{"id":2873,"date":"2011-10-26T20:20:28","date_gmt":"2011-10-26T20:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/?p=2873"},"modified":"2024-11-20T16:30:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T21:30:38","slug":"19th-century-advice-columns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/?p=2873","title":{"rendered":"19th Century Advice Columns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In the mid-nineteenth century, many southern newspaper editors filled gaps in their issues with advice columns. These columns often took the form of proverbs that preached virtuous behavior. The editors also included agricultural instruction, housekeeping solutions, and advice on everyday living.\u00a0 Generally, they were written by the newspaper&#8217;s editor, but also included reprints from magazines and newspapers from around the country. Presented below is a compilation of advice columns from issues of Milledgeville&#8217;s <em>Federal Union<\/em> in 1868. These issues and many others can be found in the <a href=\"http:\/\/milledgeville.galileo.usg.edu\/milledgeville\/search\">Milledgeville Historic Newspapers Archive<\/a>. One last note: The advice is nearly one hundred and fifty years old, so please approach it with caution. There is no guarantee that peach leaves will cure your foot if you step on a nail.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Federal Union<\/em>, July 14, 1868<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/milledgeville.galileo.usg.edu\/milledgeville\/view?docId=news\/fuw1868\/fuw1868-0112.xml\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2877 size-medium\" style=\"margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 40px;\" title=\"Federal Union, July 14, 1868\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Jul14A-300x256.jpg\" alt=\"Advice column for &quot;Nail in the Foot&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Jul14A-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Jul14A.jpg 856w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Federal Union<\/em>, September 8, 1868<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sep8.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/milledgeville.galileo.usg.edu\/milledgeville\/view?docId=news\/fuw1868\/fuw1868-0144.xml\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 40px;\" title=\"Federal Union, September 8, 1868\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sep8-300x87.jpg\" alt=\"advice column for young couples\" width=\"338\" height=\"98\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Federal Union<\/em>, July 14, 1868<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/milledgeville.galileo.usg.edu\/milledgeville\/view?docId=news\/fuw1868\/fuw1868-0112.xml\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2892 size-medium\" style=\"margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 40px;\" title=\"Federal Union, July 14, 1868\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jul14B-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"advice columns &quot;A Rule for Talkers&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jul14B-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jul14B.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Federal Union<\/em>, May 12, 1868<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/milledgeville.galileo.usg.edu\/milledgeville\/view?docId=news\/fuw1868\/fuw1868-0076.xml\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 40px;\" title=\"Federal Union, May 12, 1868\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/may12-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"advice column &quot;To Remove Stains&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Federal Union<\/em>, July, 14, 1868<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/milledgeville.galileo.usg.edu\/milledgeville\/view?docId=news\/fuw1868\/fuw1868-0112.xml\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2896 size-medium\" style=\"margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 40px;\" title=\"Federal Union, July 14, 1868\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jul14C-177x300.jpg\" alt=\"advice column &quot;How to Catch Rats&quot;\" width=\"177\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jul14C-177x300.jpg 177w, https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jul14C-604x1024.jpg 604w, https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jul14C.jpg 872w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Federal Union<\/em>, July 14, 1868<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/milledgeville.galileo.usg.edu\/milledgeville\/view?docId=news\/fuw1868\/fuw1868-0112.xml\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2902 size-medium\" style=\"margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 40px;\" title=\"Federal Union, July 14, 1868\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jul14D-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"advice column &quot;Plant something&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jul14D-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jul14D.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Federal Union<\/em>, June 30, 1868<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/milledgeville.galileo.usg.edu\/milledgeville\/view?docId=news\/fuw1868\/fuw1868-0104.xml\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2903 size-medium\" style=\"margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 40px;\" title=\"Federal Union, June 30, 1868\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jun30-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"advice column &quot;The best thing to give&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jun30-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jun30.jpg 852w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the mid-nineteenth century, many southern newspaper editors filled gaps in their issues with advice columns. These columns often took the form of proverbs that preached virtuous behavior. The editors also included agricultural instruction, housekeeping solutions, and advice on everyday living.\u00a0 Generally, they were written by the newspaper&#8217;s editor, but also included reprints from magazines &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/?p=2873\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;19th Century Advice Columns&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[120,12,119],"class_list":["post-2873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dlg-collections","tag-baldwin-county-ga","tag-civil-war-and-reconstruction-1861-1877","tag-milledgeville-ga"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2873"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9135,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2873\/revisions\/9135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}