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Sweeping and social change in early America illustrated
The excerpt blends domestic routines with wartime politics, noting sweeping’s rise with carpets, then shifting to IWW views on conscription and a Boston speech by John J. Balam. It also covers farmer guidance on poultry production and wartime economic prompts, urging prudent livestock, early hatching, and preserving eggs for winter. Several named places and figures anchor the piece.
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John J. Ballam
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Cigar Makers' Union
Coramon
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