Fort Crawford’s Storied Past Told by Prairie Group
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin chapter of the D A BR secured an option on Fort Crawford to preserve it for historical purposes. The post, Port Shelby, was built in the War of 1812 era and once housed British and Indian forces before a fire gutted many buildings in 1832. Notables such as Zachary Taylor and Jefferson Davis served there, and Lincoln was stationed during conflicts. Fort Crawford cemetery nearby is government owned and well cared for.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
Crawford
D. A. BR
W. 2
Graves
Fort Crawford
Northwest
Port Shelby
Wisconsin
Frontier
Zachary Taylor
United States
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Taylor
Doctor Beaumont
Martin St. Alexis
Beaumont
St. Alexis
Dod
William Clark
Lewis Criss
Winfield Sete
Tro
Inglins
Blickhawk
Abraham Lincoln
Snes
Bad Axe
Fort Mavford
Bear attack standoff ends with multiple rifle shots in Lewisburg
Samuel Crone, a Shamokin butcher in Lewisburg, shoots a 44,000 pound bear that charges him. The bear rises after the first shot, howling in pain and lunging on all fours. Crone fires two more times, wounding the animal but it refuses to fall.
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Lewisburg
Samuel Crone
Traditional Frugal Cookery Amid Odd Remainders
A dated fragment lists thrifty recipes and scraps on suet rich dishes. It includes Old Fashioned Hash with potatoes, Noodles with suet, Vegetable Soup from bones, Stuffed onions, Rice with suet, Date Pudding, Cracker Pudding, Lemon Rice Pudding, Cornflake Macaroons, and Cream Salad Dressing. Also notes a quote from Henri Drummond on action and a line about universal interaction.
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Exton
Esas
Bear attack stories end with unexpected retreat
A hunter faced a charging bear as it closed to ten feet from Crone. His rifle jammed, he fought with the stock as a club and held his ground. The bear reared up, then turned and limped away into the woods.
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Crone
Lin
Raise Standard for Teachers Raise Standard for Teachers
Washington reports Commissioner John J. Tigert of the bureau of education says many grade school teachers lack high school diplomas and that reforms would require higher training. Thousands of undertrained teachers remain in posts despite shortages years ago, and current pay and cost pressures pushed capable teachers out, leaving a long road to raise standards nationwide.
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Washington, D. C
John J. Tigert
Bureau of Education
United States
Doctor Tigert
Genehily
Tigert
Hold To Their Old Glories Emperor In Forbidden City
The article reports that despite the Qing dynasty’s ouster and the current emperor being a virtual prisoner in Beijing, Manchu officials still honor past emperors during the Chinese New Year. Tomb ceremonies persist at the Eastern Tombs with offerings, kowtowing, and upkeep shortages due to funding cuts, forcing some officials to scavange for food and fuel as erosion and neglect threaten the imperial sites.
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Pekin
China
Forbidden City
Jallar Inta Rhins
Hice
Peculiar New Year Ceremonies Stir Faithful Adherents
A report from New Corrigon details ceremonies marking New Year as adherents of a departed order reject the dynastic change’s symbols. An oddly described iron cog, a wire artifact, and a carved head figure from Irvington and Lopisville pieces appear in a strange mail excerpt, with references to Henry Martin and the auditor Jay econty.
Women of Middle Age Through the Change of Life
A nurse at Phila describes relief from nervousness headaches and dizziness during midlife after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters from Mrs Rosenstein and Mrs LiverNors praise improved energy and ability to manage housework, with requests to publish testimonials. The ad extols the remedy as safe, herbal, and helpful for women 45 to 60, offering a free medical text on ailments peculiar to women.
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Philo
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fancis Rosenstein
Holly St. Phila
Detroit
Michigan
Lydia EB
Pinkham
Mra. J
LiverNors
Junction Avenue
Tretenit. Mich
Lydia _E. Pinkham
Wolves Attack Train in Bosnia
A train from Dubies to Agram was attacked by a large pack of hungry wolves after leaving the station in heavy snow. Passengers barricaded themselves with rifles and revolvers, many wolves were killed, and the train escaped. One traveler arrived at Agram bloodstained with wolf flesh.
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Bosnia
Dubies
Agram
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Daughters of American Revolution
Fort
Henry Schoolcraft
George Calvin
Pennsylvania
Marlone
Suet
Henri Drummond
Federal Bureau
Freeze
California
Cphart
Irvington
Ry Forrest
Saya
Lopisville
Marweil
Spohn
Bpuhn Medical Company
Lydiana
Chicago
B. Manufacturing CO
Clark St
Bouston Transcript
God
Sir Thomas Browne
Bayer
Alan B
Rapirin
Garer
Western
Canada
Western Canada
C. J. Broughton
W. Adams St
J. M. MacLachlan
Jefferson Ave
Mich
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