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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1892
Page
4
A portrait from Adam Badeau and Congregationalist notes portrays Lady Salisbury as a influential partner who guides Lord Salisbury from behind the scenes. It lauds her intellect tact and social leadership while stressing her non notoriety and enduring charm.
The Chicago Post urges parents to nurture both moral and physical aspects in children. It argues health includes morality, and mothers and fathers alike must actively shape offspring through care, discipline, and environment to benefit society.
A compact essay praising the prudent shopper who blends plan and taste to select the right item at the right price. It extols evaluating need, quality, and durability, and warns against flippant or costly excess. The piece lauds patience, calculation, and persistence in seeking value.
The article extols hobbies as beneficial escapes from daily routine, especially outdoor activities. It argues hobbies improve health, energy, and spirit for men, women, and children, with enthusiastic bird, plant, bug or stone study noted as particularly healthful.
Mrs Salome Anderson of Oakland, born 1818 in Alsace Lorraine, is the world’s only female Freemason. She learned mysteries by hiding during Mason sessions in Paris, later joined Oakland in 1851, served as Masonic temple trustee, and helped found Golden Gate chapter of the Eastern Star.
Miss L. B. Robertson of Mobile wins for an essay urging wives to influence husbands by hospitality and charm. Advice covers home atmosphere, grooming, affectionate conduct, truthfulness, and subtle guidance to govern him without open confrontation.
Eleanor Kirk reflects on alternating moods from day to day, contrasting contentment with despair and certainty with doubt, as she ponders whether experience teaches any lasting lessons.
The piece traces how wives came to use their husband’s surname after marriage, tracing roots to Roman practice and later legal and social shifts. It notes examples from Roman figures Julia of Pompey and Octavia of Cicero, mentions Catherine Parr and Jane Grey, and cites Braeton and the Ben versus Smith case to discuss legal naming after marriage.
An ideal Malden home hosts Harriet H. Robinson and her daughter Harriet R. Shattuck who have been active writers and public figures. Harriet H. Robinson, linked to Lucy Larcom and the Lowell Offering, married William S. Robinson known as Warrington and a contributor to major papers. after his 1876 death she edited Warrington's Pen Portraits and authored further books.
The piece highlights a woman active in the select committee on woman suffrage. Described as earnest and founder of two women's clubs, she serves on the advisory board of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. It appears in the Boston Traveler. The neighboring item describes a neat way of mounting photographs on palm leaf fans, detailing a crafts method and decorative touches as a home craft project.
The Philadelphia Press notes women often look expressionless in photos because they erase smiles. Theaters actors excel at keeping an animated look, using tips like thinking of something sad yet appearing happy to maintain natural lines and liveliness in portraits.
Mrs. W. FE. Gladstone notes in Ladies' Home Journal that nurseries in small houses serve as best nurseries and that nurses should not overrely on experience. Emphasizes using thermometers, proper bath temperatures around 95 F, gradual cooling as the child grows, and avoiding neglect of safety and observation.
A mother recalls her daughters calling her old and, after seeing her reflection, realizes that external youth has passed. She reflects that her heart remains young, but her mature face marks a changed self-perception and a new attitude toward aging.
Mme M E McCormick, manageress of a major dry goods millinery department, discusses originality in hat design and the milliner’s skill in flattering buyers. She notes Paris as a fashion center, English designers, and the rarity of identical hats among ladies. General E W Pierce of Fall River marries Ida Estelle Gardiner at 70 to 27.
A 1891 letter from Gilmer Texas touts Peruna and Manalin as cures for Brights disease and related kidney and urinary ailments. The company invites inquiries and offers a free publication on kidney diseases, noting several conditions treated by Peruna.
Guibollard dismisses reports of rising water as humbug after visiting Chaton yesterday. He notes a chalk mark on his boat remains in the same place, arguing the water level change is only a deception. The Telegraph reports the exchange.
R McDougall of Auburn Indiana testifies two years of pulse skipping and left side pain ended after using Dr Miles New Heart Cure. He quotes relief after a single bottle and notes a free booklet at Bradshaw Thoma drug store detailing heart and nervous diseases and cures.
An audience member leans over a balcony rail and plunges into the orchestra during a drama. A bystander rushes to help while the injured man laments losing his prime front row seat.
Omaha reader CHAS PASSOT of 716 N 16th Street reports years of neuralgic headaches eased by Krause's Headache Capsules. He recommends the remedy to others with similar pain and notes it is sold by all druggists.
A collage of vintage ad blurbs featuring the Little Early Risers patent pill and medical cures. Mentions Sir Henry Isaacs and a Has sard Publishing Union conspiracy. notes on railway labor reports being proven false. references to a promotion by Geo. D. Clarke and Bradshaw and Thomas.
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