Women of the Revolution Freedom Work and Support
An aging Mary Washington knitted stockings for soldiers and guided her son George with quiet counsel in Fredericksburg. Martha Washington shared hardships with Washington and inspired troops. Mercy Warren advised and debated policies with Jefferson and Adams. Elizabeth Schuyler and Susan Livingston allied with their husbands’ revolutionary plans, shaping strategic actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Washington
Fredericksburg
Martha Washington
Eulee
Yhen
Lady Washington
Mercy Warren
Thomas Jefferson
John and
Samuel Adams
Plymouth
Elizabeth Schuyler
Alexander Hamilton
Susan Livingston
Wiliam Livingston
New Jersey
Revolutionary Heroines Mary Draper and Ann Ramsay
Mary Draper sent husband and son to the front and fed soldiers with bread and cheese and cider while malt vesels melted for pewter and muskets. Molly Pitcher carried water and won recognition as a sergeant. Ann McCarty Ramsay, born 1731, was the daughter of Maj. Dennis McCarty and Sarah Ball, cousin of Washington’s mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Draper
Massachusetts
Husband
Molly Pitcher
Monmouth
Amerlean
Lexandria
Ann McCarty Ramsay
Maj
Dennis McCarty
Sarah Ball
George Washington
Ann McCarty
Ife
William
How Nature Brews Pulque in Mexico
The article describes a process in which a ma guey plant’s cut stem yields sap used to make pulque. Peons collect ten to fifteen pints daily by sucking sap through a tube into pig skin containers, then transport the harvest aboard a donkey to a central station where it ripens in cowhide vats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blowin
Mexico
Make your sweetheart a present that means profit and patriotism
A compact sales style line urging purchase of United States Liberty Bonds as a gift that blends financial benefit with patriotic duty, framing the bond program as a personal and national contribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Liberty Bond
The Difference. Genius and folly in cats and men.
A quip from Ed Howe's Monthly notes that when a genius acts smart it seems so, but a crazed man’s best fits may appear foolish. The line plays on perceived intelligence versus circumstance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helaz
Ed Howe
Monthly
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure for Catarrh
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh at all stages through internal action on the blood and mucous surfaces. The ad claims testimonials support its efficacy and offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure, urging readers to seek this constitutional treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Otto
Stomach troubles remedy praised by Wellsburg druggist
SH Murphy of Wellsburg New York applauds Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach troubles and constipation, claiming they are the most satisfactory remedy he has sold in thirty four years of drug store service. The testimonial underscores wide local acceptance of the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
SH. Murphy
Wellsburg
N.Y
Thrift Thought: Cultivate a Broad Thrift Habit
An exhortation to practice thoughtful thrift and prudent saving. It urges waste prevention, joyful saving, and safe, profitable investing to build a growing bank balance while balancing present needs with future security. The piece extols thrift as the key to better living and lasting financial well being.
Pineapple Juice For Indigestion Natural cure touted as NATOL Pineapple Pepsin Compound
An old advertisement promotes NATOL Pineapple Pepsin Compound as a stomach remedy. It claims pineapple juice work with pepsin to relieve indigestion heartburn nausea belching and similar distress. The ad promises quick relief and a money back guarantee with bottles priced 50 cents to 1 96.
Notice of final three year land proof for Roman Gallegos
Roman Gallegos of Mosquero New Mexico declares intent to make final three year proof to claim land described as E SE ¼ Section 2 Township IBN Range 906 and Lots 1 and 2 in T. VIN 80E NM. He will appear before Jack P. Mills U. S. Commissioner at Solano New Mexico on August 3, 1917. Witnesses listed: Felix Martines, Luciano Basa, Marcos Gonzales Encarnacion San doval, Paz Valverde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roman Gallegos
Mosquero New Mexico
H. BR
Jack P. Mills
U. S
Solano N. M
Felix
Martines Luciano B
Basa
Mosquera N. AM
Marcos Gonzales Encarnacion Sandoval
David N. M
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Ates
Rafselo Gallegos
Subinoso New Mexico
Cipriano Lujan
Luis Lujan
Rafael Crespin
Elias Sena
Savinoso
Paz Valverde
For Sale and Ranch Listings in Roy New Mexico 1917
Multiple real estate notices advertise 820 to 2000 acre properties near Roy New Mexico with plow land good fencing and buildings. Includes a 320 acre farm listing near Roy priced at 4000 plus crops. Also milk cows for sale and a land patent notice by Celedon Exquibel with three year proof planned before F H Foster at Key New Mexico. Community farming ads urge quick deals and loans at 9 percent.
