Forgetting Is Lucky on OSU Campus Fire Save
Clara Purdy’s absent minded moment led her to leave a building at Oklahoma State University just as she forgot her purse. Reentering, she smelled smoke and alerted the fire department preventing a larger blaze. Nearby, the 1889 land rush drew about 10,000 Sooners to claim prairie land between noon and sundown on April 22.
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Stillwater
Okla
Clara Purdy
Oklahoma State University
Fire Department
Oklahoma
Sooners
Heaven in My Hand by Alice Humphreys Reviewed
Reading highlights a slim volume about children facing hardship. Jeff of the kettles, Patricia with a bridgeloss, and Tommy who lost his father are depicted through a Quaker teacher’s voice. The piece notes charity, family strain, and resilient youth in December winds.
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Alice Humphreys
Star Witness
Jeff
Kettles
Salvation Army
Patricia
Tommy
New Hampshire Elector Defects for Adams in 1820 Vote
In 1820 William Plumer of New Hampshire broke ranks as one of 232 electors by voting for John Quincy Adams while James Monroe had been the expected choice, highlighting a notable defection in the Electoral College.
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James Monroe
William Plumer
New Hampshire
John Quincy Adams
Petal Paper publication notice from Mississippi period
The Petal Paper is printed weekly by The Publishing Co. Pascagoula Mississippi with re entry at Pascagoula and Bea 349 Hattiesburg Mississippi. It is published by East Publications Co Bea 349, Hattiesburg Mississippi. Entry and postage details reference March 8 1879 act.
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the Publishing CO
Pascagoula
Miss
East Publications Co
Bea
Hattiesburg
Petel
Mississippi
Mies
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RED Chase Lumber, Inc
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Swan River
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