Homestead life in La Follette North Dakota 1906
A former Indiana resident describes harsh winter, dry climate, and long freight hauls on a North Dakota homestead near La Follette. He notes rich soil, crops including flax and potatoes, a small local newspaper, and nearby Indian trade. Demographics include many Scandinavians, with social life focused on dancing and card games. line ends with a curious note on potential matches for Pennsylvanians. Describes jack rabbits, grouse, ducks, geese and scarce buffalo relics.
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Lam
Indiana County
North Dakota
Penn Run
Tam
Soo
Bismark
la Follette
la Follette Forum
Pennsylvania
Death of Martha Higgins at 82 in Wheeling home
Mrs Martha Higgins aged 82 died Wednesday morning at the home of her father Wallace Kuhns on East Philadelphia Street. She was the wife of Joseph Higgins and resided in Wheeling West Virginia.
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Paulton
Mary Panter
Greensburg Herald
Martha Higgins
Wallace Kuhns
Philadelphia
Joseph Higging
Wheeling
W. Va
The Motherlook and Garden Gate Reverie
A dual meditation on a mother’s eyes and a garden gate memory. The speaker blends poems from Chicago Daily Tribune and a rural childhood vignette, noting the motherlook’s depth and a summer eve romance. The piece ends with a nod to a child climbing the gate, linking generations.
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Paradise
Chicago Daily Tribune
Death notices and brief obituaries from Indiana Pa area
Short notices report multiple deaths including a 68 year old Rev John Martin in Allegheny and an infant Martha Smith. A gunshot wound fatality to Mike Modish at 24, gangrene after treatment. Also mentions funeral services in Lutheran and Catholic cemeteries, and a lumber business for sale due to a father's death in Indiana Pennsylvania.
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Lewis Hay
Lutheran Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Mike Modish
Westmoreland County Hospital
Indiana
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Norti Dakota
N. Dak
Neff’s Shoe Store
Oxford
Neftt’s Shoe Store
Nefe
the Seof Man
Isa
By 'T, H. Robertson
Nelly
Eyniec
Shaffer & Keller
Plumville
Ashbaugh
A. J. Pollock
Plumville, Pa
J. M. Cunningham
Penna
J. L. Orr
Syracuse
D. L. Qrr
Propr
St. Bernard's
John, Martin
John , Martin
This County
Allegheny
Martha, Smith
Martha
Smith's
Mane
Indiana Foundry Co., Ltd
Vogel Bros
North Sixth Street
Indiana, PA
R. W. Wehrle & CO
John Fef
Steving
Phone
Sutton Building
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