Belle Boyd to be reburied in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley
Belle Boyd, famed Confederate spy born in Martinsburg, Virginia, who died in Wisconsin in 1900, is slated to be reburied in her native Virginia. Her life includes nursing in Martinsburg, spy work with Stonewall Jackson and J. E. Stuart, multiple arrests, marriages, acting career, and a final resting place in Kilbourn Wisconsin now planned to move home to the South.
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Elle Boyd
Shenandoeah
Kilbourn
Wis
Belle Boyd
England
Shenandoah
Martinsburg
Mount Washington College
Staley
Washington City
Washington
Congress
Wwealthy
Virginia
Lincoln
Belle
Nadenbush
Boyd
Doleén
Stonewall Jackson
Shenandoah Valley
Jackson
General Shields
Harpers Ferry
Old Capitol
Stanton
Bane
Carroll
Fitchburg
Ines
Samuel Harding
Canada
Harding
United States
Johnson
Academy of Music
New Orleans
Col
John Swainston Hammond
Nathaniel R. High
Toledo
High
Spring Grove
Woman's Re ‘Ief Corps
Marie Isabel Algh
W. A. Everman
Greenville
Miss
G A. R
Woman's Relief Corps
Valley of the Shenandoah
South
Assam Bridal Custom Referees Matryr of Wedding Rush
Assam custom forces a bold bride to seize her groom by force after a lengthy hunt through the house. A bride in a jeweled gown bursts into the groom’s home and overpowers the reluctant fiancé before carrying him off. The practice follows Assam’s tea harvest period and reflects local gender norms.
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Assam
Tinues Ontil
Women make up about half of U.S. voters
The statement notes that roughly 50 percent of the total voters in the United States are women, highlighting gender parity in the electorate and implying significant female participation in elections.
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The
United States
Lavalier Lady Ninotypers and Divorce Tale
A Buffalo Evening News brief notes a man seeking a divorce and a misread claim about a change of venue. The item highlights a misreport by a Lavalier Lady Ninotypers squad member.
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Lavalier
Buffalo Evening News
Tree Rings Reflect Weather and Soil Favorability
The Forest Service explains that when weather, moisture, and soil conditions are favorable, tree growth accelerates producing wider rings and a greater share of summer wood in each ring.
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The
Forest Service
Privilege to Live on Idaho Sees Birds Saved by Rod and Gun Club
Jerome Rod and Gun club and local feed elevators report saving many game birds endangered by a prolonged cold spell with deep snow. Idaho Falls notes New Yorkers paying 8 cents per pound for potatoes, while Minidoka forest receipts reach 286 455 dollars for the first half of the fiscal year. Ice jams threaten traffic on upper Snake but aid mail delivery, and water tests show typhoid-free mains but positive readings from Willow Creek and Snake River.
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Jerome
Jerome Rod and Gun Club
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Frank Pasley
Burley—National Forest
Utah
Wyoming
Nevada
S.S. Stewart
Minidoka National Forest
Moscow
Snake River
Lewiston
Big Wood Canal Company
Big Wood
Camas Prairie
Soldier Creek
Boise
Soldier Mountain
Forest Service
Forest Lookout
Robert Lark
R. BH. Thomas
C. W. Myers
State Game Farm
Robert Pratt
Willow Creek
E. W. Porter
Porter
Ashton
Scotty Allen
Fay Dalzane
Focal Weather Bureau
Ninteen
Utah News Notes highlights from Salt Lake to Duchesne
A roundup from Utah towns reports large increases in dairy output and dividends, with January tallies for Weber County dairy, Central Cache O herd improvements, and Utah canners. Weather notes from Myton and Brigham City, a junior baseball tournament plan, and shipments of poultry from Richfield also appear along with rail and road work suspensions near Echo Reservoir.
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Salt Lake
Motorista
Park Cty—Mining Companies of
Utah
Ogden
Weber County Dairy Assocation
Weber County Farm Bureau
Logan
Central
Cache O
Uintah Basin
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve System
Oscar Jensen
Chamber of Commerce
Price
Indian Canyon Highway
Duchesne
United States Mall Distributing Department
Cyril B. Stuff
United States Mail
Brigham City
Mercury
Daniels Canyon
Nevada
Arizona
California
Dan Sowers
American Commission
American Legion
Legion
Richfield
San Francisco
Utah Poultry Producers’ Association
Gunnigan
Ephraim
St. George
MT. Pleasant
Rogers Livestock Company
Spring City
Sanpete
Sevier
California Fig Syrup Promoted as Health Aid for Children
A health advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a gentle vegetable tonic and laxative endorsed for over 50 years. It claims to restore health and strength in children, stimulate appetite and digestion, and ease bowel function, with a testimonial from Mrs. Dana Allgire of Topeka.
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West
California
Kansas
Dana Allgire
St. Topeka
Bonnie B
High Cost of Selling Burden on the Buyer
James Truslow Adams argues in Harpers Magazine that luxury demand raises overhead and the cost of goods. A shop clerk describes pressure to wear costly clothes and maintain social chat, inflating salesmanship costs and prices.
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James Truslow Adams
Harper’s Magazine
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Fast Relief
An advertisement claims Pape's Cold Compound can settle any cold by noon even when it has reached the throat or lungs. The copy urges quick remedies and emphasizes the social calendar as motivation to heal promptly.
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Pape
Rats Warned as Elevator Collapses in Cranmer Manitoba
Rats deserted a shiplike elevator in Cranmer Manitoba causing a collapse just after midnight. The structure held 55.4 percent bushels of wheat and barley when the disaster occurred, a rare omen noted by Capper's Weekly.
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Cranmer
Manitoba
Mini by clothes or wife by attire in humor column
A brief humorous reflection contrasts judging a man by his clothing with judging a wife by hers. The remark playfully notes how appearances shape perception in social writing.
First Federal Census Count in 1790
In 1790 the first federal census recorded 757000 enslaved people, about one fifth of the population, reflecting early demographic makeup of the United States.
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By Elmo
Scott Watson
Belte Bolds
Bolliriy
Willy
Twin Falls
Coalville
Echo Reservoir
F. F. Smith
Reclamation Bureau
Tah Construction Company
Bureau of Reclamation
Andérada
Main &J. Pocatello
Parker
S. Fee
N. Floresto
Hiscox Chemical Works
L’atchogne
Perth
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