How I Became a Farmer
A humorous, rambling tale of a city dweller attempting farm life. The narrator, misled by the countryside, endures rough work, awkward mornings, and comical mishaps while seeking work with a farmer, ending with a desire to avoid Grangers.
From the Ohio Penitentiary A Convict’s Tender Mother Ode
Poem lines attributed to a convict at the Ohio penitentiary express longing for his mother and home. The speaker reflects on lost youth, hope, and faith, contrasting affection with disgrace, and ending with a vision of meeting again in heaven. A separate anecdote notes a Missouri car driver candidate quipping about managing mules after two husbands.
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Ohio
Missouri
Death of Hon S B Walton
The death of Hon S B Walton occurred at his home near Providence on Monday after illness following a trip to Atlanta. Walton was a longtime county leader in the State Legislature and a respected Baptist, described as honest and generous. His passing leaves a void among local citizens who esteemed his piety and public service.
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S. B. Walton
Providence
Atlanta
Walton
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Baptist Church
Ee Place
Lumpkin
Grandmother's Gingerbread Mix
A compact recipe note describes making gingerbread with a cup and a half of molasses a cup of sour cream a teaspoonful soda a tablespoonful ginger mixed to a stiff batter for baking.
The Credit System Aims at Burdens of Indiscriminate Credit
Dalton Enterprise argues the credit system harms both buyers and sellers by encouraging bad debts and higher prices. It drains resources through court costs and fosters overproduction, leading to business failures in the East. It claims only lawyers gain, while the economy suffers.
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Dalton Enterprise
A Mixed View of Women From an Old Text Source
The excerpt surveys women as good and bad, young and old, tall and short, blind to fashion, and various other traits. It contrasts Eve with Adam and mocks stereotypes, praising a singular ideal of a kind, noble woman while warning against counterfeit, mean, and predatory types.
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Eve
Good Templars
Adam
Deadly Gas Spring At Bartlett Springs California
A writer notes the Gas Spring lies about a half mile from Bartlett Springs. The water is icy and foaming as if boiling, with carbonic gas so lethal that no living thing stays within one hundred yards. Birds die midflight. a lizard died minutes after contact. The gas can kill a human in about twenty minutes. A dull ache and blurred vision follow exposure. A fifty dollar bill was found in a New Jersey church plate last Sunday, likely left by mistake.
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Sam
Bat
Fell
Author Y Vallantly
Jon
Louie Pierce
St. Louis
Solomon
Church of God
California
Bartlett Springs
New Jersey
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