Two Little Girls On Aliner Voyage Observe Quiet Romance
On a return voyage, twelve and thirteen year old cousins Sallie and Margaret observe a couple, Miss Agnew and Mr. Phillips, sharing long afternoons together. Margaret reports they sit, talk little, and eventually depart. the scene ends with their quiet, undirected companionship and a family talk about propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie
Margaret
Miss Agnew
Mr. Phillips
Peggy
Mise Agnew
Grove
Mr. Phillins
He Surrendered in a London Answers Moment
A fragment shows a tense exchange at a mantelpiece as a man questions if his words were recorded by a phonograph. He asks if the person will marry him, while she confirms and notes his father’s profession as a lawyer.
Spiders Inspire Paraguayan Lace Making Tradition
About 200 years ago missionaries taught Paraguayans to make lace by hand. Lace making became a family tradition and a chief occupation in many towns. Designs draw from the webs of semitropical spiders, giving the lace its native name nanduti meaning spider web.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paraguay
St. Louis Republic
A Shrewd Little Girl and the Witch Trial
A judge’s ten year old daughter in court hears a witchcraft case. The accused woman confesses to bewitching victims including John Symondes to death. The girl’s questioning reveals Symondes is the judge’s brother in law, provoking laughter. The woman denies devil sight or wickedness, pleads fear of torture, and is acquitted, likely saved by the girl’s shrewd intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Janfield
Falkland
John Symondes
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L.L.L
Co. Lamar
al Firet
Claes Draggiets
LAMAR, TAYLOR @ RILEY DRUG CO
Mecon
Georgia
Ee Tver
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Oxford
Dothan, Ala
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