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Jessica Weisberg

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Lonesome on the Lower East Side

The story of the Bintel Brief, an early twentieth-century advice column for Jewish immigrants.

by Jessica Weisberg via Lapham’s Quarterly on April 4, 2018
What Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People” Can Teach the Modern Worker

Dale Carnegie treated the employee-employer relationship as a sacred, symbiotic bond.

by Jessica Weisberg via The New Yorker on April 2, 2018

Asking for a Friend: Three Centuries of Advice on Life, Love, Money, & Other Burning Questions from a Nation Obsessed

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Printed letter to Dear Abby with answer.

The Power of the Advice Columnist

From Benjamin Franklin to Quora, how advice has shaped Americans’ behavior and expectations of the world.

by Alexandra Molotkow via The New Republic on March 26, 2018

Woman in prayer looks up to an angel holding a pen for advice.

What Kind of Questions Did 17th-Century Daters Have?

A 17th-century column shows that dating has always been an anxiety-riddled endeavor.

by Sophia Stewart via The Atlantic on May 7, 2025

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