The Washer Woman’s Hard Road to Daylight
A wealthy mistress pressures Adaline to finish a small wash by noon. An hour late, her dying husband whispers for her face in sunlight, and the story condemns begrudging employers who force labor on poor washer-women. The sanctuary of kindness comes too late for the husband and child.
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Susan
Mary
Adaline Raleigh
Land of A Light
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Eden
Earth
Tabor
Hannah
Fashion folly and male vanity in old society comment
A critique targets male fashion as ridiculous with tight pants short coats and oversized hats, while decrying women’s styles like the Grecian Bend as dangerous. The piece urges men to reform their own attire and curb spendthrift habits on alcohol and tobacco.
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First Reformed Church
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D. E. Moser
Penn. Street
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Pocket Books
North Fifth St
O'Reilly
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Ofice
Leedyll & Callin's
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Adaline
Travelers Guide
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