Boston reform plan seeks vacancy commissions in big cities
Miss Lamb J. Hughes proposes vacancy commissions in Boston New York and Philadelphia to inspect all vacant houses before occupancy and order unsafe dwellings repaired or emptied. Each panel would include a physician a trained nurse a lodging house keeper and a philanthropic real estate woman to curb disease risk especially from clogged walls layers of wallpaper and neglected cleaning.
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Biles
Mughes
Boston
Lamb J. Hughes
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Boards of Health
New York
Philadelphia
Bouton
Philadelphia Record
Misa Hughes
Brookline
Mann
Miss Hughes
Sikes Hughes
George A. Hibban
Pew
Ramuli
Laura A. C. Hughes
American Medical Association
Chicago
Gathering Roses and Burdens in a Wandering Verse
A reflective piece traces gathering roses and worn journeys as the speaker travels a harsh world. Images of tired legs, prunes, and a grocer’s eggs contrast with lines about past harvests and advice to clear beans. The note closes with a caution on foxes and wisdom.
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Ewporin Gazette
Gossip and misprints spark newsroom clash over word choice
A reader complains in print about being called a bum actor while a proofreader admits the term actor was mistakenly inserted. The exchange escalates as the sound man promises care to avoid repeats. A separate jab about women and intellect appears in the same dialogue.
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Chicago Tribune
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promised Relief
An old prospectus-style piece argues for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments. It cites a Parson, Kansas letter claiming relief from severe distress after morphine failed and promotes the tonic for displacements, ulcers, fibroids, and nervous prostration, inviting women to write for advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mattie Copenhaver
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Parsons, Kana
Lydia E. Pinkhams
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