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Gene Stratton Porter
by AnonymousAlthough Gene Stratton Porter resided in this city only a few weeks in 1913, her life was closely associated with the Fort Wayne area. Born in rural Wabash County and educated in Wabash, the noted Hoosier author established residence successively in Geneva, Decatur, and Rome City. She was intimately connected with Coldwater, Michigan, and Wincheste..
Newcom Tavern
by AnonymousIn the year of the treaty, Jonathan Dayton, head of a New Jersey land company which also included Generals Wilkinson and St. Clair and a Colonel Ludlow, acquired the so-called “seventh and eighth ranges” between the two Miami Rivers, and employed surveyors to lay out a town site. The town was to take Jonathan Dayton’s name, although he was never to..
Pennsylvania Dutch Guide-Book
by AnonymousThis Official Guide-Book of the Pennsylvania Dutch Tourist Bureau has been prepared solely for the purpose of making the tourist’s visit to Lancaster County the interesting and enjoyable experience it should be.Situated but a few hours drive from many of the great cities of the eastern United States, the Pennsylvania Dutch Country offers more to th..
St. Clair's Defeat
by AnonymousSeveral survivors of St. Clair’s Defeat wrote vivid accounts of their experiences during that terrible battle. These personal reports detail one of the worst defeats ever suffered by an American army. Encouraged by victories over the forces of Generals Harmar and St. Clair, the Indians preyed upon the defenseless frontier. Therefore, the success of..
The Truth about Church Extension
by AnonymousThe entire absence of criticism on the decennial tables contained in the report of Mr. Horace Mann on the Census of Religious Worship has filled the writer with equal surprise and concern. For a period of nearly three years, hardly a week has passed without some injurious step on the part of the Government, some disastrous admission on the pa..
A Tale of Two Monkeys, and other stories
by AnonymousA Tale of Two Monkeys, and other stories is a collection of poems & stories for children written by unknown author. The collection include the below:A TALE OF TWO MONKEYSTHE OLDEST CHRISTMAS STORYTHE ELEPHANT’S TOOTHACHEWHERE ARE THE SWALLOWS?A CURIOUS KIND OF BEARROVER IN CHURCHA BRAVE LITTLE GIRL..
How to Become a Lightning Calculator
by AnonymousHow to Become a Lightning Calculator is a mental arithmetic book written by unknown author which provides techniques to quickly process common mathematical calculations.Instantaneous Addition.How to Add Two Columns at Once.Multiplication.Accurate Interest.Equation of Payments.The Lightning Calculator’s Addition.Bank Discount.How to Make Change.Proo..
Harper's Household Handbook
by AnonymousHarper's Household Handbook: A guide to easy ways of doing woman's work.Wash-day wisdom, nursing, and sickroom -- Inside a room -- Equipment and renovators -- China, glass, and furniture -- Making whole -- Making and making over -- Remedying spots, stains, and tarnish -- Food: choosing and keeping -- House plants, window boxes, cut flowers -- Disin..