Fifty Years With Two Wives In Utah Mosaic
Absalom Woolf of Hyde Park Utah celebrated his fiftieth wedding anniversary with wives Lacey Ann and Harriet in one home with their 17 children and over 100 grandchildren. The trio, married April 10 1857 in Salt Lake City, raised 12 and 10 children respectively and maintained harmony despite polygamy era norms. Their descendants spread across Idaho Oregon and Canada as Woolf and his two wives live in adjacent homes while remaining monogamously faithful per church guidance.
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Logan
Utah
Absalom Woolf
Hyde Park
Lacey Ann
Harriet
Woolfs
Mr. Woolf
Brigham Young
California
Lucy Ann
Mantin
Mant
Salt Lake City
Lucy Ann Hambleton
Harriet Wood
Miss Hambleton
Cans County
Indiana
Mies Wood
Foat
Woolf
Nephi
Misa Wood
Miss Wood
City
Salt Laker
Mary
Zion
Ife
Husbad
Idaho
Oregon
Canada
Lacey Aner Woolf
Woodruff
Lucy
Uwness
The Packer Cannibal Tale and Audacious Trial Report
A Denver story recounts Alfred A. Packer the so called man eater in Gunnison country 1873 his admission to cannibalism dying denied murder and a governor's pardon after an eighteen year penitentiary term The piece notes a clergyman aboard a train discussing the Woods trial and ends with a joke about John L Sullivan predicting a boxing KO.
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Denver
Cole
Spout
Alfred A. Packer
Packer
Gunniman
Pecker
Duchtel
Trea
Lfe
Conon
Thomas
Hia
Tife Ae & Re
Lonely Ranch
Health Hints From An Old Column On Daily Care
A collection of home remedies and hygiene tips covering breath fresheners, nourishing broths for invalids, eyelid poultices, fruit acids for healthful skin, sea water effects, nail care, tooth care with beeswax, hair washing with eggs, sage lash conditioner, manicuring scrubs, facial washing with a flesh brush, night skin care, milk final bath, food rubs before bed, and a healing paste for stings and cuts.
Do It Yourself Sewing Tips For Everyday Garment Care
Practical sewing hints cover pressing, pocket lining, damp finishing, crepe de chine waists, and silk care. Instructions include trimming edges with buttonhole stitches, French seams, bias binding, and reinforcing hems. Tips extend to lengthening skirts, sewing V shaped vents, and making washable belts and sunbonnets for babies.
Late Frills of Fashion in Summer Garment Trends
The article surveys 1907 summer fashion, noting velvet cuffs and chiffon parasols with red poppies, lace trimming limits for mourning, new bags matching linen suits, pearl buttons, and home sewing ease. It highlights lingerie updates, paper doll dresses for children, glove colors, back combs, pongee gowns in Dresden style, and evolving waist and skirt designs with brighter fabrics and simpler dresses.
Photograph Plates Keep Family History Alive In Frames
Women craft photo plates by mounting unmounted Kodak shots on plates to form a family tree. Centering grandparents in the middle, they add later generations around the edges, creating a connected display that replaces traditional albums for keeping old pictures together.
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Kodal
Helpful Household Hints From Old Newspaper Tips
Advice on cleaning fabrics and stains using javelle water oxalic acid and sunlight. Procedures cover rust removal mildew whitening and odor control plus sewing tips and using gas mantle powder for pollering sliver and cleaning window shades for kitchen use.
Teese Ere Teach Your Child to Dine Polite
A fragmentary moral lesson lists table manners for children including quiet eating, patient service, proper knife and fork use, and not leaving the table until excused. The garbled OCR preserves a didactic tone urging civility and self control at meals.
Green Bug Invasion Threatens Major Wheat States
Reported outbreak of the so called green bugs led by General Aphis devastates Texas fields. Experts warn warlike pest could extend into Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri endangering tens of millions of bushels of wheat with potential losses in the hundreds of millions. Authorities urge careful control measures amid uncertain weather and limited effective remedies.
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Texas
Kansas
Aphis
Oklahoma
Ransay
Maren
St. Louis
Imsrket
Bolle
Green Bug
Furmvers
Geveral Aphis
Surime
Byers
Wall
Indian Territory
Missouri
Mississippi
Indiana
Ohio
Texan
Bfore Gener Aphis
India
Denton County
Wien
Cota
Maller
Apis
Bell Weevils
Pon
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Itdaho
Washington
Genera Aphis
Kanens
Ry “Iy
Ede
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boston Herald
Profowaar Woods
Andover Theological Eminary
Dow Hampshire
Makig
Rall
Alfred A. Facker
Dresden
Clyde Fitch
Howe
Uvan
Ines
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