Pushmataha Choctaw war chief and diplomat of 1785 1824
Pushmataha led 500 Choctaw fighters in clashes with Osage Creeks and Seminoles during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He earned the titles Eagle and Indian General for battlefield skill and discipline. He negotiated treaties with the United States, visiting Washington in 1820 and again in 1824 where he died on December 24. He is praised by Andrew Jackson for being the bravest Indian he knew.
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Tecumseh
England
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Capt Billy Caldwell the Sauganash A mixed heritage leader
Billy Caldwell known as Capt Billy Caldwell was a half Pottawatomie half English native who allied with Britain in the War of 1812 and later served Chicago as a reforming justice of the peace. He saved prisoners at the Chicago massacre era and earned praise as the white man’s friend while guiding both settlers and his people. He lived in Chicago from 1820 and died at Council Bluffs in 1841.
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Tecumseh
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Indian Department
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North State Street
Council Bluffs
Chicago River
Shakespeare's Chair in Stratford Recalled by Irving
Washington Irving notes the Shakespeare chair in a Stratford chamber behind his father’s shop. Visitors sit in the oak seat, hoping for inspiration while hosts claim the chair’s “fervent zeal” requires annual bottoming. The chair’s legend resembles the flying Santa Casa and it once returned to the chimney corner after a northern princess bought it.
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Stratford
England
Loretto
Washington Irving
No Drop Bias in Spring Hats, Clerk Says
A customer laments the spring hats with drooping brims at a shop. The clerk reassures her that brims droop both up and down this season, about equally, humorously addressing fashion complaints.
Christian Art of Getting Mad and Acting with Purpose
A sermon advocates disciplined anger as a Christian virtue when used against true evils. It urges Christians to channel righteous indignation toward wrongs in society, urging action at issues like corruption, vice, and injustice, while cautioning against needless temper. The speech emphasizes tempering zeal with discernment and timing.
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Perdition
The Law of Love and Christian Service
The consecrated Christian brings lofty motives to humble duties and serves others through the law of Christ. Faithful living turns business into ministry, guiding society toward redemption by aligning power and work with divine love.
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Burning Heart Through Quiet Scripture Reflection
A Rev G Campbell Morgan quote urges quiet daily prayer to let Christ speak through scripture. The heart burns not from talking but from listening and letting the old is made new in intimate fellowship.
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Rev
G. Campbell Morgan
Careful management needed in breeding cows for dairy
An in-depth look at breeding dairy cows stresses selecting cows by individual merit and Babcock test results, choosing consistent breed types, providing breed-appropriate feed and housing, and using pure-bred sires or strong high-grade lines. Emphasizes vigor, planned calving at 24 to 30 months, and careful inbreeding restriction.
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W. M. Kylly
Royal Road
Babcock
Isle of Jersey
Jersey
LAY DRAIN TILE THROUGH SWAMP
It is advisable to lay drain tile through boggy ground where digging is hard. Drive stakes, place a one inch board across them, lay the tile, and ensure water flow. Keep tile below wet weather level and allow the land to drain for a year or two before removing stakes and sinking deeper into solid earth.
Egg Laying Contest Prompts Nationwide Trials
The Australian egg laying contest success inspires similar plans across the country. Poultrymen will ship a pen of six hens to an experiment station or central point for contests under competent management. Prizes awarded to winners, with emphasis on breeding and marketable eggs for hatching. The effort aims to reveal practical feeding, housing, and care insights for laying stock.
Cure Feather Pulling Remedy Advised
A remedy for feather-pulling in poultry suggests using a piece of tough meat or bone with lean meat. Birds will peck at the meat instead of pulling feathers, providing a deterrent action.
Mulching the Strawberry Bed by H. F. Grinstead
Missouri agricultural note explains strawberry mulch options using oats and sorghum or kaffir corn. Mix oats with sorghum to ensure dense but non smothering coverage. Once frost kills sorghum, oats die later, yielding a thick mulch that keeps fruit off soil and reduces weed growth.
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H. F. Grinstead
Missouri
Iron Paila Fertilizer Carriers
The speaker describes using two or three galvanized iron paila to transport fertilizers for distribution. They note these metal vessels won’t fall to pieces if left in the field or exposed, unlike wooden paila which rot or break.
Thrane's Emergency Call and a Wedding at Stake
Dr. Marshall Thrane, a leading 30 year old surgeon, faces personal turmoil after quarrelling with fiancée Eileen Hunt. A roadside accident brings him to her bedside where a telegraph warning about Tom and Japan is found, revealing Eileen’s loyalty and a renewed bond.
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Dr. Thrane
Gates
Thrane
Milton Hunt
Country Club
Eileen
Bob
Mr Hunt
Marshall
Kleen
Dr. Gates
Iileen
Japan
Tom
Milten
Eben
Cat found in willow basket given up for home
A guard on Ninety-seventh Street found a cat in a sealed willow basket with a note asking to "Please give Ethelbert a good home." The housekeeper agreed to keep him, and the officer remarked the owners hoped he would find a better home.
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Ninety-seventh Street
Ethelbert
Philadelphia film troupe shoots New York sights for lenders
A Philadelphia motion picture company sends a troupe to New York to film city scenes for out of town exhibitors. The group aims to capture familiar urban landmarks and add comedy, amusing local children who recognize the actors from the screen.
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