Naggin' Women and the Case for a Divorce Reform
In a lively dialogue Sis Mirandy and Sis Hannah Jane argue nagging is the worst crime and should justify divorce. They recall husbands who nag over meals, money, and a red plush album, and discuss compassionate restraint and the need to curb nagging as a social vice.
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Hannah Jane
Konkers
Sis Mirandy
Sis Hannah Jane
Darin
Ike
Hit
Retain Your Husband’s Love, Beatrice Fairfax Tips
A guide for wives on sustaining attraction after marriage. The piece urges women to improve themselves, stay entertaining, and develop new skills or studies. It emphasizes being a comrade in his interests, maintaining appearance, home order, and ongoing personal growth to keep a husband engaged as years pass. Begin a new study today.
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Beatrice Fairfax
Aladdins Lamp by Winifred Black
A woman and her friend move to a new city with new husbands and compare a real life home to Aladdin's fairy tale lamp. One loves luxury while the other clings to money, learning that wealth can enslave as surely as a genie. The piece warns to keep money as servant, not master.
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Aladdin
Cora
Speak for Yourself John in Nell Brinkley’s verse tale
A playful prose verse traces John’s fear of words in love. He hires a friend to speak for him as he observes lovers in a dreamlike romance, then laments the missed chance when the moment returns and his friend could have spoken for him. The piece ends with the counsel that John should tell her himself.
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Ardor
Orient
Gilead
John
Boston
Philadelphia
Kensington
Doc
Duty to Mothers and Animals Urges Kindness in Children
A historical essay by Ella Wheeler Wilcox condemns maternal neglect and cruelty to animals, urging mothers to teach duty and compassion. It cites Boston and Philadelphia incidents of animal cruelty, praises Mrs. Huntington Smith for founding Animal Defenders leagues, and argues humane education curbs juvenile crime.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Boston
Huntington Smith
Sony American
Earth
Bors
Household Hints From WEX JONES Include Odd Pest Tips
The column offers quirky home tips and jokes on flies and hygiene, noting screens deter flies, and jokes about mock wild duck from a government cookbook. It humorously suggests Epictetus to scare rats, and a method to keep coffee hot on the stove.
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Mirandy
Pusson
Yassum
Israel
Sir Hannan Jane
Winifred Black
Nell Brinkley
Or John A.moroso
Benigon
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
London Mail
Abdul Hamid
Mishat Pasha
Abdu Hamid
Wex Jones
James Wilson
Buboy
Epictetus