Brownsville Memoirs of a Frontier Village Youth
Fifty years ago Brownsville was a sparse frontier hamlet with a crossroads store a schoolhouse and a small church. Nannie Boone, a pretty schoolteacher and Dick Brayton a hired man on her father Solomon Boone's farm become involved as a singing teacher arrives from below and stirs local hearts. Dick suspects the handsome outsider may be lazy yet the pair grow closer amid village gossip and budding romance as the singing school night approaches.
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Brownsville
Solomon Boone
Widniy
Vic
Grownsville
Nannie Hoone
Nannie
Nannie Boone
Adam
Eden
Amimsville
Nancie
Drownsville
Dick Brarr
Deacon Snydler
Brayton
Diels Brayton
Lus
Solomon Goom
Gil
Mr. Boone
Dick Brayton
Mis’ Jones
Nance Boone
Zekiel
Deacon Snyder
Singing
Barbara Alen
New Milking Device and Farm Tips From The Times
Article describes a proposed milking device by John C. Dulgan featuring teat cups and rubber tubes to prevent contamination. It also discusses small garden plots, farm help challenges, weevil destruction methods, windmill controls, honey extractors, poultry monopolies, crop pairings, and various farming notes from the era.
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John C. Dulgan
Melbourne
Victoria
Woman on Street Saves Child and Rider in Sudden Crisis
A bicyclist lost control after a child darted into the road. A frightened woman shrieked, startling the rider who toppled on the curb. The incident demonstrates quick thinking and courage in danger.
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Chi Post
Cago
Traveling salesman skewers formal statehouse talk
A Cincinnati salesman at a hotel table with state legislators breaks their pompous formality by asking, in grand tones, “Will the gentleman from Ethiopia please pass the butter?” The moment elicits laughter and lightens the table.
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Cincinnati
Jaurdin
Franklin
Ethiopia
Birthday Lounge Gift Dialogue Quoted
An unidentified source quotes dialogue about a lounge described as beautiful and a birthday present from a husband. The conversation notes differing prices and expressions of thanks, with casual remarks about home furnishings and perceived value.
A Lucky Machine at the Albany Filtration Plant
A grainy clipping notes a talking horse remarking on luck beside an automail. It mentions Albany Ilion Plant and the large filtration operation at Ausoy, N.Y. processing 15,000,000 gallons of Hudson water daily.
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St. Louis
Bradley
Kankakee
Kansas Penitentiary
Chicago
Iowa
Texas
Nebraska
Kansas
Minnesota
North Dakota
Ile
Duluth
San Francisco
Japan
Pac
Wisconsin
Lous
St. Paul
Omaha
Albany
Aus Oy
Hudson
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the Swamp Secret
Tireside
Missouri
Ilinois
Northwest
England
America
Dilettante Club
Daily News
New York Sun
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