Dorothy Dix on women's work and fair pay
Dorothy Dix argues women gaming labor value must prove competence in offices and stores. She warns against sloppy work, urges precision and reliability, and frames honest effort as both personal gain and a broader push for financial independence and higher pay for women in the workforce.
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Cupid
Doesn’t Understand Women By Frances Garside
A man named Lysander Appleton complains about women while recalling his endless blubbering during a funeral and a subway ride. He notes how women cry at funerals and blubber, contrasting male restraint with female emotion in a bustling New York setting.
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Lysander
John Appleton
Hints on New Hats from Paris Milliners
Paris milliners describe velvet poinsettias and fresh roses with bead details for winter hats. Willow plumes shaded like rainbows, velvet lace and metallic braids enhance nets. Gold and silver soutache, embossed ribbons, and striped tinsed ribbons are fashionable. Black beaver hats imitate broadtail, and an ampb cap of black velvet with white Valenciennes frill is chic.
The Bill Clerk Takes Boxing Lessons
A bill clerk recounts training in a basement with peers and a young lightweight champ to learn self defense. The dialogue explores violence, legality, and moral restraint as the clerk imagines handling insults or assaults without weapons, preferring to remove himself if faced with danger.
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Evenigs
Tohnny
Johnny
Jess
The Bread I Bake and the Ties That Bind
A humorous verse raises questions of love fidelity and domestic life with references to bread roast coffee and hats. Interwoven are stage directions and a bustling shop dialogue about dignity, conflict, and playful romantic tests amid lively chatter and imagined social pressures.
Shoes With Collars Novel Footwear Highlight
A description of novelty shoes featuring an upper collar of leather tied with a cord and tassel resembling a necktie. The collar contrasts in color or kit with the shoe and sits around the top of the tall shoe.
Deserted Household Pets, A Call For Humane Education
Ella Wheeler Wilcox urges American clergy and teachers to educate youth on animal rights and kindness. She cites 200000 abandoned pets annually and details her rescue efforts in Berkshire hills, seeking support from patrons like Mark Twain. The piece calls for church and school programs with veterinary talks to foster a humane generation.
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New Bedford
Malass
Pittsfield
Wellesley
Berkshire Hills
Edith Wharton
Senator Crane
Boris
Mr. Rogers
Fairhaven
Mark Twain
Cape
Up-to-Date Jokes on Goliath and Cyclone Props
A string of old time quips contrasts David and Goliath with mental fitness, a western farmer’s boast of prosperity, and a Dakota judge quipping about future plans. A man facing trouble asks for mercy while the punchline hides in a dry joke about weather and drink.
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Dakota Judge
Health Means Beauty By Beatrice Fairfax
Advice on beauty stresses health over extreme dieting. Fatness is valued in Africa, but true beauty comes from health and cheerful expression. Moderate exercise and balanced living yield lasting appeal, while harsh weight loss harms health.
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