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Fragmented Words Echo Social Debates and Prison Reform
A garbled OCR fragment discusses sentimentality and snobbery, smallpox vaccination, prohibition, optimistic and pessimistic views, and mentions Iowa state college camps, reformatories, and convicts arriving to work on campus. The text preserves names like Waverly Independent and Guslody Ufasinule Bund, with references to wages and maintenance charges for inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iin Amias
Towa State College
Camptus
Anamosa Reformatory
Ufasinule Bund
Wirdow
Cliughry
Ubsis
North Woods
Meneaud
Phos
Tvovy- Mans