Bearded Deacon Brings Oxen to Trial in Spoonerville
A village church faces a profane deacon Brady amid a comical set of trials as oxen refused to plow and flocked to a beehive yard. Widow Turner cites scandal while Deacons Spooner Harper and Brady endure a run of misfortune and absurd consequences.
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Silas Brady
Spoonersville
Turner
Brady
Deacon Brady
Deacon Harper
Deacon Smith
Deacon Spooner
Harper
Widow Turner
Widow's Garden
Ede Rush
Spooner
Cleaning Carpets on Floor
Recipe for a carpet cleaning solution mixes rain water ivory soap barex and sal soda then boils to dissolve. After cooling add cold water and alcohol and store in corked jugs for long preservation.
Smallpox Threat and Vaccination Urgency Across Regions
A public health column details smallpox widespread in the nation and emphasizes vaccination as the key to preventing devastation. It contrasts vaccination impact in Germany and England with non compulsory US practices and warns against complacency amid lingering fear.
Paper Hanging Paste Tip and Vital Facts
A cleaning tip notes mix one pint of vinegar per gallon of paste to prevent paper peeling on whitewashed walls and to avoid washing walls. The piece adds a historical aside that coal was once used as money and is now almost as valuable as gold by weight.
Vaccination Triumph Over Smallpox and Public Health Fight
A reflection on smallpox decline due to Jenner and vaccination, noting low Iowa deaths over 34 months and higher measles fatalities. The piece urges vaccination and warns against quarantine, advocating compulsory school vaccination. It also mentions a Portuguese governor's failed order on women’s skirts.
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England
Jenner
Iowa
White House name debate divides Washington historians
The Columbia Historical Society debates whether the president residence should keep the title White House. One side claims British contempt after 1812 damage. the other links the name to Martha Washington. A proposed petition to rename faces strong opposition from pro white housers. A Scotland built liner adds 20 percent more passenger space due to lack of tunnels drive exhaust through masts.
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Columbia Historical Society of Washington
White House
United States
Martha Washington
York River
Virginia
Scotland
Joyous Route and the feminine path of celebration
A lyrical meditation on orange blossom scent and a vision of a wedding and birthday celebration. The prose evokes a feminine archetype and a ritual procession from bridal imagery to a imagined Paradise framed as a route of womanly experience.
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Paradise
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Fort Dodge
Greenland
Iceland
Santo Domingo
France
India
Germany
German Empire
Imperial Health Office of
Castoria
Richelieu
Tragy & Hanson
Minnesota
Inhambane
Portugese East Africa
STOCE
Winnesheik County
Guarateed
John Harter & Son
Allamakee County
Gale
Lansing
Church
Harpers Ferry
Monona
New Albia
Waukon
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School
Waterville
Allamakee County Realty Co
Warren E. Hoyt
Ecorah
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