MEXICAN WAR REMINISCENCES Part VII By Judge Zo. S. Cook (These several contributions cover the period of February to April, 1897, and were made to the Wilcox Progressive Era, published at Camden) Article 7 After remaining several days on the table land, taking a look to the east, a grand scene was presented; a map […]
During WWII, Childersburg in Talladega, Alabama was overrun with workers hired at the new defense plant that manufactured high explosives for the war effort. John Collier, Jr. documented this busy time in Childersburg, Alabama with the following photographs. Collier was "an American anthropologist and an early leader in the fields of visual anthropology and applied […]
CELEBRATION AT HARMONY SPRING (Transcribed from The Wetumpka Argus, Wetumpka, Alabama, July 17, 1839) At a large and respectable meeting of the citizens of Tallapoosa county, convened for the purpose of celebrating the sixty third anniversary of American independence, Thomas D. Berry, Esq., acted as President, and Elias J. Heard as Vice President. Prayer was […]
From New York Journal ca. 1908 To Polish Wood Floors —- Take a strong boiled coffee and strain it twice through a fine strainer, then to three cups of the coffee add one-half cup of common sweet oil and beat well. Put it in a bottle and shake well each time before using. Apply the […]
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