Miss Flora Dunlap Leads Suffrage and Settlement Work
Miss Flora Dunlap, president of the Iowa Equal Suffrage Association and head resident of the Des Moines Municipal Settlement, ties suffrage to social service. Her twelve years at the Settlement shaped Des Moines civic life, linking voting rights with community welfare. Previously she lived at Hull House in Chicago.
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Flora Dunlap
Iowa Equal Suffrage Association
Dutlap
Moadside Settlement
Das’ Moines
Misa Dunlap
Miss Dunlap
Des Moines
Hull House
Chicago
Miasora Dunlap
Iowa Fruil Suffrage Association
Farmers Urged to Vote Yes in Move Toward Equal Suffrage
A Iowa rural press chorus backs women’s suffrage. Editors from Wallace’s Farmer The Iowa Farmer The Homestead Successful Farming urge farmers to support equal voting rights, arguing women are competent to use the ballot and deserve the privilege, with calls to join in a national movement and extend voting to wives daughters mothers.
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Atioh
Iowa
Henry C. Wallace
Union
Jacmes M. Pierce
the Homestead
Tyne
Meredith
Capper's Message to Iowans Promises Equal Suffrage Policy
A fragmented reading shows Capper addressing Iowans about expanding political rights for women, claiming an overwhelming public support after a recent event. The piece asserts a new policy to extend equal suffrage and praises lawmakers for careful consideration of legislation.
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Han
Kansay
God's Gentleman Opens Door to Hope and New Love
Hector Greene, a kind wanderer, helps the Bell family after a thief's theft leaves them penniless. He shovels snow, shares breakfast, and discovers banknotes, then is rewarded with work and the blossoming romance between Madge Bell and the grateful old man’s daughter. Providence seems to smile as the couple find happiness.
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Sarah
Central Street
Mr. Bell
Madge
Hector Greene
Honge
Sho
Hector
Madge Bell
Mann
Greene
Hasit
Uccnn
Matt
Ness
Providence
Mr. Dell
Paradize
W. G. Chapman
Dreams of Work Without Rest End in Quiet Sadness
A couple builds from a log home to a farm and house, raising a son who grows in a town and gains comforts. The old man dreams of easy days but health fails, forcing more work. He sits weary as neighbors ask about progress, and the truth surfaces he still must toil.
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Viatt
Fragmentary snippet hints at old timers, incidents and permits
The readable text references a gathering, old timers and a permit, with partial mentions of death, Indians and life insurance. Details are unclear due to damage. no definite event, date, or location can be confirmed from the fragment.
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Ance
Joel's Legacy Changes in Fouracres Blame and Reward
Joel Cawlett inherits a fortune and hides it from neighbors, living frugally on a dairy farm while his wealth shapes others lives. After years of quiet generosity and self-denial, Maudle Stevens helps him realize happiness may lie with the girl who stood by him. Joel accepts a new fate as Fouracres' mayor, choosing love over secrecy.
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Joel Cawlett
California
Joel
San Francisco
Fouracvas
Stevens
Maudle
Slater
Jim Stevens
Maudie
Joe
New York
Cripples'Home
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Animala
Job Nimble
Dolly
S Bill
Mardie
Falses
Will Atey
W. @. Chapman
Maudie’s Operation Sparks Generous Gift From Boston
In a crowded scene of hardship and pride, Joel learns Maudie needs a costly operation. An unseen Boston benefactress leaves five thousand dollars after a prior christening quarrel, enabling the girl’s treatment at a Boston hospital. Mandie’s laments mix with cautious hope as family waits for the plan to proceed.
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Maudie
Joel
Stevens
Shynean
Boston
Mandie
Right Way to Ride a Horse
A historical note on mounting and starting a horse with caution. It discusses dangers of ladders and stepping aids, urges calm control, and suggests a method for starting the animal by guiding it forward while avoiding argument or sudden moves.
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Horace Jnn
Thieves Market in San Luis Potosi
A historical note on the Thieves Market in San Luis Potosi describes a curious bazaar where secondhand goods abound. It notes sellers include pawnshops turning over cheap ware, with items ranging from tools and knives to jewelry and watches, and mentions some merchants handle more valuable brass, porcelain, and silver pieces away from public view.
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San Luis Potosi
Barcelona
Train schedule fragment hints at passenger and freight numbers
A fragmentary timetable lists Illinois Central East bound Passenger Nos 16 632 and 631 with Local Freight numbers 632 691 and 683 plus times 650 pm 40 pm and 2:14 pm. It notes freight normally carries no passengers and includes mis-typed entries.
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Passeng
West Bount
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Maxican
Illinois Central
E. G. Bates
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Nallail Bank
Btn i Aurel Cava
D. J. Gilchrist
General Law and Abstracts
Aurelia
A. H. Waddell
Baumann
CAFE
Nelsons Restaurant
I. P. Nelson
Prop
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