Samuel Colt revolver and the shape of American frontier history
The article chronicles Samuel Colt born 1814 and his invention of the revolver patented February 25 1836. It traces how Colt's gun helped tame the frontier from Seminole wars through the Mexican War and the Civil War era, ending with Coffeyville in 1892. It notes Colt's innovations in mass production and his role as an early industrialist and munitions promoter.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Washington, D.C
Pullman
Ford
Samuel Colt
Jack Rohan
Harper and Brothers
Samuel
Colt
Sam Colt
Glastonbury
Robert Fulton
Cracker-Barre
Sam
General Fraser
Saratoga
Tim Murphy
Murphy
Ware
Mass
Spaulding
Carlo
Boston
Calcutta
India
Elisha K. Root
Root
Rohan
Indian Ocean
Hig
Christopher Colt
Young Sam
É Pearson
Baltimore
Europe
England
Prussia
France
America
Washington
New Jersey
Patent Arms Manufacturing Company
Paterson
History of
American Business and Industry
War Department
Navy Department
Florida
Thomas S. Jesup
Army
Col
William S&s. Harney
Harney
Jesup
Sam H. Walker
New Republic of Texas
New York
Walker
Texas
Mexico
United States
Polk
Zachary Taylor
Rio Grande
Thornton
General Taylor
Sam Walker
Rangers
Taylor
Resaca de la Palma
Monterey
Buena Vista
New Broom and House Dress Pattern 1787-D
Barbara Bell pattern No 1787-D showcases a trim V neck house dress with contrasting material details and bright buttons. The blouse and skirt feature a self fabric belt and front panel pockets. size 16 fits bust 34 inches with yardage noted for 35 inch material. Orders and pattern book info offered through The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago MI.
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Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Adams St
Chicago
Bell E Syndicate
WNU
Miss Ai Contest Forges A Big Field
In the Miss Ai contest Jimmie joins a field of a hundred competitors. The prompt questions if he realizes he competes with so many rivals.
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Jimmie
Wait
What's Your Idea of Civilization Tit Bits Quotation
A playful exchange frames civilization as a concept worth starting, with one character asking for its meaning and another answering that a good idea should be initiated by someone. The snippet embodies magazine humor and social wit.
In His Steps Prisoner Requests Cell No 88
A prisoner asks the jailer for cell 88 as a special favor noting it was the cell his father always occupied. The jailer questions why and the prisoner explains the reason in a brief Pathfinder Magazine quote.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Sunbonnet Babies Quilt Package Details
Sunbonnet Babies Package No 570 offers eight 6 inch sunbonnet baby blocks plus seven plain blocks for a baby quilt. Includes embroidery outline stitches, border guidance, and fabric yardage. finished size 87 by 54 inches with a 6 inch border. Data available for Package No 575 with 9 inch blocks.
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Clark
Home Craft Co
Dept. D
Nineteenth
St. Louis Ave
St. Louis
Missouri
Leaning Towers Compared Across the World
Collier's notes that Pisa is not unique as many towers around the world lean more or taller. Campaniles steeples pagodas minarets and lighthouses such as Portoferrato on Elba are cited with one giant Samarkand minaret leaning so far it requires steel cabling for support.
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Pisa
Portoferrato
Elba
Samarkand
Russia
Collier’s
Thinking of Him and Her Economy Chat
A spoken exchange shows a couple discussing trimming expenses. He notes the need to economize, and she agrees asking what else could be done without. The dialogue highlights practical budgeting concerns in a domestic scene.
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Dearie
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