July 16, 1879, From the Birmingham Iron Age Judge Milton J. Saffold, formerly of this State, died in San Francisco, Cal., on the 5th inst. Miss Lucy Walton Rhett Horton has brought suit in Washington city against John H. Morgan, son of Senator Morgan, for a breach of promise, laying damages at $82,000. John Hunt […]
This biography is included in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume I DAVID JOHNSON GOODLETT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1804-1878) Lawrence County, Alabama David Johnson Goodlett was the Circuit Court clerk in Lawrence County, Alabama in 1864 and served as clerk for four different terms He was born in Greenville District, South Carolina […]
Evidently, the people thought trains would soon solve all problems in 1901 (Transcribed from New Decatur Advertiser in Feb. 1901) Vinegar of the Four Thieves: Recipes & Curious Tips from the Past
THE BUFORD EXPEDITION TO KANSASi By Walter Lynwood Fleming Written ca. 1901 West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia Part I By the Kansas-Nebraska act passed by Congress in 1854, the Territories of Kansas and Nebraska were organized and thrown open to settlement with the proviso that all questions relating to slavery were to be […]
The Late Evening Stroll to Meet the Cows by Jean Butterworth When I was just a little girl I use to tag along behind my Granddaddy each summer evening when he said to me, "Milking time." Barefooted and in a simple sundress I proceeded to walk behind him as he strolled to meet the cows […]
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