Dove Creek Fight: Pioneers Lose to Kickapoos in Texas
Capt A J Lowell recalls the Dove Creek tragedy near Dove Creek and Spring Creek where a Confederate militia pursuit of Kickapoos ended in a rout. The Indians surprised, fought back, and pursued settlers, with many wounded or killed and 30 bodies buried.
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A. J. Lowell
Dove Creek
Spring Creek
South Concho
Guadalupe County
Seguin
H. E. McCulloch
Mexico
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Texas
Cap Rock
Hardeman, Dickens, Kent, Crosby, Garza
Scurry
Colorado River
Colorado City
Concho
San Angelo
Tom Green County
Totten
Colorado
Concho Country
Comanche
Bosque
John Chisholm
Ferguson
Bryant
Cunninghams
Valentines
Ledbetter
Fort Griffin
Valentine
Monroe McDonald
Crockett County
Devil’s River
Val Verde County
Rio Grande
Devil's River
Santa Rosa Mountains
Indiana
Ike Cox
Nueces
Santa Rosas
James McMahan
del, Rio
Kickapoo Creek
Ladoga Largest European Lake in War Geography Bulletin
The National Geographic Society notes Lake Ladoga as Europe's largest inland body by area about 7000 square miles, rivaling Ontario, and explains its role as a reservoir for Petrograd via the Neva. It details canals from Volkhov and Svir to Neva, seasonal shipping limits, ice seasons, and monastic sites on Valamo and Konnevitz islands drawing pilgrims each June.
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Ladoga
Petrograd
Neva
National Geographic Society
Caspian Sea
Europe
Lake Ontario
Schlosselburg
Gulf of Finland
Lake Ladoga
Syas
Svir
Volkhov
Novorod
Nizhni-Novgorod
Volkhov Republic
Little Lake
Valamo
Sergei and
Herman
Peter and Paul
Konnevitz
California Syrup of Figs Promises Safe Kids Laxative
Old advertising copy urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for constipation in children claiming it is harmless and cleansing. It warns to avoid counterfeits and to buy the 650 cent bottle from a druggist with full directions for all ages.
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Ted
Ion
California
Sulpherb Tablets Promised to Purify Thick Blood
A vintage advertisement touts Sulpherb tablets claiming to purify thick sluggish blood cleanse greasy pimply skin and banish foul perspiration odors boils and aches and pains as a spring remedy once favored by grandma.
Sulpheric Tabletlets Promised to Flush Toxins
An advertisement touts Sulpheric Tabletlets made from sulfur cream of tartar calcium sulfide and herbs. It claims a month of regular use clears poisons from the body improving headaches catarrh neuralgia rheumatic pain and skin conditions. Noted as suitable for children and adults with a 60 cent price per sealed tube.
Pine needle industry spurs Florida nest trade
A visitor's remark in the Indianapolis News sparked interest in pine needles as a commercial product. Northern buyers paid $18 a ton for three tons, prompting local workers to gather, bale, and supply needles for nesting bedding and plant protection, creating a new industry.
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Florida
Indianapolis News
What His Wife Said
A golf enthusiast jokes about preferring golf to eating and notes his wife is relieved that he will rather play than cook as the gag lands in Chicago Daily.
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Chicago
Congress grants broad powers to curb rail traffic jams
The Interstate Commerce Commission gains sweeping authority to regulate car service, set rules on car use and compensation, and suspend rules during emergencies to improve rail transportation for the public. Senate leaders urge prompt enactment due to chronic car shortages and distribution failures across railroads.
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Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Butter Waste Costs Nation Billions In Food Loss
A single pat of butter from each of 20 million homes could waste 312 500 pounds daily or 114 062 500 pounds yearly. That amount requires 265 261 560 gallons of milk from over half a million cows. Even if only 1 in 100 homes wastes a pat daily the loss exceeds 1 000 000 pounds, a serious waste of a valued food.
Freckle-Face Remedy Promises Free Trial If It Fails
A clever sales pitch offers freckle treatment with a money back guarantee. The dealer claims you pay nothing unless freckles vanish and that a single ounce of double strength ethine from any druggist should reveal results.
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Freckle- Face
Wwe
Anzac Origin Traced By Telegraphic Code Choice
The Christian Science Monitor notes that Anzac, the famed telegraphic address for Australian and New Zealand forces, arose when Sir W. R. Birdwood chose a code from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps name after taking command in Egypt.
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Christian Science Monitor
New Zealand
W. R. Birdwood
Egypt
New Zealand Army Corps
Dialogic Snippet on Breathing from Mrs Maloney and Student
A classroom exchange shows a teacher explaining respiration to a student while Mrs Maloney reflects on her long experience with breathing. The fragment hints at a humorous Irish dialect tone and rural schooling.
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Maloney Jr
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