Jesse Stanbridge was just another railroad cop doing his job in 1909 when he had an argument with a local farmer. That disagreement set into motion a chain of events that would change both their lives forever. Sources Ancestry.com. Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Year: 1900; […]
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Jesse Stanbridge’s breath came in a plume as the bitter January cold bit into him. He dug his hands deeper into the pockets of his overcoat as he walked through the Iowa night. His eyes scanned the railyard. Stanbridge wasn’t looking for anything in particular, just anything that stood out. He shivered, silently cursing the
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If history is made up of small stories, then some of them fall off and disappear, like table scraps. Come and sample a few of these forgotten tales. Sources Girl Poet Ends Old Year by Taking Poison. Chicago Tribune, 1/1/1926 Pneumonia Threatens Girl Poet Taking Poison. The Des Moines Register, 1/4/1926 Poetess-Waif’s Wish for
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When I was younger, I spent a year working for a big box retail chain. One day, I noticed that one of my fellow employees (we’ll call her Mary) wasn’t feeling well. She was elderly, and I went over to see how she was doing. I ended up sitting with her for an hour or
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