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Branford Gleaner

Location

Branford, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1879

Page

4

Wanted Mothers Not Nurses For Children In June

In a June discussion to Americans the piece argues against using elderly women as child carers. It contends mothers provide essential nurture misused by hiring day nurses with poor temperaments and dubious discipline. The author laments mothers’ absence and urges a return to young mothers over elderly attendants.

Pia Walmery Minuma Mamma Albi Dinglay Childry Xeen

Fashion trends shift away from black to brighter fabrics

The piece notes a rising demand for high novelty fabrics and fall patterns as millionaires curtail black purchases. It cites a shift toward garnets, seal brown, prunes, and claret colors, with strong growth in fancy trim fabrics and cotton dress goods. Imports of foreign dry goods rise while American production remains steady, signaling further displacement of luxe foreign fabrics by US-made goods.

Corr Boston

Archduchess Marie Christine Betrothed to King Alfonso of Spain

The Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria aged twenty one becomes wife to King Alfonso XII of Spain. She serves as abbess of Prague’s Noble Chapter overseeing twelve chanoinesses with a 20000 florins annual revenue and 1200 florins per chanoiness salary.

Marie-Christine Austria Alfonso Xti Spain Prague Marie-Therese

Words of Wisdom and Aesop Like Reflections

A collection of maxims on motive life pain duty and character. It contrasts endurance with anger and notes the world mirrors a person’s own face. It warns against acting in passion and urges honesty poverty over wicked wealth.

Iron Bridge Building Emerges As Philadelphia Key Industry

Iron bridge construction gains momentum in Philadelphia with growing activity and significance. The sector draws attention from engineers, contractors, and city officials as it expands infrastructure capabilities and employment prospects.

Philadelphia

Lightning kills Granby doctor in his home and other 1890s items

The Granby Massachusetts physician Dr C B Smith was killed when lightning struck his house the same day a Boston artist William Morris Hunt drowned himself at the Appledore House Shoals. Meanwhile English farmers head to Texas after arriving in New York. the Pennsylvania State Fair opens in Philadelphia. Mrs Eliza Greifelt sues pork packers for 30000. Col Tom Scott returns from abroad. State conventions nominate Robinson in New York and Polls show varied results across cities. violence and political turmoil ripple through Kentucky Ohio and beyond.

C. B. Smith Granby Maass William Morris Hunt Boston Appledore House Isle of Shoals New York Texas Fairmount Park Philadelphia Eliza Greifelt Max Greifelt Brooklyn Charles Frederick Figge Democratic Party Syracuse Robinson General Slocum John C. Jacobs Jacobs Slocum Tammany Irving Hall Clarkson N Potter Rublican Party Cnicern Colored Voters of Elmira Cheyenne Wyoming Territory B. Vandesaade Bell Quincy Ill W. K. Bell Kansas City Adams Express Company Greenwich Springs Fla San Francisco Workingten Board of Falvation Beget Davia Operior Perkins Ojo Caliente New Mexico Hooker Arizona David Benjamin Christian Union Church Zaleski Ohio John T. Sharp Sharp Benjamin Wisconsin Democrats Madison Alexander Mitchell Republican Party Hayes Republic National Treasury J. A. Ray John Brannan Barren County James Johnson Lexington Johnson Cincinnati Sherman Greenback National National Bank Congress Labor Bureau of Statistics United States Carter County Old Underwood Battle Ground Square Holbrook Miller Squire Holbrook Holbrook Underwoods Billy Underwood Nebraska Lincoln Elger Wakely Supreme Court

Little Johnny's Bear Story

A bear targets a lamb from a flock and prepares to eat it but is thwarted when the lamb signals danger. The hunter on the ranch intervenes as the lamb fights back, leaving the bear to retreat. The tale ends with the bear reflecting on the lambs tails being swift and powerful.

Laws Allow Historical Sites To Hold Battle Remains

New York legislation enables historical societies to acquire and hold battle sites up to six acres for monuments or preserving remains with tax exemptions for visitors. Provisions limit business use, allow occasional vendor stands at anniversaries, and protect site integrity.

New York

Name Worth in Tennyson Line Heralds Family Choice

Alfred Tennyson refuses to abandon the Tennyson name for a Lincolnshire inheritance. His elder brother, once Charles Turner, gave up the family name for a yearly stipend. The heir remains the laureate, though forebears may press kin to forego prestige for funds.

Alfred Tennyson Lincolnshire Turner Grasby Hall Tennyson Charles Turner London

Soap and Water and Healthful Living in Cities

The piece argues cleanliness via soap and water as essential to preventing disease, criticizing mismanagement and providence excuses. It highlights Memphis yellow fever, advocates free winter baths, and promotes hygienic measures with notices on steam baths and health products. It mentions climate effects on travelers and promotes Tet Bitters and other products.

Memphis Europe New York Graphic

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