Polish Bride Dances 34 Hours for Dowry at East Madison
A Polish wedding in East Madison, Illinois, features Rosie Zapowa dancing 34 hours to earn a dowry of 950 dollars. Fifty dollars per hour of dancing and broken dishes mark the event as guests push the bride to extremes, while her husband covers losses and the total dowry.
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East Madison
Madison
Rosle Zapowa
Fred Zapowa
Rosieapres
Zupowa
Aix
Grandfathers Weather Lore From Rainbows to Smoke Signs
A survey of old folk wisdom linking weather prediction to signs in nature and animal behavior. Verses on rainbow meanings, sunrises, sunsets, dew, and moon effects mingle with notes from stockmen and farm folk on how animals sense storms and when to expect rain.
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Uncle Bam
Weather Bureau
Divorce in Japan Reveals High Divorce Rate in 1889
New York Sun reports a Japanese pamphlet showing 297,428 marriages in 1889 with over 66,000 divorces, a roughly 1 to 4 ratio. It notes many brides wed later, men and women marrying later, divorce easy under Confucian rules, and widespread Concubinage among social classes.
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New York Sun
Japan
Europe
America
Virginia Pendleton's Leap From Society To Motherhood
Virginia Pendleton, a rich Washington socialite, abandons the season to care for two orphaned children and their sick mother. On a New York to Washington journey, she protects and adopts the youngsters with Dr Ephraim Jones aiding, transforming her life and public image.
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Secoretaries
Virginia
Virginia Rossiter Pendicton
Pendleton
England
Loyal Legion
Lee Pendleton
Washington
New York
Miss Pendleton
Dr. Jones
Baltimore
Murry
Edward
Little Slster
Virginia Pendleton
John Murry
New York City
Katherine Murray
Edward Murray
Virgi
Mina
Mr. Murry
Littl
Jilles
Mariner's Harbor
Goolby
Misa Pendleton
Santalaus
Kittle
Jones
Ephriam Jones
Virginia Pendiena Jones
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