Peoria Woman's Clubs Lead Illinois Federation Honors
Mrs Clara P Bourland of Peoria named honorary president of the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs Rebecca Lowe of Georgia becomes president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs and begins the season with speeches in Maine and Nebraska. The article notes long service by Mrs Bourland and reflects on women's roles in war and public life.
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Peoria
Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs
Sourland
Rebecca Lowe
Georgia
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Maine
Brunswick
Omaha
Nebraska
Illinois
Minnesota
North Dakota
Ohio
Notable Women in War and Peace Illuminate History
The article honors American women as pivotal figures from 1819 through the Civil War and beyond. It credits their courage in hospitals and on battlefields, and their continued efforts to heal divisions after the war. It lauds their role in Christianity, education, and philanthropy advancing progress and unity.
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Harvest notes from Magnolia and Putnam county fair scene
Winds, beets and baskets fill Magnolia Grange and Magnolia Institute updates. Farmers plan institutes in January at Magnolia and Wenona with talks on sugar beets, pure foods, road work, and cooperative efforts.
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Institute
Holden
Champaign
Putnam County
Marshall County
Wenona
Marbles and naval nerves in a curious early 20th century piece
The article blends playful advice from Wilson on using marbles to train naval cadets with unrelated anecdotes about a Bengal tiger escape, a tiger sneezing after snuff, and the earliest pianoforte mention in 1767. It reads as a miscellany of wartime caution and cultural curiosities.
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Stephens
Peacham
Skater
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