The Gatekeeper Greets You With a Sigh
A figure at the gate greets a visitor with a sigh and promises to mend the gate someday. He has much to do and little time to spare, feeling the weight of a world of care.
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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
9
Atlantis Queen Of Night Mayhem Ends In Despair
The narrator recalls fleeing through quake ruined Atlantis with Nais, now grown into a pale elegant woman. He contemplates danger from looters as they seek shelter on Sacred Mountain and finally places Nais to rest, noting her altered, waxy hands and lifeless gaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nais
Deucalion
Atlantis
Awakening of Deucalion Amid Atlantean Siege
In a sunless dawn, Deucalion resurrects his beloved with ancient rites while Atlantis endures a brutal assault by Phorenice’s forces. He joins a desperate defense atop a rock fortress as priests fall and the empress’s magic reshapes fate for the queen and her promised immortality.
Storm of the Sacred Mountain Crowned by Siege
The narrator recalls Naiss sleep and royal duties as Phoren ice's assault on the Sacred Mountain intensifies. The kingly claim rests on his dignity and armor, while the city’s defenses crumble under a fierce storm that reveals the need for men to hold the lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nais
Thad
Phorenice
Parke and Lane Discuss Busy Business Tactics
Parke asks about current business activity. Lane replies they are very busy and even employ a man to insult new customers as a business tactic, a quip from Town Topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parke
Lane
Unfriendly Comment Risk in Absent Acquaintances
A New York Weekly piece warns against criticizing absent friends and sharing gossip. It argues such talk damages relationships, invites repetition, and breeds bad blood, urging readers to choose charity and discretion in all remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Old Welsh Dressers In Demand Among Furniture Lovers
The article notes strong demand for seventeenth and eighteenth century oak dressers from Wales and Yorkshire, valued as decorative sideboards and mounts for silver and china. It contrasts Chippendale’s era with earlier built in cupboards and pedestal cupboards, describing features like brass rails and candle branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales
Yorkshire
Chippendale
Sideboards and mirrors mark a fleeting furniture trend
A discussion of antique furnishings traces the evolution from old Welsh dressers and Sheraton Hepplewhite and Adam designs to the sideboard as a dining and carving table. It notes a mid century trend where large mirrors above sideboards foreshadowed heavy reflective furniture, then laments the transient nature of the style and praises the return to dignified sideboards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheraton
Hepplewhite
Adam
Chicago Daily News
Influence of Woman and the Mary Model in American Life
An article contrasts Nelson the butler with changing behavior under Maria after marriage. It argues the ideal American woman mirrors Mary mother of Christ, not Venus or Amazon, praising virtuous, multifaceted roles of maiden, wife, and mother as the true standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
Mary
Chris
Cardinal Gibbons
Ladies’ Home Journal
The Baby and the Monkey Analysis in Harpers Text
E S Martin argues that babies resemble monkeys early in life but rapidly diverge as jaw, limbs, and brain develop. Doctors say the child’s upward development occurs in infancy and early youth, then slows as growth becomes adaptation to the environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Martin
Harper’s
Mother of Six at Twenty One
Mrs. Susanna Pennock of St. Louis is 21 and mother to six children, three pairs of twins. Her mother bore 24 children including six pairs of twins. Pennock’s sister in Georgia has five pairs of twins, and 13 other sisters each had three pairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susanna Pennock
St. Louis
Best Medicine for Children
Happiness is the best medicine for children the Ledger Monthly says. Keep children active outdoors and engaged with stories and city sights. Provide simple well cooked food, early bedtimes, and comfortable dress to reduce visits to doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Ledger Monthly
American Girl Frances Beckwith Leigh Honored by King
Mrs Frances Dudley Leigh American born Frances Helen Forbes Beckwith of New York was among three peeresses honored by King Edward VII. She married the eldest son of Baron Leigh twelve years ago and gained fame as a Gotham belle. In England she is recognized as a leading hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Dudley Leigh
Edward VII
Frances Helen Forbes Beckwith
New York
Baron Leigh
Gotham
England
Missouri Girl Eight Feet One Inch Tall to Marry Montana Cowboy
Miss Ella Murray of Missouri eight feet one inch tall and over 400 pounds plans to wed Edward Beaupre a Montana cowboy eight feet tall and 367 pounds in Helena within weeks. Beaupre, 21, has never left Montana and wears size 22 shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Montana
Beaupre
Colonist Excursions Offer Low March to Pacific Coast Rates
During March and April Phenomenally Low Rates to the Pacific Coast and Intermediate Points are available. Summer round trips at under one cent per mile entice travel for pleasure, education, or business. Send a postal to H Connor, Union Pacific Southern Pacific Bus., Cincinnati, with names and addresses for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Great West
H. Connor
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
East 4Th St. Cincinati
Ohio
Sen
California
Travel and touring deals from Chicago rail firm ad
A Chicago Tribune clipping advertises rail rates to California Oregon and Washington by Chicago and Northwestern Railway. It lists $33.00 for travel in March and April with $6.00 for certain tourist cars and schedules for personally conducted excursions from Chicago on select days. An illustrated pamphlet is available on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Oregon
Washington
Chicago
Northwestern Ry
Certa
New England
A. Hutchison
Clark Street
Earliest Russian Millet Seed Offers Rich Hay Per Acre
Advertisement from John A. Salter Seed Co. of La Crosse Wisconsin promotes Earliest Russian Millet as prolific for hay production. Claims 5 to 8 tons of rich hay per acre with prices 50 pounds for $1.90 and 100 pounds for $3.00, noting low freight costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Beres
Salzer
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Salter
Honest and Self Made Men Nuggets and Quotes
A collection of brief quotations and drug advertisements drawn from early 20th century papers. Notable lines critique the self made man while promoting remedies and consumer products like Piso Cure for Consumption and Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Catarrh Can Affect Any Body Part Says Letter Case
The article argues catarrh affects all body parts not just head and nose noting climate exposure and chronic disease links. It cites a Rochester New York resident, A C Lockhart, who describes prolonged illness blamed on dyspepsia and remarks on Peruna in a letter to Dr Hartman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Lockhart
Corner Cottage St
Thurston Road
Rochester
N. Y
Hartman
Peruna
Wen
Pseldom
Rochester Rs
C. Lockhart
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