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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 6, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 5, 1806March 7, 1806March 6, 1806 Thursday March 6th 1806. This morning the fishing and hunting parties set out agreeably to their…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 20, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 19, 1806March 21, 1806March 20, 1806 Thursday March 20th 1806. It continued to rain and blow so violently today that nothing could be done…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 3, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 2, 1806June 4, 1806June 3, 1806 Tuesday June 3rd 1806. Our invalids are all on the recovery; Bratton is much stronger and can walk about…

Brewer's: Hackney Horses

Not thoroughbred, but nearly so. They make the best roadsters, hunters and carriage horses; their action is showy, and their pace good. A first-class roadster will trot a mile in 2 minutes…

Brewer's: Rip

(A). He's a regular rip. A rip of a fellow. A precious rip. Applied to children, means one who rips or tears his clothes by boisterous play, carelessness, or indifference. Anglo-Saxon ryp[…

Brewer's: Friendship

(Examples of): Achilles and Patroclos, Greeks. Amys and Amylion (q.v.), Feudal History. Baccio (Fra Bartholomew) and Mariotto,artists. Basil and Gregory. Burke and Dr. Johnson. Christ and…

Coaches Find Stress Harder to Handle

It began with Southern Cal's George Raveling and eventually grew into a conga line of coaches who no longer could, or would, handle the pressures of college basketball. Raveling's awakening…