Carrie Nation and Kansas Prohibition Crusade legacy
A historical profile recounts Carrie Nation and her Kansas anti liquor campaign. It describes her hatchet wielding saloon assaults starting December 27, 1900 in Wichita and spreading to other states. The piece notes mixed public and press reactions and her lasting impact on prohibition enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrier Nation
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Carrie Nation
Kentucky
David Nation
Garey
Wichita
Neal Dow
Maine
New York
Life's Dreary Path Humor Column of 1919
A 1919 humor column reflects on domestic quirks and small city manners. Jokes compare door-knobs to childhood mishaps and muddy etiquette surface in everyday life. It lampoons Vermont candy giveaways and social awkwardness in housework and telephones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnet
Caledonia County
Barnet Center Presbyterian Church
Danville
Newbury
A Wreath for Carrie Nation Picked by Reformers
The Christian Science Monitor praises Carrie Nation’s role in the prohibition movement while warning reformers can appear ridiculous and alienate the public. The piece notes that true reform requires methods that shock the self-satisfied and unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Monitor
Boston
Carrie Nation
Athletic awakening spreads through Far East sports
The occupation of the Philippines spurs a broader athletic awakening in the East. From Bagnio the modern movement grows, enabling peaceful competition and fostering mutual respect among distant peoples through athletic events and exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Far East
Bagnio
Silent Wheeler's Hallucination Blazes Through Vermont Home
In a St. Johnsbury tale a drunken stepfather nicknamed Silent Wheeler stalks a nineteen year old girl in her mother's moonlit upstairs room. The tension centers on fear, control, and a chilling demand about the girl's future and independence. The scene ends as Wheeler's ominous threat looms, promising a dire confrontation.
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Wheeler
Sarah
Artie
McDermott
Sharp
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the Caledonian
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Chas. C. Lord
Alice Massey
Robert Mackinnon
Florence Rouse
Margaret. Robie
W. E. Barrett
Toreman
Raymond Packard
Ruth Impey
Myles S. Gilman
Arthur Boucher
Annie Moran
Maurice Barrett
Ned
Carrie
William Dudley Pelley
Railroad Street
le Point
Summerville
Dean Oil Co
Cleveland
Chas. E. Young
Scale Works
Fairbanks Village
T Tel
R. Nelson
Wheelock
J. C. Leonard
Civil Service Examiner
Kenois Building
Washington
A.J. Rand
Holyoke
Mass
Henry Brady
Portland Street
My Johnsbury
M. Miner Ltd
E. R. Smith
Harold Blodgett
Vera D. Hooker
the Cowles Press
Maple Grove
Eastern Ave
J. D. Bach
Pythian Building
W. J. E. Walker
H. M. Kirkland
Royal No. 10
Caledonian
J. T. Racicot
Bargin
McLean Music Store
Esty
Glenwood
Singer
Bert A. Wells
Harold Wells
Tel
Arthur Smith's
St Johnsbury, Vt
B. Eastman
Dale S. Atwood
Chas. E. Kirk
W. W. Sprague & Son General Agents National Life Insurance Company
Montpelier
T Insurance Pythian
R. J. McGill
Guy W. Hill
Odd Fellows
Fletcher
Gosy
Emma F. Wells
Passumpsic
Admi
Haskins
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Merchants Bank
the ‘Crawford Ranney
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G. H. Morrill
Underwood Pythian Building
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