A Sand Country Tale of Brimstead and Sam
In a sunlit clearing a barefoot family and a wary stranger meet Samson and Sarah who share water and a meal. Henry Brimstead, an inventive but luckless man, trades for help to move his family toward a better life, aided by a compassionate couple and the promise of a dawning rough odyssey toward the Sangamon.
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Sambo
Samnon
Vermont
Samson
United States
So Uson
Orwell
Vermount
Henry Brimstead
Elijah Brimstead
Someon
Brimstead
Tim
Traylors
Vergennes
Henry Traylor
Henry
Robert
Segnson
Sarah
Land of Plenty
Santa Claus
Nett
Sand Plains
Honeght
Sangamon
Samaon
Joe
Textile costs and patterns in a vintage ad snippet
The fragment lists fabric types and prices including 22 yards of gingham 32 inches wide priced at .93 and 2 yards of organdy. Also mentions plaiting and a pattern with a total estimate of $2.28 for complete findings. No clear event or person is named.
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Animus
Decoration Day Plea to Honor the Flag Nationwide
Washington patriotic groups urge all citizens to uncover and stand at attention as the flag passes on Decoration Day next Monday. They stress that respect for the Stars and Stripes should persist in peace as in war and hope for renewed devotion to national traditions.
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Washington
The Flag Goes By A Salute To The Flag and Veterans
A patriotic poem describes the flag passing by with bugles drums and colors. It honors sea and land battles, peace, justice and law and names veterans groups and auxiliaries including G A R and American Legion posts. The verse elevates national pride and loyalty.
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Henry Holcomb Bennett
Journey Through the Mohawk to Utica
The travelers press on with venison jerky and camp along the route. A boy tends the horse while wages of travel mix with heat and medicine as Pete, Colonel, and Joe push toward a green Mohawk valley and the sight of Utica’s spires.
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Joe
Colonel
Pete
Sarah
Samson
Brimsteads
Utica
Kendall to Attend Iowa City Military Day Event
Governor Nate N. Kendall and his staff will visit the University of Iowa on June 4 to review the annual military department field day. They arrive at 10 a.m. for an escort to the colors, attend a noon luncheon with cadet officers and college deans, then watch the field meet and drills and present prizes to winners.
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Iowa City
Nate N. Kendall
Military Department
Kendall
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SMAN
TIE Builders
Democracy
Irving Bacheller
Vkyer
Wiganelle
Peterne
New York
The
A. E. Putnam Co
Washington, Iowa
J. G. White Post
G. A. R. Mbert Huff
Leon Beatty Post
American Legion Women’s Relief Corps
Women’s Auxiliary
American Legion Daughters
American Revolution
Iowa
Iowa Gas and Electric Company
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