Not Safe for Women and Un-American American Girls
A roundup of controversial views on women’s roles and public life. excerpts attack American women pursuing titles abroad, warn against female literary ambition, and discuss self defense and talk in society with modern moral critiques and period opinion from Boston Globe and London Lancet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Miss Beaconstrete
Philadelphia Times
Paris
Boston Globe
Hur
London Lancet
Wigs and Love in a Victorian Portrait of a Dowager
The passage contrasts Mrs Bigelow’s opulent fashion and jewelry with her social informality, then pivots to a meditation on female happiness tied to love. It quotes Louise Chandler Moulton on how happiness for a woman evolves from love, marriage, and enduring partnership, ending with the idea that true joy may be in the shy beginnings of love and hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Ashmore
Ladies Home Journal
Wren
Vichy
Deliris
Deenay Danes
Peete
Thad
Louise Chandler Moulton
Ladies’ Home Journal
The Value of Public Libraries for Civil Society
An editorial praising public libraries as essential civic infrastructure and lifelines for education, culture, and personal growth. It argues libraries extend access to books, uplift the poor, and inspire responsible ownership while warning against intellectual laziness and grumbling among workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valures
Universal Brotherhood of Humanity
New Orleans
Little Folks Tidbits: St Bartholomew Tale To Elk Baby
A child in the St Bartholomew massacre tale survives by feigning death and a kind stranger's aid. A Colorado family introduces a baby elk, a cat, kittens, and a large dog, as readers imagine a future cart ride. Also recounted is Sam Pinney’s August journey to Grandma Pinney and curious tales of Vidocq’s life and the craze for high-heeled shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bartholomew
France
Jacques la Force
Jacques
Anal
Colorado
Jack
Frank
Charlie
Tam
Luss
Detroit Free Press
Sam Pinney
Brownsville
Grandma Pinney
Kitt
Sam
Lattle
Grandma’s
Vidoey
St. Maude
Paris
London
Cosmorams
Vidocy
Evley
Brest
Fieschi
Vaparante
Raoul
Vidood
Videeq
China
Sermon Fragments and Faith in a Busy Church
A crowded church table of sermons and reflections covers early Christian questions on mankind's destiny and honest belief. It weighs the difference between sincerity and truth, cites Origen and Luther era debates, and ends with a comic clip of a Spokane editor disputing a habitary notice.
Presence of Mind in Emergencies and Civic Strife
An opinion piece extols level-headed composure during the late New York Central strike and minor Syracuse riot. Gov Hil asserts troops were not to be called except in emergencies. A humorous Fort Bryan anecdote follows about a sergeant misreading a catalog item as testimonials for a weed beer tool, highlighting miscommunications in logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Inn
Hil
Syracuse
Otis A. Cole
Kinsman
Thad Bricht
Olina
John Coleman
Gregory St
New Haven
Conn
Warner
Gov. Hnl
Fort Bryan
New Mexico
Hts
Quartermasters Desc
Tenderfoot
New York Weekly
Shelbyville
Ind
Seys
Ag Ic
The Way Made Clear By Bitters and Cures
An 19th century advertisement claims Hostetter s Stomach Bitters prevents constipation bilious attacks malaria and kidney troubles with gentle laxative and tonic action. Included are anecdotes about a kitchen fire mishap and a cough remedy Kemp s Balsam. Also mentions a Worthy druggist endorsement and a New York Weekly cartoon about a frontiersman arming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup CO
Francisco
Cal
Louisville
York
Handsbeck
Cralle
Washington, D.C
Queer Stairs and Prolific Advertisements Distort a Page
A fragmented tale about Mrs. Kelley and the Doones features in a flawed narrative as a decorative piece within a broader page of ads and public notices. The clipping includes medical claims for Sarsaparitin and health aphorisms, plus a peculiar anecdote on a Rochester woman with remarkable hair.
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the World OF Women
Dpeonte
Lennon
J. C. Ayer
Sarsapriffa
Prince Dolgorauki
Ista Czar
Russia
Ayer
Viely
Ile Globe-Democrat
John Bigelow
Mrs. Bigelow
Aver
Lito Sam
Crotty
Pappy
Sammy
Grandma
Lite
Voril
Carcer of
Vigney
Napoetur
Pater—Wull
Adolph
Pater
Burlington Free Press
Ile Wis
California
Oregon
Congregational Churches
Foreign Missionary Society
Celsus
Origen
Hants Horn
Charistian Arlacate
Ning
House of God
Jesus
Robert FP. Sample
Luther
Awingly
Calvin
Arminius
Christ
Feiler
Spokane Falls
Woll Creek
Jiminy
Panangtown
Gulper
Kemp
Tharge
Pall Mall Guzrite
Portnano
Rehtanmles
Leot
Hood
Joan L. McMunnay
Notary Public
Ravenswood
All Druggista
C. J. Hood & CO
Lowell
Masa
Tutt
Park Place
Bradfield Regator CO
Atlanta
Mra
Kelley
Maerow Tall
Toones
Phawar
Byaele
Siner
Osar
Hogh
Rochester
Cint
Donny
Sean Ans
New York
Bis
Travis Siriatus
Pitts
ST. Jacobs
Jacobs Gul
Mall Ito Saferera
Ds de
Schiffhas
Walt
Dr. Pierce
Rene
Snyder
Paten Roparreld
Ensio
Washington
Del
Ce Oy Eam
Jones Binghamtor
Tae Diaahiti
Janes “Taner
Pinci Og
Washineton
Popham
Tes
Pet
Ueti Ten
Manuf'g. CO
Fed
Hopkins
Lowe Medical
Prado Cont
Anne
Nile
Amsterdam
AL Lawrence
Rehumminail
Offen Dunes
Pernetenthy
Tunis
J. Lawrence
Warren Street
New Yorks
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