From City to Farm a Ye in Rural Courtship
The piece portrays rural courting among 17 to 21 year olds, centered on buggy culture and dances. It notes the social role of the countryside editor, fashion, and the rise from boyhood to marriage driven by farm life. Early marriages produce large families as a social pattern.
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Zekel
Cupid
Jande
Thia
Jake Beaver
Osgood Farm
Sunday Heights
Jake
Ward McAllister
Nevermore
Newport
Rural courting customs and festivities amid a bygone community
A nostalgic memoir describes circus talk and social life in a rural town. The piece recalls buggy rides, band concerts, dances, fish fries, barbecues, picnics, and sleighs as the core courting venues. It notes newspaper correspondents, shivarees, and wedding rituals that bind neighbors in shared tradition.
Reminiscences of Civil War Campaigns and Return Home
Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard recalls 1864 65 campaigns with Shermans armies. He describes daily fire over 113 days from Chattanooga to Atlanta 19 major battles including Pickett's Mill losses, wartime ordeals at Columbia Cheraw and Gettysburg, and theJoyous yet solemn return from Raleigh to Washington after Lee’s surrender.
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Sherman
Wooterte
Pickett’s Mill
Carolinas
Columbia
Cheraw
Gettysburg
Raleigh
N. C
Lee
Grant
Johnston
Slocum
Schofield
Howard
Washington
Lincoln
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Burnside
Burneide
Thomas
Hood
Nashville
Marve Heights
Gen. Couch
Rappahannock
Legacy of War Remembrance and Unknown Soldiers Reflections
A speaker recalls the loss of 1 000 volunteers with fewer than 300 returning home and the Unknown soldier, noting comrades knew him and faith sustains hope. He contrasts Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, laments casualties, and argues for peaceful resolution to preserve peace and shared values.
San Clemente Island Sheep and Goat Roundup Sighting by SPCA Chief
Superintendent Zimmer of the SPCA toured San Clemente Island and observed vast flocks of sheep and goats. He noted 25 000 sheep and 4 000 goats, goats posing a greater threat to flocks as they chase and butt lambs. The visit also mentions the island’s rugged inland terrain and believed giant Indian burial grounds with skulls unearthed from a 500 to 600 foot square area.
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Zimmer
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
San Clemente
Los Angeles Times
San Clemente Island
Robert
Charles Howland
Mr. Zimmer
San Pedro
Look Out for Adenoids Says Detroit News
The Detroit News notes educators promote adenoids as a cause of school backwardness. It describes adenoids as nasal cavity growths blocking air, causing mouth breathing, a “stupid” look, higher palate, and possible semi idiocy if untreated, harming overall health.
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Detroit News
Poet's Wife a Milliner Sets Paris Hat Shop
Mrs Richard Le Gallienne wife of the writer plans a Paris hat shop. She learned the craft in a Paris modiste atelier to master hat making. Born Julie Norregard she is Danish and ten years married to Le Gallienne, also a writer and journalist who contributed to Danish and English press.
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Richard le Gallienne
Paris
Paria Modiste
Thought It Time to Leave Scottish Emigrant in Nova Scotia Court
A young Scotch emigrant faced a Nova Scotia magistrate for deserting work without notice. When asked for his defense he quipped that he had only “brake shaw” to eat. He explained that they ate meat from animals that died naturally, citing the old cow and bubbly and finally the elderly woman.
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Nova Scotia
Trained Nurses at Sea Seek Transatlantic Roles
An unclear note praises trained nurses aboard ships as vital medical personnel. It highlights the role of nurses in maritime medicine and suggests they will carry standards from the Souren of Medicine to future ocean service.
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Ehip Nes
Sa. Cai
Nes
Prohibition Urges Liberty Against Slavery and Saloon
A lengthy tract argues that prohibition is a revolt for liberty against slavery and crime. It links saloons to barbarity, cites religious critique of alcohol, and claims Asheville and Atlanta show law and patriotism against unlawful liquor.
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Stroyer
Chicago
Bible
Church
Jesus
Asheville
N. C
White House
Chriat
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Ernest McGaffey
Joseph B. Bowles
Queensbury
George
Mariar
Bob
Atill Fields
Noone
Joof
Murfreesboro
Tenn
R. B. Hayes
Hayes
Onan Island
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