Modern American Husband Does the Best Romance via Deeds
A Dorothy Dix excerpt argues that today’s husband excels not in courtship poetry but in action and care. It contrasts romantic displays with practical devotion, citing enduring labor, fidelity, and generous provision as the new standard, while acknowledging past ideals.
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Dorothy Dix
Marion Harland
Romeo
Benedict
M&n
Grandfather
Grandmama
Grandpapa
Grandmother
The Longest Minute in the World Tone
A reminiscence of domestic strife and resilience featuring Seana and Nell Brinkley. Grandmother endures a drunken husband while Grandmother contends with hardship, accepting a grim fate with quiet resolve amid a stormy household.
Mary Mannering Now a Bride
The article contrasts historical gender roles with modern marriage. It notes grandmothers were treated as property and slaves, while today husbands actively support wives by sharing duties, fostering companionship, and valuing dress, talents, and family life. The piece portrays a domestic millennium driven by equality and mutual respect.
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Reno
Grandma
Not That Kind of a Father
A brief humorous exchange centers on a boy and his father lacking a comb and hair. The father admits neither he nor his son has a comb, prompting a joke about not having hair.
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Grandfather
Grandmama
Johnny
A Turk and a Bachelor on American Wives
Ada Patterson recounts a Grand Turk with forty-two wives in Constantino ple who praises Turkish wives as happier and less worried than American wives. The essay contrasts marital mindsets, urging women to shift thoughts from anxieties to broader concerns and personal charm. It notes American and Turkish marriage views, plus a sideline about a Yankee in the Louisie Times discussing commissions.
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Ada Patterson
Constantinople
New York
Zuleika
Mam
Vacations and Marital Strife in the Progressive Reflector
A discussion on whether summer vacations strain or sustain marriages. The piece argues propinquity helps bonds, but absence breeds envy and ennui. It notes couples quarrel from overexposure yet need safe breaks, urging a balanced, intermittent separation to preserve affection.
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Dorothy Dix
Dr. Talmage
Longview Receives 80 Acres for Terminal Shops Rail Line
Longview allocates eighty acres for terminal shops and right of way ten miles to the county line and subscribes 7500 dollars in cash to support an additional railroad. This marks the sixth railroad to reach Longview.
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Longview
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