A Woman Chooses Self Supporting Work in 19th Century
Lizzie Stanley recounts leaving a trustful family life after her father's death to become a housekeeper for Mrs. Amos. She details five years rising in social standing through diligence, facing stigma, and choosing independence over theatrical or teaching roles, ending in contentment and respectability.
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Dr. Stanley
White Mountains
Stanley
Soston
Gracie
Lonnie
Mabel
Lizzie Stanley
Lizzie
Mother
John
L S
Miriam
Miriam Case
Mrs. Amos
Lizzie Layard
Miss Layard
Will Morrison
Will
Woodbine and Daffodil claim located by Ely sisters
In Como District Nevada the Woodbine and Daffodil mining claim was located months ago by sisters aged sixteen and fourteen. They are developing the claim with their own labor and envision it rivaling the Consolidated Virginia and California bonanza. They have sunk an eight foot shaft and a 12 by 6 foot workings, showing perseverance and optimism.
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Como District
Nevada
Ely
Virginia
California
Passenger rings bell ends car halting the jeggernaut
A Chicago passenger grabbed the bell-strap and rang both bells of a cable car to stop the vehicle. The captain queried the motive and the passenger replied he wanted both ends to stop. The conductor was reportedly angry as passengers yelled, making a dignified response unlikely.
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Lizzie
Chicago
Chicago Eye
Parlor Car Humour and Ribald Advice from Drake’s Magazine
A chaotic scene on the Lake Shore road shows a young man asking for a minister and coaxing a whisky flask from a clerical passenger after a fainting woman in the next coach. The excerpt mixes travel humor with moralizing asides about families and advertisements for Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup.
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Lake Shore
Drake
Travelers’ Magazine
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Are Dome
Young Lady Miners
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First National Bar
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Cours
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Jude
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