Kit Carson The Happy Warrior of the Old West
A review of Stanley Vestal’s Kit Carson The Happy Warrior of the Old West, arguing Vestal rechecks myths about Kit Carson. It portrays Carson as a skilled, humane, unboastful frontiersman driven by personal ties rather than grand designs, and notes Vestal’s use of original sources to restore credible biographical detail.
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Kit Carson
Houghton Miflin Company
Stanley Vestal
Walter Stanley Campbell
University of Oklahoma
Kit
America
George Bent
Col
William Bent
Washee
Watan
Watonga
Wolf
Roman Nose
Edmond Guerrier
James Robert Campbell
Bancroft
Southwest
Georg Bird Grinnell
Edwin L. Sabin
H. M. Chitteneden
R. L. Thwaites
Blanche C. Grant
Carson
Daniel Boone
Davy Crockett
Sam Houston
Mr. Vestal
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Madison County
Kentucky
Missouri
Franklin
Santa Fe
West
Fremont
Rockies
Vestal
Josephia
Fort Lyon
Colo
Duddeen
Punishments in Ancient Nome Rome Law Details
Describes the Roman penal system with fines imprisonment stripes and public disgrace. Punishments include mulcta vincula verbera talia infamia exilium and death by beheading scourging strangling or thrown from Tarpeian rock. Also notes natural death options and methods for execution or banishment.
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Robur
Silence Trusted Treasury of Lodge Political Power
To Be Trusted Silence was a key reason for Senator Lodge of Massachusetts's continued political success. The passage notes that, on one occasion, after Washington correspondents had...
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Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Washington
Blue sky laws outline securities regulation nationwide
Protecting investors with broadly similar blue sky laws, states regulate sale of stocks bonds and other securities and extend to many investment enterprises. They usually include a fraud penalty and empower an official or body to investigate securities transactions.
Silent debate over public questions sparks Senate remark
The dean of the scribes complains about silence on key issues. The senator replies that steadfast silence signals holding a position of importance in public affairs.
Pure Bred Dairy Sires Boost Herd Yields, USDA Says
A USDA Leaflet argues that pure bred dairy bulls pay for themselves quickly by boosting milk and butterfat. From herds averaging 4695 pounds of milk and 179 pounds of butterfat yearly, daughters averaged 7607 pounds milk and 800 pounds butterfat, raising net gains per daughter around 45 dollars after feed costs. The bulletin urges dairy farmers to consider pure bred sires despite higher upfront costs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
W. E. Wintermeyer
Mr. Wintermeyer
Bureau of Dairy Industry
Washington, D
Legume Hay and Grain Mixture for Dry Cows
Dry cows should be fed abundant legume hay for calcium and protein. Along with hay, include grain so cows gain condition before calving. Use corn and oats as the base, add bran or oil meal for phosphorus and texture. Some dairymen say dry cow feeds yield large dividends.
Most Profitable Breed for Building Up Dairy
There is no single best dairy cow breed. Brown Swiss offer large rugged frames with medium milk quantity and medium richness. Holsteins give large milk yield but lower butterfat around 3.5 percent. Guernseys and Jerseys produce medium milk with higher richness. Holsteins dominate commercial milk, while Guernseys and Jerseys suit premium markets. For general dairying, choices among breeds are limited.
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Guernseys
Jerseys
Dairy Hints on Water and Feed for Cows milk
Dairy hints note more cows in testing associations than ever. Milk output depends on ample water and clean drinking access. Self feeders fail for calves. calves overeat high protein feeds and skip roughage. Ground oats when seen in manure. Skim milk should test under .02 percent butter fat. separators allowing .05 percent need attention.
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South Dakota State College Experiment Station
Cow Helps Fawn During Milking Beside Glacier Park
Mrs Cooper, living on a homestead near Glacier National Park, is visited each morning by a fawn that leaves its mother to nurse at the milking cow. The mother deer waits nearby, content to allow this relay relief provided by the cow as Mrs Cooper milks and pets the young creature.
California Fig Syrup Ad Appeals to Parents and Children
A vintage advert promotes California Fig Syrup as a pleasant tasting laxative for children of all ages. It emphasizes that a teaspoonful cleans the liver and bowels and urges asking for the genuine product with proper bottle directions. Mothers are warned to say California to avoid imitations.
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California
Yesterday's Waste Basket of Lost Opportunities
A concise reflection on how yesterday becomes a repository for missed chances. The saying frames time as a container for unseized actions, urging awareness of present choices to avoid future regrets.
Married life guided by many directions
A compact saying notes that many men enter marriage under external pressures or societal expectations rather than personal choice. It reflects on how social norms shape decisions about partnership and domestic life.
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Round Table
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Horace Greeley
Oregon Trail
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Houston
Texas
Fawn
Oledo
Ohio
Dr. Peery
Dr Peery
Pearl Street
New York City
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
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