Marriage vows and the obedience clause debated
George William Curtis in Harpers Magazine argues that the vow of obedience is not a divine necessity and that legal and social power over wives has been misused. He notes the resilience of equality in matrimony and questions whether force or obedience should govern marriage beyond mutual love and honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vigiant
Anne
Bivcard
Gladstone
England
Juliet
Romeo
George William Curtis
Harper’s Magazine
Suffering Harrisburg man credits Electric Bitters cure
Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg Illinois reports eight years with a running sore on his leg that doctors said would require bone scraping or amputation. After using three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve his leg is sound and well. Electric Bitters sell for fifty cents a bottle and Bucklen's Arnica Salve for twenty five cents per box through Henderson & Minear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
Ill
Bucklen
Henderson & Minear
A Wise Humming-Bird and a Wise Girl
A short tale notes that size does not determine wisdom as a humming-bird uses a girl’s finger as a resting perch to reach a flower’s nectar. The anecdote from Jack-in-the-Pulpit in St Nicholas highlights kindness and cleverness in a tiny bird and a thoughtful girl. Also includes a testimonial for Burdock Blood Bitters from Buffalo, N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
She Brought Her Husband Out
A humorous exchange notes that a woman “brought her husband out” by getting him bail, not by success in letters arts or politics. Poots explains she emancipated him by freeing him from jail, giving him a freer atmosphere to breathe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poots
Texas
Hay Fever Remedy Claim From Medina Journal Editor
The editor reports hay fever cases rising and endorses Ely's Dream Balm as the quickest cure. Two applications greatly relieve nasal and ocular symptoms, and the journal urges readers to try the remedy, citing personal success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Medina
Labor and capital clash threaten social peace
A long passage warns that organized labor has gained power and urges temperance to avoid punitive demands. It cautions against boycotts and strikes harming all, calling for unity and peaceful resolve to end class conflict and seek mutual prosperity. Lincoln and religion are invoked for restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumers’ Union
Abraham Lincoln
Apostle
Washington Gladden
Also Mentioned on This Page
ESCEE
Inay
Adelaide O'Brein
Exchange St
Buffalo, N
Mus
Senger
Emenes
Kioto
America
Japan
The
San Francisco Bulletin
St. Jacobs Oil
James A. Sample
U. S
Red Star
Physicans
Boards of Healths
Rhode Island
D. A. Radford
Chattanooga
Tenn
Dr. King
Hexpenson Mintar
Golden
Tyou
Golden’s Female Elixir CO
Columbus
Ohio
Athens
Walnut Street
Walnut St
Bet
Cincinnati
M. Tucker& Co
Fisher, the Tailor
Walser Sr
Armenia
Meisiy
the Athens Messenger
Power Press
Job Printing Department
Tas
Postehrs
C. E. M. Jennings
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!