Rich Papa and the Worth of Love in Dodge Verse
A short verse from Goodhals Sum by H. O. Dodge questions who bears the petty woes of family life and the toil of providing clothes and support. It contrasts a worn father with the value of home and health, ending with the idea that true wealth lies in love rather than gold.
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Dodge
Goodails
Doston Journal of Education
Sears
Boston Journal of Education
Philadelphia
Mamie
Story of an Old Hair Trunk and a Stamp Fortune
Dick Ferris plans marriage with Susie amid family debt and a mortgage threat. A hidden trunk holds letters and a rare stamp collection worth thousands. Susie uses stamps to save the farm, paying off the mortgage and enabling a wedding while proving ambition and resilience.
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Will
Will Gartshorn
Susie
Wilsons
Mother
Benjamin
Bern
Serk
Prof. Jennings
War Department
Goliad
Baton Rouge
V. R
Sandwich Island
New York
T. F. Wilson
WV. Y
Lighten the Work A Duty for Every Housekeeper
A 19th century domestic guidance piece urges women, especially mothers, to ease housework to protect health. It advises lighter wardrobe, cheaper textiles, minimal ironing, tinware over iron, light furniture, and adopting labor-saving tools. It argues American women are less robust and stresses modern methods over ancestral routines.
The Life Preserving Power of Wise Regimens and Abstinence
Proctor cites Louis Cornaro as a model for longevity through temperance and abstemious habits. From age forty he adopts a gradual, then strict, diet, reducing to a daily twelve ounces of solid food across four meals. He emphasizes moderation, open-air exercise, and enjoyment from study, scenery, and music, arguing inherited constitution partly affects longevity via behavior.
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Louis Cornaro
Cornaro
Venice
Egypt
Usu
Richard A. Proctor
Cosmopolitan
Two Laughable Samples of Iris and Pat's Answers
Irreverent anecdotes about Pat Mahoney and Mulhone at a Civil Service exam reveal quick wit and evasive logic. The column notes humorous responses to questions about distance Boston to Constantinople and a sea rescue scenario, then shifts to a tale of Chinese boat eyes guarding against misfortune, illustrating superstition and practical caution at Ningpo.
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Civil Service Board
Mahoney
Boston
Constantinople
Harthen City
Pat
Charleston Navy-Yard
Mulhone
China Sea
China Seas
Glycerine praised as cosmetic and health remedy
A long overview extols glycerine as a superior cosmetic and hair tonic, noting its skin benefits, use in soap, and medicinal applications for coughs, wounds, and sore throats. It warns of minor burning when applied to damaged skin, advises pairing with rose water and carbolic acid, and cites school children use as endorsed by medical authority.
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Chicago
Woman's Hour and Festive Page Reflects Changeful Times
The piece blends a dramatic Queen’s Jubilee pageant description with social commentary on women’s suffrage, gender roles, and shifting ambitions. It contrasts ceremonial displays with anecdotes about mothers steering sons and daughters toward education, work, and independence, underscoring a dawning era of equal opportunity.
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Cer
Comamanga
Susie Barnes
Senator Ingalls
Mary A. Ian
Mary A. Livermors
Emancipation Ideas Among Russian Women
The piece surveys the Russian move toward women’s freedom, noting that emancipation is discussed as women already managing their own fortunes at marriage. It contrasts Russian and Anglo-Saxon ideas, hints at legal and social reforms, and cites higher education experiments as potential models.
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Russia
Foulke
Women's aid and reform efforts highlighted in 19th century notices
A wide array of notices details women’s work in social reform, education, and industry. Reports include Mrs Adkinson’s encouragement of pathfinding charitable labor, Gaace Howarses plans for an Indian industrial school, and Ceca Wallace’s reform school for boys in Chicago. A waterproof bonnet by Mrs F C Fnenm prompts discussion of practical fashion. The piece also notes suffrage sentiment and a tale from the Cincinnati Medical College and Women's College for Women, plus a Baltimore savings case showing dramatic bank interest over decades.
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Science and Industry
Kinchinjunga
Upper Austria
Amarapoora
Burma
Bombay Civil Service
Manchuria
Manitoba
Asia
Hun River
W. ¥. Ledger
New South
Baltimore
Arkansaw
New York
Tate
St Louisa
Pasteur Institute
Puateur
Pasteer
N. F. Ledger
Alice Faraman
Christian Women's
New Orleans
Wellesley College
Mart V. Hocam
White Crom
iCounty
Tema
Erees
el de Jmom
McCones
Adkinson
May Wheeler
Nettie
Ranafort
Indianapolis
Gaace Howasr
Crow Creek Mission
Dakota
Ceca W. Wallace
Ge Cago
Wallace
Olooses
F.C Fnenm
Seperti
Cincinnati Medical College
Juliet Moores Tharpe
A. J.¢al College For Women
Cincinnati Academy of Medicine
Maine
Cosington Medical Society
KE. S
Ohie
Mrs. Stone
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Miho
Domant
Seliny
Beling
Annious Jack
Nichols
Williams
Dad
Eeeese Barker
Fogel
Squire Andrews
Mecca
Secor
Mexico
Jim Ferguson
Welne
Bellie
Bloomfield Register
Mimi
Busie
Toot van
Uncle Jack
Selina
Bosie
Mrs. Ferris
St. Louis
New Havens
Fortune
Ningpo
Angelo Mosso
Turin
Anit
Accademia Dei Lincei
Mosso
Monso
London Lancet
Bjenks
Journal of Education
Woman's Department
Skippy
Boston Transcript
F. M
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Boston Courier
Tony Pos
Jemme
Merry Pelle
Gulf States
Thorpe
Times
Gazptte
Covington
Mother Stewart
Human Journal
Lydia Truett
Thate
Delaware
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