Missouri Territory
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
Illinois
Missouri
Commonwealths
Five Flags Hero Roland ALPOLE ROLAND Chronicle
The article profiles ALPOLE ROLAND a storied figure who served under five flags from Britain to the Chinese army and Union forces. It notes his roles as a Crimean War major, Mexican cavalry colonel, Chinese general, and Civil War scout, with eyewitness accounts of the Charge of the Light Brigade and the Relief of Lucknow.
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Alpole Roland
Li Hung Chang
Custer
Light Brigade
India
Lucknow
Duke of Wellington
Napoleon III
Sultan Mejhid VI
Turkey
Abraham Lincoln
Roland
Gettysburg
Detroit
Curtain solutions for two windows unit on a wall
A reader from a rural South Dakota route asks how to curtain two 6 by 3 foot windows spaced 1 foot apart on a 16 by 14 foot room. The article explains widening visually with a valance and floor length side drapes to form a pleasing window unit.
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South Dakota
Spears
S. Desplaines St
Chicago, Ill
Just Thumb in Soup Noted in Dinner Dispute
A humorous dispute unfolds as a restaurant patron remonstrates with a proprietor over service while a waiter is allegedly forgotten. The customer quips about not eating a waiter as a joke amid the dining room exchange.
Vicar and Mrs Newrich Discuss Hospital Cot Funds
In a brief exchange the vicar appeals to Mrs Newrich for a hospital cot subscription. Mrs Newrich suggests upgrading to a double bed and arranging payment, reflecting a focus on hospital support and funding.
Last Woman I Did Marry Says Stranger in Quip
A quip exchanges between Jones and a stranger reveals a twist in the tale as the man admits she is the last woman he did marry. The dialogue suggests a wry joke about marriage and perception.
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Jones
Piano for Sale and Hurrah Card Notice
A front window displays a card reading A Piano For Sale while the neighboring house shows a single word card Hurrah marking a curious suburban scene and a simple sale and celebration moment.
Favorite Recipe of the Week Grape Nuts Flakes Rolls
Step by step bread recipe uses Grape N u ts Flakes with milk eggs yeast and flour. Whisk warm milk with salt sugar and yolks then activate yeast. Add shortening and flakes then knead rise fold and shape into rolls bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes yield around three dozen.
Uncle Phil Shares Casual Maxims on Travel and Habits
Uncle Phil muses on vacation attitudes detours and relaxation. He suggests cherishing useful prejudices and learning from others mistakes. He notes nations in naval arms race act like they are keeping up with the Joneses. He warns inefficiency stems from poor observation and describes a soft job earned through hard work.
Life Lessons for Marriage and Equality
The author argues that lasting marriage hinges on common sense not romance alone. They question how far equality matters when partners provoke with harsh speech and manners, suggesting a balance between assertiveness and harmony. The piece reflects social commentary on relationships.
Individual Freedom and Labor in Freedom Quote
A quotation attributed to Dr. Albert Einstein emphasizes that true greatness comes from the individual who works in freedom. It argues restriction is only justified to ensure existence.
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Dr. Albert
Einstein
Prose men and poets and exam tricks from Willie
Our Little Willie ILLIE sat at his desk and examined the paper with anxiety then he brightened and wrote clever lines about prose and poets letters called hysterics little rivers as tribulations a beacon as a light source and a cuckoo laying eggs in another birds nest all in viva voce style.
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Illie
ASK ME ANOTHER The Questions and Answers
The Q and A cover wind speed thresholds for breezes to winds and astronomy facts. The earth travels about 1 601 644 miles per day around the sun. Yukon Territory is part of Canada. Visibility can reach vast distances. the sun sits 92 000 000 miles away. Length remains the longer dimension. The first U S coins were minted in 1793.
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Yukon Territory
Alaska
U. S
Dominion of Canada
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Ledyard
Dartmouth
Connecticut
Hartford
Ledyard
London
Captain Cook
Cook
Paris
Thomas Jefferson
Lafayette
John Paul Jones
America
Jefferson
North America
Virginia
Europe
Asia
Vancouver Islands
Stockholm
Gulf of Bothnia
Russia
Gulf
St. Petersburg
Catherine
Africa
Cairo
Union
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Lia
Hoban
General Food
Jerry
Rex
Sara
Phil
Joneses
Little Willie
Garfield Tea
Garfield Tea Co., Inc
Dept
Brooklyn
Garfield
Quaker State
Quaker State Oil Refining Corp
Oil City
Prince Albert
Garner
Bill
P. A
Mark Garner
P.A
Pringe Albert
Peat Ll
J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!