Women as Unpaid Slaves in Household Labor
The article argues that recognizing the money value of women’s work could raise national income and improve family welfare. It contrasts domestic labor with paid external labor, noting husbands resist wives working for pay yet tolerate unpaid domestic labor, framing a critique of unpaid female labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Tdoeo Woman's Magazine
Weiner
Germany
Pholland
Japan
India
New King's New Discovery Praised In Local Adverts
A varied page note highlights Dr King’s New Discovery touted as a cure for consumption and lung ailments with testimonials from Springfield merchants. It also mentions Oklahoma school land sales, local obituaries, and Foley's Honey and Tar as a cough guard, all framed in period advertising voice.
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Geo. 1
Blevens
Springfield
N. C
Williams Dry Store
Kal Botthe
Dr. King
Earl Shamburg
Cadell
Kas
Moslem Superstition Described In Exalted Ritual
The passage details a Musalman practice where after prayer a comb is used to dress the beard and each fallen hair is broken in two and buried as a covenant. It mentions beliefs that an angel or other watcher will diligently oversee the ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angel
A Hard Taskmaster In Autobiography Of Professor Shaler
The excerpt depicts Louis Agassiz as a demanding mentor who forces students to self discover. He assigns a fish study with minimal guidance, observing silently for days, then resuming testing and demanding deeper results, until the student proves mastery through independent inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agassiz
Alwys
Omy
Professor Shaler
Atlantic
Thanksgiving Day Death of Editor Carmack and Mass Layoff
The late Senator E. W. Carmack, former editor of the Nashville Democrat, informs staff on Thanksgiving that the paper is dead and layoffs will occur. With $4.70 found, Carmack treats the staff to a final meal at a top restaurant, pays the waiter with praise, and jokes about a check for the dinner while the staff leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Carmack
Nashville Democrat
Carmack
Sild
Rey
Walter
Paris Pet Cemetery Echoes of Lost Companions
The Paris pet animal cemetery holds thousands of graves for dogs cats parrots and more with touching inscriptions. Monuments bear lines such as OQ Sappho and I shall miss thee eternally reflecting the depth of human affection for departed pets.
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Paris
Humor and Philosophy By Duncan M Smith
A collection of witty quips and short jokes on life love and human folly. The piece contrasts clever one liners with light moral observations and humorous exchanges reflecting a playful but thoughtful mood.
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Humor
Philosophy
Duncan M. Smith
Normal Body Temperature and Its Measurement
An overview of how human body temperature is defined and measured. It notes the common standard of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit taken under the tongue, explains variations between surface and internal temperatures, and mentions axillary readings may be about 4 degrees lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Technical World Magazine
A State Carriage That Puzzled the Orient
In 1798 Sir George Macartney led Britain’s first embassy to China and brought a grand state carriage that astonished the Chinese. They debated which end was for the emperor and, believing the elevated box was the emperor’s seat, concluded the driver’s box must be moved behind after learning the truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Macartney
China
Heaven
Helen H. Robbins
Prayers For Rain In Prolonged Drought
A London Academy item recounts a conversation between a vicar and a clerk during a long drought. The vicar asks for prayers for rain, the clerk urges restraint, noting rain may await a moon change. The exchange highlights local attitudes toward prayer and weather.
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Thomas
London Academy
Nature tells you why kidneys are sick and cure
Estherville resident Mrs A Maluey testifies that her husband suffered backache and kidney trouble for nine months. After trying multiple remedies, four boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills cured him and he has had no kidney trouble since. Sold by all dealers, price six cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York sole agents. Remember the name Dean's.
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Nature
Dean
Estherville
A. Maluey
North 6Th St
Jaws
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
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Foley
Pendine Boley
Jay Jobnstoi & Co
Alex
Detroit Wide Press
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
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Yates
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Bouston
Squle
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Spring and
Washington St
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Pirgin
Une Bier
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