John Burroughs of the Catskills A Rural Life Fiend
Portrait of John Burroughs born April 3 1837 in Roxbury Catskills describing family life farm work and limited schooling. It traces his shift from clerk and teacher to nature writer after Audubon inspired him and details his later move to Riverby Farm his wooden study Slabsides and devotion to nature guiding his work and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury
Catskills
John Burroughs
Burroughs
Middletown
New York
Hudson
Alaska
Virginia
Kentucky
Canada
Maine
Adirondacks
Roosevelt
West
Yellowstone National Park
Riverbey Farm
Modern Life in Patagonia Punta Arenas Emerges
The southern city of Punta Arenas now a 17,000 population hub with electric lights, theaters, banks and four newspapers. English dominates, trades mainly with England and the U S, and auto transport drives passenger travel as rail remains nonpassenger. Sheep ranching spurred growth making the town a key commercial outpost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punta Arenas
South America
Sandy Point
Spanish America
England
United States
Australia
Straits of Magellan
Patagonia
South American
America
Alaska
Kentucky
Falkland Islands
Just a Step. From a Crumpled Ex Change Card
A clipped outlet teaser presents a quip about a speaker who once starred as a movie extra and now describes a fall from stardom to poverty. The exchange frames the speaker as a former film super who kneels before a queen and is labeled a tramp by a curious mother.
Top and Bottom in Chiropody and Barber Traditions
A fragment outlines contrasts between chiropody practitioners and barbers in their career paths. It notes the chiropodist’s modest start and desire to stay with the client’s feet, while the barber aims upward, beginning at the head and persisting there.
Haste Makes Waste and Strife Between Man and Wife
A short moral note about haste leading to waste and want, causing conflict between a man and his wife. No named individuals or places. Reflects a cautionary tale tone typical of old newspaper fragments.
Real Estate Transfers List Highlights Local Property Deals
C A Ditzenberger transfers 64 acres to Oscar Ditzenberger for 32000. Rice Downs sells to Ernest M Boyer part of NE NW 19-12-12 for 676. John Webb to Saml H Sheets NW NE 17-9-11 for 2700. Marietta R Cochonour sells multiple lots in Cochor nour’s addition to W T Sinclair for 300. John F Hull to L V Baxter 50 acres SE 16-9-13 for 3000. Same to Wm Hull 23 acres W% SE 16-9-13 for 1200. M Poe sells SW NW 31-10-13 to Jeremiah V Poe for 1600. B F Johnson to Robin Barrett 3 1/2 acres 24-11-18 for 200. Melvin Melton sells to Eugene Luther part bik 40 Westfield for 700. Jno V Reed sells Tot in Westfield to Forrest E Woodard for 1000. J B Fryman to Kete Burson lot 62 Peters 2nd Casey for 650. Geo B Kite sells to Clarence Mills lot 63 Lafferty's 2nd Martinsville for 250. J E Walls to Ralph E Cook part lot 60 Dulaney's 6th Casey for 1200. Naomi Bernhardt buys lot 5 Williams' add Casey for 1100. Westfield College sells lot Westfield to First M E church for 1. Jac B Scholfield to E M Sparks 6 lots Archer 1st & Scholfield's add Marshall for 3000. Walter Stricklett sells pt NW 69-13 to Joseph Hardway for 1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C A Ditzenberger
Oscar Ditzenberger
Rice Downs
Ernest M. Boyer
John Webb
Saml. H. Sheets
N& Ne
Marietta
Cochonour
W T Sinclair
S Ad. Casey
John F Hull
L V Baxter
Wm Hull
M Poe
Jeremiah
Poe
B F Johnson
Robin Barrett
Melvin Melton
Eugene Luther
Pt Bik
Westfield
Jno
Reed
Forrest E Woodard
E M Sparks
Archer’s 1St & Scholfield
Marshall
Walter Stricklett
Joseph Hardway
Miss Edith Drake Heads To Phoenix For Winter
The Review reports Miss Edith Drake leaves Wednesday for Phoenix Arizona to spend the winter. Ground was broken Monday afternoon at 2 30 for the new Westfield United Brethren church. Bert McAdams of Missouri visited his parents J J McAdams last week. Effie Arterburn of Amarillo and her little brother from Kansas visited sister Mrs E T Pinnell the past week. Ira L Brown and two children Madeline and Duane move to Eldorado Kansas to make their home. Mr and Mrs H B Culbert and Mildred Gilbert returned from a months long tour with a show troupe through western states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Westfield United Brethren Church
Bert McAdams
Missouri
J. J. McAdams
Effie Arterburn
Amarillo
Texas
Kansas
E. T. Pinnell
Ira L. Brown
Madeline
Duane
Eldorado
Kas
H. B. Culbert
Mildred Gilbert
Western States
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Edward Jennings
Corey M. Bryan
John
The
Johnny” Burroughs
Literary Institute
Ashland
Cooperstown
Illinois
Feeport
West Point
Washington
Army
Lfe
Treasury Department
Treasury
Edith Drake
Phoenix, Ariz
France
Marshall Community Club
Gibler’s
Mattoon
C.S. Rhode
Champaign
Francis G. Blair
State Supt. of Public Instruction
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