Oh Teach Self-Control Teach Your Children Self-Control
Ella Wheeler Wilcox urges parents to model self discipline and guide children by example, stressing personal mastery as the path to teaching restraint and control.
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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1907
Page
3
Ella Wheeler Wilcox urges parents to model self discipline and guide children by example, stressing personal mastery as the path to teaching restraint and control.
A collage notes gender views from London Graphic on unfeminine traits and the true woman, then shifts to a Philadelphia Public Ledger anecdote where a niece’s marriage proposal leads her aunt to bluntly advise decisive, humorous action when the moment comes.
A historical提 excerpt from the Indianapolis News outlines a wife’s needed qualities: a cheerful disposition, patience, tact, and a willingness to study topics including politics to understand her husband. It stresses looking on the bright side, avoiding worry over small things, comforting in sorrow, and basic sick nursing knowledge.
The New York Journal quotes a seasoned woman who asserts men respond to a woman’s fear and dependence, but despise a man who relies on others. She argues that men demand manliness from men and womanliness from women, a standard guiding gender expectations.
A small boy who carried a daily pail of spring water grew listless until a doctor advised dropping the task for a week. After removing the water-carrying duty the child’s health and interest improved, showing how a single burden can weigh on a child.
A weathered perspective contrasts male and female approaches to duties. The author argues men tackle heavy work first, clearing tasks to ease later, while claiming women linger on small rents and dread large duties. The Philadelphia Bulletin note labels women as avoiding big tasks.
A long passage from Harper's Bazar analyzes Maida and Grace, contrasting married happiness with unwed life. It details Maida's exhaustive view of men, her marriage to Frederick, and her pity for single women, framed as social commentary on marriage and envy.
Danish blue is a fine color in soft shantung as Russet tones rise in demand. Silk or lace enter most dress colats while plain linen collars without rounded corners gain acceptance. Enameled parasols feature jewel-tipped handles echoing gown color. Panama hats remain fashionable and coveted. Alternate box plaits and narrow panels shape skirts for slender figures. Veil pins vary from plain gold to jewel-toned stones matching veil colors. The walk conveys style as much as clothing.
Odo Schlick proposes a vertical axis heavy wheel to prevent ship roll using gyroscope principles. Dr. Paul Prager suggests using mouth moulds for prisoner identification, while Dr. William J. Holland curates Carnegie Museum publications for Emperor William. Sand dunes along Lincolnshire coast shift inland, burying land in places. Lathes show motor driven advantages over belt driven for projectiles, with faster times and substantial gains in efficiency.
The Independent reports a plant remedy named Combertum sondarium used in Singapore to curb opium importation, claiming wholistic success. A two-bottle dosing method reportedly replaces daily opium use within ten to fifteen days, reducing Malay States imports from eighty to fifty chests monthly.
A treasure hoard of gold and silver coins valued at about £300 was found in an old wall beside a long‑owned house in Annalough ey near Augheley, Tyrone. The coins appear to date from at least half a century ago, and the wall once formed part of the original keep.
A Westminster Gazette fragment recalls Samuel Warren, author of Ten Thousand a Year, known for early vanity. At a friend's dinner a man introduced a stranger who asked if she had heard of Warren. She replied that her husband preferred Warren's blacking to any other.
A exchange attributes a European sigh about lacking antiquities to a rich American who boasts that the market is already brisk. The dialogue hints at a growing appetite for old items and rapid purchases across markets in anticipation of broader revival.
A New York Sun fragment reports Mrs Henpekt urging foreclosure proceedings while a Boston preacher predicts the devilish reign ending in eight years. The brief item frames a legal remedy call alongside a prophetic sermon.
A Dublin police officer whose wife gave birth to triplets has been awarded a sergeant’s stripe for each child, reflecting a unique family achievement and police honor.
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