Flirtation Leads to Missionary of Marriage Proposals
Two U.S. midshipmen on shore in Japanese waters charm local girls with roses and playful signs. A captain informs the officers that the girls’ families have offered marriage terms, but the offer must be approved by the president. The captain suspends any action and sails for home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Meadenhall
Navy
Jack
Wwe
Papa
Mamma
Japan
United States
America
Capiain
Ito
Iin
Mayy Martage
Uiscoursgell
Gould
Grantel
Mars' Tom Ashley and the Ashley Plantation Memory
A slave Julius recalls the Ashley family lineage from Mars Pape to Mars Tom and the plantation's fate after the Civil War. He recounts disinheritance, a northern wife, and a reunion at breakfast when the young Tom Ashley meets his grandfather, leading to a tense but hopeful reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darky
Mars
Tom Ashley
Ashleys
Mars’ Thomas
Anchesters
Ernest Crane
Thomas
Julius
Pape
Mars’ Pape
Missy Ashley
Chile
Tommy
Iim
Wilisay
Percheron Ben J. Registered Bay Five Years Old
Percheron Ben J. No 9539 a bay five years old is described as sired by Pem bridge Primate 5837 and out of Som ersham 7292 by Dexter 4980. The record notes the horse as a fine exhibit with pedigree details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben J
Pembridge
Somersham
Dexter
Roy
Levain
Bell
Draft horses BEN J and ROY stand for breeding near Canyon City
Two drafter horses BEN J and ROY will season at locations near Canyon City and adjacent farms with schedule shifts Monday and Tuesday at W. T. King place near Happy. Both described as large heavy boned, fine quality with good dispositions and colors. Season price $15 to insure colt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben J
Canyon City
Roy
Leslie Crowley
W. T. King
Happy
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Canyon National Bank
of Canyon, Texas
J. M. Black
R. H. Wright
V-Pres
I. L. Hunt
Cashier
L. G. Conner
North Side
Texas
John Hutson
Canyon City, Texas
Monroe
Elkhart Carrage & Automobile Company
A. H. Rife
Elkhart
Indiana
J. E. Rogers
Livery Barn
Canyon
Canyon Coach Horse
Maitland Coal
Jackson Loan & Trust Company
Worth
Jackson
Mississippi
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