My Mother-in-Law and the Night of Quiet Fear
A tense family scene unfolds in a cluttered room as Mrs Underwood confronts a staged alarm about thieves. Lilian exposes the rift between generations while Marion seeks comfort, and the narrator soothes the frightened child with a bedtime rendition of The House That Jack Built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Graham
Ot Junior
Ation
Junior
Syells
Ming
Lilian
Mother Graham
Margaret
Madge
Lilan
Marion
Katie
Jack
Diary of a Fashion Model in Sherry's Tea Room
Grace Thorncliffe records a scene at Sherry's tea room where Grace watches Rita Blair, recently returned from abroad, arrive late and be admired. They discuss outfits including summer velvet, crepe underskirts, organdie debates, knife pleats, feather flowers, and tea as they settle into conversation about themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherry
Rita Blair
Rita
Ozone of the Pines Promotes Health and Open-Air Life
The piece extols pine forest air as medicinal and invigorating, urges daily outdoor time, and links respiratory health to clean air and sanitary living. It notes varied climates and soils, stresses parks as substitutes for forests, and advises regular outdoor activity for longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Southland
Pacific
London
Highlands
Scotland
América
Irettles
Pines
A Household Engineer for Homemaking Methods
Wanda Barton argues women with home duties lack system and time. She outlines a cooperative plan where the husband assists, chores are scheduled by day, market runs provide exercise and savings, and children help with tasks to reduce mother’s workload. Continuous routines, washing days, and seasonal tweaks are recommended.
Advice to Girls DP4s Annie Laurie
A reader asks if a 23 year old man who visits from distance and speaks of other girls truly loves her. The response advises against jealousy as it will harm her happiness and attraction, and urges consideration of whether to pursue the relationship given his visits and affection.
Advice column on making friends and courting expectations
Annie Laurie counsels a 20 year old reader to avoid kissing non fiancés and to be cheerful. Margie B asks for help winning a sought after young man and is urged to invite him and others to social events to gain companionship. Letters to Annie Laurie should be addressed to the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copeland
R. 8. Copeland
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Cherry Blossom
Argie B. J
Reeturn
Annie Laurie
Laurie
Famous Wits of History: Thackeray’s Humorous US Visits
Mark Stuyvesant recounts William Makepeace Thackeray's spirited American sojourns and London escapades. Vivid anecdotes cover his playful banter with James T. Fields, a mammoth rat showman, Paris flirtations, and jovial dinners, revealing the novelist's enduring wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Stuyvesant
William Makepeace Thackeray
Vanity Fair
Henry Esmond
America
James T. Fields
Tomorrow's Horoscope by Genevieve Kemble
Conflicting sidereal readings warn of both lively profitable business and hazardous changes. Fraud or scandal risks loom from lunar transits yet hindering influences may lift. Birthday individuals face a changeable year with fluctuating fortunes and a child born today may be fortunate but erratic without guidance.
Dicky Feeds Baby Bass In Hidden Pond Scene
Dicky and Squeedee visit a sunken log habitat where Baby Bass and others tend their nest eggs. The fish explain they must guard the nest from thieves while Dicky offers to bring dinner. They invite him to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Icky
Patience
Squeedee
Dicky
Joyland
Thava
Baby Bass
Bady Bass
Squdee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Adele Garrison
Diary of A Fashion Model ‘By
Grace Thorncliffe
New York City
M. M
Cc J. Q—T
EL. Q
E. E
Ee Aking
Wanda Barton
By Annette Bradshaw
Estelle
Belle
Annie
Margie B. J
Thackeray
Fielda
Fielde
John
Mr. Field
Fieids
Fields
Boston
England
Combi
Paris
Rue de la Paix
Bat
Vienna
Rome
New York
Rocky Mountains
Genevieve Kemble
Usbinds
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!