Era of the Mountain Men Ends With Bent's Fort Fire
The destruction of Bent's Fort on the Arkansas marks the end of the mountain men era. General Kearny visited in 1846, William Bent destroyed the fort to prevent its capture, and the fur traders and trappers who shaped the West fade from history as emigration and Indian upheaval surge. The piece recounts Bent's Fort as a frontier hub and honors the mountain men who opened trails and wealth for the United States.
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Bent
Stephen W. ‘W. Kearny
New Mexico
Arkansas
William Bent
Plains
Dragoons
Kearny
Missouri
Stanley Vestal
Houghton Mifflin Company
United States
Massachusetts
Silas Bent
Boston
St. Louis
Old Fort Bent
Treem Ben
Charles
Charles Bent
Taps Ard
Bent and St. Vrain
Sur Mountain Meh
Ceran St. Vrain
Col
Sterling Price
California
Uncle Sam
Sam Wuld
Colonel Bent
Henry Dodge
Thomas Farnham
Frederick Ruxton
Philip St. George Cooke
Rufus Sage
Francis Parkman
Charles Fremont
George Bent
Fremont
Taos
America
Bent's Fort
Fever Therapy for Organs by Ultra Short Radio Waves
Pasadena researchers at the California Institute of Technology report a method to heat specific body organs using ultra short radio waves to create selective fever therapy. Prof. G Potapenko explains absorption depends on molecular tails rather than size, enabling targeted treatment for diseases such as cancer rheumatic fever and ocular conditions.
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Pasadena
Calif
California Institute of Technology
G. Potapenko
Physics
Potanenko
Ball and Socket Joint Found in Hadrosaur Skull
Paleontologists at the United States National Museum report a unique back skull joint in a hadrosaur from Montana estimated to be a hundred million years old. The tiny brain likely handled basic senses, while the unusual ball and socket element may imply a function beyond cognitive processing.
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Washington
Charles W. Gilmore
United States National Museum
Montana
Normal American Man Doesn't Look So Good
An essay-like critique at Cooper Union by Dr. John Dollard of Yale analyzes the stereotype of the “Proud American Man” with measurements of attitude and physique. It portrays him as potbellied, flat-chested, and round-shouldered yet loyal to the status quo, married or seeking marriage, discreet in romance, self-reliant, and fond of education and democracy.
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New York
Cooper Union
John Dollard
Yale
Beleve
Desert Castles Unearthed in Kyzyl Kum Desert
Ruins of a hundred castles with workshops and barracks for slaves were uncovered in the Kyzyl Kum desert near the Bukhara region in Soviet central Asia.
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Tashkent
Soviet Central Asia
Ice Cream Pie and Cork: A Lesson in Heat and Insulation
A light lesson explains how meringue acts like cork in insulating ice cream inside a hot pie. The piece covers air bubbles in meringue, cork cell size, and how cork supply shifted amid the Spanish Civil War with cork largely produced outside of Spain.
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New York
Spain
Portugal
Italy
France
North
Africa
Hormone Induced Rat to Mother Young Squad
Prof Stockard discusses a rat that, after a pituitary hormone injection, mothers a squab showing hormones’ strong influence on behavior and body. He notes hormones work with nerves to control movement and growth, citing Riddle and plant growth hormones.
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New York
Charles R. Stockard
Cornell University Medical College
New York Academy of Medicine
Stockard
Oscar Riddle
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Cold Spring Harbor
Crop Failures Cause Deserted Pueblo Villages
Desolate Pueblo towns in the western Great Plains are linked to crop failures rather than hostile tribes. Max G Markley biochemist reports Science findings supporting drought as the main driver, aligning with Wedel’s theory on Indian farming disruptions in Kansas and Nebraska.
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Oul
Minn
Plains
America
Science
Great Plains
Max G Markley
Field Confession Sparks Love Triangle in Playful Exchange
A dialogue reveals competition for affection as one speaker contemplates proposing while others vie for the same romantic interest. She declares love for Shelley Wordsworth and another suitor, leaving the speaker to ponder his chances among three rivals.
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Shelley
Wordsworth
Jewel in the Rough Joke Exchange
Dialogue captures domestic setup with Mrs Browne and a new maid. A wry servant recalls locking her previous mistress in the bath room before departing. The husband laments chores while resisting playful motherly disguises for the baby.
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Jewel
Mrs. Browne
Elopement Nine Days Wonder Traced by Village Gardener
A new bride returns to the village after a runaway match and asks an old gardener if her elopement was a nine days' wonder. He replies it would have been, except Higgins' dog went mad the same night.
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Higgins
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