Women and Their Feet Fashion Satire and Humor
A breezy column presents gossip about women's feet from Paris to Boston. It jokes on shoe sizes, health, fashion shifts, and even a cautionary tale about cosmetics and a Parisian’s dramatic transformation. The piece shifts to a money lesson illustrated by a wife and banker husband, highlighting gendered views of wealth and consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munkacsy
Paris
Boston
America
Cleveland
Washington
London
Ruskin
Johnson
Oliver Goldsmith
The Case For Marrying For Money
The author argues lovers often act by blind passion, while those choosing marriage for money weigh practical factors. He suggests a framework where wealth could justify alliances with a rich man who lacks defects, outlining the social calculus for financially motivated marriages among good people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saturn
Money and Marriage According to a Philadelphia View
A Philadelphia Record editorial argues money can justify marriage in select cases. It lists ideal matches from wealthy widows to talented poor men, asserts dowry value, warns against cheapening love, and jokes that money buys mobility and oats for the mare, urging readers to marry for money only if it offers a true balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennyson
Sammy
Munny
Philadelphia
Waving Plumes From History and Folklore
A Delineator essay surveys plumes in culture from Hungarians decorating caps for each Turk slain to signs of courage and withdrawal. It traces meanings of feathers in war, love, luck, and art, noting peacock, kingfisher, ostrich, and heron feathers and ends with a reflection on virtues of education and a quote from Charles Burton.
The Rose of Sharon and the Bees of Belief
Sabbath reading uses Krummacher's Elisha to warn believers about chasing worldly goals. It contrasts active striving with resting in Christ’s care, urging to seek God’s will as the true purpose. It notes life’s brevity, earthly cares, and the eternal hope for those who serve God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Sharon
Valley
Jesus
Krummacher
Religion in daily life and deeds, not words
The article argues that true religion illuminates daily duties beyond rhetoric. It cites examples from biblical figures and urges the Christian to manifest faith through just actions, mercy, and humility, warning that judgment will weigh deeds over claims of grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
John the Baptist
Christ
Zaccheus
Jericho
Kingdom of Grace
Worthy of Love Despite Silent Life
A 55 year old woman writes of a life spent struggling for livelihood and care for a dependent relative, finding value in striving to do good and hoping to be worthy of love, not fame. The piece frames her as uncelebrated yet content with humble, meaningful effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellesley College
Nice
Heroes and Heroines and a Liver Complaint
A satirical exhortation praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the remedy for a jaundiced look and bilious symptoms. The piece claims the tonic purifies bile contaminated blood, restores bowel regularity, removes bilious headaches, and aids digestion while also curing malaria related liver and kidney issues.
Word List to Avoid and Misc Notes From Old Columns
A long list of words to avoid in speech and writing follows examples from period notices. The text includes quotes about St Jacobs Oil cures, Whitman cottage fundraising, kerosene lamp guidance, and snippets from editorials, dental guidance, and medical ads. It blends cautionary language with anecdotes and historical references.
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Marrying For
Charles Burton
John A. Ellsler
Academy of Music
Sack
de Budge
Tell
Bill
Don
Texas Sistings
Crum Brown
Royal Society of Edinburgh
Heroes
W. HH. MacAnistrr
Pacific Coast Agency
Star Tobacco
Front Street
San Francisco
Cal
St. Jacobs Oil
Patrick Murray
Sexton
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Baltimore
Walt Whitman
Frank Hill
Commonwealth
Osgoods
New Orleans Times-Democrat
New York
Tus
Ohio State Journal of Dental Science
Foote
Health Monthly
World's Diagenency Medical Association
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago Ledger
Crasus
Lydia
Persia
Cyrus
Ben. Pexiey Poors
Aid Bitters
Lours
Kansas
Williams
Walkling, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Agrs
Toledo
Ohio
Fort Wayne
Harlestown
Das
R.S
A. P. Lacey, Patens Attorneys
Washington, D D. C
Retail Dealers Supply CO
Robey Street
Chicago
Ill
J. Stephens
Lebanon
France
Reed
Rees Ao
M. W. Dunham
Wayne, DuPage Co
Indiana
Frazer
Jones
Binghamton Binghamton, N
Isaac Thompson
Newry
Ita Merita
John L. Thompson, Sons & Co
Troy
Grannan Detective Bureau
Arcade
Cincinnati
Mats
Sliventy Ho
Enitace
Ae P Nitsenina Co
Lakeshe Bidg
Treasren Nenconey
Lord & Thomas
Maces
Warren Featherbone Company
Three Oaks
Mich
Queen City
Cincinnati Suspender Co
Ile
Ninth St
Brewster Safety Rein Holder Co
Holly, Mich
Fitzgerald & Powell
Indianapolis
Ios
N. U
F. W. Io
Pierce
Cincinnati Telegram
Hazard, Hazard & Co
Hood
D. R. Saundeers
Pearl Street
O. Hood
C. Ll. Hood & GO
Lowell
Mass
Leaverw
Cnn
Rock Island & Pacific R
Rock Island
Joliet
Ottawa
la Balle
Peoria
Geneseo
Moline
Illinois
Davenport
Muscatine
Missouri River
St. Joseph
Atchison
Kansas City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
United States
Canada
R. R. Cable
E. ST. John
E. A. Holbrook
Gon’! Tkt
Pass, Agt
Cicaga
Procter & Gamble
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