Ask Me Another General Quiz Facts
A quiz excerpt answers five questions: 1) a chiliad equals one thousand years. 2) Orientals remove spectacles as a mark of respect during conversation. 3) Iberian peninsula comprises Spain and Portugal. 4) Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's highest at about 4,400 feet. 5) John Brown fathered twenty children, two of whom died in the Harper's Ferry raid on October 16, 1859.
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Spain
Portugal
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
West Virginia
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Niagara Falls
Crying Wolf Lands Auction Sparks King Gordon Clash
In Ogallala Dusty King and Bill Roper bid against Ben Thorpe for Crying Wolf grazing rights. King wins a cash-on-delivery auction, threatening Thorpe’s northern dominance as the long trail conflict between rival outfits intensifies.
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Dusty King
Great Plains
Bill Roper
Lew Gordon
Texas
King Gordon
Ben Thorpe
Lew
Abilene
Gordon
Hed Crick
Dave
Bob Henry
Tularosa
Big Bend
Cleve Tanner
Ogallala
Cleve
Walk Lasham
Cross Timbers
Lasham
Crying Wolf
Peps
Garret
King
Kansas City
Sedalia
Bill
Ogailala
Dusty
Mr. King
Roper
Ben’ Thorpe
Cutie
Secretary of the Interior
United States
Mesquite Grass Plains
Shortgrass
Chisholm
Ben
Thorpe
Indian Department
Wells Fargo
Mr. Thorpe
Patternse Ewing Circle pattern for a fashionable dress
Pattern No 8968 described as ideal for a square neckline gathered bodice tight waist and gathered skirt. Sizes and yardage listed for 36 inch fabric with nap free, pattern cover shows required notions and ordering details from BEWING CIRCLE PATTERN.
Letter and Heavy Stone Express to McTavish
Sharp received a letter from his friend McTavish praising health and bearing the post stamp. He sent a heavy stone wrapped for express collect to McTavish with a note about the weight lifted from his mind upon hearing the health news.
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Sharp
McTavish
Clown Dan Rice Sheds Light on 19th Century Fame and Politics
A fragment recounts Dan Rice a famed 1800s clown who rose in popularity with the circus, flirted with congressional runs and press circles, and earned substantial pay during the Civil War era, reportedly rivaling Lincoln in earnings.
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Dan Rice
Congress
Collier's
Ham Lincoln
Warburton Test Parade Highlights Historic Expedition
A partial readable note mentions Warburton in connection with a scheduled test parade or expedition. The fragment hints at a ceremonial or commemoration event tied to a historic voyage. Further details are unavailable in the surviving text.
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