Pennsylvania Dutch Kitchen Turmoil in Aunt Rosy’s House
Lizzie Schwenckton hides tears as Aunt Rosy rules a dirty kitchen and strict discipline. Meely challenges the elder, while Susie lies ill under Rosy's care. A tense farm household battles control, chores, and a fragile cure as family pressure mounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettle
Jakey
Lizzie
Sammy
Rosy
Susie
Mr. Schwen
Meely
Aunt Rosy
St. Croix Creighton
Mr. Schwenckton
Schwenckten
Suate
Aunt Rovere
Snommy
Ahe
Inpolite
Mister
Sam Schwenckton
Ike
Berks County
Dauphin County
Great British Bank History and the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
London architect Hl Rooksby Steele explains how the Bank of England originated in Mercers Hall Cheapside and Grocer's Hall Poultry with Sampson Taylor and Cockerell as key builders. Taylor carved Britannia in the cornice, inspiring the bank’s nickname the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. Riots in 1870 prompted extensions after removal of nearby church fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Bngland
Threadneedle Street
Hl. Rooksby Steele
London
Britain
Bullion House
John Soane
Lincoln's
On Fields
Sampson, Taylor and Cockerell
Mercer's
Cheapside
Poultry
George Sampson
Bia
Millinery Confections Again Velvet Dominates Fashion
Velvet dominates this season with midwinter hats and wraps featuring rhinestone animal ornaments and beadwork. Velvet coats and gowns, including reptile prints and multi colored jackets, rise in popularity as Paris designs velvet parasols and fashion houses praise its enchantment. Julia Bottomley reports on the chic, elaborate millinery trend and velvet’s fashion prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Marlon
Fasulog
Nixon
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
Wild ride ends with Rogers riding deer across river
In Marshfield Oregon logger Fred Rogers allegedly leaped onto a buck deer as it swam across a river. The animal carried Rogers and his load before peers finally captured the exhausted deer and freed him.
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Fred Rogers
Marshfield
Ore
Rogers
Peers
The Cheap Guy Mrs Fuddle Saw Your Father
A playful quip from the New Bedford Standard about a mariner described as a “cheap guy.” The exchange features Mrs Fuddle and Mrs Muddle joking over the quarter deck and naval terms.
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Fuddle
Pasadena Sunshine Earns Bold Claim From Real Estate Booster
Realtor Wineman, a globe trotter with ties to the University of Chicago, praises California and Pasadena to an Easterner, boasting 865 days of sunshine a year as a conservative estimate.
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Wineman
Globe Trotter
University of Chicago
California
Pasadena
the Hasterner
Mr. Wineman
Bad Example Mother Robert Warning About Williams Smoking
A fragment notes parental concern over Williams smoking with a directive to keep him away from his sister, reflecting a tense household moment and admonition.
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Robert
Willia
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Sylvia of the Minute
Mead
Ony
Croix Creighy
Ie Trysting
Gchwenckten
Lizzie Schwenckton
Repi Ialhe
Liz
Etre Korra Gecko TI
RC Cheapside
Great British Bank
Baldoni-Bartoll Co
Mulberry St
Davica
Archer Mies
Westmoreland Blvd
Angeles
Thorma W. Lewin
Ferry Ave
Niagara Falls
Wil Curtis Trap CO
Donohue, Lows
Sault Wat
Bemples
Fixsco Company
St. Louis
Hanford
Green
Ynon Woodbury
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