Tracing Surnames Reflect Ancient Trades Behind Names
The article notes how many English surnames originated from crafts such as Thacker Thackeray roofing with straw Tyler tiling Slater roofing with slate Collier charcoal burner Chandler candle maker Fuller cloth cleaner and the horse moors arrier once used for horseshoeing in older dictionaries and directories.
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Thacker Or
Thackeray
Tyler
Slater
Collier
Chandler
Fuller
Smith
Fur Farms in Canada Grow Amid Rising Demand
Fur farming in Canada has grown over the past decade with 1,000 farms breeding fur animals. Of these, 960 raise foxes, seven incubate raccoons, thirteen mink and one marten. The 21,488 silver foxes from the 1923 census were valued at 5,872,262 dollars. As settlement pushed north wild animals retreated and farms expanded to meet fur demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Probate Notice in Gogebic County Michigan
In the Gogebic County Probate Court on August 18 192? judge Williams Baird presiding Ole Alquist filed a petition seeking license to sell the estate of Blot Johnson deceased. The notice informs interested parties of the probate action and sale authorization.
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State OF Michigan
Gogehic
Bessemer
Sid County
Anugust
A. D
Williams
Baird
Blot Johnson
Ole Alquist
Instant relief nostrils open with Figs Cream Balm
Advise purchasing a small pot of Figs Cream Balm from a druggist to clear nasal passages. The antiseptic healing cream is applied in the nostrils to penetrate air passages, soothe inflamed mucous membranes, and provide instant relief from colds or catarrh. Do not stay stuffed up.
Hearing on license to sell estate realty set for Sept 15, 1924
The court orders a hearing on a petition to license the sale of the estate’s real estate for September 15, 1924, at ten o’clock in the forenoon at the probate office. Interested parties must appear to show cause why the license should not be granted. Public notice to run in the Wakefield Advocate for three consecutive weeks prior to the hearing.
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Wakefield Advocate
William S. Baird
Provate
Irene BL Buchanan
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Iowa
Olson
A. W. Kinkner
Sommers
Northwest
Kodiaks
Wakefield Pharmacy
A. Mann, Prop
Wakefield
Nishings Sporting and
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