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Record #:
16446
Author(s):
Walser, Richard
Abstract:
The ubiquitous and innumerable weekly newspapers of the antebellum South are, as often as not, rich storehouses of folk humor, much of it original material acquired from oral sources and set down by editors and correspondents. Such a humorous niche was filled by Jemmy Critus for the CHARLOTTE JOURNAL.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 18 Issue 2, May 1970, p95-100 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Newspapers--Charlotte; Folk humor; Critus, Jemmy; CHARLOTTE JOURNAL
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Record #:
35364
Author(s):
McCullen, J.T., Jr.
Abstract:
Told from the viewpoint of a young boy, the church-goers of a town usually go and pray at the bedside of a dying person until they pass. In this particular case, however, the man who lay in the sickbed was not prayed over because people thought of him as a bad man for drinking and not attending church.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 18 Issue 2, May 1970, p71-77, il Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Short stories, North Carolina; Religion; Death--Causes
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Record #:
35365
Author(s):
Reid, William W.
Abstract:
Found in an old trunk, several miscellaneous writings were found, including this parable about flowers.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 18 Issue 2, May 1970, p78-79 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Short stories, North Carolina; Flowers
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Record #:
35366
Author(s):
Chappell, Fred
Abstract:
The story about how a very smart hunting dog went looking for a large raccoon, and the owner followed him until he was very lost, and ended up living in a cave with an American Indian woman for two years, before finding his way home and getting sent to fight in World War 2.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 18 Issue 2, May 1970, p80-83 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Dogs; Hunting dogs
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Record #:
35367
Author(s):
Miller, Jim Wayne
Abstract:
A poem about hunting a fox that always gets away.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 18 Issue 2, May 1970, p83 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Poetry
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Record #:
35368
Author(s):
Not Given
Abstract:
A collection of ‘boners,’ or stupid mistakes, that were found in literature by professors at NC State University.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 18 Issue 2, May 1970, p84-88 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Literature
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Record #:
35369
Author(s):
Doar, Harriet
Abstract:
A poem about a woman’s religious conversion.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 18 Issue 2, May 1970, p89 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Poetry; Religion
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Record #:
35370
Author(s):
Lumpkin, Ben Gray
Abstract:
In the Aarne-Thompson index, Tale Type 62 refers to “Peace among the Animals-the Fox and the Cock.” The opening story is a variation of that type, and the author continues on to analyze similar variations.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 18 Issue 2, May 1970, p90-94 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Animal lore; Tall tales
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Record #:
35371
Author(s):
West, John Foster
Abstract:
A poem about a man who left specific instructions for his burial upon his death, particularly about not wanting to be buried in a church yard. However, his burial ground ended up being part of a church several years later.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 18 Issue 2, May 1970, p94 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Poetry
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Record #:
35372
Author(s):
Morgan, Robert
Abstract:
A poem describing a smoke house and the area around it.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 18 Issue 2, May 1970, p100 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Poetry
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