Washington’s Bold Crossing of the Delaware Rises in Legend
In a fog of wartime doubt, General Washington plans a daring strike against British forces in New Jersey. Crossing the Delaware with 1500 or fewer troops, the army fights snow, sleet, and scarce powder to surprise the foe at Trenton, employing two columns under Sullivan and Greene.
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George Washington
Delaware
Cornwallis
Howe
New Jersey
New York
Washington
Gates
Congress
Sullivan
Ral Greene
Advance and Charge in Awymere and Aftermath
Dubious about the outcome General Sullivan sent a rider to skirmish while Washington planned a bold move at the river. The American advance met a British outpost and drove them back swiftly as musket fire opened from the lines. Washington’s officers, including Colonel Heli, spent the night at a local home. a note warning of Washington’s approach reached Colonel Robb as he was intoxicated.
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Thay
Washington
Ort
Sullivan
Awymere
Fa Pessenger
Wayne Whipate
Washinston
Heli
Cortvet
Binhem
Hunt
Rabl
Amerten
Washington Triumph at Princeton Pushes Liberty Forward
Washington’s troops broke into Princeton’s outskirts after a night of fighting. Hessians surrendered in large numbers as Col Hult fell and Col Ratt rallied a counterattack. British and Hessian prisoners were sent across the river for safekeeping, boosting morale for the spring campaign.
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Washington
Hult
Hunt House
Ratt
Princeton
Congress
Old Order Invades Wyoming Rosicrucians Plan Colonies
A fragmentary report describes about fifty members of the Rosicrucian order planning to settle northern Wyoming using homestead law to form a colony. The piece notes the ancient mystic group, once centered in Egypt and now expanding, with claims of a 100000-member fraternity and self sufficiency in shoemaking and philosophy venues.
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Moorcroft
Chicago
Forest Department
Egypt
Thurmas
Secret Society Claims Knowledge to Members Only
An enigmatic figure asserts access to scientific knowledge shared solely with a select group of members, naming notable intellectuals such as Lord Bacon and Bulwer Lytton as part of the world’s wisest minds. The claim hints at exclusive rites and guarded discoveries, inviting scrutiny over its credibility and motives.
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Lord Bacon
Bulwer Lytton
Eft
Boy Scouts Lead Bean Drive For Food For Soldiers
National Council Boy Scouts of America promote a campaign to boost U S bean production for soldiers in Europe. Reports say thousands of gardens started and 200 to 800 acres under cultivation, with scouts mobilizing, parades, and public demonstrations nationwide under Hoover and Roosevelt backing.
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National Council Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scoute of America
Aericultural Department
Washington
France
Herbert C. Hoover
Europe
Amon
Mr. Hoover
Bieurelvat
Hinde
Jamies E. West
United States
Galbaeny Suger
Piresilons
Fa Salitier
H. GC. Bens
Department of Narlenture
B. Fullerton
Long Island Railroad
Sonny
Theodore Roosevelt
America
Mr. West
Hoover
Albany
N.Y
Alamo Council of
Summer Hats and Furs Highlight Fashion Trends
A fashion feature surveys midsummer millinery and summer furs with white wool jersey hats, silk grosgrain sashes, and ornate trimmings. It notes straw and silk hat styles, blue velvet ribbons, and a chic pale palette, plus mink usage for capes and boleros and Romanian embroidery gaining favor amid frugal era concerns.
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Tete Gem Ntong
Country Club
Hagerte Elaxs
Men Make the Nation Quote by Lloyd George
A quotation from David Lloyd George stresses that national wealth rests not only on minerals soil and commerce but on the men who lead. It argues that great men provide fertilizing qualities and without them the world would be a desert.
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David Lloyd George
No Improvement. Odd quotation from unknown source
A cryptic pair of quoted lines appears, with references to a "screw bone" and a hope that no one will "wend matters by getting him tight." The fragmentary exchange suggests a humorous or satirical context but lacks clear participants or context.
The Old Canes and Raspberry Bush Pruning Timing
A gardening note on raspberries and blackberries explains that canes grow on last year's wood. Do not prune until after fruiting except to remove dead or old wood and thin the canes.
Rotation Is Best in Crop Advice Card
Rotate crops to protect beet and bean yields. Do not plant beans in old bean ground. Clean seed and ground to guard against all kinds of foot issues.
Farm Bureau Groups Save on Binder Twine Purchases
Farm bureau associations in La Plata and Montezuma counties Colorado have saved 300 by buying binder twine in 10 00 pound lots. They are now considering buying grain sacks in no large quantities.
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la Plata
Montezuma
Colorado
Plant a Few Nut Trees for Shade and Fruitage
The article advises farmers to plant select nut bearing trees near homes and in tract orchards for shade and future fruitage. It emphasizes practical forestry and long term benefits from establishing these trees.
Misleading Reform and Odd Notices From A Dated Column
A fragmentary mixed column cites Senator Sorghini remarks on reform and public skepticism, a father praising Elixir Habek to cure his child, a barber mispelling agency as argued by a local education leader, a Three Tramps anecdote tied to Birth of a Nation, and St Johns County Florida planning to abandon oyster shell paving due to costs.
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Eden Country
Muse
St. John's County
Florida
Below par and working for dad quote lam poon
A fragmentary quip shows lam poon noting meaning of below par as working for his father. It adds a wry line about men failing to move forward being too tired to begin. The text preserves dated vernacular and informal voice.
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Trenton
OLD Order
Wyoming
Ody
Daddy
OF Fashion
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Jersey
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Skinners Macaroni
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Dad
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