Our Contemporary Ancestors of Eastern Kentucky
A traveler describes eastern Kentucky mountains as living in 18th century civilization. He portrays the region as rugged, feud driven, with English and Scots Irish descent, limited transportation, and moonshine culture. The piece recounts clan rivalries, female marriage norms, large mountain families, and the heavy burden on women in pioneer daily life.
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Kentucky
Appalacian
Breathitt County
The
American Geographical Society
Ellen ‘Churchill Temple
Hell
Kingdom Come
Lost Creek
What a Strange Car Talk In The Country Side
A quiet man by a roadside auto is questioned by a touring car owner about mechanical faults. After hours of checks the smiling reply reveals a personal scandal as the man jokes his wife has just kissed her sister’s first baby good bye and will send the address if the other man stays.
Wanted Stewart for the County Farm to begin March 1 1911
County supervisor C. E. Besse invites applications for a steward for the County Farm. Applications must be filed with the county auditor by 2 p.m. on September 12, 1910. Qualified individuals should submit promptly for consideration.
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Stewart
EB. Hesse
Money to loan at 6 percent ad AyD CLARER Co
From the fragmentary notice a loan offer appears at six percent by AyD and CLARER & Co with terse assurances. Additional text mentions cures and guarantees but is garbled. The readable portion centers on a lending advertisement and a product claim.
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Pie Clarer & Co
Stacking Green Corn For Silage In Minnesota Farms
Farmers across Minnesota explore a practical silage method for green corn to feed stock in winter. A writer from the Minnesota University farm describes building large circular stacks twenty feet wide, packed tight and weighted with rocks, old iron, or stumps, then covered with grass and hay to preserve the crop with acceptable but not perfect color.
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Minnesota
0. M. Oslon
Minnesota University
Iowa
Wrnter
McIntosh
Minn
Stack building technique for grain bundles reaches great height
The method describes stacking bundles in straight, uniform diameters with tightly packed courses to exclude air. Builders aim to keep the top nearly level, straighten tangled stalks, and raise the stack to fifteen feet or more to increase weight and compactness of the lower portion. The process continues until the bundles no longer fit the growing height.
Diamond Carbon Remover Gains Wide Favor in Auto Market
Geo W Paine markets a Diamond Carbon Remover with strong auto owner approval and money back guarantee. Shipments reach Wisconsin Illinois Nebraska with testimonials from Montfort Wis dated Aug 5 1910 praising its carbon removal power for a Model 10 Buick. Also notes available livestock and financing ads from local merchants and trades.
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Geo. W. Paine
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Nebraska
Montfort
Wis
Diamond Chemical Co
Algona
Iowa
W. Williams
Ready for School We Carry Finest School Supplies Yet
We have in stock the finest assortment of school supplies ever carried here and will be headquarters for all that pupils require. Children receive careful and courteous attention. if you cannot come with them we will see they are properly looked after.
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Wea
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Jas. Taylor
Leader
James Patterson
Coles
E. A. Wolcott
North
North Iowa Lumber Co
Beat
Wil Onsday
Burk
Lowa
J. L. Bonar
Widder
Ekelford
H. J. McChesney
Jonathan Winkel
O. J. Schultz
Lone Rock
Stock Bros
A. D. Clarke & Co
R. H. Miller Druggist and Jeweler
Maple Leaf Cafe
J. H. Peterson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!