The Sins of the Fathers in Everyday Tales
A column mix of anecdotes about family merit and social judgment. Tales contrast a harsh Irish bull field episode, a dinner date mishap with a union suit joke, and a pump accident wounding a man and his son two years prior. A quip from Osborne Farmer suggests wives may not be to blame for a husband’s downfalls.
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Kex
New York
Charley Blakesley
W. W. Kempton
Minersville
Kangan
Father acknowledges son’s knowledge over forgotten things
A Monitor quotation notes a father willing to admit his son knows more, while the father laments discarding thousands of seemingly useless things that the son still values and considers important.
Reputation vs Wives: Men Struggle to Prove Public Image
A Fowler Gazette item notes that men famed for public reputations often face difficulty backing them up within the home. The piece hints at social scrutiny by spouses and the challenge of aligning public persona with private life.
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Fowler Gazette
Editorial We and its shifting editorial voice
The excerpt discusses how the term we can signal different actors and tones in editorials. It notes examples like a writer addressing a spouse or a broader collective, and suggests the editor’s use of we reflects stance, audience, and authority in opinion pieces.
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