Bingville Plan to Build a Damm on Snake Crick
The Bingville Bogle satirically proposes bonds named Damm Bonds to raise money for damming Snake Crick behind Cy Hoskins’ barn. It notes seasonal drying and freezing, jokes about past damming by Hank Dewberry and Wes Woodruff, and urges the Board of Trade to act with Bugle support.
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Bingville
Cy Hoskins
Snake Crick
Hank Dewberry
Hank
Wes Woodruff
Crick
Board of Trade
Board of Health
Wes Woodruff Faces Coyotes Coos and Tree Trap
Wes Woodruff, a famed hunter, followed fresh coon signs six miles, climbed a beech tree in sock feet to reach a coon hole, and got his head stuck. After muffled cries and a risky scrape, he freed himself and returned home, fearing a fatal end. The tale ends with a plug for Bingville Bugle’s up to date news.
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Wes Woodruff
Wes
Bingville Eyes Water Powered Boom For Factories
An editorial urges Bingville to boost growth by using Snake Crick water to power future manufacturing. The Board of Trade should quickly meet to print circulars and attract capitalists, arguing the water offers a lasting resource for new factories and employment.
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Bingville
Hank Dewberry
Snake Oro
Board of Trade
Snake Crick
Ourself
Arthur
Manufackshuries
Personal notices from the Bugle item summary
The Bugle considers a temporary halt to finances with minimal subscription intake. Abe Witherow reports a cow choking on oats. trappers sell fox pelts. Wes urged to sell skunk pelts. A notice accepts wood loads on subscription. Phoebe Hilderbrand ill with mumps misperceived as chicken pox. Martha Tucker left pumpkin pie supplies at the office. Ike Wilson seen with Bingvillians. Ranse Hillyer fears thumb felon. blunt local banter amid small-town life.
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Abe Witherow
Abe
Wes Woodruff
Wes
Phoebe Hilderbrand
Phoebe
Martha Tucker
Ike Wilson
Sorrow Hollow
Bingvillians
Ike
Ranse Hillyer
Ranse
Local Happenings and Gossip Across Bingville
Local notes report Hank Dewberry walking to the company seat then returning home tired. Jaspar Hawkins learns his Bugle subscription is unpaid for 15 years. Samantha Devers endures facial pains while Peter Hoskins chops wood. Silas Osgood moves from Hardstrabble to Bingville seeking a livelier town. Susan Woodbery and her mother buy calico material. Tabitha Jones leaves church coughing.
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Hank Dewberry
Jaspar Hawkins
Jaspar
Samantha Devers
Samantha
Peter Hoskins
Silas Osgood
Hardstrabble
Bingville
Susan Woodbery
Roemer
Susan
Tabitha Jones
Calf, pickerels, eye sty and sugar shipment noted
Bill Wood received a fine calf last week hoping it will be a good milker though the calf turned out to be the wrong sex. Ben Wade reported a good pickerel catch on Gootchic Pond last Sunday. Miss Jane Truman suffers an eye sty hindering sewing for her wedding gown. Henderson traveled to Hard Scrabble and brought back 5 pounds of sugar and 1 pound of coffee. Lafe shops there regularly.
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Bill Wood
Bill
Ben Wade
Gootchic
Ben
Jane Truman
Fe Henderson
Lafe
Veritas
Barber Harve Hines Faces Dispute Over Haircut and Whiskers
Old Gorm Hendricks visited Harve Hines for a haircut and whiskers trimmed while asleep. After waking to pay 50 cents, Gorm resisted and threatened a street fight while Harve contemplates legal action with Anne Hillyer, Justice of the Peace.
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Gorm Hendricks
Harve Hines
Tother Day
Harve
Gorm
Anne Hillyer
The
Bud’s Sulphur and Molasses Habit in Spring
A narrator recalls Bud’s spring routine of receiving sulphur and molasses for his “out of order” blood. Mrs Hinckley enforces the dose with a birch rod to ensure he swallows it. The piece defends the practice as beneficial for children, though Bud dislikes it.
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Bud
Carpenter Lem Seeks Shingles After Meeting Deacon
Lem Misunderstood Lem Brown, a skilled carpenter, plans to buy three bundles of shingles for roof repairs. He learns from Brad Tucker that Deacon Andrews may have shingles, prompting a turn in his search.
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Lem Brown
Oither
Lem
P. O
Brad Tucker
Brad
Deacon Andrews
Lem seeks shingles from Deacon in odd encounter
Lem visits Deacon Andrews to buy shingles but learns the Deacon has the disease shingles. The Deacon offers them for free, hoping for a chance, and Lem leaves in disgust. If you want Lem, ask him if Deacon Andrews has any shingles.
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Lem
Deacon
Deacon Andrews
To Let Buggy Shed For Rent At Low Price
Gideon Smalley of Bingville offers a buggy shed to rent for 25 cents a month. He explains the shed is unused as he has no buggy or horse and markets the rate as cheap in a brief classified notice.
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Gideon Smalley
Bingville
Lost pallets and rooster missing since last Tuesday
SI PACKARD asks for the return of two pallets and one rooster lost Tuesday night. He warns that if the property is not returned soon, the law will take its course.
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SI Packard
Bingville
Sewing machine hire offer to neighbors in Bingville
Mrs Barber offers neighbors use of her sewing machine when not in use. She plans to charge about 15 cents per hour or two for 25 cents, in Bingville.
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Bingville
Hod Slocomb Refuses Back Subscription Payment
For two years Hod Slocomb has avoided paying his Bugle subscription. He repeatedly promised to pay next week, but never did and now denies owing any money. The writer notes Hod admitted the debt only to stop the pestering, but the dunning continues.
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Hod
Slocomb
Bugle
Artistick Printing Promotes Quality and Low Rates
A vintage advertisement touts long notice printing for all brands and fancy work at competitive prices. The copy urges readers to visit the office to see new type and displays and to request quotes on jobs to avoid hurried, messy results.
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Clasper Hawkins
Ron
Miss Phoebuh
Hilderbrand
Bingville Bogle
Tabitha
Bingville Bugle
Csilas Osgssn
Hardscrasbie
Tsobingville
Local
Brevitier
Lem Misunderstood
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