13 Aug 1875
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monmouth Review
Location
Monmouth, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1875
Page
1
Mrs Giles wrestles with household burdens and a hard husband as a sewing machine offer stirs her to claim independence. She recalls past promises, notes the strain on family chores, and weighs modern tools against rural toil and male authority. The tale hints at changing roles and personal empowerment within a strained marriage.
Mrs. Giles confronts her husband Philip after he pays a long due note. She reveals she used funds from her late father to buy a washing machine sewing machine churn and more, placing the rest in savings. The tale centers on domestic strain and emancipation through modern household tools.
A speaker vows to ensure rights are respected and legal claims properly adjusted, stating that she acted to secure fair treatment and due process.
A reprint from the New York Journal of Commerce extols a long used Cholera Mixture known as The Sun Cholera Mixture. It prescribes equal parts tincture of opium red pepper rhubarb peppermint camphor with a dose of ten to thirty drops for cholera or diarrhea. It claims reliability, non alcohol base, small dose, portable use and wide applicability in summer ailments.
A London letter notes progress in deciphering Chinese translations of sacred Buddhist works. It argues the lost literature is now accessible, revealing parallels to Christian narratives. It recalls Jesuit contact with Tibetan monks and legends resembling Gospel events, while noting Buddha’s life concludes at age eighty in 543 BCE.
Saratoga report describes Mrs. Flanagan outwitting A T Stewart in a land sale near the Grand Union Hotel. Stewart offered $22,000 and a strict deadline, while a rival bidder from Albany drove the price up with a baiting tactic. The final on the spot agreement settled at $34,000 before the brewer bid arrived.
A Fre mont county preacher likens life to a seven up card game urging honesty and measured risk. He warns that luck favors careful play, while the devil has the stacked deck. A sailor joke and a Frenchman quip about a dull writer close the humorous sermon showing plainspoken wisdom and wit.
A column contrasts American cooking with idealized household columns praising housewives and the Irish kitchen myth while lampooning American meals and frying practices. It then discusses the Koran in English translation, stressing Muhammad’s simple creed No God but God and its moral call to prayer and charity.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.