Custer the Last Cavalier and His Lincoln of Legend
By Elmo Scott Watson a portrait of George Armstrong Custer from birth in 1839 to his death at Little Big Horn in 1876. The piece notes his West Point years his meteoric Civil War rise and how his fame rests on his Indian fighting and tragic end as the last Cavaliers of American military lore. It cites biographer Frazier Hunt and frames Custer as a mythic yet human figure in U.S. history.
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Elmo Scott Watson
United States
Little Big Horn River
Mont
Custer
George Armatrong Custer
Frazier Hunt
Cosmopolitan Book Corporation
Hunt
George Armstrong Custer
Cromwell
Roundhend
Charles the Second
Bonale Prince Charlie
Cullodenmoor
Custera
Kuster
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Emmanuel Custer
Ohio
San Antonio
Rio Grande
Mexico
Flar
America
Little Autie
Armstrong
Paw
Autie
General Scott
General Taylor
Monroe
Mich
United States Military Academy
West Point
Hls Tite
Academy
Ita
Quster
Confederacy
Jeb Stuart
John Morgan
Union
Washington
Second Cavalry
Ately
Bull Run
Fifth Cavalry
McClellan
MecClellan
Army of the Potomac
Pleagouton
Michigan Cavalry
Custer Brat
D—D
Gettysburg
Sheridan
Seventh Cavalry
Little Big Horn
Lea
Stonewall Jackson
Pelham
Plains
Smashed Precedent On Oxford Exam Dress In 1900s Tale
An American girl recalls a dress code at Oxford exams that barred women from wearing certain attire. She wore a green necktie and faced the examiner, who eventually smiled and called her att Yebela, highlighting early gendered judgments. Facial cues like lips and mouth are noted as character indicators.
Distance A Measured To 8.26 Units
An astronomical note reports a distance measurement labeled as 1a equal to 8.26 units. The fragment presents a precision value without accompanying context or identifiers.
Quantrill the Guerrilla A Notorious Civil War Rebel
The article chronicles Quantrill alias Charney Hart alias Ka Hart a famed guerrilla leader born 1807 in Maryland. It traces his violent career from Mendota Illinois to Kansas Missouri border clashes culminating in the 1863 Lawrence massacre, his later escapes and ultimate death in Kentucky in 1865 and burial in an unmarked grave.
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Quantrill
Wan C. Quantrill
Charney Hart
Ka Hart
Condh
Catal Dover
Maryland
Ohio
Mendota
Parola
Kay
Plains
Lhe Siings
Charley Hart
Paola
Utah
Big Stokes
Lawrence
Kan
Kansas
Missouri
Meally
Richmond
Holt
Grand River
Quunotrill
Uberal
Kentucky
Lee
Edwin Terrill
Bloomsfield
Ele
Military Prison Hospital
Louisville
Ater B. Calby
College Bills in 1835 Show Low Costs at Bowdoin College
Old Brunswick records from Bowdoin College reveal tuition for an academic year at 24 dollars in 1885. Room rent ran 10 dollars, commons 40 dollars, incidental charges 10 dollars, and miscellaneous expenses, including clothing and supplies, totaled about 80 dollars.
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Brunswick
Mane
Bowdoin College
Rare deep sea fish specimens reported by Danish ship
The Danish scientific ship Dang ins found two unusual deep sea fish in trilian waters. A female deep sea uongler carries two tiny male angler fish attached to her body. A lantern fish glows with phosphorescent lights along its sides like portholes. Monarch Not a Myth honors King Wenceslas for a bloodless peace and Prague statue commemorates his statesmanship. A Land Liner aims to replace the camel with a luxuriously equipped Sahara crossing ship by a S Mian engineer.
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Dangins
Wenceslas
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Escape From Radio Blessings Previews Election Dryness
A playful line about radio announcers mocks announcing duties. The note mentions Czechoslovakia going dry the day before an election and remaining so for about two hours after polls declare results.
Horned Brazilian Frog Arrives At New York Zoo
A horned Brazilian frog about five and a half inches long, green bronze in color, has arrived at the New York Zoological Park. Officials warned of its danger, and the frog attacked a photographer, barking like a dog when provoked. A curator warned it could inflict painful wounds with its bite and bark.
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New York Zoological Park
Aecon
Lelty
Selence Monthly
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COMER
Oxford University
Americana
Post’s
Bran
Wheat Co
Sahara
Adrian Daily Telegram
Senator Sorghim
Douglas
Boston
QUEST
Malden
Massachu
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