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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1889
Page
7
The text depicts a weary household scene with exhausted mothers scrubbing and children and fathers absent. It contrasts domestic toil with memories of gallant men, chores, pest struggles in closets, and the longing for relief as evening comes. It hints at a past pride and a wish for simpler tasks amid ongoing labor.
In a mid winter Florida scene a traveler named Abel encounters a curious stranger at a hammock bordered by palm groves. The encounter blends folklore talk with a plan to share poetry and drink, revealing a rustic charm and hints of local lore.
A rugged narrator recalls a family fire near a cabin in the piney woods. A mother saves her three children and baby Sadie, shielding them with quilts as flames close in. The baby is saved but the mother dies, leaving a wounded father and a family moved to New York where a recovered Sadie gains sight after a famed doctor’s words.
A New York Ledger excerpt mocks a column advising wives how to dominate or annoy husbands. It satirizes prescriptive gender tactics, depicting exaggerated lines about scolding, controlling routines, and constant vigilance to maintain marital power.
A fragment from an old manual advises wives to use emotional manipulation and tears to tame a strong husband. It suggests routines to discipline a man and even mentions a banker Lafitte who was rewarded for picking up a pin, portrayed as evidence of character.
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