Their Garden A Dream Restored By Confession
Phoebe Green tends a tiny fire escape garden that mirrors a dreamed home. A letter from Dahlia Grey confesses a past plot against Phoebe’s happiness, revealing Aaron’s true love and betrayal. Aaron then visits, delivering a mother’s package and a moment of awkward truth in a city room.
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McClure
Phoebe Green
Aaron
Phoebe
Hopehaven
Letitia Swan
Letitia
Mr. Wood
New York
Miss Green
Largest class leaves school in Viroqua Wisconsin
The town of Viroqua Wisconsin held a large high school commencement at the tabernacle on Friday night with an extensive program. The graduating class includes students from modern classical German English and other courses and features music and speeches by the faculty and Supt. C. C. Bishop. The event also marks the largest graduating class to date.
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Vnroua
Wis
the Tabernacle
J. E. Cooke
King of the Forest
C. H. Plattenberg
Apple Blossons
C. C. Bishop
R.t.bayne
R. T. Bayne
Mary E. Graves
Catherine O. Munson
Oscar M. Peterson
Corn
Eva E. Slack
Earl F. Tainter
Clara R. Thoreson
Adolph Wolfgram
Leonard Arnodt
Roland G. Chase
Arnold M. Fawcett
Carl Adolph Fortney
Edwin C. Kuehn
Porter
Troy Thompson
Nyle Twining
Anna Sherry
Tobis Sherry
Belgium Ridge
C. W. Franklin
Chicago
C. W. Graves
la Crosse
Alta Albers
Fern Gage
Charles Hawkins
Nels Solverson
Elijah Tilton
Viroqua
Mary Graves
Wausau
George Orput
Platteville
Sherwood Coffland
Graves
Genoa
Tuhus
Earl M. Rogers
Wisconsin Pork Bar Budget Shows State Expenditure Details
A Wisconsin advertisement defends the state budget for 1912 13, arguing four million two hundred eighty thousand dollars funded the state university and other agencies. It criticizes opponent McConnell for underestimating costs and claims the budget passed with one vote against it and aims to reveal extravagance of progressive policies.
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J. E.mcconnell
la Crosse County
McConnell
J. E. McConnell
C. L. Hood
State University
LaFollette
McCarty
University
Puauror
State University ‘ Vom
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National Guard
Oo Tae
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Geological Natural History Commission
State Historical Society
Dairy and Food Commission
Banking Department
Insurance Commission
Industrial Commission
State Tax Commission Railroad Commission Superintendents
Public Institutes For
Farme Commission of Fisheries Firemen’s Association
School For Deaf
Experimental Industrial Schools
Peanut Hunt Among Park Squirrels Story
Polly hosts a park peanut hunt for three friends and has squirrels nearby. Each child hides peanuts while a bench sitter watches. A fat old squirrel signals others, and the group discovers many peanuts. The squirrels collect the nuts and seem carefree as they store them for days ahead.
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Dren
Daddy
Evelyn
Polly
Descendants of Martha Washington Traced in MilwaUkee Souvenir Plan
A Milwaukee firm F Mayer Boot and Shoe proposed sending a Martha Washington descendant souvenir. Kinship claims among Lewis, Dandridge, and Curtis lines multiplied, halting the effort. Amid the research, a dramatic personal scene unfolds as Aaron confronts Phoebe about love, then they embrace beside a small fire escape garden.
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F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Company
Milwaukee
Martha Washington
Martha
John Parke Curtis
Nellie
George Washington
Lawrence Lewis
Lewis
Mayer Company
Dandridge
Curtis
Washington
Lewis’s
Cabinet Resignations Tug French Government
Paris June 2 The resignations of Premier Boumergue and his cabinet were laid before President Poincaire with acceptance deferred until the chamber is organized. M Viviani is prominently mentioned to form the new cabinet.
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Paris
Boumergue
Poincaire
Chamber
M. Viviani
Three Die In Smash Near Richwood West Virginia
A car driven by Ballard Haines plunged 75 feet into a ravine near Richwood West Virginia. Mrs Boyd Long died, her infant was crushed, and Mrs Susan Fox was badly injured. Haines escaped with minor injuries.
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Richwood
W. Va
Ballard Haines
Boyd Long
Susan Fox
Haines
Humorous exchange on married life underscoring gender norms
A brief exchange contrasts a married man’s faults with his wife’s dominance. Wigwag notes we see the worse side of a husband while Henpeckke counters that his wife typically gets the better of him. The dialogue reflects contemporary domestic stereotypes.
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Henpeckke
Envy in the Eyes of a Married Woman and a Wealthy Spinster
A married woman admires a spinster who holds her own money and never asks anyone for support. The contrast highlights independence and the social pressure of financial reliance in a society where marriage shapes status.
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