Home and Hearth Moral on Domestic Duty and Marriage
A narrator urges Parlor Daughters to embrace household work, arguing mothers suffer from neglect and many women lack skills to support a home. He contrasts parlor flattery with real readiness for marriage, urges pursuit of a personal home, and warns bachelors to seek domestic accomplishments for health, happiness, and family stability. The piece blends social commentary with call to cultivate homemaking talents and orderly living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli
Carrie
Miss E
Fred
Mora
California
Decayed Politicians and the Whisky Demoralization
A Califor nia sermon decries whisky and party politics as wreckers of young men. It traces demoralization from early conventions to decayed leaders, clerks, and pensioned followers, arguing patronage corrupts careers and leaves many useless. The piece contrasts factions and cites Keenan and Morrissy as illustrative examples, urging reform and a turn from politics to self improvement. It ends with a brief arithmetic joke from a classroom exchange.
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California
United States
San Francisco
Icarus
Customs
Keenan
Benicia
New York Custom House
John Morrissy
New York
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Armor & CO
P. Kooser
D. M. Clayes
GEO
Isperenpest
St. Charles Street
Main
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H. Austin
Main Street
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Wesley K. Boucher
Mokelumne Hill
Calaveras Country
Court House
Chas. A. Kake
Garry
St. Charles Sts
P. Goodwyn
Murphy's
Calaveras County
George E. Young
S. B. Stevens
Jordan Bridge
Main St
P. W. Cornwell
Fifth Township
Cornwell & Bowman’s
San Anreas
J. B.wallace
St. Charles St
Jou I
Frank Rosinson
Hall & Robinson
Blacksmiths
A. — Messrs. Hall & Robinson
Samuel McKee
Hall
Broadway
Kindershook Livery Stable
Washington, D. C
Congress
United
R. Thompson
J. P
Centre Street
Sturgess Stone
Mok. Hill
McKee
Matthew Aikin
ST. Charles Street Market
McKee & Aitkin
Calaveras Restaurant and Bakery
Adams & Gilbert
Antelope Restaurant
Union House
John Ford
Empire Bakery & Restaurant
Lo San Andreas
B. Crowley
N. B
American Bakery and
A. Schachten
Benjamin & McDonnell’s
E. V. Boynton
L.& J. Oppenheimer ’S
L. M. Hellman
Center Street
Eneral
Habana
Atlantic States
Mokelumne Brewery
Elumne J.C. Junc aeDe
Mokelumne
EL Dorado
Cave City
Mountain Ranch
Kinderhook Exchange
Campo Seco
Boyle & O'Neil
William Irvine
The
San Andreas Independent
Judea
Jacob
Tarshish
God
Christ
Jerusalem
Aaron
Vallecito
Alrn
1858
Orno
Space
Murray
Otuo
Johnson
Philadelphia Evening Argus
Pax
Joseph Smith
Nauvoo
Young Joe
Brigham Young
John
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