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Poverty to Affluence: The Martins of Iowa and a Honest Welcome
The article recounts F. C. Martin leaving for Floyd Iowa after selling his last horse team, and tells how his family arrived from England fifty years ago in dire poverty. It highlights their early hardships, a benevolent English physician, and Martin's ascent to wealth with 700 broad acres, a fat bank balance, and a reputation for honesty and thrift.
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F. C. Martin
Floyd
Iowa
Mr. M
the Tribune
Wisconsin Woods
Martin
Old England
F.O. Martin
Hawkeye
Withal
Free