River Drivers Move Logs By River Currents
River drivers propel logs downstream during spring thaws using long poles and hooked ends. The dangerous job requires balance on moving timber with nailed boots, risking drownings in jams. A historic Chippewa river jam lasted ten miles until dynamite broke it. A typical lumber camp yields about a million board feet per season.
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Salmeron and the collapse of a Spanish monarchy
The text outlines Nicolas Salmeron y Alfonso a Madrid professor and early Republican leader who rose to president of the Cortes and pressured King Amadeus to resign in 1873, then faced exile and later political shifts. It also includes various unrelated notes on lumber mill operations and a North Carolina dissolution certificate dated 1936.
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Pioneer Colonist
Quaker settler in North America and a compact crossword style puzzle list naming clues and answers across horizontal and vertical entries. The grid references classical terms including vegetable and fruit names, body parts, and common nouns, with notes on geography and language.
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Curious Ferguson device claimed earthquake proof
A device by William Ferguson is described as capable of withstanding horizontal pressure equal to one tenth of its weight. The report notes design aims to resist earthquake forces and to be practical for construction use.
Notice of Sale of Land in High Point NC
Trustee V. A. J. Idol will sell at public auction to the highest cash bidder a parcel in High Point Township Guilford County North Carolina described as Griffin Park Lot No 60. The sale arises from a deed of trust dated November 14 1933 and recorded in Guilford County. A 10 percent cash deposit is required. Sale set for January 29 1937 at 11 00 a m in front of High Point Municipal Building.
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Lucille Townsend
W. A. J. Idol
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
High Point
Ian High Point
Lessie Kirk
Griffin Park
A. J. Idol
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