Daisy Ainscourt chooses home over fashion and clubs
Daisy, wife of Herbert Ainscourt, escapes social whirl through a masked ball and women's clubs. Tension with Herbert grows as she seeks independence, then reconciles to vow a renewed marriage. Daisy gains insight and Herbert proclaims her the best little wife.
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Colonel Adair
Danny
Mr. Ainscourt
Adair
Herbert
Cloba
Woman's Rights Club
Herber
Aerely
Fethick
Herbert Ainscourt
Portecross
Jones
Jenkins
Witchen
Ainscourt
Tele Ortecross S
Sia Safiah
Esa Bali
Paris Belle Turns Black After Medicated Bath
A Parisian woman famed for whitening cosmetics suffers a shocking change after a medicated bath. She emerges blackened and distressed, with doctors noting the episode as a mishap linked to chemical treatments and diet. The article warns of risks in cosmetic routines.
Luck and Pears The Invisible Gift in a Danish Tale
A Riverside Magazine piece presents Luck as a hidden force guiding lives. It recounts a poor turner who finds luck in a pear tree and small wooden pears that transform his workshop into a thriving factory, then reflects on luck traveling with a white pin.
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Newton
Avize
America
Denmark
New World
Riverside Magazine
Wool Growers urged to send samples for Ohio display
Oddly worded notice from Knox Ohio dated May 17 invites Ohio wool growers to participate in the Northwest Woolen Manufacturers Exposition in Cincinnati this August. Growers are asked to send wool samples or bring them in person to show Ohio’s share of U S sheep, with hope for brighter profits amid rising wool demand and favorable legislation.
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Ohio
J. H. Laws & Co
Cincinnati
Spear Pertonel
Jm Apak
Description of a Traditional Catholic Wedding Ceremony
The text outlines a detailed marriage rite with a bridegroom and bride receiving blessing from the parents, a bread and salt ritual, two rings on a tray before a Virgin Mary image, kneeling prayers, coronation with a crown, wine blessing, and a church procession. It notes affiance, subsequent celebrations, and a final coronation lifting after a week.
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Mary
Jesus
Albow
Flirtation as a Social Dance and Its Double Standard
The piece argues flirtation creates hardship by blaming the girl, while noting flirtation is a fashionable pastime with danger and theatricality. It contrasts true love’s seriousness with a male flirt who treats love as a clever burlesque, full of wit and gaiety.
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Benique
Providence
Temple Bar
Senator Sherman Declines Equal Rights Convention Invite
Senator Sherman declines participation in the American Equal Rights Association convention dated April 23 1869 citing desire to avoid political atmosphere and fear that voting rights for women might disrupt family harmony though he supports liberal rights for women in property business and liberty and encourages political discussion until a majority demands suffrage.
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Sherman
American Equal Rights Association
United States
Joan Surrmway
How to Dig Post Holes Guide
Step by step method to dig post holes for fencing. Describes using a spade, hole depth of two and a half feet, square hole face, and technique to keep soil away from one side while lifting the tool. Includes practical tips and cautions from a historical note by N. E.
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Woostrr
Ingraham & Co
Gretef Ully
Philip Peffer
Beecher Praises Woman's Rights At Equal Rights Convention
Henry Ward Beecher lauds women's rights in New York, urging merit over gender in public life. He recalls past barriers to colored speakers, argues women deserve equal voice at home and in politics, and coins the core claim that liberty requires full personal rights for all people.
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Henry Ward Beecher
New York
Francis
Brooklyn
Heaven
Lou
Prescenta Aa
Aviver
Rod
Beecher
Obscot Grower’s Bold Washington Visit to Grant
A Bangor Jeffersonian tale recounts a Penobscot fruit grower who waited four hours at the War Office to meet General Grant. He finally spoke with Grant who welcomed him, and the man left saying his ambition was satisfied after greeting the future president.
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Bangor
Jeffersonian
Washington
Florida
Gen Grant
War Office
Wsbes
General Grant
New York Herald
Controversy Over Remarks on Daring Women Actors
A speaker at Steinway Hall defends a harsh critique of women in the dramatic profession and regrets fueling public condemnation. He cites fear of hostile audiences and asks whether actresses should expose themselves to scandal to pursue acting as a livelihood.
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New England
Danauseneh
Tor
Dander
Visa Bitentar Janaushek
Academy
Ariet Neal Well Krown
Fyman
New York
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