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On the Conduct and Procedure of the Intimate and Personal Relationships of the Marriage State for the Greater Spiritual Sanctity of this Blessed Sacrament and the Glory of God by Ruth Smythers, beloved wife of The Reverend L.D. Smythers, Pastor of the Arcadian Methodist Church of the Eastern Regional Conference Published in the year of our Lord 1894, Spiritual Guidance Press -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To the sensitive young woman who has had the benefits of proper upbringing, the wedding day is, ironically, both the happiest and most terrifying day of her life. On the positive side, there is the wedding itself, in...

WOMAN'S PERFECT BREAKFAST She's sitting at the table with her gourmet coffee. Her son is on the cover of the Wheaties box. Her daughter is on the cover of Business Week. Her boyfriend is on the cover of Playgirl. And her ex-husband is on the back of the milk carton. WOMEN'S REVENGE "Cash, check or charge?" I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase. As she fumbled for her wallet I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse. "So, do you always carry your TV remote?" I asked. "No, she replied, but my...

How women refine men Shmuely Boteach The recent Federal Communications Commission crackdown on indecency has exposed the paradox at the very heart of radio: On the one hand, radio is all about free speech. On the other hand, speech these days is not free unless it's entertaining. Radio is free because amusing hosts draw audiences whom advertisers want to reach. As hosts' tongues become more constricted for fear of having to sell a kidney in order to pay off huge fines, the fear is that radio will become less compelling because it will be less entertaining. So here's the mother...