Uncle Sam Was Samuel Wilson the Original Icon
A lengthy tribute traces Samuel Wilson of Troy New York to the Uncle Sam persona. It notes his brick yard and meat business aided by a government contract, the famous Uncle Sam nickname born from wartime supply, and the enduring cultural impact celebrated by veterans groups and local history.
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Samuel Wilson
Uncle Sam
United States of America
Sam
Oakwood
Troy
N. Y
New York Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Common
Albany
Holland
Wilsons
Mount Ida
Wen
New England
Bay State
Menotomy
Arlington
Maass
Boston
Mason, N. H
Samuel
Mason
Ebenezer
City of
Hudson River
Wilson
Carlton Wood Sheldon
Kansas City
Myre
Helen Marion Brockett
Betty Sheldon Brockett
Betsy
Packera
Wilsons i Sons
Hudson
Wilson Meats
Sam Wilson
United States
U. S
Tray Post
John Bull
New York
Vermont
Columbia Sentinel
Nile
Punch
London
Jean Uncle Sam
F. Bellow
New York Lantern
Thomas Nast
Nast
Uncle Sam Wilson
Tailleur
Western Newspaper Union
Ladies Auxiliary
Sam” Wilson
Oakwood Cemetery
Marion Wilson Sheldon
Barbara Bell Frock Pattern No 1928 B for Sizes 14 16 18
New Barbara Bell pattern offers a stylish frock with short or long sleeves and paneled front in printed silk crepe or cotton. Pattern No 1928 B fits sizes 14 through 42, requires 4 yards of fabric for size 16, and includes a 39 inch width. Send 15 cents for pattern guide and 16 cents for Fall Pattern Book at The Sewing Circle Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Adams St
Chicago
Ill
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Foreign Words and Phrases Collection Snippet
A compact selection of foreign terms with English translations and notes. Phrases include apres nous le deluge attributed to Madame de Pompadour, and phrases in Latin French German and Italian with brief meanings such as a sound mind in a sound body and by this sign thou wilt conquer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame de Pompadour
Bordereaux
Howeom Kitchen Tips From Old Newspaper Text
Practical notes on making cole stew and cabbage salad with a half onion to enhance flavor. Tips include ripening green bananas in a paper bag in darkness for a few days and brightening aluminum pots with lemon juice.
New Pressure Lamp Protects Eyesight
The new Coleman lamp promises safer, brighter light for homes especially rural ones. It uses own gas, runs on kerosene or gasoline, and claims six times more light than ordinary mantles with air provision. Readers can request illustrated models by sending a postcard to W. C. Coleman in Wichita, Kansas.
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W.c
King
W. C. Coleman
Fnweneder
Tee
W. C. Cole
Wu-171
Wichits
Kanga
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Columbia
Hatyer's Weekly
Haley
Harriat Davis
Gerber Labelem
Associated Newspapers
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General Foods
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Nera Focus
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