Mortgage and nerve in one Arkansas move story
A 1870s tale from Coldwater recounts a man seeking credit from multiple merchants using crops and livestock as security. After facing refusal he declares he would starve before signing a mortgage, moves to Arkansas, and four years later earns substantial wealth, illustrating stubborn resolve and self reliance. The piece praises such nerve and warns against crop mortgages.
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