One Room Shanties of Canton Fishermen Without Windows
A vivid tour of a Canton fishing village reveals one room shanties with no windows, unpainted black frames, and narrow doors. Inhabitants include barefoot women in clogs and men in seersucker trousers, with a heart of Cathay visible in daily life, joss sticks burning near doorways and simple wooden skiffs on the beach.
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Canton
China
Tice
Cathay
Jimmee-ee
Jimmy
Billy
Sam Lamb
Mr. Garner
Seven-Year-Old Walks Mile After Ax Injury
In Ellendale Delaware Mary Corkhill seven walked over a mile from a woods where an ax caused a wrist finger loss. With her hand near cut off she bound the arm with a string and returned home with her brother before a physician amputated four fingers.
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Ellendale
Mary Corkhill
Argentine poet Manuel Ugarte greeted at San Salvador reception
The Argentine poet and lecturer Manuel Ugarte is recorded as receiving an enthusiastic welcome in San Salvador during his visit.
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San Salvador
Manuel Ugarte
Conances
Major
Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy Exalts Ailing Woman
Mrs. Ollie Woodall testifies after two years of female complaints and backache. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief and health, stating she is symptom free and performs all her own work.
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Morton
Pinkham
Ollie Woodall
Lydia E
Ikham Med
Lynn
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Ling
Lina
Lina Hamilton
Frances — Black
William Hill
Jimmy Garner
Johnson
Tom
Frances
Tabernacle
Alfred Gage
Alfred
Oman
Bentinaad
Taneetin
Memphis
Sarah Jane
Bennie
Sam-Lamb
Sam
Minerva
Knights of Pythi
Bennie Dick
Weckly
Paducah
Wood- 8 K
Pany
Norrie
Loyer den
William
Joseph
Rus
Lea
Richards-Conover Hardware CO
Kansas City
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This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!