Thanksgiving Proclamation From Bingville Bugle Editor
The Bingville Bugle prints a mock Thanksgiving proclamation dated 1908 urging Linguillo readers to observe Thanksgiving Day on November 26. The piece humorously laments subscriber debt and pleads overdue payments as editors seek relief from poverty while maintaining a comical, satirical tone.
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United States of America
Bingville Bugle
Bingville
Linguillo
Bagte
Ourself
Wingville Bugle
Ringville
Job
Turkey
Country Correspondence Pays for Wood Cutting
The note reports Wood cutting for Tira Quimby and Lil Wood during winter as cold weather drives work. Rabbits are abundant locally and rabbit dishes are common. An accident occurs when an ax slips hitting a foot, versus a sharp end down, and Miss Jane Triman recovers from an inflammatory ailment.
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Wade
Ren
Jane Triman
Veritas
Fragmentary Local Gossip From Ailing Town
An OCR fragment recounts residents including Eph Higgins, P. Me, Bill Repburn, Jaspar Tarbell, Samantha Dreyers, and Tabitha Jones. It notes Eph’s mail delays due to illness, a county seat trip canceled because of a lame horse, and several people bedridden or sick with little coherent detail.
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Tae
Eph Higgins
P. Me
Eph
Bill Repburn
Vsual
Jaspar Tarbell
Samantha Dreyers
Anita Samantha
Tabitha Jones
Avéik
Winter Chill Hits Stake Creek Area
The note mentions cold weather and a light ice skim on Stake Creek. It records small payments for subscriptions and cider trades, with names Ale Witherow, Abe, Ti, Wes Woodruff, Cy Hoskins, and Miss Millie Nosteins. A plan to start a community activity is hinted at, with a Lyne nest week date not yet fixed.
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Stake Creek
Ale
Misa
Millie Nosteins
Lyme
Preacher Moore's Crumbling Salary Sparks Bingville Outcry
In Bingville, the Rev Sammer Moore, unpaid for years at $280 yearly, delivered a forceful sermon denouncing nonpayment. He warned he would sue the church and exposed parishioners for withholding tithes. After collection, cash and notes totaled $57.14, with promises of payments later lifting the total to $43.19, prompting Moore to purchase new clothes and vow sharper preaching to secure support.
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Bingville
Sammer Moore
Meare
Moore
Te Hag
Fen
Scoftera
Follerin
Moora
Amos Hillyer
Fowyer
Iegal
Golden Gates
Hank Dewberry
Eharel
Oddess
Snodgrass
Butterworth
Moore Hisself
Hill Hepburn
Bay
Hank
Backer
Thomas
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Rey Moore
Voley
Richedus Rath
Rev Moore
Henswith
Smodgrass
Eell
Caston
Erh
Aion Grossroads
Gen Wade
Pasonal
Rideous Bath
Cy Hoskingharn
Well Woodruff
Atuatae Sie
Lepage
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