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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1880
Page
2
A personal reminiscence recounts Bridges experiences as a stock driver in the South. He describes debt, recovery of lost stock, a mule dispute, a dangerous journey, a near robbery, and a severe leg injury ending with months of crutches. The narrative stresses perseverance, careful business, and faith.
The narrator reflects on leaving Kentucky for Indiana in 1833 with his brother Willis. He recounts courting Rachel Lockridge, marrying in 1830, and building a log cabin on a seventy five acre farm near Mt Sterling. They migrate seeking a freer life, noting narrow paths and the rough early Indiana settlement.
The article cites Robert P Porter on shifting manufacturing from the East to the West. It notes Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Kansas producing over a third of rails and argues Western ports and rivers favor distribution. It highlights furniture and cotton industries moving west, with wage and savings gaps favoring Western households.
Professor Swing warns that returning prosperity could revive reckless spending on property and debts. He argues mortgages bring misery as estates die under debt, and society sinks into gloom and wrecked finances. He urges wealth with caution to avoid a new mortgage era.
A letter discusses how bushy tails of yak cat squirrel and other animals help conserve body heat during cold nights. It notes tail curling over feet acts like a rug and noses tucked in fur, serving a function similar to our respiration. The author cites a tailless Manx cat using another cat’s tail or curling with paws over its face as substitutes.
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