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August 12, 1877
The Cairo Bulletin
Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois
What is this article about?
In Paducah, a novel charity poll charged 10 cents per vote for the most popular local female, raising $137.30 from 1,373 votes to aid a poor widow and her children; Mrs. J. R. Smith won with 655 votes.
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Paducah has a rather novel but entirely effective way of affording relief to the deserving poor of the city. To provide food and clothing for a poor widow and her children, a poll was opened at a central point in the city, last week, and for the sum of ten cents any voter could express his opinion by ballot of the relative popularity of Paducah females. Out of a vote of 1,373 a Mrs. J. R. Smith received 655; and the whole amount received, $137.30, was handed over to the poor widow. Nell Noxat, of the Paducah News, did not get a single vote.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Paducah Poll
Charity Fundraiser
Popularity Vote
Poor Relief
Widow Aid
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. J. R. Smith
Nell Noxat
Poor Widow
Where did it happen?
Paducah
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. J. R. Smith
Nell Noxat
Poor Widow
Location
Paducah
Event Date
Last Week
Story Details
A poll at a central point in Paducah charged ten cents per vote for the relative popularity of local females to raise funds for a poor widow and her children; Mrs. J. R. Smith received 655 out of 1,373 votes, totaling $137.30 handed over to the widow; Nell Noxat received none.