Kit Carson’s Own Story Reveals Quiet Pioneer Portrait
The article discusses Kit Carson as a foundational American frontiersman beyond dime novel depictions. It highlights the unpublished 1856-57 manuscript dictated to Col. Dewitt C. Peters, its journey to publication by Miss Blanche Grant, and how Carson’s own narrative preserves his modesty and courage.
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Daniel Boone
Kit Carson
Spelade Carson
Carson
Col
Faos
Fort Union
Taos
Masons
Petera
Colonel Peters
Clinton
Avenue St. Ouen
Brontmartre
Peters
New York
Edward WH. Ayer
Newberry
Charles H. Camp
Barkeley
Captain Shupan
Shunar
Mountain Man Reflections From Trails Westward
A fragmented reminiscence traces Kit Carson era life from boyhood loss to the plains and Santa Fe. The speaker recalls mentors Daniel Boona and others, mountain man identity, trapping beaver from the Platte to the Yellowstone, and frontier journeys with Jim Bridger and others guiding the rugged westward path.
Advances in auto design promise fuel efficiency gains
The piece notes early ideas of a car traveling 480 miles per gallon as impractical and unsightly, then cites developments in engine making and fuel that suggest a car capable of 50 miles per gallon may be on the way. It includes a sidestep about Capper's Weekly and a quirky note on Krubsack bending box elder saplings into an armchair sold for 44,000.
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iMon
John
Krubsack-of- Embarrass
Krabsack
Indianapolis‘News
Praise of Youth and Lindbergh Theme in Dayton Dinner
Fragmentary OCR notes praise youth over age at a Dayton event. A speaker links Lindbergh’s feats to youthfulness, saying young people are braver, more generous, and more honorable. The great figure smiles sadly, noting gods do not truly die, only outgrow them.
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Drips
Book Mat
Fifty-year Boston pastor turns 103 in active service
Rev. Edwin Stuart Best of Boston marks his 103rd birthday and is noted as perhaps the oldest active clergyman in the country. He has spent fifty years as pastor of Methodist churches across New England.
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Edwin Stuart Best
Boston
New England
Subconscious Mind Admonition on Emotions and Self Inquiry
Psychology Magazine cautions readers to explore their subconscious. Do not fear hidden motives behind emotions that feel unjustified and seek the underlying cause for the feeling.
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California
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Arthur Ousterman
Rit Garson
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Gale
Carson Hope LY Lads
Carson Grate
Daniel Boona
Taco
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Iske
Oresk
Platte
San Joaquin
Galt
Yellowstone
Jim Bridger
Robidoux
Meek
Rio Grande
Desert
Glen
Framont
Passa
Kearney
Orville
Wvright
Gharlera
Lindbergh At
Dayton, Agldy
al de Garmo
Graham
Los Angeles
Sydney
Australia
Martin Place
Horace Dodge, Jr
Honolulu
Manning
Fort Ruger
Hawaii
Ruth Elder
Atlantic
Paris
George Haldeman
American Legion
Helen Parlance
Salvation Army
Lussleg
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