Linda's Return to the Fitzhugh Homestead
In Virginia’s mountains, Linda Meeks returns from a tense rift with husband Mr. Meeks. Visitor Louise Gourlay prompts a night away, triggering fears of estrangement. Linda chooses to confront the fallout, then reconciles as a respected English guest arrives with praise for Meeks as Linda reclaims home and status.
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Virginia
Fitzhugh
Mr. Meeks
Ling
Louise Gourlay
Linda
Oni
Old Rose
Colonel Thomas
Manda
Sam
Petruchio
Robert
Mrs. Gourlay
Louie
John
Louise
England
Linda Fitzhugh
Mrs. Meeks
Weaver of Dreams Poem of Dryads and Looms
A lyrical poem extols a dream weaver who crafts fabrics from nature. The speaker, a maker of lace and cloth from wood, streams, and sunlit hues, offers garments woven with joy, peace, and love. It blends forest imagery with mythic Dryads and a Great God loom.
Flashes of wit and whimsy in a prairie paper good naturedly
A compilation of comical quips and quibbles from an Iowa Sunday school scene. Jokes touch on virtue, politics, finance, marriage, travel, and rural life with playful dialect and satirical flavor. Notable bits include references to Chicago fur sets, bank checks, stock schemes, and a Wisconsin poet asking about mosquitos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Buttin
Chicago
Yesteryear
Kansas
Solomon
Fragmentary tale notes food and figures in local chatter
A garbled excerpt mentions a rabbit, a dog, and kitchen scenes with Mandy and Brer Rabbit motifs. The text references an office, a fin do and eter Calhoun, and painter McHenry in Neb. Echo, with store fronts and fashionable colors.
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Mandy
Rastus
M. Edwards
Ober McHenry
Echo
Agricultural College Notes Report Strong Showings and Policy Talks
Agricultural College notes say students won most first places while Prof. Ladd returned from Washington after attending a conference of state and national food commissioners. A four member committee including Ladd met with President Roosevelt on national legislation, with results not yet released. Ladd warns adulterated food makers are organized and seek to weaken laws, while boiler installation in the central heating plant draws engineering student attention.
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Ladd
Washington
Roosevelt
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Vogre Wultaing
Sweet Dempster
Greengard
Bottineau, N. D
Adler
Florsheim
Greengards
Greengard’s
Bottineau
Agricultural College Notes
Abecek and Wilcox
Courant
Mottiveau
PR. McMillan
Rottineau
Jack
Jacks
Alex
F. S. Waters
Bottineau County
C. L. Newhouse
the Courant
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