Beautiful Indian Maiden Nee Bana Sinks River to Fame
On a Maine island across from Old Town four Penobscot women, noted as dusky beauties, live in prominence. Mary Ronco known as Nee Bana earned attention after the Kansas bank paid for her portrait on checks. She is a canoeist dancer and famed for a rescue near rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Town
Mary Ronco
Nee Bana
National Bank of
Miss Ronco
Penobscot
Newport
St. Croix
St. John
St. Francis
End of Nathan Appleton's Patience in a Love Dilemma
In a hot August suburban home Nathan Appleton demands a decisive marriage from Margaret Seton after years of engagement. She counters with independence and wealth, rejecting coercive proposals even as her feelings linger, leaving their future unresolved in a tense confrontation.
Must! A Moment Of Command On A European Voyage
In a dramatic exchange from the New York Mail and Express, Nathan asserts dominance over a conflicted partner, declaring they will sail to Europe together as Mr and Mrs Appleton. He promises to command their marriage ship, insisting she must obey him this once. The scene centers on power, romance, and social status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Nathan
Margaret Seton
Nathan Appleton
Paris
Appleton
Lomdion
Europe
N. Y. Mail and Express
Hoosier Names In Grand Rapids Poem Visit
A Grand Rapids piece recalls Indiana figures and authors. The poet mentions Charlie Major Lew Wallus Harrison Tarkington and Jim Riley alongside Hoosier icons The Hoosier schoolmaster and The Hoosier schoolboy in a playful wandering monologue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne
Elizabeth Ann
the Raggedy Man
Indiana
Charlie Major
Fashion Notes On Colors and Embellishments
Colorful laces and gun gray are among new shades. Panne velvet with gold, blue and heliotrope, and real gold buttons define a luxurious season. Lace applique decorates gold cloth on collars and vests. Grecian satin, a wool evening wrap fabric, shows a tiny diagonal stripe. Floral garniture appears with a rose corsage featuring a half wreath and trailing buds.
Dietary Tips From A Historical Health Column
The article extols celery for the nervous system and as a remedy for rheumatism and neuralgia, usable raw or in salads and soups. It notes spinach and dandelion as simple effective cures for liver and kidney diseases, while onions garlic and olives aid digestion by stimulating circulation and digestive juices. Raw onions are said to induce sleep and onion soup is linked to debility and stomach troubles in French practice.
Quips and Quotes on Men Women and Mind
A aged bachelor notes a woman's heart mirrors the moon with constant change yet a man remains inside. An up to date novel adds that men are poor prophets in the strange country of a woman's mind.
Mirrors Do Not Flatter Our Likeness or Expressions
The passage argues that even the best mirrors distort appearance with darker skin tones and altered hair color. It notes the eye position in the mirror shapes expression, revealing only one facial expression visible to observers.
Wedding Notes Describe Attire and Color Details
Fragmentary wedding notes describe attendees with notes that some girls wore white mull and men wore white, mentioning a lack of color. The terse lines indicate a simple, pale dress code theme and an overall muted wedding scene.
Autumnal Scene on a Wall and Field
Fast clinging to the wall the woodbine has felt the cold kiss of the trest. Across bare fields the late summer haze and misty dawn fade as autumn arrives. The air fills with crushed grapes and walnuts scent, a grosbeak and insect life, and October ends the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbine
The Rule of Three Exchange
Three things to govern temper tongue and conduct Three things to love Courage gentleness and affection Three things to hate Cruelty arrogance and ingratitude Three things to delight in Frankness freedom and beauty Three things to wish for Health with friends and a cheerful spirit Three things to avoid Idleness loquacity and flippant jesting Three things to fight for Honor country and home Three things to admire Intellectual power dignity and gracefulness Three things to think about Life death and eternity Exchange.
Reflections of a Bachelor
Insightful quips on love and marriage from a satirical voice. The piece notes a woman's heart cools after a first affair, a writer's urge to confess, Eve’s marriage aside, and how women captivate others in different stages of love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eve
Adam
Aphorisms on Politeness and Virtue
A compact collection of aphorisms highlights that politeness is unmatched by policy and conduct governs life. The quotes praise enthusiasm, faithful souls, noble effort, and bold hearts, while noting beginnings of great deeds as impossible yet achievable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterne
Carlyle
Bulwer
The Art of Loving As Accomplishment
A thoughtful woman asks why loving cannot be treated as an accomplishment. The piece recalls Wagner and his wife, Sir Gilbert Scott, Sir Walter Scott, Thackeray, and others, noting how devotion and reverence shaped their lives and attitudes toward marriage and loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagner
Sir Gilbert Scott
Walter Scott
Thackeray
Home Notes for Household Maintenance and Tips
Practical advice on cellar cleanliness and storage. Decayed vegetables should not remain in the cellar and cellars should be whitewashed to stay sweet. Salt in washing water helps preserve colors. For heartburn a pinch of salt in cold water is suggested. Useful tips on soap, flooring, and ironing practices are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Castile
Dainty Chocolate Dessert From Old Cookbook
A simple dessert method uses stale bread crumbs milk eggs sugar and chocolate with vanilla. Soak bread in milk, melt chocolate in hot milk, fold into beaten yolks, bake in a buttered dish, then top with a meringue and brown. Serve cold.
Hardware clerk tale ends with a kiss payment
The Downs Times recounts a hardware clerk story from the Kansas City Times about a four year old girl who visited a hardware store. After a bolt was placed in her toy wagon the clerk quoted a kiss as payment and the girl replied that her mother would pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Downs Times
Kansas City Times
Salad with Celery Walnuts and Salmon for Sunday
A pleasant dinner salad combines two bunches of celery and half a pound of English walnuts chopped together. The contents of a small tin of salmon are minced and mixed with the celery and nuts. Serve with mayonnaise dressing.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Appleton’s
Manhattan
Heaven
Hades
Monroest
Ind
Ana
Hoosier School
Wallus
Doctor
Mirrors
Ocroszn
Matthew Arnold
J. S. White
May Hawkins
Mira Hawkins
America
Abel Perta
Ion Alg
Jesse
Joseph Murphy
Washington St
Indianapolis
Tuttle
Hoyt
Vigor
Mr. C. M. Scott
Dorchester Avenue
Boston
Mass
Williame
C. M. Sporr
Williams
da Willians Medicine Company
Fed
Ail Critegion
N.Y
J. S. Jordan
United States
Dr. Jordan
Bright
Jordan
World’s Congress
North Meridian St
Heeb
Bryant & Stratton
Usiness Universit
Dayard
Ween
Woriel
Usiness Col’ College
Pacincons
Indiana Dental Coreege
University of Dismapolis
S.W. Cor
Temerace Cae Ghie Sts
Rou Sa
Os P.m
Vennegut's
Vonnegut Hardware CO
Washington Sx
D. P. Stirk & CO
East St
IMD
D. Allison & Co Oe E
Wilson Rational Surgical Institute
Okie St
J. ’. Copland
Ohio St
Morton Place
Central-ave
Anna R. Moyer
Old
Prof
Melville
E. R. Dreithaler
Delaware St
R. F. Stone
West Chis Barentsey
Ellsworth Glenn
Rael Ce
Fatimapelis
Pesteliien
the Central Trust Company
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!