Corin in the Old South A tale of courting and campfire lore
A Piedmont South Carolina barbecue tale recounts old time courting customs as Squire McBee and Squire Camp describe the trials of young lovers. They recall single-fireplace homes, required chaperones, back kitchen liaisons, and night rides to church, with cotton pickin parties and moonlit walks as rites of courtship. The piece closes noting a Magna Charta trivia line.
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Piedmont
South Carolina
Squire McBee
Squire William Camp
Col
Elias Alexander
North Carolina Mountains
Squire
Squire Camp
Squire McKee
Squire McLee
John
Mary
Eotin
Piedmont Belt
Flrat
Lace
Squires
N. Y. Bun
UK and Global Elderly Life Notes in One Slice
A collage of aged figures and age related milestones: Spencer Walpole at 1st year pension in England. Earl Fitzwilliam born 1815 still ruling as octogenarian. Gen Duchesne with 40 years service and 18 campaigns. A. B. Clingiman dies at 98 with large family. long time voter Edward Johnson celebrates 1 year of voting democratic ticket. Sir Thomas Longmore founder of St Johns ambulance classes. Capt. A M Wilson’s 79th birthday welcomes a ten pound baby. French census notes 213 centenarians with a dying 150 year old woman in Haute Garonne. most centenarians from lower classes.
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Randolph
Spencer Walpole
England
Earl Fitzwilliam
Duchesne
Madagascar
A. B. Clingiman
Cornwallis
Ont
Edward Johnson
Midgetown
Conn
France
Haute Garonne
Potato Pie and Related Dishes From Housekeeper
A recipe summary describing Potato Pie layering sliced potatoes and small salt pork with milk and baking two hours. Also Potat o Stew with pork, onions, dumplings, and potatoes boiled in water. Scalloped Potatoes with onions bread crumbs and milk baked until browned. and To Cook New Potatoes with boiling, milk and flour or cream, butter, pepper, salt, and serving notes.
Real Estate Transfers in Ohio Townships and Villages
Real estate transfers include Henry O Bleness to John Kannan in Athens Village lot 433 for 675 dollars and Marion Cone to John Steinmetz 38 acres in Lodi Township. Transactions list Bucyrus Brick and Terra Cotta to E R Kearsley trustees, and several sheriff sales including Leadbetter in Glouster and Wallace to Lydia Wallace in Nelsonville Village. Prices range from 1 to 800 dollars with parcels and in lots and 12.05 acres mentioned.
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Lodi Township
Marion C. Cone
John Steinmetz
Trimble Township
Bucyrus Brick and Terra Cotta Co
E. R. Kearsley
Glouster
Charles Adrian
William Yocum
Vassar Fire Clay Co
Deloss D
Nelsonville Village
David S. Wallace
Lydia Wallace
John H. Brown
Nelsonville Home and Savings Association
I. P. Primrose
Ohio National Building and Loan Co
Laura E. Patten
Mary M. Powell
Eureka field draws oil men to Washington county center
The Eureka field near Marietta attracts oil men as the Big Jim well yields 800 to 1000 barrels daily. Bonuses paid to farmers show land value gains with figures for Kester, Bueckham, Hammett, Delong, Mrs. Sharp, Griffin, McTaggart, Dan Hammet, and Harrison & Jenkins. Experts doubt wells reveal new sand beneath Eureka and Belmont, boosting prospects.
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Eureka
Marietta
Washington County
Daily Register
Wm. Kester
Aaron Bueckham
James Hammett
Ed. Hammett
Jonathan Delong
Mrs. Sharp
J. A. Griffin
McTageart
Dan & Hammet
Harrison & Jenkins
Big Jim
Belmont
Harper's Magazine 1906 line up promises new novels and features
Harper & Brothers announces the December issue will begin Harper's new novel Brisels by William Black, continuing to May, with The Martian by George de Maurier starting this year. It previews Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, Tom Sawyer Detective by Mark Twain, Two Mormons from Muddiety by Langdon Elwyn Mitchel, and stories by Wilkins, Davis, Ralph, Matthews, Wister, among others. Wormwood Roosevelt pieces, Woodrow Wilson essays on Washington, and Roosevelt era history will appear, plus Caspar Whitney on a 1600 mile snow shoe trek illustrated by photos. Postage free in U S Canada Mexico.
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Brisels
William Black
George de Maurier
the Martian
Trilby
Joan of Arc
Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer
Muddiety
Langdon Elwyn Mitchel
Getave Thanet
Michard Harding Davis
Mary B. Wilkins
Dulian Ralph
Brander Matthews
Gwen Wister
Woodrow Wilson
Caspar W. Whitney
British North America
Whitney
Harper's Weekly editorial and publication notes 1896 aims
Harper's Weekly outlines its 1896 offerings in art literature and music with editorials, cartoons, and Life and Letters by W D Howells. It promises independent government advocacy, strong fiction, and serials by Crockett and Vowells, plus amateur sport by Caspar Whitney. Subscriptions handled via money orders, Harper & Brothers, New York.
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W. D. Howells
Life and Letters
Martin
Transportation Commission
Caspar W. Whitney
W. D. Vowells
Crockett
Harper's Weekly
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Eureka Oil Field
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Herb Medicine Co
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Touth
Gerran Hospital
McKee’s Drug Store
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