Famous Revolutionary War Quotes Defined by Their Makers
A commemorative piece recounts famous phrases from American history and the figures who uttered them. Patrick Henry, Nathan Hale, Molly Stark, Paul Jones, Oliver Hazard Perry, Captain Lawrence, James Miller, John Adams, Daniel Webster, Josiah Tattnall, Stonewall Jackson, and others are linked to enduring words. The collection traces how these lines emerged in battles and moments from 1775 to the Spanish-American War era.
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Patrick Henry
Nathan Hale
Washington
Long Island
Howe
Molly Stark
Starke
Bennington
Paul Jones
England
Jones
Oliver Hazard Perry
Harrison
Lake Erie
Lawrence
Shannon
Boston Harbor
James Miller
Brown
Lundy's Lane
John ‘4Rams
Thomas Jefferson
Daniel Webster
Massachuetts
Robert G. Payne
South Carolina
Josiah Tattnall
Peiho
Jackson
General Bee
Bull Run
Thomas J. Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
Bill” Anthony
Maine
Havana
Scy
Phillips
Allen Capron
O'Neill
Wood
Wainright
Spain
The Demand for Crabs and Oyster Delicacy
A New York wholesale fish dealer explains the persistent demand for oyster crabs used to flavor oysters in leading hotels and clubs. He notes the crabs are a distinct species found inside oysters, all females, and that they help in feeding by catching prey the oyster cannot. He recalls misnaming a crab as a bug in a stewed Fulton market oyster years ago.
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New York
Washington Star
York
Rappahnnock
Chesapeak Bay Shore
Fulton Market
A Friend on Wall Street Dream Meets Hard Reality
A Toledo Times report recounts a stock market discussion where a boastful claim of a friend on Wall Street is dismissed as credulity. Directors deride the notion as impossible, calling it a banco dream that merges investment with romance, trust, and eternal reward, ending in a grim caution about false allies.
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Wall Street
Toledo Times
Th Darling Mining Company
Edjouppes
Congressman Eddy and the drum story from Chicago Chronicle
Minnesota representative Eddy recalls a campaign moment told by the Chicago Chronicle about a youthful heckler who preferred constant drumming to his speech. The veteran drummer had stirred a crowd while a bright 12 year old listened, prompting a quip about keeping the captain drumming.
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Congressman Eddy
Minnesota
Chicago Chronicle
Eddy
Money in a Chicken Crop and a Farmer's Clever Deal
A jeweler recalls a farmer who bought a gold nugget from him using funds raised by selling his cow. Later newspapers reported gold found in a chicken’s crop, the same chicken owned by the farmer, who then sold ten acres for 8000 dollars. The farmer moved to town and ran a grocery, proving brains beat brawn.
Thought He Smelled It Prank In Husband Wife Tale
A Memphis Scimitar story recalls a commercial traveler whose wife, fearing smallpox in his Eastbound trip, sewed assafoetida into his coat to ward off contagion. He denied the odor, then confessed his wife’s trick, noting he actually smelled nothing. The wife declared she’d planted the scent all along.
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Memphis
Remark on Imperial Court Courtship Phrase Turned Round
A fragment recalls a scene from imperial Russia when the future czar addressed Princess Alix of Hesse with a formal offer. She replied with a witty correction, noting that her own royal grandmother, the Queen of England, would accept the proposal for herself.
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Russia
Alix
Hesse
Czarowitz
England
Desiring to Attend Only One's Own Business
A fragment notes that attending strictly to one's own affairs is a difficult skill to acquire, suggesting social expectations and personal discipline shape behavior. The remark underscores the challenge of focusing on private matters amid external distractions or duties.
A Life and Death Fight With Tuberculous Trouble
Mr W A Hines of Manchester Iowa describes an almost miraculous escape from death after measles led to consumption. He credits Dr Kings New Discovery with curing throat chest and lung troubles and notes regular size bottles are free at W O Fosters Drug Store. Also included are testimonials praising Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and an ad seeking good butter and fresh eggs at Stevens grocery.
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W. A. Hines
Manchester
Dr. King
W. O. Foster
Electric Bitters Cures Scrofula Sufferer in Washita
Dr D B Cargile of Washita Iowa Territory reports Mrs Brewer cured of long scrofula with Electric Bitters. He says sores on head and face healed, doctors offering no relief. The remedy touted as blood purifier for eczema tetter salt rheum ulcers boils running sores. stimulates liver kidneys bowels and digestion. strengthens the system. 50 cents. sold by W O Foster Druggist with guarantee.
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D. B. Cargile
Washita
I. T
Brewer
W. O. Foster
Excursion Tickets Sold by Iowa Central Rail Way
Iowa Central Railway offers homeseekers excursions to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo on the first and third Tuesdays in May June July and August with one fare plus two dollars round trip Ask coupon ticket agents for territory sale dates limits and other details or write Geo S Batty Marshalltown Iowa A man recounts a hip injury and successful relief using Chamberlains Pain Balm recommending it to friends backed by Wagley Smead druggists Erie Pa.
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Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Iowa Central Railway
Geo
Batty
G. P
T. A
Marshalltown
Iowa
F. A. Babcock
Erie, Pa
Wagley & Smead
Local Advertisements Detail Mixed Goods and Promos
The notices advertise various items for sale and promotions including ladies and men’s bicycles at $6 cash or $6 monthly with spot cash discounts, Hammar Paint guaranteed for five years, Chamberlain’s Pain-Balm claims for rheumatism and injuries, Wagley & Smead drug offers on Sarsaparilla and pain relief, an eight room rental inquiry, Plymouth Rock setting eggs, posts and fencing by Jasper & Sons, gasoline at 12 4¢ per gallon, and granulated sugar at $1.00 for 18 lbs.
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Jasper & Sons
Local ad bundle offers Celery Tonic and coal deals
One dollar size Celery Tonic 50c six bottles 42.50 at Wagley and Smead’s, plus coal from C. H. Jasper and Co. Hickory and Centerville coal sold by C. H. Jasper and Co. Phone 76. Advertise in the RECORD for spring business.
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Wright
Wagley & Smead's
Wagley & Smead’s
Hickory
Centerville
C. H. Jasper & Co
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Ideal
Dempster
Red Jacket
Bergman Bros. & McKinley
L. A. Gates
Square
Newton
Maytag & Emerson
WiElroy , Everley
Newton, Iowa
Vasper County
Newton Steel Cut Milling Co
Wheaton
Mer
Amere Fean
Miller & McCurdy
Chamberlain
G. H. Wilsor
Liveryman
Burgettstown
Washington Co
Stevens’ Grocery
Aeal
Rother
THE
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta, GA
E. J. Miles
Fred C, Young
Kemble Floral CO
Oskaloosa
Lambert House
Parsons College
Foster
Jasper County
Miles
McRae
Widleediaton
Mc m
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