Sam Jones Lecture Urges Friendship Over Wealth and Power
A long essay by Sam Jones extols friendship and good neighbors as the true wealth in life. He cites Christ and historical figures, urges daily acts of kindness, condemns greed and political deceit, and recalls a Civil War anecdote about sobriety and discipline from General Jackson’s era.
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Atlanta
Peter the Great
Charlemagne
Napoleon
Jegna Christ
Christ
Will Witham
At- Ianta
Tack
Jesus
Poles
Poios
Ton Fiuule
Iia
Tsm
Pat
Ubi
Vanderbilts
Mike
PB. Jones
Manassas
T. J. Jackson
Feneral
Jackson
A P. Hill
Chamberlain
Hill Bros
Prince Bismarck
Tyras
Prince Gortschakoff
Tyrass
Himperor
Rhoadie Noah
Mary Sibley
Sidney, Mich
Hill Broz
Julia
Maes
Bulgaria
Sho
Henry
Blanche
Missouri
Mississippi
Nebraska
Premiumea
Snd
Individ
Peonsylvania Railroad
Jim
Bobby
Nancy
Mr. Rambo
Mr Rambo
Intrepid Civil War Legends From Carolina Notes
James G. Houses, Charleston, 1866, recalls Lieut. Gen. Wade Hampton Major Gen. Butler and Capt. Moses Humphrey as models of cool courage under fire. He narrates Hampton's calm during Trevilian Station and Fayetteville actions, Butler's poised leadership, Humphrey's fearless island charge and stand at Trevilian, plus a nurse’s cook-like indifference amid battle.
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Wade Hampton
Mr. Butler
Hampton
Mississippi
Trevilian Station
Gene. Fitz Leo
Gen. Curtis
Butler A
Young
Sheridan
Gen. Hampton
Kosar
Trence Hampton
Lee
Johnston
Gen
Butler
Sparta
Lance
A.D
Geo. B. Melver Law
Fayetteville
N. C
Sheriman
Brugh
North Carolina
Gen. Butler
Mertino
Moses Benbow Humphrey
Clarendon County
South Carolina
Toye
Humphrey
South Carolina Military Academy
Citadel
Jobo Island
8. C
Humvey
Dunnoyant
Hancock
Jnn
Petersburg
Dunnovant
Cape. Humphrey
Kilquitrick
Lumphrey
Tomphrey
M. C. Butler
Kilpatrick
Tie
Janes G. Houses
Charleston
Origin of the Poor Whites of the Southern Mountain Regions
A historical overview argues the poor white in the southern Appalachians differs from the broader U S poor, tracing origins to early settlers labeled as sold passengers in New York and Pennsylvania and detailing harsh indenture. It links demographics to migration from 1620 onward, notes racial labor shifts, and contrasts with enslaved Africans while urging a scholarly study of this distinct regional group.
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Appalachian
South
Colochea
Wis
Jet
Churol
Georgia
Tennessee
Piedmont
The Mule Yard Saga in Jersey City 1800s A glance
A reporter tours a Jersey City mule yard with Bishop to learn how mules live, their calm demeanor and work ethic, the breed mixes, costs and trade routes to Cuba and South America, plus anecdotes about their strength, behavior, and a barber routine for grooming.
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New York
Aninded
Malodorus Skuck
Jersey City
Bishop's Sons Company
West
South America
Sram
Wale Yard
Grand
Bishop Streets
Smule
David A. Bishop
Mr. Bishop
Bighop
North America
France
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Carer
Mandy
Car Dean
J. KE
Dean, Ratliffe & CO
ORR & Sloan
John T. Burriss
G. F. Bigby
Seal Brand
Norning Joy
Ligon & Ledbetter
Wholagzs
Anderson
S. G. Gar
John M
Hubbard
Bubbard
SRO
John M. Hubbard
Sam Jones
Stonewall Jackson
Suar
Ambaston
Derbyshire
England
Jobo
John
Nellie
Ron
Fallon
Fall
FP Cheney Co
Tahido
Ulva
F.J. Cheney & CO
Talula
Hon. Holmes
Frederickstown
Rarua
Bishop
Harry
Cuba
United State
Abe
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