Shays Rebellion a Patriot’s Revolt in 1786 Massachusetts
The article traces Daniel Shays and fellow farmers' 1786 uprising against taxes and debt in Massachusetts. It covers causes the depreciated currency, legal seizures, and court closures, Shays’ leadership, militia suppression by Gov Bowdoin and Lincoln, and the rebels’ eventual defeat with Shays’s exile and later pardon.
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Europe
America
United States
Great Britain
Massachusetts
Shays
Daniel Shays
Confederation
House of Representatives
Senate
Pelham Tavern
Worcester
Bowdoin
Supreme Court
Springfield
William Sheppard
Cambridge Court House
Middlesex County
Boston
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Benjamin Lincoln
Lincoln
Luke Day
Pelham
Three New Sewing Patterns for All Sizes in Family Wardrobe
The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept introduces three new patterns for all ages from toddlers to teens and adults. Pattern 1997 offers a smart smock in multiple fabrics with long or short sleeves and sizes 32 through 44. Pattern 1204 presents a day frock in sizes 36 to 52 with a slender skirt, optional sleeves, and a contrasting collar. Pattern 1994 features a youthful two-to-three year old style in sizes 2, 4, 6, and 8 with suggestions for sheer wool or gingham and optional two-piece panty looks. Send fifteen cents for the Barbara Bell Falk and Winter Pattern Book.
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W. Adams S&j
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
A Few Little Pipes Forgotten Age
Dialogue quotes a father and son debating women in the Middle Ages. Father dismisses women as non existent, claiming they are only girls, matrons and old ladies, framing a humorous contrast on historical gender roles.
Who's Looney Inmates Fish Over Flower Bed Joke
A man in an insane asylum sits fishing beside a flower bed. A friendly visitor asks how many he caught. The inmate replies you are ninth, delivering a dry comic punch line in The Bee Hive style.
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Looney
Good Old Joe Skemp and Joe Smith Promises
Snapp recalls Joe Skemp and Joe Smith as men who helped others. A wife recalls Smith who died and asked her not to remarry, reflecting their community bonds and shared acts of service.
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Skemp
Joe Smith
Snapp
Joe
Reverse the Charges Fax Davey Thatll Be One
A brief item notes a pending instruction to reverse charges by fax to Davey. The fragment hints at a simple action or request, with no additional context or dates.
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Davey
Railcar power and locomotive tender capacities noted
The Association of American Railroads discusses standard Pullman cars generating enough electricity for about four homes. It notes tenders hold 25 000 gallons of water and 25 tons of coal, with heavy freight ranges of 200 miles and occasional 250 to 300 miles before refueling. Dining cars serve about 25 000 000 meals annually, akin to feeding a city of about 23 000 people each day of the year.
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Association of American Railroads
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Hopkinton
Connecticut Valley
Amherst
Bunker Hill
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Burgoyne
Saratoga
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Stony Point
Washington
Lafayette
Committee of Safety
Hampshire
Hatfield
Middlesex
Concord
Hana
Petersham
Vermont
Sparta
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Leon
FOLEY
Honey & Tarqui
Doan
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