14 Mar 1908
Page 1
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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1908
Page
1
A wartime reminiscence recalls family tales kept quiet by elders. Grandma narrates dances before the war, fashion trends, and a near-disastrous camp visit when guards and hoop skirts collided. The scene shifts between memory and playful recollection as young women endure alarms, wagons, and a dramatic spill on a bridge.
In a wartime town a grandmothers tale recalls a chaotic night when a dance in hoop skirts faced a mock alarm about Raiders. The Home Guard fled, Morrison led a raid, and a young woman hides in a cotton-stored back room while the town braces for danger.
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