Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm excerpt prompts family trials
In a dialogue heavy scene from a historical novel, Waitstill Baxter and Ivory Boynton reflect on poverty, motherhood, and resilience while the Baxter family’s troubled history and a hopeful future merge. Ivory returns from school to find his mother awaiting him with tasks and damp hope for spring.
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Aitstill
Patty
Ivory
Waitstill
New England
Aaron Boynton
Tvor Bosnto
Captain Clark Home From Hospital Visit in Pottstown
Captain Thomas E. Clark returned home Tuesday night from Pottstown after lingering illness and hospital care at Johns Hopkins. He is greatly improved in health, a fact that brings pleasure to his many friends in Clearfield as subscribers of the Progress.
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Vory
Mighdt
Thomas E. Clark
Pottstown
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Clearfield
Reunion at Hawk Run Ends in Fatal Mine Altercation
In a Hawk Run reunion, brothers in law Slavs Mike and George allegedly argued while intoxicated. Coroner says George attacked, threw him down, and strangled him with a tie held by Mike’s finger as he tried to defend himself. George, about 25, left a wife and children. Mike, about 27, a wife and four children. Both men worked in mines. The inquest was held Sunday morning.
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Forwell Baxter
Lasfeld
Foxy Baxter
Baxter
Cochrane
Beavon Baxter
Platest
Eresture
Amuike
Waitattir
Belog
Buciog
Foxy
Patience
Waiteuit
Baster
Perry
Wait
Qrybody
Ure
Ivory
Jacob Cochrane Grst
Gompel
Baxters
Patty
Waltatill
Waltstilt
Boch
Walt
Coch
Fane
Scurbure
Lum
Mike
George
Morrisdale
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Rebecca of
Sunnybrook Farm
Wally
Ivory Boynton
Jim
Anton Boynton
Jed Morritt
Rodwan
Abby Cole
Lois Boynton
Rod
Segan
Wilson
Milltown
Saco Hill
A . Afl
Capt. Clark Home
Baltimore Hospital
Lew
Allie Reg
U.S. Pat
Gus
Ashits
Small Boy’s Union Suits
Ross & Woods
Hawk Run
Woonar
Swansige
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