Boys and the Farm: South’s youth and farm life debate
The essay argues farm upbringing builds character and success, urging Southern leaders to keep boys connected to rural roots amid city temptations. It contrasts country boys thriving with city life, notes hardships, and calls for practical farming education and local opportunity to retain youth. It cites Roanoke Times and San Antonio Gazette perspectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vnte
Afteen
Catedy
Te Ft
South
San Antonio Gazette
Jess
Sean Guay
Roanoke Times Bayh
Buffalo
Hele
Ho Bes
Claudes
Charlotts
Sparrows Do Not Migrate and Curious Vignettes
The piece argues sparrows stay due to steady food from horse grain waste and their hardiness, noting insect decline drives migrant birds. It recalls a Missouri hotel anecdote about milk and a joking cow, a Finchville octogenarian recalling Fulton’s steamboat, and a remark on shiftless men bragging about wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
David B. Stamp
Finchville
Fishkill
Robert Fulton
Superstitions of Rail Engineers Revealed in Welded Tales
Veteran railroad men recount beliefs that danger draws a herald, and thirteen marks misfortune. One engineer credits his wife’s dream for averting disaster, while another recalls near misses tied to the date December 31. The anecdotes illustrate a culture of fear, luck, and routine under the constant threat of wrecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaster
Obo
Salida
Rio Grande
Jim
Taan
Charlie Rye
Denver
Max Wagoner
Petersburg
Littleton
Palmer Lake
Cripple Creek
Tom Lofus
Colorado and Southern
Alwa
Tom
Trinidad
Benares
Huerfano
The Difference of an Inch
An Army Cumberland reunion yields a wartime joke about a colonel who says a bullet through his nose saved his soul by a half inch. The tale ends with a quip that fate can hinge on a small margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
the Cumberland
Colonel B
Antvtam
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets Endorsed
Mrs Eger of Dunkerton touts Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for stomach trouble and constipation. Ad claims the product restores appetite and energy, with Orr Gray Drug Co selling it. Also mentions Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and various brief notes on medical cures and remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Geier
Dunkerton
Town
Chamberlain
Orr-Gray Drug 9
S Thomas Estrada Palmer
Cubs
Franklin of
Polina
Central Valley
Orange County
Orr-Gray Drug Co
Irwin Penneylyanis
Evang Pharmacy
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Syide Fhermany
Special Agents
BE. W. Grove
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Charleston, S. C
Richmond, VA
Atlanta, GA
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co
Charleston
D. C
Virginie Cerolina Alisanne
Peoples Furniture CO
Vandiver Bros
Anderson
Janvany
Vandiver Brothers
Vandiver Brothers & Major
C. A. Reed Music House
Evans
Evans Pharmacy
D. Anderson & Bro
Haven
Bransford
Clifton
M. Buchanan
Nasonic Temple
Landreth
Orr-Gray & Co
Acme
Acme Paint & Cement CO
F. B. Grayton & CO
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