Women at the Forge and English Girls in Blacksmithing
Reports on British rural areas where women and daughters assist male blacksmiths at forges near Leeds and in Staffordshire and Worcestershire. The piece notes piecework pay, foot-powered machinery, and four daughters remaining in the forge after others established independent trades. It also includes unrelated parenting guidance about discipline and obedience from Elizabeth Robbins.
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United States
England
Britain
Leeds
Oneeter
Staffordshire
Worcestershire
Smith
Teaching Obedience
Fragment discusses mothers facing obedience challenges from children and urges consistent rules to avoid long-term harm. It notes mothers are tempted to give up and stresses that keeping simple rules could ease the task and benefit the child over time.
What Makes Home Life Depend on Mothers Care
The article extols the central role of wives and mothers in homemaking and child care. It lauds Br Pierce's Favorite Prescription for female health, claims it restores home harmony by curing maladies and restoring regularity, and includes a testimonial from Mrs Fright praising its impact on health and family life. It also mentions Dr Placers Pleasant Pellets for constipation and other ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weiss
Elizabeth Robbins
Nousekeeper
Br. Pierce
Jawlog
Cozy Corner Library and Shelving Design Sketch
A sketch proposes a cozy corner suitable for any library or a room sized as a library. Emphasizes strong construction and weight, adjustable shelves, and open cupboards to maximize book storage. Also mentions decorative yet practical design details and a related note on diary sales and dietary advice.
Cure Within Reach Replaces Deadly Symptoms Claims
A testimonial from J. M. Mactay of Shippensburg, Pa, describes severe circulatory and digestive distress caused by a disease and credits three bottles of Dr. Miles' Heart Cure with restoring health. The account stresses relief from palpitations, breathlessness, and leg numbness enabling resumed work.
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Dr. Miles
J. M. Mactay
Shippensburg
Edgewood Park property offers many residence options
Listings include a twelve room house on Seventh Avenue near Twentieth Street priced at 2600 for two flats, a seven acre farm 3% miles southeast of the post office asking 3000, an eight room house at 1316 Seventh Avenue for 950 renting 13 per month, and five houses on 20th Street by 7th Avenue renting for 100 monthly, plus a three tots home at Edgewood Park later priced at 650000 for a quick sale.
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Moran
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Ave
Bome_ choice
Nineteenth
First
Second Street
Nineteenth Street
Atkinson Park
Eleventh St
E. L. Eastman
Aid
Tae Ave
7Th Ave
26Th St
Aleo
Edgewood Park
East Moline
New Street
Carine
29Th Ave
Park
Webb & Albrecht
16Th St
Seventh Avenue
Twentieth Street
7Th Avenue
Cordova
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the Forge
Tipe Aly
Chiewagres
Druggists En Arantee
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart, Ind
Pra Mrpiore Co
Cleveland
Ohio
F. W. Uhrus
15Th Street
Nervigor
C. H. Jennings
Lima
Peffer
Ic. J. Hetty
Santa Clara
Cal
Petter
Petter Medical Ass'n
Chicago
J Clendenin
Moline
Lees
Lillian
Lilliane
Charles H Lippincott
Seventeenth Street
Moline Wagon Company
Elm Street
Rock Island
Hotel
Illinois
Chas
R McCord
Fred R. Young
Allen Bros
McKinnie
Lota
Rosslyn Addition
Mineral Springs
Dimock, Gould & Company
C. R. McCord
Afoline National Bank
Avenue
Rak Island
St. Jones
Care Journal
Green
18Th Street
Fraternal Army of America
Mari — Palmist
4Th Ave
Merchant Tailors
C. L. Lindholm
Ocean Steamship
Perry St
Davenport
Iowa
People's Furniture & Carpet House
6Th Avenue
Dewend-Kuschmann CO
3D Avenue
Wodell
Attorney At Law
Money To Loan
16Th Street
Wood & Peek
Attorneys At Law
Molne
W R. Moore
Sixteenth Street
Main
Lawrence M. Magill
Skinner Block
Jackson & Hurst
Rock Island National Bank
Rock Island, NJ
J. Searle
C. B. Marshall Searle & Marshall Lawyers
Mitchell & Lynde Block
Carpenters
Ic. J. Paden
14Th Avenue
111
N. H. Cederberg
Cigars
Third Ave
Hotel Sommers
AEM
Rilnt
Bos
First National Bank
Journal
Arm Landa
Wisconsin
North
South Dakota
Montana
Canada
Calland Wee Aa Webb & Albrecitt
Nutter’s Real Estate Bargains
Ww. Co. Allen Attorney At Law
McKinnie Block
Clear Lake
Sherburne Co
Minnoa
Fred ‘R. Young
Lindwall Bidg
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
John M. Ekelin
E. A. Edlen
Moline National Bank
12Th Street
J. G. Swensson
Rosenstein
Boston
H S. Bennett
Skinner Annex
J M. Wyland
Chase Building
BANKS
D Avenue
People's Savings Bani
German Savings Bank
Weat 4
Moline State Savings Bank
Moline National Bana
National Association OF Stationary Engineers
C Grantz
C. EB. Cornell
Undertakers
A. V. Esterdahl
Lutheran Church
Geeady Patel
Alieas
AG Irs
National Accident Society
Broadway
New York
Great Britain
Liberal Commission
Spruce Street
Second Avenue
D. W. Gould
Marion E. Sweeney
George Bennett
Edgar E. Godfrey
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