Waiting for the Verdict on a Woman's Fate
In a New York clinic waiting room a young wife awaits a doctor’s verdict on a lump she fears may be cancer. Dr James gently explains the grim prognosis as time slows, and the patient faces the news with courage while a sobering sense of mortality hangs in the room. The scene contrasts her poised calm with the silent pity of the doctors and a crowd of waiting souls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LIE ormolu
Bryant
James
Robert
Jim
Edward James
ile
Dr. Bryant
Dr. James
Ike
New York
Why They Doubted Him
Tiewitt-Figures won't He. Jewett-That's what I tell the people I meet In business, but they won't believe me. Hewitt-What is your business? Jewett-I'm collector for a gas company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiewitt
Jewett
Hewitt
Landlord Raises Rent Beyond Tenants’ Reach
A landlord can always raise the rent, a practice well beyond what many tenants can afford, highlighting ongoing tensions over housing costs and affordability.
The Amati Violin Returns To Life After Fire
In San Francisco the famed Amati violin, wrecked in the Baldwin theater fire and broken into 68 pieces, is rebuilt by Herman Muller over nine weeks. He reassembled wood, created a clay arch, and after varnishing the heirloom violin sang again when bowed by Sliaridhs, restoring its soul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
August Hinrichs
Amati
Herman Muller
Sliaridhs
San Francisco Examiner
Simple will drafting urged for clear, lawful terms
A New York Press piece advises people who draft their own wills to keep language simple and clear. Avoid high sounding phrases, and ensure consistency to prevent misinterpretation. Wills gain legal binding only when signed and witnessed by two people in the testator's presence and in each other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
The Queen Emma and the Broken Sevres Cup
A tale from the Dutch royal court tells how Emma, mother of Queen Wilhelmina, urged a longtime servant to mend a broken Sevres cup. At tea time she smashed the repaired cup to demonstrate humility, while the king, amused, never learned the full tale of the mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Wilhelmina
Emma
Origins of chess traced to India and spread worldwide
The origins of chess are debated yet most scholars place its birth in India with the game chaturangas, mentioned before the Christian era, spreading via Persia to Arabia and into Spain and western Europe. Legends say it taught war strategy to a young despot, while Greeks credit Palamedes with invention to relieve Troy's siege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Perasia
Arabia
Spain
Europe
Palamedes
Troy
Saving Himself In a Shooting Accident
An estate owner was shot in the leg by an inexperienced hunter. The keeper rushed to him and asked if he were dead. The squire, unfazed, stood and quipped that he had not risen as he was alive, noting he could have been shot with the other barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Also Mentioned on This Page
tees
Ford
Detroit
Mich
DENTON CANNING COMPANY
DENTON
MARYLAND
Nutile Hardware Company
J. HARRY ROSE
LIES
BERWANGER& CO
Baltimore St
Baltimore, Md
Berwanger & Co
Diamond State Telephone
Western Union
GEO. A. McDANIEL & CO
Depot
Denton, Md
CONCORD BARGAIN HOUSE
W. W. DUKES
P.O. Hobbs
Concern
HOWARD
LEXINGTON Sts
BALTIMORE
E. A. Morrison & Sons
Broadway
19th Street
New York City
Morrison
SURREYS
DEARBORNS
George W. Kelley
Preston, Mo
KING TOMATO
HAMMOND
A. K. Robins & Co
S. M. Sindall
E. Pratt St
Siliichall
Coventry
England
John Green
Suzanne
madame
Harper’s Bazar
wike
Chess and
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!