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Demorest's Family Magazine was a popular women's magazine in 19th-century America featuring do-it-yourself guides on domestic . It was published in New York in 1879* by William Jennings Demorest, a prolific magazine publisher, teetotaler, and democratic politician. The magazine was a combination of two previously published periodicals: Mirror of Fashions, 1863-1879 and New York Illustrated News, 1859-1879.
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(New York: W.J. Demorest, 1895-09)Demorest’s Family Magazine. September 1895. Vol. 31, No. 11—Battle Field and Burial-Ground—The Races for The America’s Cup—John Alwyn—A Summer Week in New York—The Launching of the Ships—From COO Rock—Shall International ...
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(New York: W.J. Demorest, 1895-08)Demorest Family Magazine. August 1895: A Queen of the Coast- The New Zealanders- The Training of a Nurse-My First Experience with a Bicycle-The Questions of Vacation from Different Standpoints-From A Man Who Has No ...
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(New York: W. J. Demorest, 1895-04)Demorest's Family Magazine. April 1895. : Madcap April by Tudor Jenks -- Nileistic Reminiscences by Etta Beekman Donaldson -- In the Land of Lilliput by Elfried de B. Gudé -- To the “ Funny Fellows” by Clara J. Denton -- ...
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(New York: W. J. Demorest, 1895-06)Demorest Family Magazine.June 1895.: Some White House Orchids-The Indians of the Empire State-The Garden of the Gods- A New Ending to An Old Story-Our working sisters-Should International Marriages Be Denounced-My Ghost ...
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(New York: W. J. Demorest, 1895-07)Demorest's Family Magazine. July 1895. : Colonial Philadelphia by Daniel F. Gay -- The Making of a Sailor: Work and Play Aboard the School-ship St. Mary’s by J. Herbert Welch -- Insect Mechanics and Their Tools by J. Carter ...
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(New York: W. J. Demorest, 1895-05)Demorest's Family Magazine. May 1895. : A Day at Pompeii by E.J. Davison -- The Newsboys of New York: A Study from Life by J. Carter Beard -- What are the Benefits of Bicycling? arranged by Gilson Willets -- Nature's Refrain ...
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(New York: W. J. Demorest, 1881-06)Demorest's Family Magazine. June 1881. : Unknown story: Chapter 2-4 -- A Women's Rights by Sarah A. King -- Hedwig by Claire Norton -- On the Lake by L. D. Ventura -- Cologne Cathedral -- the WSestern Portal of the Cathedral ...
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(New York: W. J. Demorest, 1880-12)Demorest's Family Magazine. December 1880. Vol. 16, No. 12. -- Detected-- Between the Ebb and Flows. -- Johann Friedrich -- What do the Children Read -- The Trumpet Major..ch 37-39 -- Who are you -- Curious Coincidences ...
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(New York: W. J. Demorest, 1880-09)Association; "Angels Unawares."; Prudence and Penelope; Bingen on the Rhine; Sweethearts; Out of the Night; Talks with Girls: What to do with a Thousand Dollars; Homeless; Ober-Ammergau and the Passion Play; Sonnet; A ...
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(New York: W. J. Demorest, 1880-10)Demorest's Family Magazine. October 1880. : Autume Among the Poets by James Grant -- Chance or Providence? Chapters 1-4 by Charles Stokes Wayne -- Seed-time and Harvest Chapter 16-18 by Sherrill Kerr -- The Trumpet Major. ...
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(New York: W. J. Demorest, 1880-08)Demorest's Family Magazine. August 1880. : Naples by Lizzie P. Lewis -- At Last by Mary M. Bowen -- Seed-time and Harvest: Chapter 8-11 by Sherrill Kirr -- Inspiration: A Day Dream by Augusta de Bubna -- Divorced by Fate ...
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(New York: W. J. Demorest, 1879-09)From Aigle to Matigny; From Kent to Devon; Talks with Girls: A Genius for Doing Things; Victory; Peaches; Peach-Blossoms; An Ostrich Feather; Sergei Michailitsch and I; My Sister Bell; The Goldfinger's Greif; Uncle Martin's ...
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(New York: W.J. Demorest., 1880-07)Demorest's Family Magazine. July 1880. : Seed-time and Harvest: Chapter 4-7 by Sherrill Kirr -- Shakespeare and the Flowers by Julie K. Wetherill -- The Story of Charlotte Bronte by Lizzie P. Lewis -- From the Greek -- ...
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(New York: W. J. Demorest, 1880-06)Demorest's Family Magazine. June 1880. : Seed time and Harvest: Chapter 1-3 by Sherrill Kirr -- The Secret by F. S. Saltus -- The Book of Books: some account of the origin and history of our English bible -- A Neglected ...
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(New York: W.J. Demorest, 1883-09)Some Funny Fruit; Agathe de Valsuze; "Can He Pass, and We Forget?" : A Modern Episode; The Inhabitants of Algiers; How We Live in New York: The Business Girl; The Modern Drama and its Possibilities; Which?; A Grave Under ...
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(New York: W. J. Demorest, 1879-11)Demorest's Family Magazine. November 1879. : Algeria, by J. M. Fraser -- A Legend, by Rose Geranium -- Talks With Girls, by Jennie June, "Economy" -- A Picture, by Grace H. Hood -- My Sister Bell, Chapter III -- Centennial ...
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(New York: W. J. Demorest, 1880-03)Demorest's Family Magazine. March 1880. : Miserere -- The Little Dressmaker's New-Year by Mattie Dyer Britts -- Widow Fluskey's Fifth Husband by Bonne Henre -- The Apple by Mrs. C. S. Nourse -- Talks with Girls: Special ...
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(New York: W. J. Demorest, 1880-01)Demorest's Family Magazine. January 1880. : Eighty by Margaret Sangster -- The Trumpet-Major: Chapter 1-4 by Thomas Hardy -- A Dedication by Rose Geranium -- The New Year by C.S. Nourse -- The Red Plaid by Auber Forestier ...
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(New York: W. J. Demorest, 1879-12)Demorest's Family Magazine. December 1879. : A Christmas Story: Dorothy Dean -- Holly and Mistletoe -- Muriel's Christmas -- My Way -- Munich, the Modern Art Capital of Germany -- The Weaver of the Snow -- A New Christmas ...
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(New York: W. J. Demorest, 1879-08)Demorest's Family Magazine. August 1879. : Berne to Villeneuve, by Lizzie P. Lewis -- From Kent to Devon, Or Summer Rambles on the English Coast by H. F. R. -- The Language of a Tear, by Mrs. L. A. W. C. -- The Blackberry ...
