Adventurous Americans Adventurous Americans from fur days to plains
A collage of exploits from the 19th century fur trade and frontier life. It chronicles Alexander Harvey, a violent figure of brutal murders from 1840s Fort McKenzie to Fort Union, and the legend of Commodore Stephen Decatur Bross in Colorado. Also notes historian Parkman’s harsh experiences with the Sioux as he researched the Oregon Trail.
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Alexander Harvey
Fort McKenzie
Fort Union
Isodoro
Harvey
Missouri River
Georgetown
Colo
Commodore Stephen Decatur
Stephen Decaturs
Commodore
Omaha
Ponca
Pottawatomie
Colorado
Stephen Decatur Bross
Illinois
Philadelphia
Cis Parkman
Boston
Harvard
Oregon Trail
Parkgnan
Archimedes Soap Found Tale Brightens Class
A cheerful reading sketch turns on Archimedes leaping from his bath and shouting Eureka. The teacher explains the word means I have found it and asks what was found, prompting the comic answer the soap.
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Archimedes
Precarious Seat After Crowded Cars On Water Wagon
Frank acted funny last night after riding in crowded cars. Mrs Junebride explains he attempted to ride home on a water wagon but fell off and was stunned on the way.
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Frank
Junebride
Condemned Man Rejects Rope Appeal in Court
In a terse exchange with Judge Lynch the condemned man voices defiance refusing any plea to avoid the execution. The dialogue underscores a defiant stance as the legal process proceeds toward the sentence.
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Judge Lynch
Be First to Crochet Summery Ensemble Pattern 6381
Be First to Crochet Summery Ensemble offers a hat with a puff stitch brim and a matching roomy bag. The hat features an adjustable back band and the pattern provides instructions, stitch illustrations, and material needs. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle in New York for Pattern 6381.
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Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th
New York
N. Y
Pull the Trigger on Lazy Bowels and Pepsin-ize Stomach
Medical ad copy promotes Dr Caldwell’s Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin to relieve constipation and stomach discomfort. It claims pepsin dissolves undigested protein in the stomach while senna stimulates bowel movement, urging consumers to buy at their druggist.
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Dr. Caldwell
Gabe
Manner of Doing That Which Makes One Man Different
Quotation attributed to H. E. Manning states that the manner in which tasks are performed defines a person more than the actions themselves. The emphasis is on method over result in distinguishing individuals.
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H. E. Manning
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