Memorial Day Reverie and a Soldier’s Temperance Pledge
A Civil War reminiscence recalls a campfire scene after a great battle. Soldiers from the blue and gray share coffee, hear a sergeant’s tale of reform prompted by his mother and vow to abstain from intoxicants forever. The memory ends with the flag’s sacrifice and a childlike memorial at the schoolhouse.
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Virginia
Ove
Ned
Vermont
Atey
Charles
Mear
Charlie
Bays
Henor
Toad
National Advocate
Flag Over the Village Schoolhouse Door
A poem-like snippet describes a flag floating above a rural schoolhouse door, admired as a symbol of beauty and pride for all, including the poorest child. It evokes village life, country districts, and communal respect for the flag as a shared emblem.
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Ooqiol Oym Wacoy Ssa
Jmno
The Graceful Lady Who Gives and Receives
A reflective essay contrasts the selfless girl who nurtures others with the Lady Bountiful who values patronage over acceptance. It then shifts to “the knowing girl,” endlessly certain and combative, whose certainty stirs resistance and exhaustion in family and friends.
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Yihe
Bives
Grivas
New Haven Register
Biri
iGven
Women farmers thrive in Canada says Mrs Cran report
Mrs George Cran reports from Canada that women are successful as tillers of the soil, with many starting dairy farming and market gardening. She notes a typical 600 acre farm run by a 30 year old woman, who also owns 600 acres and honey from fifty bee hives, and foresees a bright future for industrious women in Canadian farming.
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George Cran
England
Canada
Colorado Suffrage Convert Praises Woman Vote Impact
Dr Margaret Long daughter of former Secretary John D Long reflects on Colorado suffrage progress noting women have effected substantial good since gaining the ballot She asserts long time residents feel the influence of women in the state and their social and civic reach
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Margaret Long
John D. Long
Navy
Hee
Actus
Colorado
Denver
Suffrage debates and Massachusetts homestead plan featured
The piece recalls suffrage advocate Paing Kemble famed for sharp arguments against male voting rights and cites a London meeting anecdote. It notes Massachusetts plans to aid women with land plots for farming, supported by a New York donor and a Brookline philanthropist, plus reminiscences of Mrs. Andrew Crosse about an elf nurse’s frugal meals and medical routines.
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Paing Kemble
Witnen
Miss Kemble
Byng
London
Peadle
Massachusetts
Meng ‘Hela
Bay State
Boston
Women’s
Massachusetts Homestead Association
New York
Brookline
Mass
Leslie’s Weekly
Andrew Crosse
Broomfield
Stu
Mrs Ellen Richards to Lecture at University of California
Mrs Ellen Richards of Massachusetts Institute of Technology has accepted a call to lecture at the University of California. Her appointment highlights continued cross coast academic exchange in chemistry and education.
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Househot
Ellen
Richards
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute “of Technology
University of California
Senior partner faces losses in county and state trade
The text cites a senior partner of a law firm and mentions yeanens in the ot County and State, with financial figures indicating a drop in trade. It notes reduced support and a large year end decrease, including a stated $468,000,000 decline for the year and references to British trade concerns.
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Caravan
Walker Promotes Ocean-to-Ocean Route and Foot Comfort
The notice touts Weston Walker as proponent of an Ocean-to-Ocean walk plan and highlights claims of foot relief from a product called Ad len's Foot-Base. It cites 30,000 testimonials and urges purchase through druggists with a free trial offer addressed to Alien Olmsted in Le Roy New York.
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Adlen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. x
Fragmentary note on a London wast and Nelson site
A garbled excerpt describes a London wast or street scene and a remark about Lord Nelson’s death place. The dialogue mentions an American and a near stumble, with attributions to Pittsburgh Chinoni che Pete frank in a fragmented narration.
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London
Lord Nelson
Pittsburgh
Pete Frank
Think Hard it Pays to Think About Rood
A Fond du Lac Wisconsin reader recounts severe indigestion and heart palpitations four years ago. After trying various remedies he switched to Grape Nuts and Postum, noting rapid relief within a week and restored heart function in a month.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
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Mary
Cemes
4Ge Herald
AB Soolhoust
Sherman Monument
St. Gaudens
Admiral Farragut
New. York Press
Fanny Kem
Weston
Walker
Van
Griviile
Ohio
Crescent
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