Brimming Letters and Local Scenes From A Small Town
Readers vent about water access in the city’s districts and praise the Bryans. A street resident questions unequal water service and charges while Uncle Jake Wolfe commends W. J. for abstaining from alcohol and tobacco. The piece weaves village life with a portrait of Mrs. Bryan who studied law to aid her husband.
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C St
C Street
Jake” Wolfe
W. J
Bryan Yarns and the Farmers' Club in Normal
A New York magazine writer observes William Jennings Bryan and the Farmers' Club of Normal centers where members meet monthly. They arrive in the morning with fifty people, stay till dark, and bring baskets for a grand dinner featuring chickens and roasted foods.
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William Jennings Bryan
Bryans
Farmers’ Club
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Speech on the front stoop by a local figure cited
The fragment describes a man delivering a political speech from his front stoop to cheering constituents. He places an arm around a woman described as the first lady of the land, invoking phrases about teaching and public life. The passage includes attribution to Mabel Potter Daggett.
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Lincoln
Bar. S
Will
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Cid
Mabel Potter Daggett
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