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In Woodstown, Salem County, the old walls of a cluster of seven working warehouses display even older sayings bromides from another time bracketed in quotes and rendered in calligraphic elegance. The now-fading messages painted in black letters on white walls convey homey sentiments, existential meditations, and corny aphorisms that passed for social media in the mid-20th century: “Keep your . ....
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The rustle of tobacco and the rush of the river were awaiting us as we ran through the fields of the farm and slipped by the Mail Pouch barn, startling the cattle in our youthful passage. The goal was always the river. We couldnât wait to put our feet into the cool waters of the Ohio River on those hot summer days. This was my dadâs homeplace and, throughout my life, this old farm carried a special place in my heart. It was home to my great-great-grandfather Ed Kyle, who spent two terms as the sheriff of Cabell County in the late 1800s after the Civil War. My grandfather was well liked and generous to a fault. He was a wealthy land owner who donated property for the first free school in the area and the land for Olive Baptist Church. ....
Horst Auctioneers conducted a public auction of coins and currency at Horst Auction Center, Ephrata, Oct. 29. Several items and prices included: an 1884 3-cent nickel, $1,200; a 1794 large cent, $600; a 1797 large cent, $700; an 1804 half dollar, $750; an 1893-S silver dollar, $1,200; (5) 1992 Canadian 1-ounce gold pieces, $1,900 each; (5) 1986 Canadian 1-ounce gold pieces, $1,900; a 1896 $20 gold piece, $1,975; an 1899 $20 gold piece, $1,950; a 1900 $20 gold piece, $1,875; a 1904 $20 gold piece, $1,975; a 1908 $20 gold piece; $2,000; and a 1911 $20 gold piece, $1,900. Horst Auctioneers conducted a public auction of antique tools at Horst Auction Center, Ephrata, Oct. 31. Several items and prices included: a Goosewing ax, $1,150; an early anvil, $500; (11) Stanley bench chisels, $325; a No. 10 anvil, $325; a tray of engraving tools, $250; (2) Stanley restoration planes, $350; (4) PA wooden molding planes, $350; an oak machinist tool box, $280; a Stanley No. 45 combination plan ....