There is a story told in Lime Springs Iowa about Lidtke Mill. It was about midnight on a cloudy rainy night. When old Frank Walker was wearing his big black rain poncho while inspecting the mill. It was a windy and cold night but could still hear the shrill train whistle in the distance. Just then the peterson family pulled up. “Hello Petersons,”said Frank.”Hi,”said the Petersons.What are you doing out so late.””Just inspecting machinery again.””We'll see ya tomorrow.” He entered the old mill consciously checking the the machinery. He made sure all the equipment was running well oiled and greased daily. Then when he entered the electrical room he looked at the spot where young John Peterson stood when he was electrocuted. He barely noticed
the door shut behind him. He turned the power off just like he did every night. Checking and watching the gauges drop on the walk.The light then flickered off as the power dropped around him.Giving the rooms creepy looks. It was at that moment that he felt he was not alone. But he ignored it. Just as he was leaving the room he heard a click and then a big bang as if somebody were turning on the power. Suddenly a flash of lightning lit up the room and it became very chilly. He slowly turned around to see the figure of young John Peterson standing a few feet in front of him. He was frozen with fear as the figure slowly begin walking towards him. Right as the ghostly figure got right up to his nose the ghost looked him straight in the eye and said in a shrill harsh voice. “Why did you come here.” But before he could answer the ghostly figure had disappeared. Even though he couldn’t see him he new the ghost was still there.”Thank You,”said the the ghost.”What,” said Frank? Just down the road the Peterson family lived. They were getting ready for bed when they all her a loud scream coming from down the road. They all put their slippers on and walked down to the mill. They all spread out and tried to find out what had happened. But none of them found a thing just as they were about to give up Mrs. Peterson gave a horrified scream. They came to the old tree that stood in the parking lot and hanging on one of the branches was a big black rain poncho waving in the wind.
This was the first-time people had seen factories like this is America. Many famous, affluent, and powerful men visited these textile mills only long enough to admire the engineering advancements Lowell had made, and completely missed the inhumane treatment of the workers inside.
Many times, it happens, when people like to stay in dark due to some miss happening in the past. They do not want to interact with the outer world that is what happened with the Mills. The main person of the story “Chainsaw Fingers” by Paul Crenshaw. This short story describes life of Mills who has fingers made of chainsaw due to which he start suffering
Sam Patch’s father, who was a drunkard, exhausted all his family fortune, and in 1807 the Patches moved to the mill village of Pawtucket. This was a climactic moment in their history because it marked their passage out of the family economy and into the labor market. This caused the Patches to be dependent on factory owners for a job. Factory spinners, including Sam Patch, were people with a lot of pride and dignity. Before 1820, most spinners in New England mills were emigrants from the factory towns of Lancashire England. They were veterans who knew that their skills were essential, and they commanded respect (Johnson 23). Industrialization brought with it urbanization or city growth but it had an unintended consequence of creating massive wealth gaps between the rich people and the working class people.
...f my family members, would be radically different today if it were not for the Lindale Mill.
Veto, Robert Elliott. Looms and Weavers, Schools and Teachers: Schooling in North Carolina Mill Towns, 1910-1940 . Michigan: Bell and Howell Information Company, 1989.
[2] Though it has been talked about as an anti-nuclear film, the nuclear theme is an underlying one. (A good question to ask is why this is NOT the main issue.) The way I look at Silkwood is the way many reviewers have; the central issue of this film is the story of the working class. I feel that I can comment legitimately on this issue, as the rural Pennsylvania town where I grew up is not too far from Silkwood's Oklahoma countryside (except geographically, of course). Some of the problems the Kerr-McGee workers have are familiar to me. For example, job security, especially now as I write, is of utmost importance in my home community. Like Crescent, Oklahoma, my community in Pennsylvania has one main industry, but it is at least a safe one: tool and die. As technology increases, these jobs are becoming obsolete, and, so, anyone in this trade in my hometown is lacking job security. And this in turn threatens other local businesses that depend on tool and die workers spending their money.
The Lowell textile mills were a new transition in American history that explored working and labor conditions in the new industrial factories in American. To describe the Lowell Textile mills it requires a look back in history to study, discover and gain knowledge of the industrial labor and factory systems of industrial America. These mass production mills looked pretty promising at their beginning but after years of being in business showed multiple problems and setbacks to the people involved in them.
