Oregon Trail Road to Mark Historic Route Across Midwest
Calfornian Charles E. Davis of Sacramento plans to lead 300 prairie schooners from Independence Missouri along the Oregon Trail to mark historic sites and spur interest. Ezra Meeker heads the Oregon Trail Memorial Association seeking congressional recognition to designate the trail as a national highway and preserve its legacy.
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California
Charles EE. Davis
Sacramento
Independence
Oregon
Parkman
Emerson Hough
Old
Oregon Trail Association
Baker
Ore
Congress of the United States
Oregon Country
Meacham
Darding
Congress
Memorial Association
Ezra Meeker
Two Hundred Wagons Roll Toward Oregon Pioneer Path
A poem extols the westward migration of two hundred wagons to Oregon led by settlers from East South and North. Pioneers traverse the plains and mountains, facing rivers and tribes, while promising homes, schools, and farms as they pursue the Oregon dream. Arthur Gutterman’s verse appears in I Sing the Pioneer.
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Washington
Coolidge
Oregon Trail
Missouri
Oregon
Star
Arthur Gutterman
E. P Dutton and Company
Oregon Trail Route and Vintage Home Drink Recipes
The article outlines wagon road routes from Independence to Oregon via Kansas City Gardner and Fort Laramie, detailing the Oregon and Santa Fe trails and key waypoints across Nebraska Wyoming Idaho and Oregon. It adds era craft notes with several old fashioned drink and sandwich recipes for entertaining.
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Independence
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Kdnesville
Omaha
South Pass
Pacific
Kemmerer
Border
Idaho
Montpelier
Soda Springs
Old Fort Hall
Port Neuf
Snake
American Falls
Twint Falls
Filer
Buhl
Glenn's Ferry
Blue Mountains
Meacham
Pendleton
Umatilla
Columbia
Dakies
Barlow
Oregon City
Portland
Wi.llamette Valley
Clatsop Plains
Washington
Oregon
1849 Oregon migration sale notice in Kentucky Kentucky cash sale
A 1849 sale bill describes a move to the Oregon Territory and lists extensive personal property for auction on March 1 1849 including ox teams two milk cows various livestock furniture tools and a copper still plus six enslaved people two men 35 and 50 years old two boys 12 and 18 two mulatto women 40 and 30 years old. Sale near Versailles Kentucky on McConns ferry pike begins at 8 AM with cash or a note at 4 percent interest.
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Oregon Territory
Buck
Ben
Tom
Jerry
Jerry Wilson
Johnson Milter
Tanyard
Ben Miller
Bob McConnel
Versailles
Kentucky
McConns Ferry
J. L Moss
The Kitchen Cabinet 1928 Morning Scene from City
A fragmentary urban vignette paints the city waking to smoke rising from chimneys. The narrator cites a line by Charles De Kay, hinting at a literary era mood as dawn dispels night.
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Charles de Kay
New Town Growth and Filling Stations Questioned
The Pathfinder notes debates on town development asking if new homes are being built and if filling stations outnumber other facilities. An ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for baby clothes and a radio invention in Paris claims to detect thieves by ringing bells via musical waves.
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Noj
The
Pathfinder
Monsieur A»belhe
Paris
Little annoyances crop up at man small boarding house
A fragmentary note describes small irritations in a boarding house setting. The vignette hints at minor tensions among residents, focusing on everyday frictions and modest domestic scenes.
Young Lady Pursues Bachelor With Annexation Theory
A young woman persistently engages a bachelor in discussions about annexation theory, trying to persuade him to adopt her viewpoint in a lively social exchange.
Pexel Jelly Powder Promises Long Shelf Life
Tasteless and odorless jelly powder is sold by The Pexel Company of Chicago. It remains effective in any season with bottled juices or unsweetened canned fruits. Each package includes a recipe booklet and costs 30 cents. The ad cites examples of juice-to-sugar ratios and resulting yields for strawberry, raspberry, currant, and grape jellies.
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Sexson
The
Pexel Company
Chicago
Til
Copper heavy wiring used in Cleveland telephone building
Copper wiring for a new Cleveland telephone building required more than 212 tons of copper. The amount underscores the project’s scale and the demand for copper in midcentury communications infrastructure.
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Cleveland
Few women never see their ideal of feminine perfection
A brief reflective note on women and self perception suggests ideal femininity remains rare to observe beyond personal reflection. The line contrasts external standards with inner sense of adequacy, implying a universal challenge in achieving societal ideals.
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