Mormon Wives and Homes in Beehive Era Described
A Philadelphia woman recalls Mormon practices under Brigham Young, detailing house, wood, and flour obligations for plural wives in the Beehive and Lion houses. She notes variations in family arrangements, with each husband supporting multiple wives across separate four-house units, and stories of jealousy, court-like disputes, and selective husbandry among the households.
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Philadelphia
Salt Lake Cy
Briham Young
Brigham Young
Brigham
Solomon
Lavich
Helned Brothers Clash Over Home Preparations
Fragmentary dialogue shows a quarrel between Mr Johnson and a man about preparing a home for a daughter. Accusations imply one party left for a fishing trip while the other helped with house cleaning, revealing personal tensions and family duties.
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Mr. Johnson
Jackson
Puck
Electric Dredren Dredges Power Rivers and Harbors
Electrically operated dredges are now used on rivers and harbors to move immense quantities of material quickly. The shift to electric propulsion reduces fuel needs and allows safer, more efficient sediment removal and channel maintenance.
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Oulekiy
PITH AND POINT Quotes and quips from era humorists
A compact column of playful witticisms and quips from Chicago Daily News Indianapolis News Atchison Globe Philadelphia Record and Punch The snippets cover politics romance piano lessons and family humor reflecting light social commentary of the period
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Chicago Daily News
Indianapolis Yews
Atchison Globe
Johnny
Philadelphia
Miss Wheeler
Indianapolis
Mabel
Sass and Sosa Garden Banter Sparks Forked Wager
In a Detroit Free Press item a farmer-joke exchange unfolds between Jaxon and Jaron over a yard fence. Jaxon teases about garden bass while Jaron replies that he would raise his wife's sass if he did not mind his work.
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Jaxon
Jaron
Detroit Free Press
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Chionga Chronicle
Sass and
Sosa
Wheeler & Wilson
Ruan
Atulay
M. F. Allwarter
Jarvis
Cabhier
Troy
Exchange Bank
Kingston
Droggist
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