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Subject: [USGenWeb-NE-L] 8) Maine Farmer
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 17:20:30 EDT

Dear Friends:

Is anyone got anything out of these Maine Farmer's yet?

A party of one hundred emigrants from the pine clad mountains of Norway,
passed through Chicago a short time since, to settle in Wisconsin,
[Maine Farmer 25 Jan 1840]

On the 8th instant, flour sold at Zanesville for three dollars a barrel, and
wheat at fifty cents a bushel.
[Maine Farmer 1 Feb 1840]

The dwelling house and store of Mr. James Brewster in Shirleysburgh, PA was
destroyed by fire on the 2d inst and horrid to relate three persons perished
in the flames.
[Maine Farmer 1 Feb 1840]

It is stated that twenty-four manufacturing establishments at Paterson, NJ
have entirely suspended their operations. and that the men, women and
children, who were lately employed in them are entirely idle and very many of
them literally dependent upon charity for their very scanty allowance of
daily food.
[MAINE FARMER 22 Feb 1840]

Enjoy,

David C Young

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