A Man's Attempt at Housekeeping and Its Consequences
In a December vignette, Mr. and Mrs. Dater clash over household spending. She trims the budget with bills from cooks, grocers, and shoe merchants, while he resists until a dramatic day ends with his concession to a higher allowance and her triumph. The tale ends with Mrs. Dater’s prudent control proving lasting.
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Tropics
Daters
Mr. Dater
Ejlen
Thera Ata
Mrs. Dater
Edward
Maria
Adel
Poner
Sam Patch
Rosewood Secretaire
Hero
Ellen
Elen
Dater
Mary
Mra Dater
Mr Dater
Beaule
Beonie
Tommy
Boanding
Rosy
Boiaterous
Bennie
Mr. Cater
Sharper's Magazine
Jerusalem
Angela
Tocek
Calvary
Kat
Hope
Biddy’s Troubles in America
A first person account of Biddy an Irish immigrant in an American household. She endures cultural misunderstandings as she learns housework including dressing ducks, airing beds, and preparing shirts, while coping with a cross mistress and a screaming baby.
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Kate
Ann McCarty
Mrs Whaler
Ann
Mrs. Whaler
Miner
Strate
Reverend Blunt Pressures Lady into District Visit
The Rev. W Blunt urged a qualified woman to take on a district visiting role. She declined citing a short stay, but he insisted calmly that time and life are transient and she eventually accepted the task. The exchange centers on commitment and duty in religious work.
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W. Blunt
A Poor Memory Causes and Cures Across Lively Minds
The article outlines causes of poor memory including overwork and mental exhaustion, overcharging the brain, inactivity, irregular daily habits, and dissipation from alcohol tobacco and opium. It urges rest regular routines and mindful living to preserve mental sharpness.
Oatmeal Advised For Children By Syracuse Journal
A Syracuse Journal communication urges oatmeal as a prominent child’s food. It promotes a Scottish method of thin oatmeal mush, well salted, served with sugar or syrup, to improve health and build sturdy frames.
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Union Pacifico Railro
Union Pacific Railroad
Idaho, Oregon
Puget
Montana
Denver Central Io
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Nassau Street
New York
Syracuse Journal
Imade
Sweet Birdy Song in Locust Boughs
A poetic piece speaks of singing birds in locust branches and a farewell to loved ones. It speaks of an approaching death and a hoped for paradise where angels wait, with a tranquil vision of the afterlife and the fragrance of flowers guiding the soul.
The Fourteenth Amendment and Its Ratification Debate
A discussion on the Fourteenth Amendment detailing its submission to state legislatures in 1866, lists states that ratified, notes contested rescissions, and explains key constitutional provisions on citizenship due process equal protection and representation. The article blends legal analysis with reflective moral prose and historical imagery.
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Maise
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Missouri
Minnesota
Nebraska
Tennessee
California
United States
United Stats
Congress
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Marrying Tipplers Warns Young Ladies on Sobriety
A 19th century admonition urges women to avoid marrying men who drink. The piece cites Cuyler on wives of drinkers and urges total abstinence, arguing riches or status cannot compensate for lack of virtue. It warns about happiness, respectability, and salvation tied to sobriety.
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Mr. Cuyler
Role of a minister and his wife in church life
The text discusses expectations of a minister's wife and the limits of her duties. It contrasts religious devotion with social duties, noting a wife should support but not intrude upon her husband's work, while balancing charity and personal life.
Death in veiled cases of apparent death and revived by bell touch
A historical note from Hall's Journal of Health discusses rare cases of apparent death and methods to confirm life. It cites European practices to revive the dead with bell ropes and examines a French prize method using candles and blisters to detect life or death, noting unreliable skin cues.
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Washington
Athera
Europe
Hall
Journal of Health
Widow Reverses Will to Profit From Pet
A dying husband wills his money and dog to his wife and leaves his horse to be sold. The widow and a farmer strike a deal for the dog at one hundred dollars and the horse at one dollar. She pockets the dog money and keeps the horse proceeds.
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