A Woman's War Time Garment Drive and Lifted Spirits
In Morristown and towns along the Whippany and Rockaway corridors a woman named Rhoda Farrand leads neighbors in knitting socks and stocking 133 pairs for soldiers marching to camp. Her husband Dan and other volunteers join, delivering the garments to Hanover Neck and Boonton while Miss Anglesea’s train drama and festival tickets weave through a homey North Jersey panorama.
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Eranguill
Lown
Ikhoda
Cme
Nute
Betty
Stree
L Ife
Morristown
Rhuda
Whippany Road
Whippan
Plary
Farrand
Rhoda
Hanover Town
Hanover
Rockaway
Hockaway Valley
Syesata Hin
Daal Smutteng
Nikieng
Cnn
Compton's Forge
Boonton
Hhoda
Dan
Scien Estes
Ava
Washington
Histetas Farrand
Hiltanor A. Hunter
Continent
How the Applebys Went to the May Festival
Mrs. Appleby narrates a reflective reminiscence about attending a May Festival, noting her serene, unflappable demeanor and the social calm of the gathering. The tale touches on timing of festivals, suggestions to host them in fall, and anecdotes about the Sourbecks and the dressmaker, in a gently satirical tone.
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Josiah
Allgoose
Bessie
Jim
Eliza
Omaha
Mrs. Appleby
Appleby's
Mr. Appleby
Pestivals Selon Davy
Sourbecks
Jane
England and Ireland racing finances in Forty years past and present
A historical note on English and Irish racing monetary totals. It cites 1840, lists, and recent totals around £248,000 to £265,000 allocated across race types. Two-year-old, handicap, weight for age, and short-distance races dominate. Horse counts rise from earlier periods to 2,070 in the past year with age groups distributed similarly to a decade prior. The piece contrasts past and present racing demographics, noting reforms by the Jockey Club such as abolishing half-mile races and adjusting two-year-old and four-year-old distances.
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Jockey Club
St.James
Journey of Russian exiles to the Siberian frontier
A historical account details the harsh Siberian exile route from Arkhangelsk to Tomsk and Irkutsk. Convicts travel in crowded prison cars and on foot under brutal conditions, with families enduring starvation and exposure. Diphtheria and typhus claim many, while guards enforce harsh discipline across dismal barracks and makeshift camps.
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Siberia
M. Maxime
Irkutsk
Ural
Vonviet
Tumen
Tomsk
Rien
M. Mishlo
Arkhangelsk
Astrakan
Ani
Tomsk Prion
Transbaikalia
Conriers
Erouca
Breaks in Wool and the Importance of Water for Sheep
A New York Times summary notes wool breaks in winter fed by poor care, drought, and thirst. It explains that exposed, underfed sheep with insufficient water halt wool growth, causing weak fibres that reduce wool value to felting use only. Water is essential, supplying vital digestion and bulk.
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N. Y
Congressional crusades critique of Republican tactics
A critique of Republican efforts to reopen investigations into Southern outrages amid a national campaign. The piece argues such tours are demagogic, driven by campaign needs, and ignore substantive issues facing farmers and workers, while warning of Republican blunders and Democratic momentum. It cites figures like Senator Sherman and Mahone and includes rebuttals from a Mississippi Republican and criticism of the Boutwell Committee.
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South
Union
Sherman
Mahone
Virginia
New York Herald
Cadent
Mississippi
Ames
Ohio
Boutwell Committee
Sherman c
Rival Democrats spark internal strife over nominating leaders
The Albany Argus and Chicago Times debate factional tactics as Sherman and Miller face pressure over Blaine Arthur Ohio in New York and Ohio. Virginia politics critique Mabone and Danville violence, linking Mahoneism to national administration failures and calls for accountability.
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Sherman
Arthur
Blaine
Ohio
Warner Miller
New York
Mr. Miller
Chicago
Garfield
Averson
Dodge Foraker
Oymistakalle
Senator Vo
Charles Foster
Msi
Messrs
Miller
Albany
You Going to Kiss Me? Aboard a Scandal at Sandford
Dr A S Walker of Scottsville Ky collapses dead at bedside as a humorous exchange aboard a vessel sparks a strange scene. A flirtatious young woman asks if the narrator will kiss her prompting awkward replies about a wife and thirteen children aboard. The tale ends with a dramatic sudden death of another passenger.
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Republican Party
Bextin
London
Sandford
Sido
Taela
A. 5. Walker
Scottsville, Ky
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