Fatal Three A Tale of Love and a New Guest
In a London drawing room Maud Fausset welcomes Fay a lean pale girl placed with Mildred as a potential companion Fay who dislikes schooling hides a hidden line and Mildred a bright child forms a tentative bond while John Fausset hopes harmony will rise from a distant kin connection The scene sets a domestic drama hinting at conflict and attachment within a refined family milieu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Mildred
London
Lyons
John Fausset
Maud Domfrey
Castle- Connell
Fausset
Maud
Flo
Fay
Mr. Fausset
Mrs. Fausset
Mr. Fauss
Faussel
Mrs.Fausset
Bell
the Thames
Sister Bond Sparks Amid Scarlet Fever Times
Mildred falls ill with scarlet fever during a muggy London summer. Fay, a devoted companion, stays at her side day and night, reading, singing, and comforting, while Mrs. Fausset frets over social obligations and jealousy. Mildred proposes Fay as a sister, sparking maternal rebuke and family tension as the chapter ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred
Fay
Darling
Mrs. Fausset
Mamma
Ifay
Bell
Spinning History On Boston Common In 18th Century
Historic account recalls 1720 city plan to teach spinning to the poor with town wheels and a five pound premium for first linen. By 1747 a society promoted the craft and 300 young spinster spectators gathered on the Common with wheels in three rows while weavers appeared in home spun garments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Common
Francis Drake
Memorial History
Boston
To Match His Descendants
A brief quip from the Nashville American ponders George Washington's motives as a potential path to being named father of his country. The fragment hints at locating Washington’s actions and their meaning for descendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George’ Washington
Nashville
It is not enough to have earned our livelihood
A quoted line on moral purpose emphasizes that work should serve humanity and not merely provide income. The fragment suggests a philosophy that value lies in usefulness beyond personal gain.
Patience as a Virtue in Life and Faith
Reverend Pelton reflects on patience as a key Bible virtue likening life to a musical score. He urges patient progress in personal growth, church development, family harmony, and self-forgiveness, warning against hasty judgments and stressing steady perseverance toward eternal goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt L. Pelton
Christ
The Most Dangerous Debt
Henry F. Cope argues life hinges on debts of gratitude to past and present contributors. Not merely money, but love and service bind humanity. self centered living renders life barren, while giving sustains meaning and social fabric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Cope
Iiven
Hymns You Ought to Know The Everlasting Rock
A devotional poem praising God as the rock of ages and eternal light. It contemplates human temporality and asks for mercy grace and spiritual illumination. The speaker seeks numbered years and blessed hearts, envisioning eternal beauty and divine dawn beyond mortal shadow.
Quotations on memory, courage and faith
A series of aphoristic lines on memory, vanity, conviction, bravery, truth, religion, and wealth. The author links personal discipline with external trust, noting deceit, dual loyalties, and the limits of faith and appreciation in shaping a life.
Verlerant Household Notes A Simple Wardrobe
A bedroom door may be turned into a wardrobe by adding a shelf above the lintel and hooks below and along the door. Hang cretonne curtains from the shelf to the floor and tack them to the door jambs to keep out dust.
How to wash and dry a chamois properly
Instructions advise washing a chamois with good white soap in soft water without rubbing. Rinse in cold water, shake, shape, and lay to dry. When partly dry rub between hands and repeat until fully dry to avoid stiffness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Make a DIY mat from ticking and newspaper layers
A Boston Post tip suggests stacking six sheets of newspaper under ticking and trimming with carpet edges to create a mat for in front of a sink. Stitch layers firmly and avoid shaking when dusty. sweep instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Cleaning method uses lime and washing soda on white fabric
The Boston Post describes a cleaning recipe combining 4 teaspoons chloride of lime and 12 teaspoons washing soda in a quart and a pint of water. Boil water and soda, add lime, strain through muslin, soak the article briefly, then rinse. It targets only white material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Paris Theatre Hat Rule Seeks Clear View for Spectators
The Municipal Council theatre committee proposes that every spectator may request the on duty police officer to remove any hat blocking the stage view. If the wearer resists, the officer may eject her from the theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Novel mending method for torn woolen or silk dresses
The Boston Post describes a patching technique for round holes in wool or silk garments. Frayed edges are smoothed, a dampened thin mucilage is placed under the hole, a heavy weight applied until dry, and the repair is then nearly invisible on careful inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Kitchen Cabinet from Old Packing Case
A wall mounted cabinet built from an old packing case measures 26 inches wide 21 inches high and 5 inches deep. Finish with sandpaper and stain to match kitchen woodwork. The downward front serves as a shelf or mixing board for spices baking powder biscuit cutter rolling pin and more secured by iron brackets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Cherry Dumplings With Cherry Sauce A Retro Recipe
A historical recipe explains cherry dumplings cooked in boiling water with a thick batter of flour eggs butter sugar and cherries. The sauce blends powdered sugar butter egg and cherry juice. A Raisin and Rhubarb Pie option is also listed with raisins rhubarb sugar and flour in two crusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Telegram
Hat origins traced from Roman journey wear to English use
The article traces the modern brimmed hat to the Roman peta sus worn on journeys and notes Greek brim usage. It asserts hat adoption in England post Norman Conquest and mentions Britain and Canada mining figures, including a Canadian note of 26 million dollars in minerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petasus
England
Also Mentioned on This Page
M. E. Braddon
British Columbia
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!