Odd prize offer draws masses to western town
A curious rural contest attracted farmers and families from two counties who brought dozens of passengers per wagon as a prize of gold hung on a long odds. The spectacle peaked with a grand eight-horse wagon crowding the square and drawing cheers from spectators, while earlier entries proved unable to match the sheer crowd size.
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Westera Buslucan Manse
Cirentar
Na Baer
Amy
Jin
Hall
Oklahom
Dakota
Standard Sewing Machine Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Lovers Swap Partners End in Marriages
In Bristleton and Holmesburg two youths courted each other’s sweethearts by weekly meetings at the Simiford meeting house midway between towns. Each escort found greater charm in the other’s beloved, leading both men to marry the girl from the opposite town, as reported by the Philadelphia Record.
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Bristleton
Holmesburg
Teal
Bustleton
Tmolmesbury
Tlolmesburg
Wilk
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