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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1887
Page
7
Romantic fragments describe love's allure and transformation as a speaker recalls Cupid's dart and a beloved companion. Tenders of passion give rise to triumph and dependence, while playful wit admits a double crush and a lighthearted quarrel with fate.
In a domestic scene Mr Maxwell and his wife debate social proprieties and marriage plans for their daughter Sallie. Aunt Priscilla muses on Tweedledee and Tweedledum as a moral aside, while the couple presumes on Jennie Durant and Alfred Parsons.
The London Telegraph notes corsets’ long arc from ancient girdles to modern belts. It traces regimes from Napoleon to Empresses, cites physicians on health risks, and describes evolving designs from casings to rigid bodices with front fastening and back lacing that can harm wearers.
A collage of humorous and moral sayings from New Haven News Texas Siftings Omaha World The Farmer and Manufacturer and other sources. Items include quips about happiness, duty, babies, deafness, generosity, prices, and social habits with brief dialogues and editors’ remarks.
The Epoch notes that American women excel in literature and journalism with concise, well crafted stories and articles. It cites gains in novel writing and suggests female authors bring steadier tone and conscientiousness to their work, contrasting with some male writers. An unrelated Los Angeles Tribune item describes a father drying his children with towels after a water “bath.”
An old Irish widow and kin visit convicts during a thirty minute meeting at the state prison. Families share kisses and cheerful talk despite looming sentences, with wardens shielding children from prison garb as part of the experience.
The piece recalls Jennie Collins a self made temperance era worker in Boston who ran Boffin's Bower aiding unemployed working women. It notes dinners, suffrage support, and a formed society to continue her Christ like labor amid poverty and hardship.
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