Woman Power and the Queendom of Home in Talmage Sermon
The preacher argues God meant distinct roles for men and women, defending female influence in home life and public life. He asserts women should vote if they wish, but centers on the home as a sacred realm where a mother and wife shape society and future leaders. He cites Biblical and historic women, ends with a dream of heaven and a child’s request to play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Switzerland
England
Scotland
Harriet Martineau
Elizabeth Browning
George Eliot
John
Robert McCheyne
John Summerfield
Mhany
Washington
Boards of Trade
Legislative Hall
Lori Bacon
Newton
Alfred the Great Gov
Jonathan Edwards
Victoria
Bethlehem
Reg
Heaven
Isabella
Catharine of
Anne of
Egand
Marie ‘Theresa
Germany
Jordan
Jesus
Miriam
Red Sea
Deborah
Hannah
Samuel
Mary
Florence Nightingale
Crimea
God
Persia
Tropics
Lebanon
Reed flute amazes crowd at Fifth Avenue piano shop
Two Spanish officers played a duet in a New York piano wareroom when a tiny reed flute, less than three inches long, produced over two octaves of notes with surprising strength. Critics called it a new curiosity and the largest instrument for its size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
New York Sun
Raven Creation Myth and Cannibal Rituals in Pacific Tribes
The report notes that in several British Columbia tribes the raven is a principal mythic figure who created all things for revenge rather than for humanity. Cannibalism arises with winter dances and Kwakiutl lore includes an ancestor from heaven teaching cannibal rites. The Qomaks adopt only parts of the ceremonies by consuming artificial bodies made from sewn dried halibut on a human skeleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Boas
British Columbia
Borton Herald
Gossip as Society's Chief Staple Cited as Detriment
The remark frames gossip as a dominant social activity and criticizes its role in weakening communal bonds and virtue. It highlights a prevailing view that idle talk corrodes morals and poisons public discourse.
Advances in Science and Industry Report
Polished granite resists moisture better than hammered granite and blocks moisture and particles on its surface. The eclipse expedition faced clouds at the observation site. A plant in India is said to curb sugar tasting and sweet appetite, while another in Madras reduces tobacco craving. Electric lighting is tested on a Scottish fishing steamer to attract fish. Photography shows a star moving 2.3 seconds per year in a recent comparison. Prussian prizes offer cash for bronze alloy study and gas burning radiation work. A new process combines scoria with iron sand from New Zealand to prevent oxidation in smelting. Storm frequencies by sea are tabulated with August and February peaks in key regions. Milk from cows fed distillery waste draws divided medical opinions on safety and nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
India
Madras
Isle of May
Firth of Forth
M. de Gothard
Vogel
Prussian Society For the Promotion of Industry
New Zealand
Mr. W. Dorbeck
Hong Kong Observatory
Arabian Sea
Bay of Bengal
Southern Indian Ocean
Java Sea
China Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Antilles
Indian Ocean
Science
Pigmies in Africa Report from San Francisco Examiner
The San Francisco Examiner recounts Renzo de Leo and C Eugene Wolff describing dwarfed people on the Congo south branch. They claim villages of four and a half foot men with smaller women who farm, hunt, make palm wine, and wield lances and slings. The dwarfs are said to be brave, clever, and masterful amid larger Congo tribes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renzo de Leo
Africa
Dr. Livingston
America
C. Eugene Wolff
Stanley
Congo
Eriminer
South
San Francisco Examiner
Selecting a Family Horse
Advice on choosing a family horse stressing gentleness for women and children, avoiding vicious animals, and considering aged value. It cites John Russell on preferring older horses, notes maturity lags, and recommends buying from a reliable dealer with clear budgets, from an American Agriculturist viewpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Russell
Boston
America
Evlor
Iver
Why Not Keep Bees Why beekeeping appeals to households
Farm and Garden urges households to keep bees noting honey as delicious healthy and affordable. It compares favorably to store molasses and sorghum and suggests wives can manage several bee colonies with less effort than a larger chicken brood.
How to Harvest and Save Garden Seeds
The guide covers when to pick peas and beans, how to dry and store seeds from melons and gourds, and methods for root and brassica seeds. It emphasizes drying thoroughly, drying surfaces, labeling with seed type and year, and storing in dry places protected from pests.
