Keelboats of the Ohio River Era Defined and Described
Early packet service on the Ohio between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh used keelboats about 100 feet long and 15 feet wide. Boats carried men and women in separate cabins with iron stoves and artillery for defense. While downstream travel was easy, upstream passages proved grueling, requiring pole work and careful navigation until steamboats emerged.
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Ohio River
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Packet Company
Ohio
Mississippi
Keelboats on the Mississippi and the toil of crews
The article recalls keelboat navigation on the Mississippi from New Orleans to St Louis. Crews of 20 or more manned the long boats, pushing with poles, pulling ropes, and using windlasses in current and mud. Mike Fink is referenced as a legendary figure in midwestern waterway lore.
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Mississippi
New Orleans
St. Louis
Mike Fink
School Menu Week Start October Third
The school offers a weekly menu with October 3 to 7 items. Monday features baked chili con carne with crackers and salad. Tuesday serves submarine sandwiches with beans and corn chips.
Launching Pad Reflections on Pauls Confidence in God
Lois E Lane uses biblical verses to illustrate steadfast faith amid trials. The message centers on God’s grace and strength in weakness and the assurance that believers are never tested beyond their capacity with a promised way out.
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Paul
God
Library Corner Plans Theater Reopening By October
The library notes a theater should be ready to operate by mid October with a public date to be published once known. Donations honor Ada B Hinkle Walter Grimm and Cleve Whiteman while memorial funds support Tri Kappa Library. Reading picks include crime and war titles such as The Century of the Detective Hiroshima and The Decision to Drop the Bomb.
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Hutton
Ada B. Hinkle
Robert S. Hall
Wilbur Eugene Hall
T. S. Thomas
Katherine Thomas
Howard Bradshaw
Walter Grimm
Julia Schilling
Beatrice White
Inez Johnson
Ralph E. Hanna
Robert Mohler
Dorothy Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Woodie Wilson
Marlene
Lou Ann
Cleveland Whiteman
Robert Brookbank
L.M. Pletcher
Tri Kappa Library Memorial Fund
Ruth Ayres
Harry Roach
Della Vianca
Joe Tolen
Everett Welday
Ada Hinkle
John Klepinger
George Obear
Hiroshima
Four Year Olds in School Debate
A column criticizes the National Education Association proposal to start schooling at age four. The writer argues most children are not ready, notes a nephew example who grew bored by age seven, and urges patience and focus on older students’ reading and arithmetic problems.
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National Education Association
Indiana To England And Return-1848
Journal entry recounts a voyage from Philadelphia April 11 to Liverpool then Manchester May 9 10 1848. The authors observe docks markets monuments factories and manufacturing towns noting ships rates for passage to New York and a detour renarrated amid martial law in Britain and a return to Liverpool.
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Stephen Butts
Robert Kenworthy
Richard Wells
John Kenworthy
Philadelphia
England
Liverpool
Manchester
Bunthen
New York
Lord Nelson
William Huskinson
Olds 1967 Delta 88 and Cutlass Supreme Update
Oldsmobile debuts 1967 Delta 88 Custom models with Toronado styling and 425 V-8, plus all-new five-car Cutlass Supreme lineup featuring Lavish Strato Seat interiors, Jetfire V-8, and upscale amenities. Introduces Climatic Combustion Control UHV ignition and new stereo tape, front disc brakes, and other features at low prices.
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Olds
North Central Grange Picnic Prospects Trophy Honors
The North Central Grange picnic drew 50 attendees at Tipwa Grange on Sunday. Dorothy Allen of Star in the West Grange presided as officers were reappointed. An invitation to meet September 1967 at Star in West Grange Hall was accepted. Star in the West Grange received a loving cup for highest membership present, the fourth straight year to win it.
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N. C. Grange
North Central Grange
Tipwa Grange
Dorothy Allen
Sstar
West Grange
Star
West Grange Hall
Our Time In Rhyme Baby Born With Unusual Name
A playful verse narrates a baby birth and a family joke about naming the child Lord Calvert after whiskey. The narrator describes the mother’s condition, the father wrapping the baby, and a lighthearted scene with Mrs Grigg reacting to a family pig.
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Pop
Lord Calvert
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Delphi
E. Franklin
Indiana
Myron J. Johnson
American Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Ramia
Chicago
Detroit
Angeles
SAN Prangico
J. M. Guthrie
Lois E. Lane
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Fee
Earth
Wea
China
Cahill
Rocket Action
Sulit Lanai
Mary Tutewiler Irwin
Gosssip
Todd-Bowman Olds
Oronado
Delmont
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