Battle of Bunker Hill Reframed as First War’s Turning Point
The piece recounts the 1775 Bunker Hill fighting near Charlestown, noting its misnamed location, the heavy British assault, and American resolve. It covers Washington’s 1775 appointment, congressional actions, army shortages, and the battle’s lasting impact on colonial unity and military mindset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Lexington
Concord
Minutemen
England
Maker Hui
Bunker Hill
Nile
Mystic
Boston
Charles
Breed’s Hill
Morton's Hill
Town Hill
Charlestown
Bunker's Hill
Droze
Bunkerhill
Congress
Washington
John Adams
Massachusetts
Thomas Johnson
Maryland
General Gage
Philadelphia
Cambridge
New York
Waiwsall
Craigie
Longfellow
Patriota
Waterloo
Almont
Luncheon Dishes From Garden and Pantry Recipes
A column of everyday cooking ideas lists varied recipes from fresh peppers with cottage cheese to halibut souffle and prune cake. Also included are variations for tongue and spinach, baked ham, oat crackers, oatmeal soup, hominy corn meal dishes, and croquettes, all framed as quick meals with practical steps and ingredient lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roodenlad
Fashionable Elephant Ivory and Banana Trade Note
The piece notes trends in ivory elephant novelties with women seeking carved ivory pieces. It also mentions the reuse of discarded eggs in leather processing and a Trinidad banana export figure of 1,000 bunches per month to the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ele Phant
Trinidad
National plan for state parks conference at Hot Springs
Plan to expand state parks and forests across 4 percent of states was discussed at the sixth national conference in Hot Springs Arkansas from June 14 to 16. John Barton Payne noted growth since 1921 and urged a goal of a state park every 100 miles, with current holdings near seven million acres.
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Hot Springs
Ark
John Barton Payne
Argu
Dew Moines
Town
Constipation relief from Caldwell Syrup Pepsin
Dr W B Caldwell of Montgomery Alabama promotes Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative that establishes natural bowel regularity without gripes or upsetting the system. It is advertised as safe for children and adults and available in a large bottle at local drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Caldwell
Monticello
Wordplay Snark About Snakes and Pianos
A brief, jokey exchange riffs on spelling and puns about snakes and pianos. The dialogue uses a pun on writing with 'py and ends with a playful tease to quit.
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Sacred Ground
John Trumbull
Banker Hill
Breed's Hill
Gunker Hill Monument
Monument Street
Medford Street
Mace
Lafayette
Brandywine
Wilmington
Del
Marquis de Lafayette
Western Newspaper Union
Man Bach
Closa
Monarch
Sears
Pistsbursh
Jud Tunkins
Washington Star
The
Lght
Thoreau
Northwestern Yeast Co
North Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL
Dn Caldwell
Amundsen
Roald Amundsen
Nan
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