Samuel Colt and the Revolver That Shaped the Frontier
A century after Samuel Colt received the 1836 patent in Washington, his revolver reshaped military tactics and frontier history. Born in Hartford, Colt’s early readings and sea voyage inspired a design that evolved from failed workshop trials to European patents and a Paterson factory. Despite setbacks, his six shot weapon found use in the Seminole War under Gen. Jesup and Col. Harney, launching American industrialism and the era of modern munitions.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Washington, D. C
Pullman
Ford
Samuel Colt
Jack Rohan
Harper and Brothers
Samuel
Colt
Sam Colt
Glastonbury
Robert Fulton
Sam
General Fraser
Saratoga
Tim Murphy
Murphy
Ware
Mass
Spaulding
Carlo
Boston
Calcutta
India
Elisha K. Root
Root
Rohan
Indian Ocean
Christopher Colt
Young Sam
John Pearson
Baltimore
Europe
England
Prussia
France
America
Washington
New Jersey
Patent Arms Manufacturing Company
Paterson
History of
American Business and Industry
War Department
Navy Department
Florida
Thomas
Jésup
Army
William S. Harney
Harney
Jesup
The Cavalry Charge
The article recounts Colt revolvers and their rise from the .34 to the .44 Walker Colt after Sam Walker’s push, their pivotal role in the Mexican and U.S. Civil wars, 70 000 revolvers in 1861 and 110 000 in 1862, Sam Colt’s death in 1862, and the Colt frontier legacy ending with the Coffeyville confrontation of 1892, as depicted by Western Newspaper Union.
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War Department
Colt
Sam H. Walker
Washington
New Republic of
Texas
New York
Walker
Southwest
Mexico
United States
Polk
Zachary Taylor
Rio Grande
Thornton
Taylor
Sam Walker
Rangers
Sam Colt
Rohan
Resaca de la Palma
Monterey
Buena Vista
Coffeyville
Kan
Daltons
West
Western Newspaper Union
In Praise and Provocation on a Texan Tour
The column riffs on George Bernard Shaw and Western admiration, comments on West versus East politics, and notes on Southern sun, cattle wisdom, Huey Long’s enduring machine, and California ranch life as observed along a Texas/Louisiana journey.
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California
Hollywood
Texas
Louisiana
Four Word Test Odd One Out
A set of ten word groups asks which item does not fit within each quartet. Each item varies by common link such as names of people places or parts of speech, with one mismatch per line.
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Roosevelt
Buchanan
Jefferson
Curtis
Sacramento
Chicago
Lansing
Trenton
Jane Eyre
Jack London
Davis Copperfield
Mrs. Gamp
Walter Hagen
Lou Gehrig
Gene Sarazen
Harold McSpaden
Irish Sweepstakes Origin and Odds Against Winning
An act to permit a sweepstakes on British horse racing passed the Irish Free State parliament in 1930. Drawings occur three times yearly with the Grand National in March, the Derby in June, and the Cambridge Shire Stakes in October. Payouts range from 12 to 18 million dollars, with about 62 percent returned as prizes. Odds against first prize are about 400,000 to 1 and 250,000 to 1 against any prize.
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Detroit News
Power Within and Drug Advertising Claims
An inspirational excerpt urges personal effort and self belief, declaring the power for real achievement lies within. It asserts readers can do it and translate good intentions into deeds, with assertive promotional language for Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription claiming to strengthen weak women without alcohol, sold by druggists in tablets or liquid.
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Dr. Pierce
The Right Way Is Not To Wary
A fragmented note argues that gambling is risky and that betting wisely reduces losses. No clear events or people are identified, leaving a general cautionary sentiment about chance.
Creomulsion Promises Quick Cough Relief Ad
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as fast relief for coughing chest cold or bronchial irritation. It claims the product reaches the inflamed membranes and loosens phlegm, with a guarantee and money back if not satisfied from the first use.
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Frontier
Frederic. Remington
Yankee Arms
Harper and Brothers, Publishers
Abby
Shaw
Oulton
George Bernard Shaw
Irvin S. Cobb
G. O. F. Younger
Wall Street
Allegheny Mountains
White House
Bassett Blakely
Will Rogers
Bassett
Long
Charles
Little Dog Rover
Huey Long
By Lowell Henderson
Gurtis G. Dark
Findurance
Deter Jack London
Episcopalian
Airplace
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
R. M. Clark
No. Horton St. Jackson, Mich
Mother Gray
Mother Gray CO
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N.Y
Zeroline
Zeroline Co
Gilbert Bldc
Grand Rapids, Mich
Aif Ig Sherman Ered Si
Phellips
Imagnesta
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