Uncle Sam origin story from Samuel Wilson in Troy NY
A long profile recalls Samuel Wilson born 1766 in Massachusetts and settling in Troy New York. It explains how his name became the national symbol Uncle Sam through meat and brick trades, fame, a wartime ration contract, and later cartoonist portrayals anchored by Wilson’s own character.
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Samuel Wilson
United States of America
Sam
Oakwood
Troy
N. Y
New York Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Common
Albany
Holland
Wilsons
Mount Ida
New England
Menotomy
Arlington
Mass
Boston
Mason, N. H
Samuel
Mason
Ebenezer
City of
Hudson River
Carlton Wood Sheldon
Kansas City
Helen Marion Brockett
Betty Sheldon Brockett
Betsy
Wilson Brothers
Ferry Street
S. and E. Wilson
Hudson
Wilson Meats
Wilson
United States
Elbert
Sam Wilson
U. S
Uncle Sam
United States O America
Troy Post
John Bull
New York
Vermont
Columbia Sentinel
Nile
Punch
London
F. Bellow
New York Lantern
Thomas Nast
Nast
Uncle Sam Wilson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ladies Auxiliary
Sam’ Wilson
Oakwood Cemetery
Mending New Baby Sparks Question From Child
A nurse tends a newborn while a three year old boy watches. The child asks if the baby is new, and wonders why the nurse is mending him. The nurse reassures him that the infant is new.
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Jackie
Radio Talk Sparks Fashion Turn for Miss Cayenne
Miss Cayenne expresses strong interest in radio and jokes about making it part of her attire. She reveals she has instructed her hairdresser to craft a short wave transformation to extend the retrofuturistic look.
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Miss Cayenne
Josh Glaven
Would-Be Groom Complains About Budget For Bride
Reading fragments show a humorous dialog about marriage and money. A shipping clerk reports a cabinet minister on mood, while colleagues quip about pleasing a boss as a mock news brief reflects light political satire.
Campaign Song Sparks Debate In Art Competition
A campaigner suggests a strong campaign song while Senator Sorghum urges restraint. A witty exchange notes opposites attract and a humorous portrait of a politician with a single narrow focus.
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Sorghum
Quotations From Milwaukee Journal and Farmer Countes sel
A collection of brief exchanges includes a foreman questioning fitness for hard labor and an applicant citing national judges as approval. Another line humorously notes a college graduate realizing there is much he does not know.
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Milwaukee Journal
Josh
Amazed Speed Fiend Delivers Eccentric Line
A quirky note shows a speaker marveling at a moment of slowed speed and a playful misnaming of Toke Pecindbedaia, ending with amused exclamation.
Record low near absolute zero achieved by de Hass
Professor W. J. de Hass of the University of Leyden Netherlands attained a temperature one five thousandth of a degree above absolute zero on February 16, 1935. The finding stands as the lowest temperature ever reached.
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W. J. de Hass
University of Leyden
Netherlands
Postum Free Week Offer From Postum Company
Read the offer made by the Postum Company in another part of this paper. They will send a full week supply of health giving Postum free to anyone who writes for it.
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Postum Company
Adyv
Easing Off Jars Politeness Quote
A compact quotation from Van Amburgh on politeness as a social tool. It frames politeness as easing rigidity in thought and action to prevent conflicts and misunderstandings.
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van Amburgh
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Louise M. Comstock
James E. van Zandt
Bay State
Ed Wilson
Mounts
Ida
Olympus
New Hampshire
Tailleur
Western Newspaper Union
Sam” Wilson
Marion Wilson Sheldon
Thomas H. Nast
Columbia
Harper’s Weekly
Mr. Perch
Miss Perch
Doan
Doans
Polly Guaren
Every County Sales CO
Audubon
Indianapolis
WNU
Riotchy
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