Leather Stocking models in New York frontier hero Nick Stoner
The article argues that Nicholas Stoner, a New York hunter and scout famed from Revolutionary and War of 1812 service, likely inspired Cooper's Leather Stocking character. It recalls Stoner’s battles from Saratoga to Yorktown, his Civilian postwar fame, and his statue at Caroga. It also recounts Capt Ezekiel Williams and the Lost Trappers, detailing their Lewis and Clark connection and the perilous Missouri expedition ending with a Colorado trail.
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J. Fenimore Cooper
Tim Murphy
Morgan
Schoharie
Cooper
Rhode Island
Valley Forge
Yorktown
Henry Stoner
Nick Stoner
New York
Simms
General Dodge
Caroga
Hzekiel Williams
St. Louis
Big White
Ezekiel Williams
Missouri
Williams
Rocky Mountains
Yellowstone
South Platte
Lewis and Clark
Arkansas River
Captain Williams
James Workman
Samuel Spencer
Red River
Santa Fe
Fort Cooper
Workman
Spencer
Wind River
Colorado River
Upper
California
Rio Colorado
Western Newspapgy Union
Rose of the Isles and Bermuda’s St Peter’s church romance
The article recalls Nea Tucker the "Rose of the Isles" who married William Tucker in Bermuda’s St Peter’s parish church, where Tom Moore, the Irish poet, wrote Believe Me Is All Those Endearing Young Charms. It notes church history, furnishings from 1625 to 1817, and local graves including Richard Sutherland Dale.
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St. Peter’s
Bermuda
America
Tom Moore
Nea
Hester Louisa Tucker
William Tucker
St. George's
Moore
Tucker
Mitchell
R. L. Tucker
Nea Tucker
William III
Government House
Richard Moore
William Pitt
Richard Sutherland Dale
Richard Dale
Philadelphia
United States
President
St. George’s
Rose of
Beware of Doubling in Making Contracts Early in the Eighteenth Century
A Morning Post writer recalls a farmer who agreed to deliver increasing rye amounts weekly for a year for £5. Doubling leads to an impractically vast total, far exceeding England’s rye supply, illustrating the danger of exponential contracts. An additional tale concerns a blacksmith charging per nail, showing the same risk.
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London Morning Post
England
The Usual
A domestic scene unfolds as a wife asks who has arrived late at night while the husband arrives home after hours and responds with a dismissive, minimal line.
Doctors Use Creosote For Chest Colds Advise Creomulsion
For years doctors have prescribed creosote in remedies for coughs and bronchitis. Creomulsion with creosote and six other medicinal elements claims to stop lingering coughs and colds quickly. The ad notes guaranteed refunds if relief is not achieved and urges keeping Creomulsion on hand for immediate use.
Magazine Receptacle Etiquette When Papers Accumulate
Readers seek practical storage rules as clutter irritates spaces. Women urge careful use of provided receptacles while noting magazines left out create a lived in feel and a messy impression.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promotes Safe Laxative Use
Medical experts urge using liquid laxatives over harsh tablets. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, containing senna, offers safe relief without mineral drugs and helps avoid bowel strain and organ harm through proper dosing.
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Dr. Caldwell
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