Jennie Wade Monument Marked at Gettysburg Grave
The Jennie Wade tomb at Citizens Evergreen beside Philadelphia National cemetery now bears a monument erected by the Woman's Relief Corps of Iowa. The pedestal of American Bray granite supports an Italian marble statue with inscriptions detailing Wade's age, date of death, and loyally paid sacrifice for the Union.
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Jennie Wade
Citizens’ Evergreen Cemetery
Philadelphia National Cemetery
Woman's Hell of
Corpa
Iowa
Jenole Wade
Women's Relief Corps
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Gettysburg
G. W. McClellan
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Jennie
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Evergreen Cemetery
National
New Use for the Thermometer and Wedding Jokes
A humorous vignette shows a boy and family scenes to illustrate a quirky use for a thermometer hung outside then inside the house. A wedding joke features Mab asking about car nation colors and Fred suggesting orange blossoms. The light humor ends with a line about a baldheaded man and a pompador joke.
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Fred
Mab
Brute Husband Promises and Promises Not Kept
A Chicago Post snippet shows a young wife in tears as her mother notes John’s failure to save or provide. The conversation centers on broken promises, a sedlekin wrap, stockings darned, and a claim that husbands have changed since marriage.
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Cadtioce Man
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Chicago Post
John
The Color Blind Baby Debate in a Fragmented Tale
A fragmentary verse vignette contrasts a well cared for baby with a squalling infant and a comic colorblind exchange. It then hints at charity as a corrective measure, ending with a cryptic remark about a wall and a pump. The piece blends whimsical mothering imagery with social commentary.
New King of Fairyland and New Girl in Town
Witty verse and playful dialogue present a whimsical piece about wishing for fairytale sway and Santa Claus’s attention. A humorous exchange introduces Mrs Hauskeep and Mr Hauskeep noting a new coworker who sings of her work while a joke about a mosquito closes the scene.
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Fairyland
Santa Claus
Mrs. Hauskeep
Mr. Hauskeep
Whittier Quip in Briton Yank Banter
A terse exchange between a British observer and an American participant centers on wit and poets. The Briton calls Tom Hood the wittiest, the Yank counters with Whittier, and a feisty ducking quip ends the witty back and forth.
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Whittier
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Chicago Daily News
Confederata Abarpahonters
Union
Armiles
Jenaie Wade
Too Siok
Jonnie
Maurice Thompson
Thompson
Pever Dors
Marguerite
Deg
Mr. Brown
Jolery
Charity
Mise Saintleigh
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