Kit Carson’s Life Story Edited From Archive Manuscript
A Taos pioneer life tale dictated by Kit Carson to Col. Dewitt Peters around 1856 57 is published by Blanche Grant. The book preserves Carson’s plain account, notes Peters and family context, and contrasts dramatic legends with his modest courage and clarity.
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Daniel Boone
Kit Carson
Carson
Carson Plone
Col
D. C. Peters
Miss Blanche
Grant
Taos
N. M
Tana
Fort Union
Masons
Kit Careen
Plaga
Peters
Colonel Peters
Theodore Peters
Paris
France
Clinton
Avenue St. Ouen
Montmartre
Clinton Peters
New York
Edward E. Ayer
Chicago
Charles EH
Camp
Berkeley
Shunar
Les
Mise Grant
Fort Lyon
Colo
Perfect automobile ideas spark limited fuel use hopes
A Curved mix of notes reports on future car efficiency and design, arguing a flawless vehicle could travel 48 miles per gallon, with projected gains to 60 miles per gallon as engine and fuel tech improve, while current designs remain impractical. The item also mentions a chair grown from saplings sold for 4000 dollars and quotes Orville Wright praising youth and Lindbergh.
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Monne
Orville Wright
Charles & Lindbergh
Dayton
Vegetable Dishes and Fresh Ideas for Dinner Menus
A compact guide promotes raw vegetables for vitamins and digestion, praising greens like cucumbers and radish when digestible. It offers practical recipes such as Fried Summer Squash, Baked Tomatoes in Creole, and a cabbage au gratin, plus a Lima Beans and Celery Salad with olives and pimento, all in a breezy home-cook tone.
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Dictle
Stretch of Railroad Abounds in Bends in Utah
An engineer notes the Uintah line between Mack, Cole, and Watson, Utah, as highly difficult to operate with 238 bends in ten miles. The 85 mile climb from Mack to Baxter Base on Rockcliff peaks requires geared locomotives, hauling gilsonite along Utahs eastern edge, a major mineral source in America.
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Uintah Railroad
Mack
Cole
Watson
Utah
United States
Baxter Base
Rockcliff Mountains
America
End of the Rainbow Taxi Tale
A New Yorker joke recalls a taxi driver who, while driving a drunken passenger, declares the end of the rainbow is near but stops a block early due to torn streets. The fare asks for the end, and the driver quips that the true end is west but impassable now.
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Ingenunts
Dried milk treated with UV light aids rickets prevention
Dr. Alfred W. Hess, authority on rickets, says UV treated dried milk prevents or cures infantile rickets and tetany. He notes the milk's specific gravity remains stable for at least six weeks in a report to the American Medical Association.
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Alfred W. Hess
Hess
American Medical Association
Oldest Huckleberry Bush Named by Dr Wherry in Pa
Dr Edgar T Wherry of the Department of Agriculture identifies a 4 box huckleberry bush in Perry County Pennsylvania as the oldest in the world. The mile plus long shrub covers a hillside and is estimated to grow six inches yearly, suggesting an age around 12 000 years.
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Jobo Krubsack
Embarrass
Wis
Krubseack
Indianapolia News
Edgar T. Wherry
Department of Agriculture
Perry County
Doctor Wherry
French Inventors Create Clean Burning Kitchen Range
French researchers develop a stove concept that uses combustion of gases and dust to improve burning efficiency. The method involves superheating and mixing air with residues to achieve a controlled flame.
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Admira Alr
Unclear Fruit Tale Sparks Folklore Debate
A playful quip asks what Newton did when the apple hit him and suggests a humorous twist that he picked it up and ate it, reflecting a lighthearted oral tradition rather than a factual event.
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Newton
Swedish Crown Prince Awards Cook Gold Medal
The crown prince, hosted by Secretary of State Keloge in Washington, admired the cooking at the Kelogg home. He inspired Sweden’s parliament to award Mrs Lydia Bungener a gold medal, accompanied by a letter from the prince, making her the proudest woman in the capital.
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Sweden
Keloge
Washington
Kelogg
Lydia Bungener
Withdraw Request Delayed by Notice Rule Irritation
A customer complains about a 60 day notice requirement to withdraw funds from a savings account. The exchange mocks the rule as absurd and notes concern that a desired hat may fall out of style during the pause. The dialogue highlights friction between customer expectation and bank policy.
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