Following the Civil War, life in the south was dramatically changed. America faced an arduous task of rebuilding the devastated economy and social infrastructure in former Confederate states. This new movement was known as the Reconstruction era, and it was responsible for the emergence of a multifaceted industrialization of manufactured goods and transportation networks. In the book, Steel Drivin’ Man, Scott Reynolds Nelson conveys the intensity of political debate during the Reconstruction era. The conflict revolved around the role of the federal government in domestic affairs as well as the status of recently freed African-American slaves. This period marked the emergence of John Henry, a former African-American slave that became a classic figure of American folklore myths. He was known as the man who defeated the steam-powered drill in a race, but died shortly after from inhaling the rock dust generated by the steam drills. The story of John Henry emerged out of and reflected the histories of southern reconstruction by outlining the political, social, and economic changes that undermined black equality.
Working on a farm or in a factory has both similarities and differences, but moving from a rural to a city job could be quite difficult. Farm and factory jobs are similar because they are dangerous and require intense physical labor. Both the farm and factory jobs have daily hazards. In 2009, farming continues to be the most dangerous job in the United States, due to the constant risk of animal stampedes or agricultural machinery accidents. In factories, like Grede Foundries, ear and eye protection against deafening crashes and flying sparks is required, as well as having all skin covered to prevent from hot metal burns. However, the most noticeable similarity is the amount of physical labor needed in both Wauwatosa and Elkhorn workplaces to produce the goods sold. One example of this in history is five year old Salvin from Brown’s Mills, New Jersey. In 1910, this young boy labored in the fields, becoming weak from lugging two pecks of cranberries at a time in extreme heat. Similar physical labor is demanded of factory workers in United States history, causing numerous health problem...
...hildren becoming deformed. Stand for hours on end as caused the still growing legs, and spine to grow crooked causing lifelong pain. Working in the mills also led to missing fingers and limbs that could be caught in the constantly moving machines.
“The Miller’s Tale” perfectly incorporates all of the necessary components that make up a winning tale. In Chaucer’s, The Canterbury Tales, “The Miller’s Tale” fully satisfies every rule required by the Host, in a humorous and intriguing way. He uses the misfortune of the characters to grasp the reader’s attention, and keep him or her interested throughout the story. In the tale, Chaucer includes the idea of religious corruption happening in England during the fourteenth-century. He takes this negative idea and manipulates it into comedic relief by making both Nicholas and Absalom clerks. The actions of those characters, who were supposed to be revered due to their religious position, proves Chaucer’s negative view of the Catholic Church in England at that time. Through Chaucer’s incorporation of fourteenth-century religious corruption,
For example, factory workers were expected to work 14-16 hour days, six days a week. The dusty, dirty, unlit mills along with few break times made working there a living hell. “Breaker boys suffered from chronic throat trouble and respiratory illnesses that were caused by inhaling coal dust. Above ground machinery, particularly coal crushers, were dangerously loud. If a breaker boy worked long hours around the coal crusher he often suffered from hearing loss (Wagner). Due to the fact that there were no safety laws in place, ear plugs and masks were not used. In fact, no safety equipment was. The dangerous machines with unprotected parts made children susceptible to injury and death. If someone were to get injured, they were immediately fired and not paid compensation for their health care. “If a boy was caught wearing gloves, the boss would beat him. A skin condition that miners termed “Red tips” was brought about by prolonged contact with sulfur from the coal. Breaker boys’ fingers often became cracked, bloody, and swollen from sorting (Wagner)....
It was late June in the year of 1981. A man named Travis and his dog Marshall travel through the thick rain forests of Peru, on a nice vacation. Marshall, walks at a cheerful, fast pace… Mostly keeping his nose on the ground the whole time, just letting his sniffer guide the way. Travis pets Marshall periodically, and gazes at the amazing scenery of the Peru rainforest. They come upon a breathtaking waterfall in an opening. It was just then when Travis notices a man standing near the waterfall, also gazing it. Travis and Marshall walk up to the man, and he now notices them. He smiles at them kind of creepily, but Travis just puts that away and decides not to judge the man.
Oukonunaka could see the sun peeking in from the small hole in the ceiling of his hut. He hurried out of his bed to meet his father, mother, and sister for breakfast. They had some flat bread left from the night before, so that is what they ate. Oukonunaka ate quickly so he could get ready and hopefully go on a hunt with his dad and the other men. He had been hunting before, but only for small game like hogs or turkey. Today he was hoping to kill his first deer.
Jimmy Hare or just Hare for short, was the fastest runner in all of the town. He was very cocky about his speed. Every time he won a race he acted like he had just won a gold medal. The town was getting very annoyed with Hare. They weren't happy about his boasting. ¨If someone could just beat him, he would quit all of his bragging¨, the people of the town thought.