Equal pay for women's work in a changing labor scene
The piece argues women increasingly enter professions such as stenography and teaching, while men excel as cooks and dressmakers. It calls for equal pay for equal work, citing shared skill, responsibility, and the need to protect women earning livelihoods amid shifting economic roles.
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Republic
A Modest Plea for the Bicycle in the Old South
An elderly writer contemplates his sixtieth birthday and argues for bicycles as a modern, virtuous alternative to the buggy. He contrasts past horse travel with present fashion and mobility, praising bicycles for health, independence, and moral stamina while urging riders to embrace two wheels over carriage culture.
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Eortress Gagerre
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Virginia
Georgia
Woman’s Influence As Christian Wife And Mother
The article extols the power of a woman’s influence over family and society, stressing purity, Christian faith, and selfless example. It asserts motherhood shapes children from infancy, guides husbands toward higher conduct, and echoes Napoleon on mothers’ importance. It treats influence as moral, inward, and expansive beyond the home.
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Napoleon
France
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Why Birds Love Trees Legend From Pacific Coast Indians
A Detroit Free Press summary of an Indigenous legend explaining why birds nest in trees. The creator makes trees flourish then renews leaves into birds as autumn ends, naming robins from oaks, cardinals from maples, and other birds from faded leaves.
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Quote from W J Bryan on government by the people
A Bryan quotation contrasts government of syndicates with government of the people. It argues for a democratic ideal where power serves the public and should not perish from the earth. The speaker frames a political clash between elite interests and popular sovereignty.
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W. J. Bryan
Champlain's Pain Balm Endorsed by Chicago Lumber Worker
Mr. Jacob Esbensen of Chicago Lumber Co at Des Moines Iowa sends medicine to his mother in the old country praising Chamberlain's Pain Balm as the best remedy for rheumatism. He notes family use for years. Bottles priced at 50 cents by Jno H Blackburn, Druggist.
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Chicago Lumber Co
Des Moines
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Jno
H. Blackburn
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