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James Madison was still living, New York State was about to abolish slavery, passenger railroads were about to be realized when Septimus Winner was born in Philadelphia in 1827. Joseph Winner, his father, made violins and Septimus studied music almost from the cradle. "Sep" got out of the Philadelphia High School at 20, began to give lessons on the banjo, guitar and violin, and married a watchman's daughter named Hannah Guyer. He played at balls and parades, was a member of the Philadelphia Brass Band. Hit by the hard times, he wrote in his diary: "Delightful...
...down Warwell Worthy's lead. On the turn into the homestretch he passed her, swinging out, and the two came into the straightaway neck & neck. A faint cloud of dust, raised by hoofs and wheels, lengthened and faded as the sulkies drew apart. At the finish, Sep Palin, driving the grey, was sitting straight and drawing in his reins. Warwell Worthy was a full five lengths behind...
...Actually, however, motor producers have been watching demand very carefully. Also, the record figure for October was largely due to the tremendous but temporary production of the new Ford model. The old Ford model was discontinued in August, while delays in producing the new model held down the Sep- tember Ford output and created a large accumulation of unfilled Ford orders. Thus, while Ford made only about 85,000 cars in September and August together, in October 204,827 Fords were turned out. This exceptional output clearly affected the figures for total national October car-production...
...Those who return to College, until Sep...
Best general references: Quar. Jour. of Econ. Jan. '88 p. 184-185; Jan. '89 p. 177 et. seq.; Jan. '90, p. 158-171: Pol. Sci. Quart. Sep. '87, p. 374 et. seq.: Hadley, Ry. Transportation pp. 74-76, 91-97, 143-145; Interstate Commerce Commission Reports I: 307-312; II: 434 et. seq.; III: 394 et. seq.; IV: 351-358: Senate Reports 1st sess. 49th Cong. 1885-86, III part...