The Kentucky Rifle and the Men Who Made It
Emerson Hough praised the American rifle as a tool that forged the West. The piece traces Lancaster and Philadelphia makers, including Decherd, Shell, Mills, and the Hawken and Sharps families, whose rifles fueled frontier expansion from Pennsylvania to Kentucky and beyond, shaping American history.
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Emerson Hough
America
Arms of Nations
New Orleans
Hough
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Boston
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
Philadelphia
J. Stogdell Stokes
Sawyer
G Bishop
Lancaster
Jacob Decherd
Dechert
Descherd
Dickert
Easton
John Golcher
Gouldher
George Washington
Goteher
Timothy Murphy
Morgan
New Country
Mills
Decherd
Kaintucks
Harrodsburg
Tennessee
Old Hickory
Pakenham
John Shell
Liverpool
Greasy Creek
Mississippi
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Clawkins
W Hawkens
Kit Carson
Jim Bridger
Jim Baker
Henry Hawkins
Hawken
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Lrpers Ferry
St. Louis
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Rockies
Hawkens
Tve
Sharps
Sharps and
Hawkins
Christian Sharps
John Brown
Harpers Ferry
Brown
Billy Dixon
Adobe Walls
Texas Panhandle
Dixon
Olive K. Dixon
Theodore Roosevelt
trans-Mississippi
Keystone
Trans Allegheny
Kaintnek
Beef Bones as Gauge of Norton Prosperity
A visitor to Norton tests town wealth by beef bones and kitchen scraps. He says many bones and scraps signal prosperity and willing spending on steaks, while few bones indicate a hard town with scarce money. The claim rests on extensive checks across towns and a general survey of business conditions.
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Norton
Apple Crop Improves in Size and Quality
Apple production shows larger yields and better quality despite fewer trees. The 1926 crop was the largest on record due to higher output per tree and the reduction of trees in scattered family orchards and less favorable commercial areas. The Department of Agriculture notes gains from improved management, variety selection, and older trees.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Caribbean pirates and ports of the Spanish Main revealed
Prepared by the National Geographic Society outlines Caribbean history from early piracy to the Canama canal. It details Nevis, St Eustatius, Saba, Tortola, Anegada, Port Royal and Kingston, with figures like Blackbeard, Horatio Nelson, Sir Francis Drake, and Henry Morgan, and cites Panama's 17th century fortresses and Morgan’s 1670 voyage to Santa Catalina.
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Florida
Venezuela
Spain
Man
Canama Canal
St. Kitts
Nevis
Alexander Hamilton
Horatio Nelson
St. Eustatius
Saba
Virgin Islands
Francis Drake
Columbus
St. Ursula’s
Virgins
Porto Rico
St. Thomas
St. John
St. Croix
Edward Teach
Charlotte Amalie
Indies
Blackbeard
Tortola
Gorda
Atlantic
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Ireland
Sir Francis Drake
Port Royal
Jamaica
Fort Charles
Lloratio Nelson
Kingston
West Indies
Havana
Florida Straits
Mexico
Santiago
Baracoa
Cienfuegos
Trinidad
New World
Ponce de Leon
San Juan
Casa Blanca
San German
Porto Bello
Panama
Porto
America
Chagres
Henry Morgan
Lad
Bristol
Barbados
Buccaneers
Tortuga
Santa Catalina
Old Providence
Costa Rica
Morgan
Chigres River
Colon Harbor
Bobs Attic Mystery Inspires Child in City Visit
A boy named Bobby spends his baby days in a two story house with an attic above. He can visit the attic only occasionally and enjoys exploring the mysterious space. While in the business district his eyes light on a large city office building during a visit.
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Bobby
Boy describes building with upstairs and many attics
A child looking at a structure tells his father, there is a building with an upstairs and a whole bunch of attics, highlighting curiosity about its layout.
Beating the Skeeters Mosquitoes Say
A quirky quote recounts a man’s past tactic to fend off mosquitoes by opening windows then sleeping outdoors. Luston Trapscript recalls old methods and a humorous line about Mosquitoes.
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Wuition
Castoria Ad Promises Gentle Relief for Babies
A nostalgic ad touts Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants with colic constipation or diarrhea. It claims five million homes keep Castoria and emphasizes safety for babies over stronger medicines, urging mothers to remember the brand and buy it.
The Goose Hangs High Origin Explored
The phrase comes from old Southern sport where a live goose hung by its feet from a tree. Riders on horseback dashed by to twist off the head, and the higher the bird hung the more challenging the contest. The starter cry was The goose hangs high signaling readiness.
Tampa cops questioned over marital status before scolding couple
In Tampa Florida police are ordered to verify whether a couple is married before reprimanding them for getting into automobiles.
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Tampa
Fla
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin: A 19th Century Laxative Earns Trust
The article recalls Dr. Caldwell starting practice in 1875 and introducing Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin in 1892 as a mild liquid laxative for women, children, and the elderly. It highlights claimed benefits for headaches, biliousness, indigestion, loss of appetite, and sleep, noting its wide acceptance and availability through a Monticello Illinois mail order.
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Caldwell
Monticello
Illinois
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