Children’s Column Experiments and Simple Tales
A children’s page features a broom straw balance activity showing self moved figures, plus tales of The Little Fishers by Noel and Zalie, a name joke Shady Bower, light conundrums and the jumping bean experiment. It also includes light verse on how words mix up and a playful Old Book tale.
Amateur Painter Hints and Sugar Plum Tree Tale
A collection of household tips for children painting furniture with guidance on cleaning paint from hands and fabrics using lard turpentine and soap. Also includes a playful verse about the Sugar Plum Tree by Eugene Field and short humorous anecdotes about child behavior and a joking Irish boy remark.
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Harper’s Young
Two Letters From Ladies Praise Catholicon and Cleansing Wash
A reader forwards two letters describing relief after using Catholicon and Cleansing Wash. One writer, Mrs Burns id e, enclosed $2.00 on January 6 and reports the two bottles made her feel well, worth much more, and she predicts further correspondence from local women. She extends New Year wishes and gratitude.
Are Women Journalists to Blame for Society Papers
The author argues that women in journalism degrade the press with gossip driven society pages and a feminine bias. It contrasts respectable female journalism with the rise of the lady's letter and suggests overall unequal pay but notes cooking and art writing as viable fields for women. A future female Thackeray in journalism is imagined.
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Charlie
Jack
Newnham
Thackeray
Picture Framing On A Ten Cent Budget
A woman with limited means frames a charcoal picture using cheap pulp board, a knife cut, and a simple mat secured by tacks. She adds a red fabric corner and brass tacks to hold the mat in place, keeping the total cost to ten cents. The same method applies to another engraving.
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Pchicago Herald
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