Dandy First Cavalry Goes In Mechanized Era At Fort Russell
A historic ceremony at Fort Russell near Marfa Texas marked the US Army First Dragoons transition from horse to mechanized units. Col W W Austin spoke on a century of sacrifice and tradition as Old Loule the regiment’s aged horse was led in funeral rite. The piece traces the unit’s lineage from 1833 as the United States Regiment of Dragoons through early frontier service and exploration missions in the Middle Southwest.
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Fort
D. A. Thussell
Marfa
Tex
United States Army
Boner
Loule
WW. A. Austin
First Dragoons
Austin
United States Regiment of Dragoons
Jefferson Barracks
Col
Henry Dodge
Wisconsin
Mississtopian
West Point
Jefferson Davis
Pawnee
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Mississippi
Des Moines River
Middle Southwest
Kearney
Hasa
Rocky Mountains
History of the First Regiment of Dragoons Cavalry in America
The article recounts the evolution from the First Regiment of Dragoons to the First Regiment of Cavalry and details campaigns from Mexican War actions with Taylor and Scott, through Indian campaigns, to Civil War service. It notes unit movements, key engagements at Valverde, Gettysburg, Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Appomattox, and final stationing near New Orleans in 1865.
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Dragoons
Taylor
Scott
Vera Crus
City of
Mexico
United States
Mississippi Valley
Fort Union
New Mexico Territory
Rio Grande
Canadian
Mississippi
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Washington, D. C
Canby
Fort Craig
Valverde
Pigeon's Stand
Albuquerque
Peralta
Carlisle Barracks
Pennsylvania
Camp Buford
Maryland
Arctlon
Virginia
Appomattox
Sheridan
Jackson
Little Pil
Richmond
Beaver Dam Station
Yellow Tavern
Meadow Bridge
Mechanitesville
Tunstall's Station
Howe's Shop
Old Church
Peninsula Campaign
Antietam
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Wilderness
Spottsylvania
Petersburg
Appomattorx
Lee
Johnston
Washington
Sherman
South
New Orleans
Historic regiment’s role from frontier to mechanized cavalry
A historical regiment served from California to Oklahoma fighting Indians and later in Spain’s War and the Philippines. It moved to Fort Knox to join mechanized forces at Fort En Stis, Va, amid a shift from horse to tank and armored cars in modern warfare.
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California
Panama
Presidio
San Francisco
Spain
West
Pacific Coast
Oklahoma
Rio Grande
Santiago
Philippines
Hss
Philippine Islands
United States
Fort
D. A. Tussell
Fort Knox
Fort En- Stis
War Department
Ordnance Department
America
Grasshopper Area Sees Less Trouble This Year
A 1932 survey by the U S Department of Agriculture finds grasshopper damage far less alarming overall than a year ago with only North Dakota showing an egg increase. If spring and summer are favorable, up to five and a half million acres across eight western states may need poison bran to protect cereal and forage crops from hoppers.
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Astenu of
Unite States Department of Agriculture
North Dakota
Idaho
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Colorado
Hay
Tralo
West
New Wool Test Guides Sheep Breeders on Fleece Density
Dr. John I. Hardy of the USDA explains a quick, inexpensive test to estimate clean wool yield. A 1 inch by measured length swath is clipped, weighed, dry cleaned, and weighed again to calculate yield per sample. The method helps breeders select superior animals.
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John I. Hardy
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
When to Fertilize Grapes
In a ten year study by Prof. F. E. Gladwin at the Fredonia vineyard laboratory the state experiment station found nitrogenous fertilizers most beneficial, boosting wood growth and fruit quality. Complete fertilizers and varying mixes of nitrogen potassium and phosphorus showed benefits but nitrogen stood out as most promising.
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F. E. Gladwin
Fredonia
State Experiment Station
Farm Population Growth Forecast by Census Bureau
The United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics estimates the national farm population will reach 32,000,009 by year end. Projected gains for 1930 and 1981 plus expected improvements last year offset a prior decline of about 1.5 million people from 1920 to 1930, when the 1930 census counted 32,077,000 on farm.
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United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Census Bureau
Insect Spread Control Faces Criticism and Gaps
Critics challenge shelter based life cycle methods as a tool to curb pests. The text notes timing and forecasts for performance rely on entomological studies, highlighting methods and results shaping practical control approaches.
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Ted
Flirtation Claim Cast By Professor In Class Tale
A professor recounts a tale of Roccacelo and the discreet Anna of Aquinis to illustrate an affair. He warns the class against modern vernacular as he brands Anna a flirt and hints at scandal while the students listen intently.
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Mora
Jess
Roccacelo
Anna
Aquinis
Balloon cover slips as rider falls from drift
A dangerous incident unfolds when a balloon loose cover drops, causing a rider to slip and fall while attempting to stay aloft. Afr Sapp, using headwork, remains in the air as fellow passenger Aliss Sharpe loses footing and the cover slips.
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Aliss Sharpe
Sapp
Sixth Grade Word Confusion Sparks Coffee Cake Misunderstanding
A teacher asks what a synonym is and a student answers humorously that it is what you sprinkle on the top of coffee cake. The moment reveals playful classroom confusion as the lesson on language begins.
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Alicita
Insurance Claim Rejected For Man Over Ninety
An elderly man sought life insurance at over ninety. The agent refused, saying the company would not accept such a risk. The man replied that few people die after ninety, arguing the figures.
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Doolittle
Going In for Beauty Housewife
A brief quip in Pathfinder Magazine contrasts tastes with a shopkeeper remark about tanks and goldfish, reflecting a light humorous exchange.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Susan Tom confronts budget clash over qricking
In a terse exchange Susan and Tom clash over giving up qricking and affording a pot, as Sarah notes the old-fashioned view and the two struggle to agree on a solution.
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Susan
Tom
Sarah
Saving Em O Flaherty
Fragmentary dialogue about a boy losing his two front teeth and claiming he has money in his pocket. Narrative tone suggests a humorous or rural setting with a father or elder responding to the child. No verifiable locations, dates, or named organizations available.
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Flaherty
Witte-Wotmen in All Kinds of Business Cited
A curious aphorism notes Witte-Wotmen are found in many lines of work. The line implies widespread presence across varied trades.
A Glad Time Blank on Street Chats
Niece recounts a hectic day in town visiting a lecture, a reading circle tea, and plans for an uplift party with her uncle. London Puack notes a lively sequence of social events.
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Blank
London
Civil Service Exam Woes Highlight Post Office Pens
A brief note recalls the hardest Civil Service exam moment at the post office, attributing the challenge to writing with the facility’s pens. The exchange captures a humorous shared frustration among workers.
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Post Office
Promise Me Gems of Thought Spark Debate in Chatty Talk
A playful exchange between a husband and wife features comic misreadings of a writer’s phrase gems of thought. The wife teases about metaphors while referencing a promised ring as a joke and Sydney Bunetin appears in the tail end of the dialogue.
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Wenrder
Sydney BuNetin
Long Account and Sophomore Exchange Over Landlady Joke
A fragmented classroom exchange recalls a joke about who the speaker owes. The Sophomore quips about a landlady rather than a mother, implying a humorous misunderstanding among students.
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Long
Ines
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