Reminiscences of Primitive Times in Clearfield County Penn
The memoir recalls pre railroad life in Clearfield County Pennsylvania before the Civil War. It depicts hard frontier farming by German settlers, log houses, ox team travel, and close ties to family labor. It notes backwoods schooling, frequent punishments, and husking bees as social centers, with mills, trail life, and nut gathering shaping a frugal, toil driven rural existence.
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Pennsylvania
Clearfield County
Principe JA
Clearfield
Center
Bald Eagle Valley
Allegheny Mountains
Great West
Life in central Pennsylvania a century ago described
A historical sketch notes rural life with cattle and hay mows, primitive homes, and limited reads. Young men stayed near, towns offered little temptation, saloons were rare, and drunkenness carried heavy stigma. Moral suasion and peaceableness defined daily life before railroads and mines reshaped the region.
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Pennsylvania
Married in Two States by a Local Justice
A North Carolina magistrate known as the marrying squire conducts weddings across the state line in a dining room. A couple lacking a license are wed by the squire’s wife in his absence, later redone by a preacher after the parents object. The anecdote touches on licenses, suffrage opinions, and clerical constraints, amid other humorous notes. The piece shifts to a wartime poem about an army chest, recalling memories, flags, swords, and a veteran’s reverence.
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Columbia
S. C
Corr
New York Tribune
Carolinas
Squire Bailes
North Carolina
Wilds
Chesterfield County
Squire
South Carolina
Bailes
Lan
Adverse August Trade Balance Dawns for U S
The month of August shows a trade deficit of 30 million dollars. British purchases from the United States totaled about 7.425 million pounds while American sales to Britain were only 0.915 million pounds. The overall debit balance is attributed to Britain.
A Summer Pier Scene at Fort Villa Beach
June Devore watches boys fish from the pier while a small box of baby killies intrigues Frank Truitt. A coin eases the moment and a gentle protest leads to a budding romance as Jillian Paschal reflects on family ties and an impending wedding.
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June Devore
Frank Truitt
Shark River
Frank
Fragments of a Jubilant Strain in a Quiet Moment
A fragmentary speech captures a jubilant strain as a speaker whispers to a partner about a large catch. The lines evoke intimate exchange and vivid imagery of orange blossoms near a shoulder, suggesting a personal vignette within a larger scene.
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Arman
Vision of mother forewarns a death in South Dakota
C J Henderson of Carthage South Dakota reported a vision of his mother while she was ill. He woke during sleep to see her plainly bid him goodbye and began travel plans to Northfield. A telegram later announced her death within the same hour as the vision, prompting a case of conscience.
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Frank
Sarah
Fort Villa
C. J. Henderson
Carthage
S. D
Henderson
Northfield
Man seeks forgiveness across decades in rural confession
A Colorado resident writes Indiana farmer James Cham to recount a long past wrong, asking pardon for damage done while seeding a field years ago. The farmer, moved by the earnest plea, recalls the incident and commends the writer's courage while noting many consciences still exist in people of means and place.
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Indiana
Colorado
James Cham
Dutch Prime Minister Kuyper as First Divinity Doctor Leader
The Dutch prime minister Abraham Kuyper becomes the first doctor of divinity and preacher to hold the post. In Britain, former divinity holders have also risen in prominence with Hon. H. A. Acland, once in the cabinet of 1892-95, noted as an ex-gyman of the Church of England and curator under Creighton, late bishop of London.
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Holland
Abraham Kuyper
House of Commons
H. A. Acland
Church of England
Creighton
Lond
Platinum Discovery in Thebes Box Unearthed by French Savant
The famous French savant M. thelot reports platinum found in a metal box from Thebes dating to the seventh century B C. A plate thought silver proved to be an alloy of platinum and another metal. The box features gold and silver designs. origin traces to the upper Nile alluvial deposit.
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M. Thelot
Egypt
Thebes
Upper Nile
Arkansas Manufacturing Landscape Report Summary
Arkansas reports 4,749 manufacturing establishments with a capital tally around 000,000 and annual product near 000,000. Over ten years capital rose 140 percent while establishments and products show strong growth. Total wage earners number about 26,500 with a yearly payroll of 8,686,291 dollars.
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Arkansas
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Sherman
Dreamland
Minna Irving
Lestie's Weekly
Iaman Paschal
An’s Uck
Jillian
Paschal
Junior
Hiss
Truitt
South Dakota
China
Sen-Hsi
Empire
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