Road Building The Beginning of America’s Great Highway System
A historical overview traces the rise of America’s road network from Braddock’s road to the Cumberland Road and beyond. It covers early trails, state efforts under the Enabling Act of Ohio, and government aid shaping westward expansion, noting key figures, routes, and the shift from wagon trails to railways.
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America
Ince
Montana
Braddock
John Forbes
Ohio
Congress
Zane Brothers
Wheeling
L Limestone
Ohio River
Scioto
Chilicothe
Paint Creek
Zane’s Trace
Atlantic
Paxon
Tidewater
Potomac
Steubenville
Pennsylvania
Fort Cumberland
Uniontown
Brownsville
Washington
Marshall
Columbus
Indianapolis
Vandalia
Cincinnati
Louisville
Baltimore
Cherokee Country
Territory of
Missouri
Fort Snelling
Red River
Gaines
Memphis
St. Louis
Plains
Lander
Pacific
Mullan
Fort Benton
Walla Walla
Northwest
Stevens
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Brattleboro Residents Produce Sugar From Home Cane
In Brattleboro Vermont residents experimented with sugar cane and successfully yielded enough home grown product to make two quarts of sugar.
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Brattleboro, Vt
Old Cripple Foot Outwitted by Belt Mountain Trapper Brannin
Trapper Barney Brannin, stationed at the Waite ranch, killed the famed wolf Cripple Foot after a long pursuit. He tracked the animal to a concealed den in Dead Man's coulee, blocked the entrance and finally shot the predator ending her reign. Brannin also killed four more pups in a hidden compartment and has killed 26 wolves and 160 coyotes over eighteen months, earning praise from local stockmen.
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Belt Mountains
Barney ‘Brannin
Montana
Waite Ranch
Belt Mountain District
Brannin
Dead Man’s Coulee
Waite Home
Joe Hopkins
Exit Mountain
R. E. Bateman
Billings
Judith River
Quaker Oats Stands By You Through the Morning
The ad urges a balanced breakfast with Quaker Oats as a key start. It notes 16 percent protein and 58 percent carbohydrate plus vitamins and fiber, claiming oats provide energy and tissue building to power the morning. Quick preparation in 3 to 5 minutes is highlighted.
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Mr. Jensen
Butte Pharmacist Offers Free Jensen Liver Pills Trial
A. E. Jensen of Butte promotes Jensen Liver Pills as a liver cleansing and tonic remedy. He claims the pills replace liquid medicines and offers a full month’s free treatment by mail without postage to prove their efficacy, urging households in Montana to try the product.
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Montana
Jensen
A. E. Jensen
South
Montana Street
Butte
Adv
Crow Prince Gustave to Visit America This Spring
Crow Prince Gustave of Sweden, to visit America this spring, is directly descended from Marshal Bernadotte who began as a stable-boy in Napoleon’s army and rose to the Swedish throne.
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Gustave
Sweden
America
Bernadotte
Napoleon
Diamond Dyes Color Guide for Fiber Types
The notice advises customers to tell their druggist the fabric type before dyeing. It instructs selecting Diamond Dyes only and specifies whether the material is wool or silk or linen cotton or mixed goods to ensure proper results.
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M. E. Plassmann
Mississippi
Rockies
States
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Ree
Belt Mountain Country
Trapper
Barney Brannin
U. S
Old Cripple Foot
Cripple Foot
Quaker Oats
Humanity
Toledo
Chinook Lions
Chinook
Chinook Lions Club
Julius J. Wuerthner
Gerat Falls
Lionism
Edward H. Ellis
Greybull
Wyoming
Sirocco
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