Frontier Doctor Henry Hart Dined with Billy the Kid and Jesse James
A 1927 memoir recounts Dr. Henry Hart first chief surgeon in the US Army who befriended Billy the Kid in the Texas Panhandle and later dined with Jesse James in Las Vegas New Mexico. Hart shared frontier exploits from Deadwood to Fort Sumner and preserved rare notes, including Billy the Kid’s horse Dandy Dick and a rare bill of sale.
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JRESS
Japan
Henry F. Hart
Philippines
United States Army
West
America
Houghton Mhtn Company
Bills
Sams
Belog
Robin Hood
Jesse James
Billy the Kid
City of
St. Paul
Minn
Texas Panhandle
Bismarck
Deadwood
Pernalillo
Snelling and
Larpenteur Avenues
St Paul
Minnesota
Life
Lorenzo Hoyt
Jackson Street
New Orleans
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Tomz Hovt
St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
United States
Canada
Lake of the Woods
Rockies
Twentieth Infantry
Seventh Cavalry
Weir
Keogh
Doctor Hort
Little Bit Horn
Camanche
Young Fort
Custer
Valley of Death
Young Hoyt
Hillis
Tham
New Mexico
Fort Sumner
William Maxwell
Lucien B. Maxwell
Maxwell Land Grant
Peros Valley
John Chisum
Lincoln County
Hoyt
Panhandle
Texas
Manhandie
Tuscosa
Clisum
WC. (ii) Moore
IX Ranch
Charles A. Stringe
Tascosa
Hart
Billy Bonney
Amooth
Billy
Miguel
Romero
The
Las Vegas
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Dandy Dick
Doctor Hoyt
Dilly the Kid
Bandy Dick
Charles A. Siringo
James Brady
Carrizozo
N. M
Major Murphy
William Brady
Brady
the Kid
Santa Fe
Sanney
Hoyt Nest
Sear Las Vegas
Bonney
Mr. Howard
Tennessee
Dod Hoyt
Tesse James
Missouri
How to Live Longer Director of Public Health Education
A state health official from Pennsylvania addresses longevity in a public health education role. The remarks outline strategies and programs aimed at increasing lifespan.
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State of
Pennsylvania
Kill Habitual Anger by Being One Hundred Percent Alive
An essay urges controlling anger to protect health and happiness. It links emotional outbursts to nervous strain and poor habits, noting anger wastes energy and can damage well being. The piece advocates fortified health, recreation, proper diet, sleep, and fresh air to curb explosive anger.
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A 1929 weather urging readers to accept heat with a calm mindset and simple dietary adjustments. It cautions against temperamental fuss over high temperatures and promotes tolerance, reduced activity, and light meals to ease summer discomfort.
Sweden Protects Rare Animals as Beavers Moose Bears Increase
Sweden holds the world’s largest stock of European buffaloes or bisons in Westmanland’s Engelaberc preserve. Beavers and other species like German hares and pheasants thrive under strict protection and game laws. Moose and bears, king of forests, also proliferate with government oversight, bears roaming the so-called Swedish Alps.
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Sweden
Engelaberc
Westmanland
Sears
Swedish Alps
Roads take share of motor cost despite road spend
Minnesota figures show total motoring costs far exceed road spending. State highway chief cites rising total motor bills yet lower cost per vehicle mile due to better highways. More investment in smooth pavements could reduce overall car operating costs despite higher headline road expenditures.
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Duffy
Minnesota
State Highway Department
MM. Babcock
Automobile Radios Become Common in Cars
The piece notes that car radios have moved from novelty to common feature across higher grade autos. It highlights installation in car tops and the need to suppress interference from spark plugs using condensers and resistances. It predicts widespread standard equipment adoption in new cars and optional fitments for cheaper models.
Autoists Speeding Over Roads Built by Romans
The article notes Europe leads in surfaced roads with 620000 miles, built on Roman routes kept in good condition, while the United States has 150000 miles and Australia 86000 miles. Asia’s backbone has about 103000 miles of surfaced highways.
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United States
Europe
Australia
Bace
Asia
The Motor Quiz and Auto History Questions
A practical quiz listing auto maintenance facts and a brief history note. It cites dirt in off filters at 10,000 miles, the need to renew at 10004 miles, and an 1005 introduction with superstition. It also mentions Sheiel or Shellkal fuel made in Australia from molasses.
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Fet Islands
Australia
Temporary Fix for Starter Brush Spring Break
A repair method described to bypass a broken starter brush spring. A rubber strip from an inner tube is threaded through motor frame openings, tightened, and knotted to press the brush against the commutator. This temporary fix lets the starter operate and start the engine as normal.
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Popular Science Monthly
Spark Plugs Increase Power In Lab Tests
Tests in an automobile lab show a motor with old spark plugs over 1200 miles produced 31.2 HP at speed. With new spark plugs the same engine produced 38 HP, a gain of 6.8 HP or about 21.8 percent, illustrating plugs’ role in power and fuel efficiency.
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Paris
Automobile Manufactuer’s Laboratories
Automobile Notes On Road Safety And Vehicle Care
The article cautions about monoxide fumes and water in batteries, warns that uneven tire wear affects rear tires too, and notes headlights require jeweler’s rouge for cleaning. It advises caution when leaving roads to grass, warns loose sand or bad culverts cause accidents, and explains balloon tires look fatter than they are. It cites Hawaii with 228 motor vehicles per mile of road and eight tenths of a car congestion.
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Hawaiian Islands
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Esse Dames
the Frontier Doctor
Wester
Usioo
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Jewelers Rouge
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