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Threshing Through Time and Escape at Plainfield
A look back at threshing from early flails to steam and the rise of the combine, detailing how wheat was harvested, stored, and shared on American farms. Also reported are nine Indiana Boys School escapees recaptured within hours by guards and police.
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Washington
Kansas
Farma
National Geographics
James Buchanan
California
United States
Plainfield, Lod
Upl
Indiana iBoys School