August, Month of Battles in American History
A historical overview lists major engagements dated in August from 1777 to 1814, highlighting battles such as Oriskany, Blue Licks, Mobile Bay, and Fort Erie. It notes the month’s wartime significance with entries on leaders like Red Cloud, Farragut, Wayne, and Sullivan, framing August as a key military month.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Augustus Caesar
United States
Hellman
United States Army
General Proctor
Ft. Stephenson
Lower Sandusky
Fremont
Ohio
George Crogan
Proctor
Ilinois
Henry Atkinson
Ft. Phil Kearny
Col
J. W. Powell
Twenty-Seventh Infantry
Red Cloud
Plas
Cortez
FE and I
Twenty Second Infantry
Stvenson
North Dakota
Ateyvenson
Welluwst Me” Kelly
Missouri River
Barry St. Leger
Ft. Schuyler
Ft. Stanwix
Rome
N. Y
Deter Dansevoort
Marinus Witlet
St. Leger
Mohawk
Burgoyne
Albany
General Howe
Bouquet
Ft. Pitt
Bushy Run
David Farragut
Mobile Bay
St. Schuyler
New York
Nicholas Herkimer
Gansevoort
Herkimer
Sierra Madres
Sonora
Mexico
Fourth Cavalry
Geronimo
West
Company A
Twenty-third Infantry
Juniper Mountains
Idaho
Crook
Big Hole River
Montana
Joseph
Nez Perces
Oregon
Canada
John Gibbon
Second Cavalry
Gibbon
Napoleon
Wilson’s Creek
Missouri
Nathaniel Lyon
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Lake Shore
Pottawatomies
St. Dearborn
Vermont
John Stark
Baume
Camden
S. C
Gates
Cornwallis
Iron Horse
Santa Fe
N. M
Stephen W. Kearney
Daniel Boone
Fallen Timbers
Anthony Wayne
Anthony” Wayne
Stony Point
Old Northwest
Charles Quantrill
Kansas
Fifth Infantry
Nelson A. Miles
Foot
Plains
Texas
Minnesota
Little Crow
New Ulm
Washington
Cebu
Philippines
Valley Grove
Long Island
Israel Putnam
Grattan
Newton
Chemung
Elmira
John Sullivan
Thomas Boyd
St. Mimms
Ala
Weatherford
Stonewall Jackson
John Pope
Bull Run
Ft. Erie
Upper Canada
Frog Enigma in Rock Explored by Natural History Note
An old puzzle asks how a frog could live embedded in rock. Two workers found a live frog in solid stone near Barmouth. Experts explain frogs need air and insects. without them they die in months, debunking centuries old legends of entombed amphibians.
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Charles B. Lea
Bar
Dean Buckland
Aging Hard-Shell Turtles Through Scale Growth Rings
The text notes no exact method to determine a turtle's age. It describes examining shell plates under a microscope for scale expansion, which forms growth rings as the turtle grows. These rings are counted similar to tree rings to estimate age.
The Kitchen Cabinet Poem Snippet 1927
A brief poetic verse from a 1927 Western Newspaper Union piece urges readers to pretend calm and courage, imagining wind and work aligned with desire and effort to feel brave and satisfied. The lines invite optimistic resolve amid daily effort and hope.
Emergency preparedness and home first aid tips from a guide
A 1910s style advisory explains how to assemble a home list of remedies and steps for common injuries and emergencies. It covers fainting, burns, poisons, lightning, suffocation, and bleeding with practical actions and cautions, plus basic mushroom cooking ideas.
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David Starr Jordan
Parrot with Four-Word Vocabulary Startsle Bert and Mert
Bert notes a parrot's forty word vocabulary prompting disbelief. Mert responds with surprise at the range including cuss words. They discuss delaying debt plans until later.
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Bert
Mert
The Added Burden of the Poor Cited in Debate
The piece contrasts a remark about the poor with a jab about nuisance flivvers, illustrating a social debate on poverty and public nuisance. It presents a prosaic, period voice reflecting attitudes toward poverty and urban life.
Marry a Man from a Boarding House for Home Cooking
Advice column suggests marrying a man who has lived in a boarding house to ensure appreciation of any kind of home cooking. The tip emphasizes domestic stability and access to prepared meals.
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Foot Comfort and Relief
A national appeal for Moone's Emerald Oil touts rapid relief for tired aching feet. The advertisement claims the antiseptic deodorant formula stops odors and soothes inflammatory foot troubles with one bottle, while warning that full results come with continued use.
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America
Moone
Heartless Judzgmert Artist and Secret Marriage Clash
In Clapper's Weekly Amano is praised as eternally right yet criticized for potential secret marriage. The critic notes the artist declares total devotion to art while a clandestine alliance is implied, casting doubt on personal commitments and public image.
Veteran sharpshooter scores 7 of 100 at age 84
Robert Coupe of Needham Rus recently achieved a target score of 7 shots from 100. The report notes his age eighty four and references a quip about gravity enforcing penalties.
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Robert Coupe
Needham, Russ
Miners Use of Pinch Term Describes Vein Narrowing
The miners term pinch denotes a marked narrowing of a vein or bed in mineral deposits. Pinches arise from rock movements or irregular deposition, signaling changes in ore bands.
Sateen's First Noted Mention in 1878 Textile History
The record notes that sateen does not specify its initial manufacture year and is first referenced in English literature in 1878 within Barlow's History and Principles of Weaving.
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Marinus Willett
Oriskany
Henry Leavenworth
Rocky Mountain Fur Company
Yellowstone River
George A. Custer
Seventh Cavalry
Custer
Tom Custer
Big Little Horn
King Philip
Benjamin Church
Philip
Mt. Hope
Massachusetts
New England
James Burnham
Maine
Goat Island
Peking
China
Frank North
Chief Joseph
Joseph Brant
Quantrill
Western Newspaper Union
Greer
Post
Postum Company
P. Co., Inc
Postum Company,inc
Battle Creek, Mich
Heartless
Judzgmert
Amano
Senuine
Bayer
Clarence
Clare
Neri Meare
Sateen
Mr. Buzz
Little Betty