Pioneer Phoebe Farr Memoir Recounts Wolves and Rattlesnakes
The Elyria settler Phoebe Holford Farr wrote a memoir about pioneer life. Her great grandson Theodore Farr preserves the manuscript and notes her stories of wolves bears rattlesnakes and danger along early roads near Murray Ridge and Carlisle.
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Morning sounds of the 1980s in a changing home
A reflective piece contrasts the new morning hums of modern appliances with older, familiar sounds from prior decades. It notes how air conditioning, hair dryers, electric razors, microwaves, toasters, and dishwashers define daily life, while recalling the quieter mornings of the past.
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