Tom of Shiloh in Boston Post’s slavery saga
A 1919 Boston Post reprint narrates Tom’s journey from Kentucky to New Orleans, under Shelby and St Clare, to a brutal Mississippian overseer Legree. Tom endures cruelty, remains steadfast in faith, befriends a child, and confronts brutal bondage until death, with George Shelby pledging to continue the anti slavery cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Timaes
House of
Shelby
Kentucky
Mississippi
Oman
Canada
Couture
Bilval
Saad Deer
George
Tee
Ters
Tom
Augustine St. Clare
New Orleans
At. Clare
Ton
Br. Clere
Pom
Marie St. Clare
St. Clare
keMpy
Simon Legree
Betseeru
Porm
Legree
Cassie
Fimmatne
Marie Legree
Marse
Marie
Sadie Uo Presz
George Shelby
Morse George
Legres
Previl
Marie George
Crele Tour
Gharta
God
Biographer Seeks Truth Beyond Gossip in Portraits
Gamaliel Bradford argues in American Portraits 1875 1900 that biography must separate gossip from meaningful psychology and spirituality. He says fleeting actions and words reveal the soul more than piquant details, guiding serious analysis.
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Gamaliel Bradford
Aster hardy perennial growth notes
Asters are hardy perennials that spread widely in North American fields. They bloom from mid July to first frost and are common in flower stores. They may be sown as early as mid March.
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North America
The Woolsack: Seat of the Lord Chancellor in Parliament
In the British House of Lords a large red cushion called the woolsack sits before the throne. It dates to Edward III and was formally established in Henry VIII's era, symbolizing the lord chancellor's seat though technically outside the house, requiring him to move to speak in debate.
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House of Lords
Edward III
England
Henry VIII
Calls Frogs From Hiding in Rainstorm Folklore
The article discusses the superstition of frogs raining from the sky during rainstorms and explains frogs’ biology and behavior. It notes frogs hide during hot dry periods and appear after increased moisture and prey availability. A separate phone call story describes a doctor away, with assistants handling urgent inquiries about a patient named Mrs Blank and prescribing plum blossom poultices and rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crog
Blank
Codfish as History and Port Terms
Codfish is described as a principal food and prolific breeder found worldwide, with notes on its historical fishing. The passage defines port of entry and port of debarkation and port of call in revenue law. It advises making multiple copies of contracts and keeping them safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American
Europe
Notice of county road petition and Democratic convention
A county road petition seeks to shorten routes by adding a township road in section 36 T 93 N RAD W Portland township connecting Akron Iowa to a South Dakota road with a July 6 1922 hearing at the LeMars courthouse. Also published is a Democratic Party convention notice for Des Moines on August 2 1922 to fill vacancies form a platform and transact business with Plymouth county allotted eight delegates.
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Plymouth County
Board of Supervisors
Portland Township
Akron
Iowa
South Dakota
Court House
LeMars
F. W. Stamp
Democratic Party of
Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Commuist Ree
EK. J. Pfeuling
Notice For Bids And Estate Sale In Floyd Township Iowa
Sealed bids for land described in sections 31 and 32 township 92 range 45 west Minors Central RR right of way. also section 36 township 92 range 46 to be received by referees until noon July 1 1922. Terms require 10 percent certified check, balance March 1 1923. possession March 1 1923. Also sale of 160 acre Giefer estate farm in Floyd township with bids to July 1 1922 noon. Democratic State Judicial Convention called Des Moines August 9 1922 for supreme court judge nominations.
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Minors Central Railroad Company
American Trust & Savings Bank
LeMars
Iowa
J. G. Smaltz
W. G. Bolser
Jacob Giefer
Floyd Township
Sioux County
Hospers Savings Bank
J. P. Poeckes LeMara
William Giefer
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Uncle Tom
S Cabin
Harriet Beecher
Stowe
John Kendrick Bangs
The
Post Publishing Co
Boston Post
United Kingdom
Dominions
Boston
Mass
Aster Hardy Perennial
Edward
Chas. Hamm
Cleveland News-Leader
Hfeg
Boston Transcript
le Mars, Iowa
Lord McCauley
Democratic State Judicial Convention
Democratic Party of Iowas
Supreme Court of Iowa
Democratic State Central Committee
BE. J. Feuling
Omaha
Conant Hotel
Sanford
Henshaw
Conant Hotel Company
Nyal Face
Spotts & Post
LeMars, Iowa
Hood Wurkshu
Hood Rubber Products Co. Inc
Watertown, Mass
Sidoba
Light-Six
Studebaker
Hirsch Bros
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