Senator Vernon Won Over By Suffrage Advocate Miss Greene
Senator Morley Vernon is approached by Miss Maria Greene of Chicago who seeks his vote for House Resolution No 19 on women’s suffrage. He pledges support after a flirtation and a persuasive plea, aided by the lobby, while his fiancée’s letter is forgotten. The scene ends with Greene urging a national suffrage victory.
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Morley Vernon
Vernon
Senate
Maria Greene
Chicago
House Resolution No. 19. Miss. Greene
Miss Greene
Country drive reveals tension between Vernon and Maria Greene
Vernon and Maria Greene escape the town for a spring drive. The landscape blends beauty with hints of danger as mining blasts echo beneath the ground. Maria grows reticent and elusive about her past, while Vernon probes about her life and his own path to law.
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Maria Greene
Vernon
Illinois
Miss Greene
Political maneuver pauses bill amid chamber applause
The scene ends with Vernon surrounded by supporters after a pause in the roll call. Senator Porter moves to postpone further discussion of a resolution to Wednesday morning, making it a special order after the journal reading. Bull Burns objects, but the lieutenant governor overrules.
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Vernon
Braidwood
Porter
Senate
Cook
Senator Porter
Bull Burns
Doctor Ames Challenges Vernon on Suffrage Argument
Vernon seeks congratulations from Maria Greene after a speech but is met by Doc Ames who scolds him for not completing his address. Ames insists on logic over appeals and argues equal rights stem from cold justice, detailing restrictions on married women in several states.
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Vernon
Maria Greene
Capitol Avenue
Doc” Ames
Senate
Train delay brings unintended reformer to mind
A woman asks where to reserve a night train seat after missing her departure. Vernon apologizes repeatedly and offers assistance. He reflects that the incident could improve women's characters, imagining practical outcomes from his new measure.
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Vernon
Miss Greene
The Fighting Apostle and Howe’s War-Time Generosity
Elias Howe, inventor of the sewing machine, served as a common soldier in the Seventeenth Connecticut regiment and even funded soldiers at times. P T Barnum recounted Howe’s joke about church funds during wartime and how St Peter was “the only fighting apostle.” Howe then quipped about spending on saltpeter.
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Elias Howe
Seventeenth Connecticut
P. T. Barnum
Mr. Howe
St. Peter's
St. Peter
New York’s newest cub promotes wise eating for housewives
Idea by No Mean a New aims to educate housewives in domestic sciences in New York. The concept recalls old efforts from Boston years ago and mirrors current domestic science clubs across the United States.
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New York
Hills
Boston
United States
All Who Would Enjoy Good Health Must Live Right
A health guidance note promotes right living and timely remedies. It touts that recreation contemplation and effort improve life and that medicines may be avoided, then endorses Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna from the California Fig Syrup Co as a trusted laxative sold by leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Weather Pact Breaks in Henpeck Domestic Dispute
Mr. Henpeck complains they cannot agree on a subject while Mrs. Henpeck notes he always agrees with her on the weather. The exchange captures a light home dispute over weather talk.
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Mr. Henpeck
Mrs. Henpeck
Good Housekeepers Use Best Red Cross Ball Blue
Red Cross Ball Blue advertised as the best choice for housekeepers, priced at five cents in leading grocers. The ad also promotes Lewis’ Single Binder cigars made with high quality tobacco from Peoria, Illinois, noting both fly time and baseball as contemporaries.
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Red Cross
Lewis
Lewis’ ‘Actory
Peoria
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