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Moravia Union in Moravia, Iowa

20 Feb 1936

Page 8

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Moravia Union

Location

Moravia, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1936

Page

8

He Invented the Gun That Helped Tame the Frontier

A century after Samuel Colt received his patent for the revolver in Washington, DC on February 25 1836, his weapon transformed warfare and the American frontier. Colt rose from Hartford birthplace to create a mass production pistol that shaped U S military tactics, frontier life, and industry, with pivotal ties to the Seminole War, Texas Rangers, and the Mexican War.

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Elmo Scott Watson Washington, D. C Pullman Ford Samuel Colt Jack Rohan Harper and Brothers Samuel Colt Sam Colt Glastonbury Young Colt Robert Fulton Sam Fraser Saratoga Tim Murphy Murphy Ware Mass Spaulding Carlo Boaton Calcutta India Ife Elisha K. Root Root Jubun Indian Ocean Sym Guesud Christopher Colt Gunn Smeebapic Young Sam Sato Gunamith Gevernl Jobn Pearson Baltimore Resuir Wng Europe England Prussia France America Washington New Jersey Patent Arms Manufacturing Company Paterson Buel- Besa War Department Navy Department Florida Thomas S Jesup Army Col William &. Barney Harney Indiana Theo Jesup Senlnale Cual Sam H. Walker Frontieramen New Republic of Texas New York Walker Southwest Texas Mexico United States Polk Zachary Taylor Rio Grande Ths Thornton Taylor Sam Walker Rangers Wantington Eulea Bohan Besaca de la Palma Monterey Buena Vista Sistes Acon Aberivangs Lnvention Plains Tezus United States Army Frontier Drive Judge Colt Coffeyville Kan Dalton Daltons Colt “Frontier Wasfare Newspaper Caley
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Tall Tales A Splitting Tale B

Sutton of Colorado Springs tells a tall tale about Uncle Jim who splits logs and outsmarted a group of 26 Ute Indians led by chief Haley Mocs easin when they threaten to burn him. He uses wedges to trap them and taps them with a maul, then leaves. The narrator hints at the fate unknown.

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Sutton Colorado Springs Cole Jim Armioad Man Old Haley Mocs Easin Jin Jit Uncle Jim
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Little Drops of Water and Odd Tales From Far Afield

A collage of anecdotes recalls rugged frontier hunts in the Cumberland Mountains with a muzzle loading rifle and a bear encounter. A Spooner Wisconsin fish tale turns into a coin treasure story involving a $10 gold piece and three $2 pieces, plus notes on Prague’s Hradenoy and St Vitus Cathedral as Czechoslovak government roots.

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Oberth, Moulton Tennessee Cumberland Mountains Pappy Spooner Wis Eredt Record Barrington, EL Record Cachoslovakia Hradenoy Prague Vituva Buhemla Ig St Vitus Vencesiag
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Lonely Easter Island Declared Chile National Monument

The Chilean government named Easter Island a national monument to protect its famous statues. The remote Pacific island, 2000 miles from Chile, features volcanoes, grassy highlands, undeciphered stone carvings, and a small population of about 250 residents who mainly raise cattle.

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Easter Island Chile Enra Uunters Pacific Kaater Island National Geographic Society Suntn Java Lnwlands Highlanda Iatanil Ditech South Pacific Easter Ieland
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Worry Defined Worry is Interest paid on trouble before it is due

A compact reflection defines worry as interest charged on trouble before its due date. The idea frames anxiety as a prepayment of future problems, urging focus on present actions rather than imagined outcomes.

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Forest Rangers Use Radio and Phone in Pacific Northwest

Portland officials report forest rangers in Oregon and Washington rely on radio and telephone links to statewide forest lands. Regions Forester C J Buck says immediate communication when smoke is spotted allows rapid action and can determine the fate of large forest areas in the war against fire.

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Forest Rangers Portland Ore National Oregon Washington United States Forest Service Department States C. J. Buck Buck
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