The Yellow Note and a Virginia Library Auction
Daisy Abbott narrates uncovering a torn yellow note tied to a stabbing case involving Mr Grosvenor. Julia Grosvenor confronts motives tied to her cousin Charles and a missing bookplate while Mr Almy probes alibis and a Richmond library sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Case
Mr. Roberts
Mr. Almy
Julia Grosvenor
Daisy
South Gallery
Ulysses
Fernald’s
Miss Abbott
Ernesto
Grosvenor
Julia
Miss Grosvenor
Richmond
Burton
Charles
Judge Leavitt
Virginia
Clarihen
Washington
Marriage Customs in China Reported by Anna Strong
Harper's Magazine excerpt describes Chinese wedding practices as told by a Chinese student. It explains parental payment and approval as essential for an honorable union and notes the social consequences if parents withhold consent, including limited home attendance on the wedding day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Anna Louise Strong
Harper’s Magazine
So-and-So
Insects Threaten Humanity Says Woman's Home Companion
The periodical warns that over six hundred thousand insect species are known and more are discovered yearly, claiming their drive against human life on earth. The note emphasizes rapid growth in the insect population and the perceived peril to humanity.
Father Escapes Fire Thanks To Child’s Warned Alarm
A Mi'cred girl Mildred ran home shouting that her father was on fire after seeing a barber lighting matches near his hair. The mother verified the scene and Mildred raced to warn them, saving the family from the blaze as the father returned safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mi'cred
Mildred
Mother
Daddy
Philadelphia Record
Also Mentioned on This Page
Colfax
Agnes Miller
Mr. Grosvenor
Mr. Burton
Professor Harrington
Eliot’s Crossing
Eliot
Darrow
Darren
Min
Taoettaertacteaetta Et Ata
Riage
Daddy On Fire
Toasteies Rus WaRe
Karo
Holmes
Granby Plach
Dublin
Ireland
Spurlock- Neal Co
Nashville
Sprain
Sunbu
Hoover
Smith
Houston
Galveston
France
Calhoun i“ Pt
Fort Wayne
Indiana
W. H. Forst, Mgg
Scottdale, Penna
McCormick & Co
Daltimore, Md
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