A Community of Interests Between Husbands and Wives
Dorothy Dix argues that lasting marriage hinges on a true shared community of interests. She cites Harriman on wives engaging in their husbands affairs and contrasts engaged couples with married pairs who separate in aims, urging men to include wives in financial matters to foster mutual understanding and avoid constant quarrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Harriman
Les
Madame
Monsieur
Smith
Perkins
Friendship By WINIFRED BLACK
A column recalls a neighbor cutting down a beloved elm tree and the damage of rumor and malice to friendships. The author contrasts lasting bonds with the rash act of destruction and urges resisting petty tale bearing and cruelty.
Amphibious Automobile Demonstrated by French War Office
The French war office has acquired an automobile that can switch instantly from land to water use. It travels 40 kilometres on land and 12 kilometres on water, carries four people, and is powered by a 14 horsepower motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French War Office
Cooking in Cleveland Public Schools A Moral Reform
Ella Wheeler Wilcox hails expanded cooking and sewing instruction in Cleveland public schools as a national salvation. She argues trained housewifery will improve health and morals, reduce drunkenness and divorce, and elevate domestic life, urging other cities to follow Cleveland's lead. The piece defends practical kitchen education as essential for women's status and family well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Mary
Esau Brewster, the Wandering Schoolmaster
Esau Brewster, once a Peavine Holler schoolteacher, earned a fearsome reputation as he drifted from Holt to Mound City and beyond. He faced threats from Perry Wetherell and others, dodging capture after a string of clashes, and rumors of a wild man living in the Ozark mountains followed him for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tale Bearer
Trouble Maker
Hancock
Anybuddy
Eben Baxter
Esau Brewster
Esau
Sol
Jud Carson
Hkesnu
Jerry Ackerman
Pete
Hannibal
Ike Esau Brewster
Lewyer Werdner
Pete Acker
Holt County
Mound City
Mustash
Werdner
Perry Wetherell
Ed Gurney
Janesville
Ozarks
Moutains
Perry
Dan
Fun of the Fun of It in a Schoolroom Verse
A collage of humorous snippets from a Cincinnati Post page features mischief at a school, quips about manners, and a playful courtship exchange. It blends cartoons of student chatter with witty lines about mislaid money, plays, and social faux pas across a string of breezy vignettes.
My Son and I by John Kendrick Bangs
A father disciplines his son with a hairbrush as the boy endures punishment with a twist of humor. The child pleads for more punishment, claiming he derives a curious enjoyment from the pain. The poem playfully flips the dynamic to reveal the boy’s mischievous delight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kendrick Bangs
Pop
The Liar's Bargain and a Man's Damaged Reputation
A critique of traitoral conduct and the ruin of character. It argues wealth or fame cannot repair a tainted name, likening the liar to a discordant musical instrument and urging decency. It laments young men gambling with reputations for money or notoriety, warning of ostracism and loss of honor.
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Alison Swett Marden
Success Magazine
America
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Nurge
Mariey
Employment Agency
Fyl
Winifred Black
Christopher Columbus
Soas
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Kennett Harris
Wesley Topmadden
Levi
Washington Hancock
Wetherell
Buddy
Wetherells
Carsons
St. Joe
John 3
Bert Smalley
White Cloud
Ean
Elmer Brown
Bert
Judge Carson
Johnny Jimson
Convyalescin
Miss Chumley
Mr. Sampson
Rer
Florida
Cincinnati Post
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