Aunt Jemima on the Women Question
In a quilting party tale a elderly narrator recalls her husband Squire Pettibone, a stern patriarch who valued obedience and domestic duty. She defends traditional roles while noting three daughters pursuing education and careers, portraying a controversial old fashioned view of female independence.
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Jemima
Solon Pettibone
Squire Pettibone
Congress
Sheridan Knowles
Martin Farquhar
Vargil
Solomon
Dr. Todd
Dr. Fulton
Heaven
Pettibone
Susan Maria
Matilda Jane
Pat
Jenny
Johnson
Susanna
Ruth
Allers
Tempora
Moses
Boston Transcript
Earth's Richest Gold Mine in Transvaal Prospect
An English company reports superb prospects at a Transvaal gold site. Diggers show 200 to 1000 ounces per ton in reef and alluvial deposits, with trenches proving two to eighteen foot reef widths. Alluvial washings yield up to 1900 ounces per ton, while average samples show about 48.5 ounces per ton and 0.375 ounces of silver.
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Transvaal
Lidenberg
Colonies
India
Lime-Kiln Club Philosophy Sermon in Dialect
Brother Gardner delivers a homily condemning hypocrisy and miserliness while praising practical Womack wisdom. He skewers political religion and private debt, urging steadiness, thrift, and honest work. The Detroit report frames the speech as a critique of idle talk and social pretensions with a hint of community satire.
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Gardner
Detroit
Quack Doctor Fleeces Mall Goer with Goose Egg Cure
A Rhode Island mall customer paid twenty five dollars to a phony healer who claimed a goose egg could cure consumption color hair and freckles and ease rheumatic joints. Authorities warn the public against such frauds and advise scrutiny of medical claims.
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Rhode Island
Farm and Household Tips From 19th Century Columns
President Newton of the Western New York Farmers Club notes stock will graze on most grasses rather than red clover. Milk condensation is simple, heating in a vacuum pan until reduced by a quarter. Recipes cover rich pudding sauce, English egg eating method, silver-ware care, crispy rolls, tea rolls, ham brine cures, and coffee aroma with soda in water.
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Newton
New York Farmers’ Club
Chicago Journal
N. Y
Saddle Gaits and Qualities of an Ideal Saddle Horse
Chicago Herald outlines the desirable saddle gaits from walk to fox trot and pace, noting speeds from three to ten miles per hour. It stresses easy handling, long-distance stamina, and specific gait mechanics, plus a horse that is sound, beverlouede, courageous, kind, responsive, surefooted, and versatile for trot gallop or run.
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Chicago Herald
Study on the Farm Principles for Practical Agriculture
A Practical Farmer argues farming is a mental discipline. Farmers should keep journals to record observations and experiences, enabling correct study of nature and cultivation. Emphasizes learning fundamental principles first such as irrigation, tillage, fertilization, and crop rotation, to tailor methods to local conditions.
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Golden
Resting in Christ A West Virginia Times Verse
A religious verse by A. R. Thompson from the 8. 8. Times expresses longing for divine rest. The speaker seeks rest from sorrow and pain, finds comfort in Jesus’s invitation, and resolves to find ultimate peace in Christ’s yoke and love. The piece reflects personal faith and devotion from a home setting.
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A. R. Thompson
International Sunday School Lessons Second Quarter
The quarterly plan outlines Paul and Barnabas missions from Acts chapters 13 to 14 28 with dates May 27 June 3 10 17 and a June 25 review. It covers Cyprus At Antioch Iconium Lystra and the end of the first missionary journey highlighting key verses and themes for study.
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Paul and Barnabes
It Is Beautiful at the Moment of Browning’s Death
A devotional reflection on Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s demise in 1861 Florence. The piece contrasts heroic deaths with Browning’s gentle passing, citing her devout life, the quiet bedside scene with her husband Robert Browning, and a final utterance of beauty. It links her end to scriptural promise and to literary echoes by Hemans.
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Peor Ce
Louis XIV
France
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Florence
Casa Guidi
Office
A. T. Stewart & Co
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
J. B Weatherford
Murray
Jackson, Mich
Boss
Efrso A Ruggists
F J. Cheney & CO
Ohio
Discount and Compensation in Life’s Unequal Lot
The piece argues that inequality in earthly fortunes is overstated by appearances. It urges impartial evaluation of individual circumstances, noting that advantages and drawbacks balance out across people. It cites biblical wisdom and warns against envying others and overemphasizing incidental distinctions.
Distinguishing Providence in Times of Suffering
A Baptist Weekly reflection urges acceptance of hardships as divine provisions. It argues miseries can discipline and serve higher moral aims, turning troubles into ministries and compensating their cost with spiritual gain. The piece stresses gratitude and endurance as guideposts amid trials.
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Baptist Weekly
No Thanks for Your Labor and Godly Rewards
A religious reflection contrasts seeking human thanks with serving God. The article argues true workers labor for divine glory, not earthly praise, and doporuates ingratitude as a test of fidelity. It cites Luke 6 31 35 and urges steadfast service despite neglect, promising heavenly reward.
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Church Union
Rejoice With Them That Do Rejoice in The Golden Rule
A reflective piece on the word sympathy and the duty to rejoice with others in their success. It contrasts easy lament with the harder task of genuine joy for neighbors’ gains, urging sincere cheerfulness before the Searcher of hearts.
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Ife
Effective Christian Work in a Crowded City
A columnist reflects on the city’s vast masses of the morally adrift and urges readers to act personally to spread light. Though evil seems immense, individual effort can uplift and Christianize, with outcomes only eternity revealing.
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Oiny
Illustrated Christian Weekly
Wise Sayings on Work and Faith Across Religious Voices
A collage of quotations on purposeful work and faith from Mrs Charles, Exchange, and United Presbyterian, praising bold speech, labor for God, and the Scotch fir as a symbol of spiritual elevation. The Religious Herald adds a meditation on divine nourishment and heavenly reach through simple roots and sunlight.
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Heaven
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