Sam Houston’s boyhood to Texas hero’s rise in history
The narrative follows Sam Houston from a hard early life in the Tennessee Valley, through schooling and Cherokee adoption, to military service in the Creek War and a later return as a lawyer, Tennessee governor, and leader in Texas during the Texas Revolution. It recounts his vow to serve with rank, his injuries at the Creek War, the New Orleans era, and his pivotal role in the Alamo aftermath and the Texan stand under Santa Anna. The account highlights his devotion to learning, determination to attend school, and eventual prominence in two nations.
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Sam
Ronning Agrome
Spolingg
Eipher
Derry
Tauler
Choleyoun Hafenerd
Washington College
Tenheassee
Beawaird Valley
Allegheny Mountains
Tennessee
Bro- Ulera
Toenmedh
Jackewn
Binwell
Jackson
Ure
Banka
Che Croeke
Gem Jackson
Artil Hhe
Enelen
Bin
Hanile
Txim
Penne
Hin
New ‘Orleans
Brillant
New Orleans
Doboteka
Texas
Herdeman
New Battamadura
Alamo
Maassere
Goliad
Ban Jaciuto
Toxona
Santa Anna
Sam Houston
Discipline in the Army Involving Captain Gambier Incident
A fragment recounts Captain Gambier of the Royal Engineers visiting his brother, an army officer. They mock discipline while firing in a barracks gallery, a ball grazing an army servant named Andrews through a door. The private apologizes, thinking a minor misstep warranted no officer’s sanction.
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J W. Gambler
Nile
Royal Engineer Barracks
Andrews
Gambier
Andrew
Wax melting and home wax press for beekeepers
Instructional note on building a simple outdoor wax press using galvanized iron and bricks. Details cover furnace setup, tank sizes, dipping tools, water management, and steps for melting and cooling wax for market, with emphasis on efficiency, care, and avoiding rust.
Chicken keeping tips and brood care notes
The text gives advice on housing chicks in sheltered runs, moving ducklings indoors at night when young, using a dust nest with ashes, and monitoring mites with insecticide. It mentions a hen's egg production range and suggests potential earnings, noting April to May as critical for heat management.
Care of Young Chicks and Brooder Advice
Practical guide on chick care from brooders to feed and housing. Emphasizes vermin control, proper bedding, using grit or crockery as feed aiding material, and the need for adequate space and quiet roosting. Warns against overcrowding and stresses consistent care to raise healthy chicks and eventual prize winners.
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Mel
Tye Fuet Neh
Ms Mide
Miles
Coop
Regardiona
Atea
Broedera
Keep Drinking Water Clean with Handy Poultry Dish Cover
An article from Orange Judd Farmer urges using a two-square board protector over a poultry drinking dish to keep water clean. The device forms two triangular panels when folded, creating a protective shield. It notes cracks and durability as key needs for the cover.
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Orange Judd
Incubator Quality Measured by Study Not Price
The text argues that success in artificial incubation relies on the study given to the incubator rather than the money spent. A cheaply built incubator, if well studied and properly used, can be far more valuable than an expensive model lacking proper understanding or usage.
Ducklings Free from Lice Find Protective Feathers
A fragment reports ducklings freed from lice with mentions of lice removal and feathers in oily mature plumage. The text is garbled but notes behavior linked to lice and feather health, hinting at a study or observation on duckling care.
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Miles
Tie Owl
Milton
One Piece Frock Showcases Black and White Striped Silk
Fashion notes describe changeable effects in pongees, featuring a black and white striped silk one piece frock with a white chiffon fichu and white lace vest. The piece emphasizes a slim waist with a Greek key hem and bold striped fabric, plus a green apple pongee with gold embroidery and a smart elbow sleeve trim.
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Ohe
Cozy hot water can cover with knitted fringe
A roomy cosy for a hot water can is described with steps to finish the edges and join two sides. Line with blanketing, sew and trim with cord to match the lettering, then arrange in three loops and two fringed ends at the top for a decorative finish.
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Edjon
Warm Bedding Demonstration For Morning Quiet Hours
A cosy blanket design shows how to keep hot water unused in the early morning behind a bedroom door. The piece, made in blanketing with thick fabric, suggests scarlet or navy applique for the inscription hot water. It emphasizes no lining is necessary, but a lining would add warmth.
Cure for Red Arms Beauty Guide
A beauty column explains that poor circulation causes reddened arms and offers remedies. Stay active, keep extremities warm, and wear proper clothing. Two treatments are proposed, including a lather massage with fire teclasy soap and a homemade oatmeal paste with borax and ammonia, applied then dried and wiped off.
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Willy
Foundation Skirts and New Trousseau Accoutrements
A description of foundation shades and contrasting foundations for outfits. A wolf gray chiffon vallo is noted among recent trousseau acquisitions, embroidered around the skirt with a scattered flower design in blues and pinks, worn over a roundtop of old rows taffeta that blends colors subtly.
Polka Dots Rise To Rival Checks In Summer Decor
Polka dots rival stripes and checks as the season's decorative motif across fabrics and accessories. Varied polka dot chiffons appear in white with colored dots and pale grounds with darker dots, many with black and white combos. Designers favor black grounds with white dots and white grounds with black polka dots, often featuring a border around the hem.
Frock for Little Girl in Navy Blue Alpaca
A little girl wears a navy blue alpaca frock with plaited blouse and skirt. White alpaca trims edge the blue bands, with Slot lace around the peak and cuffs. White patent leather belt completes the outfit.
Shirt Waist Sewing Hint With Kimono Sleeve Attachments
A period sewing tip describes adding a four inch kimono sleeve to a shirt waist. The fabric under the waist forms a united back while shoulders differ, and the sleeve is wrapped around the waist to attach under the arm. Narrow the sleeve strip at the bottom to ease the seam.
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Houston
Sim
Gallon
Liem Sain
Homer
Rover
Grut
Heaturdity
Cranks
Howe
Ander
Tuhopeks
Good Wax Press
Ube
C. A. Hatch
Portant
Raine Ducka
Weber
Duck Man
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