Marguerites and reminiscences blend in old piece
A fragmented excerpt blends a floral ode to marguerites with anecdotes about a preacher and remarks on memory in delivery. It includes a tale from a Rev Dr Sage and notes on hay crops, corn stalk feeding, and early 19th century social commentary. The text references Youth's Companion and a few quoted lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trate
Robinson
A. J. Sage
Robinner
Misa
Miuallianos
York Examiner
A Mad Revenge and the Red Bird Tragedy
Morgan Grenoble recalls an eight year old vow of vengeance sparked by a rival railwayman Mark Moora. On a dark night Moora derailed a plan to murder Grenoble during a return ride, sending Grenoble toward a dangerous down grade as witnesses shouted warnings. Grenoble survived though his rival was captured and later committed to an asylum amid hospital scandal gossip.
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Morgan Grenoble
Laure Dornstock
Wasburg
Stockton
Wayburg
Mark ‘Moora
Moreland'a
Mark
Morgan
Waybure
Ware
Mark Moora
Chalmers
Wesk
Laura
Morg
Mark Moore
Bafover
Lenld
Maniso
Fifa
Forest Captons
Unterwalden
Austria
Burgundy
Sempach
Macmillan
Secrecy in Italian Households Across Centuries
Marion Crawford argues through Century excerpts that Italians favor privacy over show, suppressing domestic details even in daily cooking and washing. The piece traces medieval attitudes, notes harsh water infrastructure limits, and credits Trastavore for current cleanliness by Italian standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Rome
Trastavore
Marion Crawford
Mary Andersons Wardrobe and Stage Roles Recap
A fragment from The Ladies Home Journal recounts Mary Andersons early stage wardrobe and five act performances in Louisville. It covers debt, dressing changes by her mother, and a subsequent six night engagement in St. Louis that improved her prospects amid press interest. It also blends notes on Swiss bands and a humorous anecdote about a child and a kitchenless Mrs Haskell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Son
Lyons
Romeo and Joliet
Juliet
Julia
Evadne
Pauling
Ben de Bar
St. Louis
GEMS IN VERSE Two Pictures and a Blizzard Poem
A collage of verse and quotes from Florence M. Blair and John Boyle O'Reilly. Romantic rural imagery contrasts with a blizzard epic, then reflections on aging, fate, and human striving. Interleaved lines from townsfolk essays and lyric passages evoke pastoral scenes, urban ache, and timeless struggle.
Dean's Kidney Pills Advertises Cure All Kidney ills
An old advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and all forms of kidney troubles. It lists J W Powell of Waverly DC and his son’s urinary issues, claims recovery, and notes distribution through Foster Milburn Co and Speed's drug store. It also promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a top healer with a Maine endorsement.
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Santa
Bright
Dean
J. W. Powell
Waverly
Biandfog St
Columbis
D. C
F. Starbirs
Eeat Raymond
Maine
Speed
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W. R. Bradley
Edito
Cedar Woods
Fanny E. Johnson
Ehacid
New York Ledger
Tonce
W. H. Newbold
Popular Science Monthly
London
Susay Smartwool
Hisae
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mary Anderson
Cattiah
Miss Ngie
Maud Ethel
Daar
Cincinnat
Eequirer
Woodbine
Julversa
Townsend Allen
Florence M. Blair
Allens
Walting
Gayly
Earth
Qutloak
Philomel
Keets
Evil
Bald
John Boyle O' Rely
South Carolina
All Denlera
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffato
New York
Valiedates
T. Edgar Archer
Kelsey
W. N. Thomson
Mary J. Lincoln
Boston
N. K. Pairbane Company
Chicago
Rexall Orderlies
C. A. Milford
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