07 Apr 1881
Page 1
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!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1881
Page
1
The April Atlantic Monthly offers continued fiction and essays. The Portrait of a Lady characters are vividly drawn, and Friends and Duet builds toward a union. The Poets wives series concludes with a claim on merit versus popularity, while New Sunday and British Philistines entertain. Also notes on a manuscript rejection tale and other items.
A collection of fragmented opinions and advertisements reflects gender roles and domestic toil, arguing women should limit housework to a monthly sweep, oppose suffrage, and pursue intellectual pursuits. The piece links traditional duties to motherhood, cites Shiloh’s Cure popularity, and blends local notices with odd anecdotes and medical pitches.
An ad touts Dr White’s Dandelion Alterative as a blood purifier and liver remedy. It claims to cure bilious sickness, chills, fever, dyspepsia, kidney issues, rheumatism, and constipation, promising clear skin and a pleasant taste. Bottles cost one dollar, with local Cedar Rapids and Marion, Iowa distributors noted. Also includes testimonials on asthma relief from Dr Thomas Electric Oil and a dyspepsia cure claim, with prices and vendors referenced.
A Paris scientist argues that drawing a circle direction reveals intelligence, noting left to right gestures in higher learners while right to left patterns mark lower ability. The piece critiques gender stereotypes, cites Mrs Logan’s abstinence, and reports on 19th century debates over women in higher education, business etiquette for female workers, and Garfield’s inaugural addressing women’s rights and education.
A scatter of domestic recipes and home care tips heads a page segment. Instructions cover making linseed varnish, soothing chapped hands with buttermilk and bran, and a pumpkin pie recipe. Additional text critiques horse handling, beef pricing, Mexican dances, and social life in Santa Fe with observational anecdotes.
A miscellany notes high water use in Comstock mines with 4.2 million tons of hot water annually, despite cooling costs. It touches on rubber air cushions, US car production rates, a London humor strip encounter, a parrot prize anecdote, a cake recipe, pay methods on the Hudson River Railroad, a snake in Pennsylvania, Australian weather, tax-title woes in Iowa, extra fingers in a newborn, marital spats and thefts, a starving youth case, medical ads, and various random observations from towns and hotels.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.