NOTES FROM PLYMOUTH MEETING PRISES ON FRONTIER LIFE
Frontier life in Minnesota and lesser frontier regions is praised for hard work, family, and community amid harsh winters. The essayist discusses poverty, immigration, education, religion, and the moral strength found in homes, children, and shared faith, urging readers to embrace state life and communal improvement.
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Himalaya
Letter From Minnesota Describes Frontier Sins and Gossip
In this Minnesota letter from June 10 1870 the writer muses on women rights and jury reform while critiquing idle gossip and daily papers. He contrasts frontier life with urban influence, notes Dame Gossip Prairie fire and Pettifoggers, and views frontier roughs as an advance guard of civilization.
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Lions attack on stage ends Minnie Wells bowery act
A lion mauls actress Minnie Wells during a Puma lions cage routine at Bowery Theatre. She is dragged away fainting, then receives surgical care while patrons and actors panic. Police arrive to restore order as the crowd faints and screams.
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Minnie Wells
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What Fanny Fern Used To Do
A compact reminiscence in a nostalgic voice recounting past beliefs about friendship poverty and beauty. The narrator recalls false claims by Ara bella Triplet, observes beggars and odd acts, and notes changes in perception of beauty and self. The piece blends irony with social commentary on appearance and charity.
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Arabella Triplet
Rochester Democrats Host Champagne Supper After Vote
Four Black residents in Rochester were reported to have voted the Democratic ticket and were treated to a champagne supper by the city party.
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