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Farm wages, the value of a farm worker and the compensation rate have been subjects of debates ever since Jacob negotiated his working for seven years to marry Rachel in the Bible.
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My home was filled with a sweet smell early Thursday morning. It was the same smell I would be treated to when Mom made rhubarb custard pies. Of course, back then, it was followed by eating a piece …
Now that the summer’s heat has finally arrived, I find myself wishing for the days of old when we would swim in any water, just so it was wet. Call it an itch to swim. It didn’t matter if …
There were many things going on in the area 100 years ago.
A Melrose Beacon front page included articles about stills being seized in moonshine raids. One of the stills seized was valued at …
It is not known if anyone was surprised when a business caught fire Feb. 6, 1924, in Holdingford.
That was not recorded. What was recorded was the quick action by local residents to save the …
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