Harvests and pride collide in Whitcomb farm saga
In a rural tale set over eight years, Matthew Whitcomb defies his father Zephaniah to pursue modern farming methods and love. A drought and mortgage threaten the family, but Matthew returns with a plan, Veterinary agricultural physics tutor Margaret accompanies him, and the farm is saved through scientific soil work and renewed faith.
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Matthew
Zephaniah Whitcomb
Sam Curry
Beaver Creek
Maine
Sally Marks
Zephaniah
Matthew Whitcomb
Whitcomb
Abigail
Graham
Monteith
Mr. Whitcomb
Gratin
Margaret
Rye Field
Sale of intoxicating liquors proposed for Washburn lot
August Geisert seeks license to sell strong spirituous malt ardent and other intoxicating liquors for consumption on premises at Lot 5 Block 50 Washburn townsite Wisconsin. He lists bondsmen William Goedeke and Fred Rieckhoff and states intent to comply with state laws and city ordinances. Dated June 11 1909.
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Ed. P. Pederson
Washburn
Wisconsin
John O’sullivan
Olaf M. Olson
P. Pederson
August Geisert
William Goedeke
Fred Rieckhoff
Man Refuses Ads Over Ancestral Fashion Belief
A man declines advertising noting his grandfather’s stance against knee breeches and a queue. The remark frames a personal code tied to historic dress and family tradition.
Edwin Jackson Liquor License Bid for Washburn Premises
To the Mayor and Common Council of Washburn Edwin Jackson applies for sale of spiritous malt and intoxicating liquors for consumption on the premises at Lots 14 and 15 Block 21 and offers S. E. Swanson and Louis Holte as bondsmen under city ordinances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Washburn
Edwin Jackson
Wisconsin
S. E. Swanson
Louis Holte
Arctic Tragedy Highlight in Danish Expedition Losses
Lieutenant A Trolle recounts the Danish northeast Greenland deaths of Mylius Erichsen Hagen and Bronlund. They endured thirty days with one sledge and four feeble dogs, marching 150 miles daily five miles a day. Ten miles from Lambert Land, Erichsen and Hagen died. Bronlund reached the depot and perished after helping reveal Hagen's maps and his report for rescuers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Trolle
Myrius Erichsen
Hagen
Bronlund
Greenland
Lambert Land
Mylius Erichsen
Escorting the Court in York Maine 1774 Pomp and Ceremony
John Adams describes his 1774 York journey as a young barrister arriving with sheriffs and deputies in laced hats and gay attire to escort the court. Judges wore scarlet robes, wigs, and bands as trumpets, cannon, and bells marked the arrival and summons.
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York
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Maine
Emma Huntington Nason
John Adams
Piscataqua River
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Kendrick Ferris
American Press Association
Fur Dept
N. W
Dewitt
Sim
U. S
R. M. LaFollette
The
Washburn Times
Bayfield County
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