Women Power and the American Beauty Debate
A Boston Traveller essay extols the sanctity of maternal love and the guiding power of a wife while arguing women can elevate even a coarse husband. It contrasts ideal marriage with harsh reality and stresses domestic influence. A London Fortnightly piece then questions American women's beauty, noting foreigners find American looks rare, while European society holds some among the loveliest.
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Blief
Boston
New York Sun
Irvings
Irving
America
London
States
Canada
Detroit
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Continental
Europe
Anything but housework headlines in shifting social view
The Hour argues young American women avoid domestic service due to education and social pressures. It contrasts girls’ beliefs about marriage and class with a caution about reputational damage from servitude, noting many choose factory or shop work instead. The piece also cites Noah Brooks on breaking wild mustangs in a March St. Nicholas piece.
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United States
Women wage talk urges skill and training for wage gains
Hon William Bowditch cites Boston women earning 284 dollars yearly with only four dollars left after life needs. He argues lack of trained abilities, industry, and perseverance, not male cruelty, keeps women underpaid. He stresses inner resolve and education to lift wages and move women from slave to skilled worker.
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Wm. S. Bowditch
Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
Boston
Herbert Spencer
A Kentuckian and His View of Women
Nasby notes a Kentuckian’s devotion to women as noble and elevated. He praises Kentucky women as physically fine and mentally capable, reciprocating adoration and striving to meet men’s high expectations. The piece argues men should treat women as worthy to inspire their best efforts.
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Nasby
Kentucky
Senator Gossip on Changes in Congress Habits
A Washington note recalls how generations ago some Representatives were daily drunks on the House floor, a practice now discouraged by publicity. The writer credits newspapers with improving behavior, arguing exposed drunkenness ruins districts and prompts reform.
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Washington
Congress
House
Capitol
Maine
Texas
Washington Capital
Senator Vance Denies Son Appointment as Clerk at Washington
North Carolina Senator Vance refutes claims that a son was appointed clerk in Washington. He notes only son Zeb Vance, a Annapolis graduate, who, after graduating with his class, was discharged from naval service and later offered a lieutenant role in the Army. He passed the exam and is now on duty in the West.
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Vance
North Carolina
Washington
Sam
Zeb
Annapolis
Naval Service
West
Diverse Rural Notes From The Nation's Fields
A compilation on agriculture and farming topics includes remarks on Southern Australia soil exhaustion, fruit canning in California, the cost of cow ownership, and fruit production. It notes pests affecting bees, threshing efficiency, turkey care, asparagus cultivation, and breeding guidance. It criticizes Philadelphia public school pay for female teachers and cites Parson Newman on national rum spending versus clergy support.
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Australia
Kansas State Horticultural Society
America
John Pratt
Chase County
Kansas
California
Stock Journal
New York Tribune
Prairie Farmer
New York Times
Northwestern Cider and Vinegar Association
Ginteman
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Parson Newman
Miss Bertha Von Hiller A Pedestrian Artist Of Two Year Quest
Miss Bertha Von Hiller rose to fame through extended walks in America while studying art. She pledged two years to inspire women to endure hardship and pursue great aims, then abandoned the rink for painting after completing the mission. Her partnership with Miss Becket began in Boston.
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Bertha von Hillern
Rhine Valley
United States
America
Philadelphia
Boston
Philadelphia Press
The Wild Mustang Descent From Asia to America
Noah Brooks explains the mustang origins from escaped European horses carried to the Americas by explorers. He notes initial native unfamiliarity, later domestication, and how freed horses became wild on American plains. He describes color terms like Pinto and Calico and contrasts mustangs with larger European breeds.
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America
Central
Asia
North
South America
Columbus
Calsea de Vaca
Mexico
North America
North American
Europe
Noah Brooks
St. Nicholas
New York Homes Impress With Wealth and Style
The piece extols New York’s elegant houses where wealth is lavishly displayed and women hold social prominence. It notes self made men decorating homes with their occupations and treasures, contrasting with German census data on marriages births and deaths in 1882.
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New York
Jacob
Laban
German Empire
Townsend Warns on Jury Fixing Prevalence
John T. Townsend a leading New York lawyer states that jury fixing is more common than the public realizes. He cites examples and urges vigilance in the legal system.
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John T. Townsend
New York
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W. Anson Wood
Chase Taylor & Co
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Jackson
Wetherill
Paris
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Thomas
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Buffalo
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Marion Ohio
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Akron
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Ill
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Creek Centre
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Liberty Street
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Thomas’ Electric Oil
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W.T. Brown
Monroe
Co. S. Clark
Wakeman
J. W. Wilson
Harecreek
D. Langell
Applecreek
E. T. F. Valentine’s
Hickory St
Carver House
E. T. F. Valentine
New Exchange Block
Postoffice
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Pion
L CO
Merwin St
Cleveland
Ohio
Truman
Traveler’s Directory
Pennsylvania
R. R
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Clarendon
Oil
Erie
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Emporium
Williamsport
Kane
Pullman Palace
Erie Mail
Warren Express
Wil Express
Chas. E. Pugh
Gen’l Man’gr
J. R. Wood
Gen
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Dunkirk
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Phptsburg
Ls 4
Erie Railways
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Warre
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Warren & Farnsworth Valley
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Underwood's
Garfield
Junction
East Branch
Wood’s Mill McCalmont
Underwood’ Corwen
Il City
Titusville
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Vandergrift
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A. D. Wood
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Eden Center
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Lonewango
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Michigan
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M.S
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COAL
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Ustice
Mail Office
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Warren County
First National Bank
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St. Louis
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Nebraska
Colorado
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Main St
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A. FE. Clark
Ag’t
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Anna
Aladelpa Railroad
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River I Division
Kinzua
Corydon
Quaker Bridge
Red House
Salamanca
Olean
Exchange St
W.S. Leffard
N. H. Downs
Henry, Johnson & Lord, Props
Burlington, Vt
Downs’ Elixir
LE & Retail
Water Street
MGM. Mead
Okey
A. Hallett & Co
Portland
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