Save the Cornstalks Forfeed and Bedding in Modern Stable Systems
The writer argues farmers should preserve corn stalks to feed and bed livestock while avoiding waste. He shares methods to process cornstalks into fodder, including cutting stalks into foot lengths and using a V shaped cutter, or feeding uncut with daily barnyard spreading. A continuous feed-floor design in stables improves handling and cleanliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo F. Brown
New York Tribune
How to Build an Icehouse
Detailed step by step methods for constructing an icehouse with dry sealed foundations and insulated walls. Describes site selection round knoll slope sandy soil, dug foundation filled with sawdust, brick wall, sills, framing, roofing, ventilation, and storage of ice with sawdust layering and a double door.
Icehouse Closet Design and Materials Comment
A New York Times note describes building an ice closet with zinc or galvanized iron walls and a double door like an icehouse. It suggests such a design would require twice as much ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Farm Notes on Poultry, Fertilizers, and Hogs
A Tennessee poultryman cites fall chickens as profitable to rear. Advice covers rose health, hay cutting, wood ashes as fertilizer, and proper lime use to keep cellar air dry. Corn and oats boost calf growth. hens need albuminous feed to lay eggs, not fattening rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Sprinfeld Republican
Israel
Indian Ball Described With Cherokee and Choctaw Players
The article describes a native game with twenty five players per side on a field, face paint by tribe, and spoons used to move a ball toward a goal. Snake Puppy and Lone Wolf are named chiefs, who toss for initial possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snake Puppy
Lone Wolf
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Portable Electric Lamps In Mining Safety
Portable electric lamps may replace ordinary mining safety lamps. A sample lamp weighs about three pounds, provides five candles of illumination, resembles current lamps, runs ten hours, and costs two cents for ten hours of operation in battery and materials. American Manufacturer.
Home Run Demanded by Old Father in Mock Court Banter
The Pittsburg Bulletin relays a humorous exchange in which an old father asks for a swift home run from a self proclaimed baseball expert. The dialogue touches on mock legal jargon and a mid night household scene.
Catarrh Remedy Ad Promises Reward to Cure
An advertisement claims Dr. Rage offers 500 dollars to the first incurable case of catarrh cured by his Catarrh Remedy. The text questions why men must be persuaded to seek treatment and notes the doctor has supposedly cured thousands who would not have tried him without the cash incentive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rage
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Main St
Buffalo
N. x
Scott's Emulsion Promise for Consumption and Debility
Doctors disagree on Cod Liver Oil versus Hypophosphites for strength and nerve power. Scott's Emulsion combines both, claiming strong cures where others failed. It is palatable and easily digested for those who cannot tolerate plain Cod Liver Oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Also Mentioned on This Page
DR Talmage
THE
Brooklin Divine
Farm and Gardenu Notes
Hood
Lowell
Mass
H. M. Mis
French St
C. I. Hood &O
Apothecaries
Lowell Mass
Hse Reai
Gruggist
WM. F. Kidder & CO
John St
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
W. Glas
Sitcac
Tansill
We. M. Dane
Crurgist
Chicago
R. W. Tansile & CO
Ely
Gie Fuse Ham
Washington, D.C
Soldiers & Heirs
L. Bingham
Atty
J. M. Barton
26Th Ward
Cincinnati
H. S. Hanner
Lock Box
Branford
Fla
E. Hi. Gelston & Co
Washington, DC
Blair
GEO. A. Baker, & CO
Charleston
Universal Shaw
Fellows
Fravxiis
N. Pa
U.S
B. Waterman & Son
Taberg
I -Y
Pettit
Woodbine
Kate
Wells
Jersey City
Ike
ENTS
E. Ross & Co
Toledo
B. T . Main &T
Richmond
Brewster Safety Roth Holder Co
Holly, Mich
J. Stephens
Kowery
Minneapolis Pioneer Press
R. V. Pierce
Gilbert Francis
Forest, Ill
Vallejo
Cal
B. F. Johnson & Co
J. B. Marchisi
Utica
N.Y
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!