A Pioneer Editor Ten Years After in Pinehurst North Carolina
Boston dated reminiscence recalls Rev Goodridge and the Pine Ann editorial life in Southern Pines Now ten years later the editor reflects on crowding at press time forest fires for copy and the lively pine woods community that shaped the weekly paper He notes health news visitors land deals rail plans and local figures while sharing humor household advice and the editor’s poetic self image amid rustic challenges.
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Boston
Eprrok
Dean
Pinehurst
Piney Woods
Pine Woods
North Carolina
Southern Pines
Department of Household Economies
Platlow
New York
Vision for Pinehurst growth and civic cooperation
A cordial letter from Benjamin A Goodridge urges the Pine Knot and Pinehurst communities to unite in promoting Pinehurst as a desirable, healthy, accessible settlement. He praises climate soil and water, stressing inclusive improvements, beauty, pollution protection, and shared prosperity for residents with varied means. The note ends with best wishes for the district’s progress.
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Pinehurst
Southern Pines
Benjamin A, Goodridge
Fun from Our Exchanges and Curious Tales
A returned missionary speaks to a Sunday school about an adventure in India with a lion. A boy asks which eyes. Charles Lamb meets a blunt clerk who dislikes lectures. A seat dispute ends with a director’s wife asserting status, prompting a sharp retort.
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Lonce Lad
Bidia
Charles Taunh
East India House
Lamb
Paul Pry