Witty Jibes At Marriage
San Francisco Chronicle notes from William Huntington Wright show how humorists treat marriage with varied metaphors from Balzac to Dryden and Beaumarchais. Quotes include marriage as a storm, a duel, a fight to the death, and a vice versa dynamic where a wife holds the husband.
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William Huntington Wright
San Francisco Chronicle
Balzac
Dryden
Petit-Senn
Edmond
la Rochefoucaald
Sulpice
Guillaume Gavarni
Genteel Critique of Father’s Speech Sparks Debate
Pansy Pyetin objects strongly to the way father uses English arguing his grammar is uniformly correct and proves he avoids theaters cabarets or any place. The exchange centers on language and propriety in public discourse.
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Pansy Pyetin
Father
Women of Genius Declared Rare by Lombroso Historian
Cesare Lombroso of Turin contends women of genius are rare, citing few female composers or doctors who made major discoveries. He argues women lack originality and often hinder progress, noting male precedents in religion politics and science.
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Cesare Lombroso
University of
Turin
United States
John Stuart Mill
Lumbivuse
Goncourt
Lombroso
First Woman Journalist Anne Royall Pioneered Political Press
Anne Royall born in Maryland in 1769 became the first woman journalist and the first female to own and edit a newspaper. Widow of a Virginia revolutionary officer, she appeared in Washington in 1824 seeking a government pension, then started a weekly sheet named Washington Paul Pry and later Huntress, meeting every president from Washington to Lincoln and earning the reputation as a political terror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Royall
Maryland
Washington
Paul Pry
Huntress
Lincoln
Dentist Dr G Gallegos Opens Riverdale Office
Dr G Gallegos dentist lists telephone Riverdale area office hours from 9 am to 12 pm 1 to 5 pm and 7 to 8 30 pm Saturday night Sunday by appointment. Office location 1st Trust and Savings Bank Building 13702 Indiana Ave Riverdale.
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1St Trust and Savings Bank Bldg
Indiana Ave
Riverdale
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Conrad
Indiana Avenue
A. R. Harris
Hegewisch
Calumet
Ford
Guy Howland
East
153Rd Street
Harvey, Ilinois
Chicago ‘Telephone Company
Bank of Dalton
First National
Safety and Service
G .Gallegos
Willard
Ental
F. Bonse
137Th St
Geo. Tuch
137Th Street
Dolton
Henry W. Schnoor
Chicago Street
WM. C. Zesch
Riv
Leyden Ave
Chancy Avenue
Grand Crossing
Frank Seestadt
Riverdale — and — Dolton
Edward F. Dillner
Chicago ST
Ruthrauff
Undertakers
Illinois
Indiana
Lincoln Ave
P. B. Good—Dolton
H. C. Ruthrauff
Harvey
Temuco
Chas. H. Brandt Me
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