TRAINING THE CHILD
Grace Blaine Hanger argues that parents must teach truth and obedience from a child's first misstep. A harsh scene with a three year old underscores the need for gentle, consistent correction without violence to foster self-control and understanding. The piece stresses early guidance, steady discipline, and parental resolve.
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Grace Blaine Hanger
The Sideboard Model From The Home Carpenter
A detailed description of a dining room sideboard as a home carpentry model. It notes dimensions three feet high for the main unit, four feet wide, eighteen inches deep, with doors two feet six inches by eleven inches, constructed from half inch material with a one inch outer frame. Features include a top drawer lined with felt for silverware, shelves in each cupboard, and bright iron hinges and keyhole plates.
Entertaining at Home Sets Mood Over Dress and Decor
Maud Howe urged hostesses to focus on mood and hospitality rather than attire or table setting. She advised banishing cares when guests arrive and embracing anticipation of a delightful hour, noting climate of a house shapes the experience.
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Maud Howe
Harper's Bazar
Ttilizing Children's Games in Learning Order
This excerpt explains substituting lasting concepts into counting games to help children remember by linking items like the Greek alphabet zodiac signs or French numerals. It notes the method yields mechanical knowledge but fixes terms in their minds to aid beginners.
Humor and Philosophy Paragraphed Wit and Wordplay
A collection of quips on truth imitation wealth and fate. The lines mix humor with philosophy noting elastic ideas cynical takes on cloud silver linings and fortunes with a touch of satire about China and crime turning everyday phrases into punchlines.
Skating and Riding Tales From a Quick Wit Verse
A brisk limerick style poem describes a stout forty year old man failing at skating, a man nearing retirement who tips from a horse, and a boastful old man milking a cow meeting mishap. The verse links their misadventures to vanity and risk, concluding that effort to shine leads to a costly tumble.
Question of living without brains sparks debate
A witty exchange asks if a man can live without brains. One speaker doubts the premise while another offers to take the claim on faith, illustrating a humorous exchange about impossible ideas.
Irreverent Exchange Between Kitchen Helper and Shaving Incident
A brief reminiscence captures a morning dispute over a cook using a razor. The speaker asserts the cook must stop shaving at his hour to remain employed, while noting personal bravado and the tense interaction.
The Fine Musician Who Borrowed a Dollar
A brief social exchange notes a talented musician with praise for his touch. The conversation also mentions he borrowed a dollar from the speaker, implying a casual debt between acquaintances. The tone remains light and everyday with no further actions implied.
Southern Dream of Dollar Bound Travel
A narrator envies a sunny southern region where fruit and roses flourish under a blue sky. He would wander there if not for earning money to fund the trip, as his wife insists on new goods each day and keeps him grinding away for coins.
Dressing Quip Reveals Evasive Dressmaker
A quip contrasts a well dressed person with a dressmaker who never sends her bill. The exchange notes the dressmaker's reluctance to demand payment, suggesting a long-standing courtesy or practice.
The Lady Thinks She Is an Actress Joke Exchange
A brief quip pairs a performer’s vanity with a joke about money. A witty remark follows on pay day. The exchange plays on perception versus reality in a light, humorous tone.
The Horrid Thing
A sardonic youth asks a belle to refuse his proposal to give him hope in dark hours, turning a romantic moment into a morbid request. The exchange highlights a tense dynamic and lingering resentment between the pair.
Man of the house line sparks back door talk
A terse exchange reveals social tension as one speaker demands the man of the house while another directs him to the back door to speak with the cook. The fragment hints at class or household role boundaries without additional context.
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