Fifty Famous Frontiersmen and Early Empire Builders
German American Kasper Mansker, one of the Long Hunters, helped explore Kentucky and Tennessee, discovered salt licks, and met Daniel Boone. George Morgan, trader and Indian ally, led West Indiana trading efforts, aided early colonization plans, and provided key information on the Burr conspiracy before dying in 1833.
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Kasper Mansker
Nancy
Cumberland Gap
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mansker
Davidson County
North Carolina
Cumberland
Natchez
Mississippi
Green River
Daniel Boone
Squire Boone
Middle West
George Morgan
Baynton, Wharton and Morgan
Indiana Company
Illinois
Great Britain
France
Morgan
Taimenend
Tammany
Continental Congress
Fort Pitt
Continental Army
Princeton
N. J
College
Spain
New Madrid
Ohio
James Wilkinson
Morganza
Washington County
Pennsylvania
Aaron
Jefferson
Burr
Western Newspaper Union
Romance Recalls Lost Status of Actresses Bride of Lord Douglas
In Brooklyn Federal Court a 60 year old woman once known as Loretta Mooney clutching her citizenship papers recalls a youth described as wonderfully pretty. Her marriage to Lord Sholto George Douglas, son of the Marquis of Queensbury, began a high profile life with moves from mining towns to England. Their son John Douglas, now 33, lives in Belgium. The lord’s varied fortunes included saloon ownership in Spokane, jewelry selling in Detroit, and a $5,000,000 claim before fading into labor with Canadian Pacific. Her later fate remains obscure after renouncing U S citizenship in 1895 and a later divorce for infidelity.
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New York
Tony Pastor
Federal Court
Brooklyn
Sholto George Douglas
Inch
Sholto Douglas
Marquis of Queensbury
Pastor
Arizona
Loretta Mooney
California
Lord Douglas
England
West
John Douglas
Belgium
Spokane
Detroit
Canadian Pacific
Sholto
America
Mendelsohn Pickles
Archeologists Survey Indian Mounds in Tennessee
Maj. W S Webb leads TVA survey before Norris and Wheeler dam backwaters flood areas in Tennessee Valley. Findings show 800 Indian mounds and village sites from late historic to prehistoric times to be turned to the Smithsonian Institution for study.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Norris
Wheeler
Maj. W.S. Webb
Department of Archeology
University of Kentucky
TVA
OWA
Smithsonian
Wheeler Reservoir
Webb
Town Fire Department Goes Five Years Uncalled
Reserve Kansas residents miss annual fire prevention week as Fire Chief Ed Chase notes the department has not been called out in five years due to a lack of fires in the community.
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Reserve
Kan
Ed Chase
Amnesia Question Haunts a Rural Farmer
Farmer Corntessel frets that he may be showing amnesia symptoms. He recalls only part of his former identity as a prosperous farmer with a bustling market and many seekers for work, hinting at memory loss.
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Corntessel
Bouncer's Quip About Coupons Echoes in Bank Vault Line
A bouncer at a bank vault signing the entry card asks for the attendee to direct him to the rubber goods department. He jokes about coupons that bounce back like rubber balls after being deposited.
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Vancouver
Mary and Mistress Debate Chickens at Home
In a playful exchange Mary notes the cat has had chickens. Mistress disputes, hinting at kittens. Mary questions whether they were chickens or kittens, and insists the cat’s actions point to chickens.
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Mary
Humorous take on frock length boosts husbands too
A London humorist notes trade papers praise longer frocks for women, while joking that if they lasted a month or two more husbands would also gain. The quip highlights social fashion shifts and male perspectives in a light, satirical tone.
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Hubby
London
Sapp Minds Proposals and Public Speaking Banter
In a lively exchange a man asks Sapp about improving his mind and the other replies with a quip about getting it. The scene shifts to a public speaking question posed by a man in a rocking chair as a third speaker recounts proposing to a country girl via a party line. A punchline defines a matrimonial bureau as a six‑drawer affair with fixins and a necktie.
Beach Chimes Ask If Music Fades With Stars
A Portland Express quirky note ponders if there is music in the stars while joking that the sun causes a belle to peel, reflecting light newspaper whimsy.
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Portland Express
No Sanctuary Binks It Was a Great Night
A dialogue snippet follows two characters Jinks and an old man. They discuss luck and a police station, with one claiming they found their way home after a vivid night. The tone resembles a light dramatic exchange or comedy beat.
Tonic Stimulant Venue Sparks Courtroom Banter
A light exchange in the Boston Transcript hints at flirtatious chatter about a doctor and Elsie after a ride last evening. The dialogue showcases a playful, social moment with a mention of a charming bedside manner translated to a roadside setting.
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Elsie
Boston Transcript
Cut to Fit Why the round hole in your door
A witty note explains that the round hole in doors is intended for circular letters.
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