Talk:Carrie A. Nation

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This is the only place I've ever read that Carry Nation was tall. She is almost always described as "short".

I must disagree - she's always said to be almost 6 feet tall, which is a lot for a woman even today, and certainly back then; sources often add that she was around 175 pounds, and that her size contributed to her imposing presence (although carrying a hatchet didn't hurt) - DavidWBrooks 19:59, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 Junk Characters 2 Questions 3 junk 4 Questionable phrasing

[edit] Junk Characters

Someone inserting a bunch of junk characters @ the end of the article. I removed it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.191.19.42 (talk) 22:54, 19 March 2007 (UTC).

While I'm (obviously) not qualified to add anything to this page, it should be noted the that the town of Holly, Michigan celebrates a Carrie Nation festival every year at the conclusion of summer. This festival is not noted in the Wiki page for either Holly or Carrie Nation. Is it insignificant?

[edit] Questions

Shouldn't this "2006" get reverted to 2007 or 2008? Just to be more accurate?

The Kansas City World, April 15, 1901</ref> She was promptly arrested, fined $500 ($11,500 in 2006 dollars), —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fejj the ritual (talk • contribs) 03:31, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Well, if you change the figure so it reflects 2008 values.Yopienso (talk) 23:17, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] junk

For some reason I don't think this dear lady was 67 feet tall or 17510 pounds. Perhaps somebody can correct this because I am too lazy.--Regnimri (talk) 19:18, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Overlooked vandalism, reverted. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 21:03, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Questionable phrasing

Under the "Early Life" section it states that "young Carrie often tended to the slave quarters as a result." Given the unclear nature of this statement I am led to believe this is a euphamism for something else? Could somebody please clarify or remove this phrase? • Freechild'sup? 15:05, 21 January 2008 (UTC)