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The Planet is calls upon its readers to donate to the Virginia Seminary to prevent the institution from going bankrupt.

With Ozonized Ox Marrow, African Americans can attain straight hair.

“By way of emphasizing her determination,” a woman takes over the train and drives full speed ahead without stopping for passengers.

Women demand suffrage at a House of Congress meeting and gain support from Senator Robert Owen who states “I give my adherence to this cause with enthusiasm and religious zeal.”

An article from “Success Magazine” excitedly shares the progress of women in the past half century, using the new medical colleges for women as a primary example.

An advertisement for the Women’s Union in Richmond provides information on their location, board (they mention that Maggie Walker is the treasurer), and benefits.

The article gives sometimes sarcastic women advice on how to act and think about their husbands.

Landlord discovers dismembered body of tenant, Mrs. May Hazelton, stuffed inside of trunk.

Mrs. Cora Kelley walks three miles to her aunt’s house while still asleep. Upon her arrival at midnight, she knocks on the door until she awakes.

Doctor Charles B. Smith was nearly blinded by a patient who threw acid in his face.