Little Problems of Love and Marriage
A Washington socialite married at sixteen, and her daughter is not urged to follow. The piece weighs pros and cons of early marriages, praising careful upbringings and mature judgment while noting fixed habits and friction in later life. It argues early unions may be happy under strict conditions and wise parenting, yet are rare among today’s youth.
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Washington
Congress
Janne Ae
Marriage strengthens character through shared duties
A reflective piece argues that marriage adds responsibilities that forge character. It contends troubles arise from disposition, not the union, and that accepts it in the right spirit broadens sympathy, enriches life, and deepens love. It contrasts selfish bachelorhood with the growth sparked by married life.
Love as the essential key to happiness in human development
The essay argues that love marks stages of human progress and, higher when developed, expands sorrow and joy. It contrasts lovers’ impact with lack of love, praising love as transformative, elevating philanthropy, leadership, and moral character while diminishing greed and selfishness. Love ultimately guides the spirit toward beauty and rest.
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Earth
Should a girl marry into a family that rejects her
Advice for brides facing an unwelcoming fiancé family. Both partners should assess the impact on their happiness. A thoughtful husband protects the marriage, while the wife should show courtesy and restraint. Tact and love can ease frictions, but missteps threaten the home’s harmony.
Open Letters Between Spouses Provokes Public Curiosity
A columnist notes that curiosity drives some couples to open each other’s letters, while others insist on privacy. The piece argues that personal letters are highly intimate and that true confidence should prevent both partners from reading the others’ mail.
Opening Each Other's Letters: A Civic Duty or a Habit?
The article argues against prying into spouses' mail. It states such curiosity seldom yields truth, causes trouble, and weakens character. It urges restraint, endorsing trust over suspicion as a higher standard of conduct.
Does a business girl make a better wife than a stay at home
Analyzed piece argues a business trained woman is better suited for marriage, citing punctuality, system, economy, financial understanding, broader outlook, self control, and resilience. It portrays the business girl as more capable, responsible, and prepared to manage home life and raise children, contrasting with the stay at home alternative.
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Lfe
Change of Mind in a Father, Not a Jest
A speaker recalls a childhood habit of calling his father “Rube” and mocking him with jokes about his life. He reflects on remorse as he imagines future advances like automobiles and airplanes, and honors his father as a steady figure who faced ridicule yet guided the way. Chicago Evening Post
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Rube
The Actor You May Ridicule Our Lass Tour
A fragmentary exchange references a tour praised or mocked by a speaker who recalls daily smothering chicken. The dialogue hints at rural farm life and a playful confrontation over cooking practices. Names, dates, or places are not provided in readable text.
Warning That Came to a Great Lecturer
In 1886 at St Louis Henry Ward Beecher, then 73, gave his evolution lecture to a large crowd. He started strong but soon faded, reading from his manuscript as his voice failed and audiences left. It marked the beginning of the end of Beecher’s eloquence, leading to his death less than a year later.
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Henry Ward Beecher
St. Louis
Beecher
Mr. Beecher
James B. Pond
E. J. Edwards
Courage in Public Duty By Henry Clay Excerpt
Henry Clay argues that true public virtue requires the highest courage the sacrifice of self for country. He distinguishes public bravery from private valor, condemns vanity and personal interest, and extols patriotism as a godly, selfless force guiding national glory.
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Henry Clay
A Mother's Plastic Hand by Daniel Webster in 1840
A Richmond reception speech argues that public liberty rests on virtue and education, especially of children. It praises mothers as the primary teachers shaping national character, guiding infant minds and lifelong principles to sustain a free government.
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Daniel Webster
Richmond
Bonaparte
Mme. de Stael
France
Poems by the Emperor and Empress of Japan
A fragment from the Independent dated January and likely from 1910s or earlier, presenting verses attributed to Emperor Mutsuhito and Empress Haruko about progress, divine guidance, and national duty. The piece blends reflections on industry, faith, and personal burden amid a harbor scene and nautical imagery.
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Japan
A Christmas Burlesque by Howells in New York echo
Washington Star reports William Dean Howells laughing at a sentimental Christmas tale and delivering a burlesque. He notes Dickens no longer writes such scenes while describing a harsh Christmas Eve where a mother and two children struggle for warmth and shelter in a doorless icy room.
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Washington Star
William Dean Howells
New York
Mr. Howells
Lady Bug Story Teaches Hope and Good Luck
In a father child tale, the Lady Bug is praised as a royal, luck bearing insect. Noah spots a Lady Bug on the ark and blesses it as a sign of hope, love and good fortune for all. The narrative links the bug to protection from harm and universal goodwill.
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Ethel
Mrs. Noah
Mr. Noah
Lady Bug
Wash Rag Dog Dream Told By Gentle Breeze
An old lady chats with the Gentle Breeze who shares a tale of the King of the Storm. The Breeze promises a Wash Rag Dog if the old woman wishes, sending a rose leaf and pepper on the message up the chimney. The dog will await next day, unable to bark with eyes open.
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Old Lady Fiddlesticks
Ethel
Breese
The Fuzzy Wuzzy Cat and the Man in the Moon
A whimsical tale recounted by Ethel and her father recounts Old Lady Fiddlesticks who trades for a magical cat named Hinkey. The Man in the Moon promises a beautiful Pussy Wootsy Cat if she behaves, with the cat arriving by rainbow at sunset to keep her company and warn her to keep the dog away.
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Old Lady Fiddlesticks
Ethel
Widdlestidhe
Udy
How Ho ao rom the Circle Magasine in one meat and battery case
In court the defendant knocked the man unconscious and kicked him for several minutes. The magistrate pressed how the man could have been kicked while down. The witness finally said he would have done the same to a man who did him harm. The piece notes broader themes of mistaken worth and social judgment.
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Choy
de Fendant
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