Exodisc of French-Canadian Families From New England Mills
War and wage pressures drive a large French-Canadian exodus from New England mill villages. Reports from Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts describe workers fleeing as rumors of conscription rise. Some youths express willingness to fight for the United States, while others fear an uncertain future and potential alien registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Yorkeeland
Theodora
New York
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Woonsocket
Pawtucket Valley
Eli de Irench
Help for a Troubled Parlor Scene from Youth's Companion
A comic quip on domestic mishaps and male behavior contrasts chores with talk. A husband boasts of decisive action while a wife, servant, and others assemble a picture frame with a cord and picture hook. The scene pokes fun at gendered labor and problem solving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nestaigner
Barker
Dean
Jenny
Swarthy man amid war bulletins draws wary crowd
A chaotic street scene shows a swarthy man in a newsboy crowd confronting disdain as war bulletins flash by. The incident reflects tensions among bystanders and the newsboy’s attempt to reassure onlookers amid foul language and rough behavior.
Cats Run A San Francisco Cat Employment Service
An eccentric San Francisco man, nicknamed Witlo, keeps cats to control rat and mouse infestations in warehouses docks and stores. He earns from feeding and housing them, with 150 to 200 cats working daily. His cat business operates from a small court with old houses and a modern brick shop. The cats roam, sleep, and scavenge, while the owner recounts his late son and the Sibinonian Institute in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Kite
Sci & Ent
Hitle Court
Remarkable tree climbing dog named Drimstick
A fox terrier bred in West Newton belonging to Mr. Ames astonishes locals by climbing trees to reach birds and rabbits. The dog, nicknamed Drimstick, has shown surprising agility, leaping from windows and even briefly living it up at Harvard College during a winter. Its feats mix humor with local legend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drimstick
Weshurst
Hagland
Ather
Pitcher
Edine
Mr. Ames
West Newton
Monte Aga
Hoxae Newton
Harvard College
Weld
Walker: the Sleepless Pedestrian of Enfield
An obituary vignette recalls Joseph Sparrowbank of Enfield, a 66 year old English walker famed for epic daily journeys. He carried a load of boots on his back and once walked 29 miles from Ligenbridge to London and back, repeating the feat thrice weekly. He started from Buckhurst, met companions, and even walked to Esom Downs to prove endurance, while carrying parcels and newspapers to share news during the Crimean era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coun
England
Joseph Sparrowbank
Faenbridge
Ligenbridge
London
Mdenbridge
Buckhurst
Wack
Mpsom Downs
Darby
Agein
Bil
Jean Tinal Miles
Ingelie
Hall
Pas Porter and Cartier
Eatensilge
Westerham
Oltevest
War talk and a nurse, a cook, and a near miss tale
A St Louis Republic report captures a humorous wartime exchange at the recruiting office as Capt Sweet and a friend discuss war while a cook bursts in with a gruesome misheard tale. The militiaman’s wife fears for battle as a doctor is fetched and gossip swirls around a nurse, a butcher knife, and a near fatal misadventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silk
Sweet
St.Lowis Republic
United States
Sinend
J'hey
Pirot
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Emerson
Kegosynel
Gui
Ain
Uae
Tonio Gab Company
Hong
Mutual Electric
I W. Houston Street
America
AHN JO Lagrrt CO
Commerce Street
Bridge
W. G. Wagner
Denberain
Corner Leaf
San Marcos
Ife
Hey
Anne
Warfabie
Ani
Xwarthy
Fred Bate
Cameta
Lyon
Agland
Irda
Sautercis
Yee
Fox Tenrinr Clinns Treea
Was
Joshprh
St. Woman
Pitelotte
Chas. Magerstadt
Soledad Street
Old Court House
San Antonio
Corngr West Commerss ST
Main
Ambenul
Tinaios Alliance
Main Avete
Limburger
Li Sime
Enlington
C. C
Seiteatytite Hobbit
NASA
Peedie
Tilda Lake
Tensian
SHE Terns
Heale
Cme
Cash Buyers' Union
van Bureh
Ness
I Ooiron
Allington Seuinghachine
Saranpacilla
Wiley Serofuia
Lake Nola
Sunserch
Nashville
Tenn
Christian” Budenvar
Washington
B.C
National Educational Association
Falo
N.Y
P. UW
Atlanta
Futurin
Reunion
United Confederate Veterania
Cood
LOWES
Aransas Pass
Blum Street
Menger Hotel
ED Sachs
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