Old Barn and Gardeners in a Wind of Change
A fragmented domestic scene unfolds as a plain house in a village faces ruin and a future with a head gardener Laurence Harley. The Sparkler family debates fortune and marriage while Uncle Ephraim announces Laurence’s potential rise, sparking a clash over class and love amid a looming social shift. A separate church mishap ends with a small fine and a lesson about assumptions.
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Theodora
Erie
Cassandra
Coral
Laurence Harley
Cassardya
Laurence
Ine
Miss Theodora
Cass
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Mrs. Sparkler
Misa Cassaniva
Misa Theodora
Bush
Barcre
Ephrem
Brazil
Bey
Ephraim
Cdre
Angelina
Lileanea
Bouneins
Tase
Harley
Sykkeler
Gale Lphraim
Minnie
Speeves
Lauretce Harley
Sparkler
Ouasuoera Ani Thondova
Ami
Uncle Ephraim
Anda
Ryhraim
Debates on Suffrage and Temperance in a Contested Era
A 19th century temperance and suffrage broadside urges anti-suffragists to oppose progress. The piece blends moral philosophy with economic caution, railing at greed and supports for women’s rights while citing Abraham Lincoln and Vanderbilts as contrasting exemplars. It also discusses animal welfare and domestic care practices as moral analogies.
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Whisky Ring
Lae Malber
Cerninntown
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union seeks votes for reform
A detailed proclamation from the National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union outlines its aims, officers, and plans for a new Temperance Political Party. It argues for woman suffrage as a means to advance temperance laws, calls for donations, and highlights proposed educational and social work across states with women leading ballot initiatives.
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Republic
Holy Land
Lyman
Appleton
Palestine
Woodward
Harry Fenn
Bevson J. Lossing
Enward Work
Eagleston
L. Norton
Geo. W
Wallace
Indiana
Boston
Washington
New England
West
Susan B. Anthony
Anthony
Pene Botanti
Women and Children Petition for Prohibitory Law
An extended discussion recalls forty thousand women and children petitioning the Wisconsin legislature for a prohibitory law. A senator privately questions why a measure should rise for a petition by women and children, while allies like a leading costume worker shift to a broader home protection view. The piece recounts experiences of Kellogg’s just treatment of a maid and a hotel row, and notes opposition from liquor dealers’ groups claiming the effort will vilify dealers and manufacturers. Section 26 outlines penalties for selling intoxicating beverages and enforcement provisions by law.
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Home Protection
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Pond
Milan
Tenn
Kellogg
Abusa
General Assembly
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Cotar Rapias Steam Dye Works
Mt. Canbield
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