Missionaries Transformed Hawaii From Savages to Citizens
In a detailed study, Obookiah’s story frames Hawaii’s swift shift from human sacrifice and taboo to self-government and prosperity. Missionaries built schools and churches, banned old rites, established writing, and helped create a literate, educated society with 70 000 church members and native ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. Bowles
Honolulu
T. H
Hawaii
American Union
American Board
Hawaiian Islands
Titus Coan
New England
Kawaiahao
Oahu College
Kamehamea the Great
Punahou College
Islands
Rockies
Friend
Hawaiian Board
Gilbert Islands
Polynesia
Theological Seminary For
Mid- Pacific Institute
Sandwich Islands
Juror Sat Asleep Triggers New Trial
A French barrister appealed after his client was found guilty claiming a juror slept during the trial. The court of cassation ruled the sleeping juror was not present, quashed the verdict, and ordered a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Cassation
Two Utter Impossibilities in maple sugar claim
A Boston man claims a method to produce a perfect counterfeit of top grade maple sugar. The piece dismisses the claim as palpably spurious and compares it to counterfeiting a real Boston man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
London professor counts germs from street skirt
A London professor measured germs picked up by a woman dragging her skirt through the street and found 16,500,000. He did not name all of them in his tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Regular Block System and Mrs objections in disguise
A dialog from the Chicago Daily News shows a laundress signaling to Billy with colored skirts to avoid the mistress during work hours. The backroom plan hinges on signals and timing to keep the track clear and maintain discretion. A stray note adds a history snippet about musk scent persisting in the St Sofia mosque mortar for centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Anilkman
Chicago Daily News
St. Sofia
Constantinople
Right Place London notes on humor and success
The Right Place London quotes claim successful people lack humor while those who struggle most need it to sweeten life, reflecting a provocative view on how humor relates to achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Prisoners Indeed. A Romance Amid the Orange Groves
In Civil War Florida at Black Point on the St Johns river, two Union officers are captured near an orange plantation. A flag of truce and a physician intervene as Miss Hattie and Miss Sallie petition General Finnegan. The officers are freed and wed beneath blooming orange trees as a temporary truce unites blue and gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H. Winslow
United States Navy
Black Point
St. Johns River
Florida
United States
Miss Hattie
Miss Sallie
Willet
Hattie
Prisoners freed as Miss Hattie arrives at Finnegan camp
A group of six muskets and several officers were captured by Lieut Bradley and later guarded at Finnegan’s camp. Miss Hattie arrived on a swift ride, demanded liberation for the two naval officers, and secured their release, while the guard played host to her visit and the sailors remained safe along Black Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
Florida
Finnegan
Cere
Britain funds hemp cultivation on St Helena for relief
The article notes the British government will provide 20 000 dollars to begin cultivating New Zealand hemp on St Helena after the garrison withdrawal left locals destitute. The Public takes a paradoxical view on news critiquing itself and the need it reveals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Helena
New Zealand
Island of
Stone throw case cited in evidence against Mulcahey
Royal Magazine recounts that evidence shows Mrs. Mulcahey threw a stone at Police Constable Casey and that it hit him. A visitor quips about party allegiance while a suburban citizen claims to be part of a balance of power faction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Grey Barnard
Paris
Polyphemus
Garpeau
Garpean
United
Moses Life in Egypt Its Schools and Early Choices
The article traces Moses birth under Ramesses II, education at Heliopolis, and early life in Pharaoh's court. It notes two Egyptian universities, the Rameseum library, and Moses as mighty in words and deeds, with paths from priesthood to military life and early attempts at aiding his people. It adds practical notes for teachers and mentions a camphor tree in Florida and a Shop Revival led by Rev. Stelzle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
Rameses II
Rameses
Sayce
Driver
Breasted
Egypt
Memphis
Cairo
Tanis
Zoan
Nile Delta
Geikie
Vinson
Pharaoh
Blaiki
Heliopolis
Hermopolis
Oxford
Alexandria
Herodotus
Plato
Rameseum
Thebes
Rameses I
Stephen
Red Sea
Hanna
Townsend
Midian
Florida
J. P. Renfroe
Richland
New York City
Newark
N. J
Charles Stelzle
Department of Church and Labor
Board of Home Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
Useful Book-Rest for Knit and Read Enthusiasts
A DIY project to craft a book rest from a 12 by 6 inch board covered in brocade and brown paper. It uses a tin strip bent to form uprights and a middle support, faced with ribbon, and attached with loose screws so the rest folds flat for storage. Includes quick assembly notes and a brass nail behind the screw for stability.
Diagram shows back support for heavy book on board
The diagram illustrates a back view with two tin strips fixed under the board for supporting a heavy book. The strips can be turned to extend out the back when needed and should be painted to avoid unevenness under the board.
May Day Party Ideas For Mothers In The City
A city mother plans a May outing for twelve children to collect wildflowers, serve a luncheon with apple blossoms, and distribute flowers to a sick child. She outlines a May Day dinner, flower centerpieces, tulip bed games, and a May Queen crown with quotations, all in a suburban spring theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Charities
Tennyson
Madame Merrl
Dresses and sleeves with velvet trims and striped suit details
The article describes two sleeve patterns suitable for most dresses, detailing No 2 with a three quarter length puff and buttoned wrist strap, and No 3 elbow length with velvet buttons. It notes striped fabrics require expert tailoring as stripes meet down the front, shaping the skirt and coat trims.
One-Piece Gown Reigns In Summer Styles
The lingerie robe promises unprecedented season success as a versatile one piece frock. Ranging from plain designs to marvels of filmy lace and handiwork, it appears in summer fabrics for dressier looks than shirtwaist suits. Fine batiste and hand embroidery create varied designs with lace, tucks, and floral sprays.
Trimmings Trends in Spring Skirt Styles
A fashion note on trims discounting in spring models. Laces abound while simplicity guides design. Flounces plaitings and embroidery should fuse with the skirt as a seamless element. Ornamentation must sit either high or low, never mid.
Gown construction tips for elegant satin evening wear
The article advises silk and satin fabrics for evening gowns with silk trims and buttonhole details. It suggests practical extras like an iron round waist, needlebook supplies, and simple yet stylish trims. It notes satin draping, light embroidery on white or yellow satin, and gold or silver embroidery as preferred trims.
Novel Pincushion Craft Instructions from a Pattern
The item lists a China headed doll with ribbon, bebe ribbon, and silk to match. It calls for a packet of needles and flannel strips two times the doll’s length plus measures for holes to pass the doll through.
Elegant pale blue ensemble with mohair coat
The description highlights three shades of blue stripes on palest gray mohair. A close fitting coat features a single button fastening with collar and cuffs in potestain blue cloth edged in black. A sheer pale blue batiste blouse with a frill visible beneath the coat completes the outfit.
The Forks Anniversary Celebrations Worldwide
Paris hosts the six hundredth anniversary of the invention of the fork as other regions join commemorations. The fork first appeared around 1307 when King John IV of Brittany used it to eat fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
John IV
Bretagne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Serlean
Obookiah
Yale College
America
Samuel J. Mills
New Haven
Williams College
Macedonia
Torringford
Mills
Williams
Foreign Missions
Anm
Williamstown
American Foreign Mission
Arses
William T. Brigham
Bishop Museum of
Brigham
South Sea Island
Oahu
Bishop Museum
Cook
Samoan Islands
Horn
South Seas
Kamehameha the Great
Thaddeus
Pearson
Hatch
Jacksonville
Gen
Richmond
Atchison Globe
Washington Star
Acts
Ekwards
Ason
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!