Miss Hunton A South Carolina Widow of Gentle Fortitude
An elderly South Carolina woman named Miss Hunton, described with affectionate, humorous detail, marries Reuby a weaker man after a long engagement. He moves her into a furnished house as she declines, and she dies after a final, dignified marriage in a room full of flowers and luxuries.
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South Carolina
Miss Hunton
Miss Rosa
Opie
Susie
Rockies
Blue Ridge
Jacob
Rachel
Reuby
Reudy
Open Letter Urges Mothers to Prepare Daughters for Home Life
A writer urges mothers to educate girls for healthful womanhood and homemaking, criticizing apathy toward domestic training. She cites wives’ and mothers’ roles, discusses independence, health, and the need for household management, noting societal shifts and the influence of figures like Miss Willard and Miss Haygood.
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Miss Willard
The Foot of a Fly and Health Preservation
An eminent English doctor warns that poison in flies can infect a household. In summer disease germs spread, but the healthy resist infection, while the weak and thin are most at risk. Maintaining a healthy weight is proposed to guard against illness.
Cod liver Oil promotes health during summer use
The advertisement promotes cod liver oil as condensed nourishment to build up the system and resist disease. It urges people of below average health to take it in reasonable summer doses and notes availability at all druggists for a set price.
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J. L. Kennedy
Barnesville
Pike County
Geordia
Miss. Hunton
Barnesville Gazette
Legion
Edith
Parkhurst
Bill Nye
Goc
William M. Durhan
William V. Robertson
Peachtree St
Atlanta, Ga
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