Women and Humor in American Letters and Stage
A survey of American women humorists from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Kate Douglas Wiggin and Sarah Orne Jewett, noting sharp wit in novels, verse, and stage. Profiles include Craddock, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Ruth McMeekin Stuart, and Agnes Repplier, highlighting contributions to satire, travel humor, and domestic comedy across periods and regions. The piece argues men overstate women lack humor.
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Charles Robert Craddock
Tennessee
Miss Morefree
Sarah Orne Jewett
Rose Terry Cooke
Louise Alcott
New England
Octave Thanet
Florence Courtney Baylor
Sarah Jeanette Dunecan
Hoctal Deeparture
Mies
Rady
Mary Wilkins
Ruth Meinery
Stuart
Mise Wilkins
Jenny
Max
Howdy
Wilder McGlasson
Kate Dougin
Carol
Timothy
Wikmust
Publi
Madeline Bridges
Rosale Chandler
Laulee Eines Iney
Helen Gray Cone
Agnes Repplier
Pacific Slope
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Life of Audubon Beginnings and Early Moves
The article traces the early life of Audubon from his Louisiana birth on May 4 1750 to his twelve years as a clerk near a Perklo men creek farm. It notes the old Audubon House still standing and a lifelong strong marriage, then covers his 1810 move with family to Henderson Ohio and his 1826 publication in London of his major American birds work.
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Cmarn Pert Craddock
Hedott
The
Coons
More Dodge
Joseph
Josiah Atte
Dobbit
Matt
Josiah
Tony
St. John
Audubon
Louisiana
Narcissa
Perklomen Creek
Philadelphia
Meehan
Henderson
Ohio
London
Connecticut Railroads Fight Electric Road Threats
The leading railroad in Connecticut asked the legislature to bar construction of electric roads between towns already linked by steam lines. A table shows suburban traffic on steam roads has declined in some cases and argues that old roads’ business rights are ignored while electric routes infringe on public highways.
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Thin
Connecticut
Fragmented 1904 era notes mix on health and life
A garbled OCR scan presents a collage of excerpts including health product pitches, ethnic and immigrant references, household tips, and stray historical mentions. The readable bits mention shoes and comfort, a Toledo company, testimonials, tobacco warnings, and scattered lines about philosophy, education, and notable figures.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Relief for Nervous Prostration
A nineteenth century advertisement asserts nervous prostration stems from impure blood and claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood to restore vitality. The copy promotes stronger nerves, better sleep, steadier hands, and renewed health, targeting women with grand claims of cures.
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Hood
Fort
Isaparilla
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