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Roy
The
Forethought saves big expense with careful travel planning
B. W. Archer of Caldwell Ohio notes their family has relied on Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for years. He says they always take it on extended visits, illustrating how forethought prevents travel health costs. Obtainable everywhere.
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B. W. Archer
Caldwell
Ohio
Chamberlain
Claimant Files Three Year Proof for Reclaimed Lands at Trementina NM
Mrs. Gabriela Chavez of Trementina NM files notice of intention to make three year proof on land described as SE SE, NE NE, W4 NFY, and other fractional sections in Township 11 North Range 3 East in the Clayton New Mexico district. Before US Commissioner Jose G. Romero at Hilario NM on August 13, 1917 Francisco Delgado, Turner Pender, J. M Howe represent Trementina NM residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S, Land Office
Clayton
New Mex
Celedon
N. M. P. Meridian
F. H Foster
Key
New Mexico
U. S. Land Office
N. M
Grabiela Chavez
Trementina N. of
Meridian
Jose G. Romero
Hilario
Francisco Chaves
B. Cropp
Turner Pender
J. M Howe
Trementina
Francisco Delgado
U.S. Land Office
Santa Me New Mexico
Hattie Crocker
Sabinoso
N. M. P Meridian
Jose G Romero
U.S
Hilario N
Mex
Francisco Chavez
James Taylor
Claud Veodel
Mrs C E Riley Endorses Chamberlains Tablets for Indigestion
A reader from Dormitory New York states she has used Chamberlains Tablets for six months and praises their effectiveness, noting they bring unusual relief. The ad claims Chamberlains Tablets are obtainable everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
C. E. Riley
Dor N.Y. Chamberlains
Notice for Publication and Divorce Suit in Mora County
Department of the Interior notices land claim final proof in Santa Fe for Hattie Crocker of Sabinoso NM with witnesses from Trementina NM. In Mora County District Court Bersabe Archuleta seeks an absolute divorce from Teodosio Cordova on grounds of cruel treatment desertion and nonsupport with appearance due by July 20 1917 and attorney W J Lucan East Las Vegas NM. case No 2481.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teodocio Cordova
Bersabe Archuleta
District Court of
County of Mora
State of New Mexico
Jon
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Alexandria
Office and Exchange
Roy, N. M
Springer
Solano
Mosquero
Mills
Abbott
Taylor Springs
Roy City Exchange
J. E. Gilstrap
Mgr
Teshanes
F. S. Brown
Fairview Pharmacy
the Roy Drug Store
Eastman Kodaks and Supplies
M. D. Gibbs
F.arnett
Mora Abstract Company
Mora County
Mora Grant
Bs Air Unseen
Clayton, New Mexico
Rae
Abraham B Slusher
H. E
F. M. Foster
Ray New Mexico
W. R. Holmes
A. A. Himes
L. A
Jim Christman
Roy New Mexico
Mr. Glibbits
J. L. Hayes Real Estate Co
W. H. Guthman
Fairview
E. B. Cropp Trementina
Heiffer
G. W Freeman
Adolf Montoya Frederica Exquitel
George Katutias
Reinaldo Montoya
Alld Rey
Reyiscor
Mora
Bersabe Archuleta de Cordova
Teodosio Cordova
W. J. Lucan
Las Vegas
Milaor
Rudulph
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