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Alton Observer

Location

Alton, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1837

Page

4

Logging in Malne A detailed look at lumber camps and river log drives

The piece explains camp building near timber clumps and streams, camp layout, bedding, and cooking. It describes crews, road clearing, and the role of ox teams, plus the shift to river drivers as logs reach the Penobscot. It covers rafting, booms, piracy risks, and varieties of pine and other timber.

The North American Review Malne Old Town Penobscot Canada Moosehead Lake New Brunswick Pen Cove Bangor Boston Norway

Indian sorn feeding practices noted by Yan kee Farmer

A fragment notes that two good s thellate for Indian sorn in feeding e and i le for horses sheep and swine and observes better production in cold seasons than in hot.

Visitation Plans for Sabbath School Attendance

A readers note urges Sunday school workers to visit families to boost Sabbath school attendance. Joint committees should tour streets and homes to find absentees and guide them to a suitable school. Teachers should also visit individual pupils to retain interest, improve behavior, and encourage possible conversion, with parents benefiting from the attention. The piece urges wider adoption and consistent effort by all schools.

Kingdom of Heaven Burns Cotter T. L

Linden Wood Female School Promises Thorough Christian Education

Linden Wood in St. Charles Missouri announces a boarding school for girls with a curriculum blending intellectual, moral, and domestic studies. The plan includes music, drawing, languages, and ornamental work, with strict rules, limited enrollment, and quarterly payments, serving up to forty pupils beginning April 1837.

Linden Wood Missoury Lister Wowan Tinden Wood St. Louis St. Charles Geo. C. Srntex Clark & Terrell Alton L.chappell Chappell State Wall St Alton Buicnrox Herman Griggs Brighton Wittam & Walixxy E. W. Dit State Street Julius A. Willard Geo H. Whitney John Mussell Terus New York Griggsville Female Academy James Hutchinson Griggsville Fem. Sem. I. B Pay Etteville ST. Clair County Illinois Kaskaski River Pulliam Ferry Kaskaskia Fayetteville Shawnee Town Belleville St. Clair Nashville Washington County Chester Mississippi River Thomas Pulliam Ablah Whiting Jacksonville Patriot Springfield Journal Vandals Register Belleville Gazette Observer Office Agate Burgeois Conner & Cooke P Corner Nassau and Annaes N.B United States Cacain T. L. Waples Merchant Tailors Auton Third Streets Ted CPA John A. Halderman

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