Senator Vernon and Miss Greene Spark Suffrage Pact
Senator Morley Vernon is drawn into a suffrage push by Miss Maria Greene, who arranges a dinner and conversation that leads to his promise to support House Resolution No. 19. Amid personal entanglements and a shifting political climate, Vernon’s speech and alliances spark headlines and risk his relationship with Amelia.
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Morley Vernon
Vernon
Senate
au“Shoress
Maria Greene
Gage
Greene
Mass Irene
Leutenant-Gover
Ancle
Miss Greene
Antelia
Amelia
Illinois Senate Gauntlet Tests Morley and Amelia
Morley Vernon rushes to the Illinois statehouse to influence Mrs. Overman Hodge Lathrop on the Ames amendment. After delays and political maneuvering, the amendment is lost, and Vernon faces mortification. He seeks reconciliation with Amelia while navigating social friction with Miss Greene and Mrs. Lathrop.
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Aznelia
Vernon
Illinois
State House
Vernor
Mrs. Overman Hodge-Lathrop
Amelia
Morley
Martin
Miss Greene
Bull Burns
Mrs. Overman Hodge- Lathrop
Greene
Mrs. Barbourton
Chicago
Jones against Johnson in Georgia court over stolen chickens
In a southern Georgia court, Judge Buffum quips Jones against Johnson while a defendant Willyams Johns’n pleads ignorance of the case. The man refuses a lawyer, saying he wants to enjoy his chickens instead of legal costs.
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Buffum
Georgia
Jones
Johnson
Willyam Johns
William
Harper’s Weekly
Father Accused in Fatal Furnace Tragedy
In a Louisville area report, a tragedy unfolds as a man is accused of choking a furnace amid threats during the winter. Neighbors and authorities respond as the event becomes a focal local inquiry.
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Loulaville Courier-Journal
Water Bite and a Child’s First Microscope Moment
A six year old boy views slides of animalcules and is astonished by a drop of water. He tells his mother that he finally understands what bites when he drinks soda water in a charming family moment.
Civil service and a farmer's barley experiment
A dialogue defines civil service and a comic stamp office anecdote contrasts with an East Lexham smallholder trial. The farmer tested barley on tiny plots, sowing 78 grains in 1907, yielding 400 ears, then harvested in 14 weeks in 1908 and sown again in 1909 to prove small scale cereal cultivation possible.
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East Lexham Fo
London Standard
Remarkable world recounted in casual street meeting
Two men exchange amused remarks about the coincidental nature of meeting strangers. O'Brien quotes a remark while Murphy adds a parallel experience, noting encounters with unfamiliar people within minutes, illustrating the odd randomness of daily life.
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O’brien
Murphy
The New Woman Made Over by Quitting Coffee
Richmond Virginia woman describes severe health decline from coffee and improved health after using Postum and Grape-Nuts. She reports weight gain, restored sight in one eye, and regained walking endurance, urging public sharing of the anecdote.
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Richmond
Wellville
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Customs
Postal
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