The Last Year of the Revolution in Kentucky and Ohio
The 1782 frontier year saw a deadly spiral of attacks on settlers from Ohio to Kentucky. Crawford’s massacre defeat at Mingo Bottom and the Blue Licks disaster preceded George Rogers Clark’s decisive victory at the Miami towns, reviving Kentucky and signaling despite horror that the Revolution’s long struggle continued into the frontier.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
New England
Cornwallis
George Washington
Yorktown
Atlantic Seaboard
Alleghenies
Ohio Valley
Kentucky
Gnadenhuetten
Ohio
David Williamson
Virginia
Mingo Bottom
Sandusky
William Crawford
Washington
Crawford
Wyandot
Captain Caldwell
Detroit
Abetead
Tore
Vattle
Williamson
Mingo
Doctor Knight
Knight
Delaware
Simon Girty
Girty
Fort Pitt
Upper
Hannastown
McKee
Caldwell
Wheeling
George Rogers Clark
Licking River
Ken
Wayette County
Bryan
Lincoln County
Logan
Blue Licks
Daniel Boone
Roosevelt
America
Maylan Comes Home to Dorothy in Eastern Welcome
Dorothy struggles with mixed feelings as Maylan arrives at her father’s East home. The ranch man proves quick with stories and grace, winning over guests and a surprised father. Dorothy realizes her love grows while her dad hints at plans.
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Honey
Mother
Dorothy
Maylan
Dora
Rinch
Sis
Wiisis
International Students at Chicago Reach 665 Members
The University of Chicago International Students' Association reports 665 members from 64 countries representing 35 schools. Top countries include China 59, Philippines 51, Canada 41, and the United States 138, with leading colleges being the University of Chicago Lewis Institute and Northwestern University.
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International Students’ Association
University of Chicago
China
Philippine Islands
Canada
United States
Lewis Institute of Chicago
Northwestern University
Alpine clubs promote fellowship among mountaineers
Mountain climbers groups are societies formed to foster friendship among lovers of mountaineering and scientific study. They exist in many major countries. The Appalachian Mountain Club is the largest in the United States, with regional clubs such as the Sierra Club Mazamas and the Mountaineers nearby on the Pacific coast.
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United States
Appalachian Mountain Club
Paertic
Sierra Club
Mazamas
Mountaineers
Down to Bedrock Quip Concludes Podunk Exchange
A clean spoken exchange ends with a drawled rural quip about an old woman in a shoe seeking a home. The native suggests such a home would lack a floor, delivering a humorous regional line.
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Podunk
Theory's Importance To Despise It
A philosophical aphorism asserts that scorning theory betrays vanity and a claim to act without understanding, emphasizing the danger of speaking without knowledge. The line invites reflection on the value of theory in guiding deliberate action.
Ancient Stone Age Settlement Found Near Dresden Heights
Archaeologists report a Stone Age settlement unearthed on the Leuonitz Neurstra heights near Dresden, dated to over five thousand years ago. The site yields artifacts suggesting early habitation and regional significance for ancient communities.
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Leuonitz- Neurstra
Dresden
Miss Bates Credits Kruschen Salts For Major Weight Loss
Beech Iowa resident Miss Bates says one bottle of Kruschen Salts per month for five months cost 4.25 and she shed 65 pounds. She touts the safe method of taking a half teaspoonful daily in hot water before breakfast and reducing fatty foods.
Forget Her Wardrobe Inquiries Attract Frustrated Conversation
Clarice urges Ysobel to stay, but Ysobel answers she forgot a change of garments. The exchange centers on courtesy and practicality as they navigate an intimate request.
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Clarice
Ysobel
Gas Station Exchange Promptly Highlights Odd Request
A humorous exchange at a service station involves a driver asking for gasoline to stop knocking and instructing the attendant to give his wife a glass of it. The cartoonish repartee reflects everyday roadside humor of the era.
Now He's Cured
Dialogue fragments mix humor and aphorisms about relationships and common sense with a wry observation on long-ago loves and the oddities of human behavior.
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Alice
Joyce
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Elmo Scott Watson
Aaron Reynolds
Reynolds
Fort
Boonesborough
Shere
Blue Licks Monument
Col. Crawford
By Duford Jenne
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
WNU
Teeter
Peter Fox Sons Company
Fulton Market
Chicago
Ill
Try
Lydia
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Pinkham
Campontal
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