Women workers of Britain face wage and social limits
A piece arguing for women's rights cites 1871 census data showing women outnumbering men in textile and domestic labor across England, Scotland, and Ireland. It contends marriage and motherhood constrain most women, while labor demands, unpaid duties, and low pay trap them in degraded conditions, urging equal access to work and rights for all.
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Lady Cook
Tennessee C. ‘ Claflin
British Islands
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
Jane
Clidery
Warden
Anu
Ielands
Theields
Tuna
United Kingdom
Tess Inbar
Haed
Dutton-hole
Omer
Brorrbooy stage 50 and Cascarets Candy Catharik
Ad reads promote a medical discovery described as pleasant and refreshing for the kidneys and entire system. Claims include relief from fever constipation and various discomforts with a sales pitch to buy a box at a low price.
Vision of Washington Foretells Republics Rise and Perils
A 1869 clipping recounts Anthony Sherman, then 99, relaying Washington's vision at Valley Forge. The vision shows a dark cloud from England, a bright angel bearing Union, and prophecies of the century, peril from the sea and land, and eventual renewal as cities rise.
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Sanford
Cainnbet Township
Michigan
India
Bok
Anthony Sherman
Sherman
Hps
Washington
Valey Forge
Republic
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
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A Child’s Notions Of Divine Thunder At Home
A Philadelphia Record item from a Diamond Street family recounts a boy’s early curiosity about who makes thunder. After a storm the mother explains God’s power behind thunder, but a week later the father’s clumsy fall in the cellar leads the child to shout that “God’s in the way,” revealing a humorous misinterpretation of language and divine causation.
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Diamond Street
Trementa
Fitzhugh Lee Named Consul General to Cuba by Cleveland
A Philadelphia Daily Times profile honors Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, praising his service and lineage. Born 1833 at Clermont, Lee rose from West Point to lead cavalry in the Civil War and later govern Virginia. The piece notes his appointment by President Cleveland as consul general to Havana and lauds his family's long Virginia legacy and Mrs. Lee's public service.
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Mavens
Havana
Cleveland
Fitzhugh Lee
Virginie
Hia Nottys
Fitz
Lee
Virginia
Richard Lee
Leea
Rappehadansck
Potomac
Cromwell
Henry Lee
England
Ireland
Lees
Thomas Lee
Richard
Washingsston
Richard Lee, Jr
Francis Lee
Ituhugh Lee
Harry
Ite
Tirliah
Panlus Hook
Green
Carolinas
Sydney Smith Lee
Camden
New Jersey
Young Men's Republican Club
Clermont
John Mason
Fredericksburg
Roth
West Point
Tilliman
Robert E. Lee
United States Cavalry, & Regiment
West Pole
Cerllele Barracks
Carlisle
Texas
Indiana
United States
Con. Scott
Manassag
Wirzhugh ‘Lee
Nim
Edward A. Pollard
Manassas
United States Dragoons
Ax. Hng
Leo
High Trust
Gen. Lee
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Gen. Leo
Cuba
Bell and Bell Bring Noted Specialists for San Antonio
Anbat operation reports Dr T C Bell and Dr J S Bell of Indianapolis and city colleagues performing a painless four argram growth removal from the rectal wall without chloroform or ether. The piece credits their work with building a regional reputation and attracting patients to San Antonio instead of abroad.
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T. C. Bell
Indianapolis
J. S. Hell
San Antonio
Drs. Bell & Dell. BL
Cruel Through Ignorance on Madison Street Horse
A Chicago Herald fragment shows a bystander confronting a woman in a carriage about cruelly high bit pressure on a horse. The rider explains sugar rewards, but the observer argues that high checking causes pain and ruins the horse’s natural grace as the bit is loosened and the animal’s head lowers.
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Chicago Herald
Madison Street
Fle
Tay Prince
Tales From a Cold Night in Watertown
A fragmented comic piece recalls a misadventure with a locked house, a missing latch key, and a growling cat. The narrator, mistaken for a burglar, endures a chilly standoff outside and a surprising feline reunion. Local voices recount similar quips from Washington Street, with characters named in a yesteryear tone.
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Watertown
Cily
Kent
Naga
Anton
Sho
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