Violet Meaning at a House Party Misunderstanding
In a 1908 social tale Miss Anstruther and Carrollton discuss violets as a symbol of romantic intent. A mix up at a country house leads to a mistaken engagement, truth revealed in a doorway confrontation, and a lighthearted plan to set matters straight with Patricia and Ethel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Carrollton
Miss Anstruther
Mr. Morris
Garrolston
Ethel Wheatley
Ming
Nogie
Miss An
Bills Anstruther
Billard Room
Mr. Carrollton
Miss Wheatley
Patricia
Joe
Amputation Tale Moves Aged Medical Men
An eight year old girl faces leg amputation after injury. She endures without crying while holding her cherished doll. A physician jokes about amputating the doll's leg, prompting the girl to sob that it would hurt the doll too much.
King James I Book Bindings in Royal Collection
A description from Chambers Journal highlights king James I as a fervent patron of literature and art. It notes fine bindings including a British Museum piece in brown calf with fleur-de-lis, and a crimson velvet folio with England's arms in gold thread. Binders John Gibgon and the Barkers are named as royal practitioners, though few works survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James 1
British Museum
England
John Gibgon
Scotland
Barkers
Chambers’ ‘Journal
Running Amuck: A Malay and the Real or Fancied Stain
A compact report notes a Malay individual driven to violence by insult or slight. The piece states he will brood over a real or imagined stain and may act to wipe it out, reflecting a mindset of retaliatory bloodshed.
Pella News Notes and Local Ventures Highlight Busy Week
The article covers local business activity at a brick and tile plant with large production figures and a new kiln, schedules for a Canada trip, showgirl Nan Patterson engagement in Des Moines, a Pleasantville baseball game, and various community updates. It mentions Dekoration Day hours, traveling salesmen, visitors from Missouri, and praise for Pella public schools. It also notes window displays at Wormhoudt Clothing and a pig-breeding letter from J H Ver Steeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Ver Steeg
Albert
Kansas
Cripple Creek
The snail endures without air and water in shell
The text notes Leppert’s claim that life ends without air water nourishment or heat, then cites Spallanzani showing snails survive when conditions are altered. It describes a land snail retreating into a sealed shell during frost, its mouth opening hermetically sealed, implying survival on minimal exposure.
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Leppert
Spallanzani
American Women and the Prestige of Domestic Labor
A Housekeeper excerpt contrasts American women who manage home work with European views. It notes Americans who perform chores or supervise them, then attend clubs or read papers, maintaining social standing. The piece lauds American praise of labor as dignified and influential.
Sailors trousers widen from knees to aid water work
The London Standard explains sailors trousers are baggy from the knees to the ankles to be easily turned up when working in water. It argues knee breeches would not allow turning up high enough without hindering movement, given sailors’ need to handle wet tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Standard
No Words Wasted Nora and the Wrong Numbers
A fragment from Lippincott shows Nora the servant answering a doorbell and misdirecting the master. She reports a young man seeking the wrong numbers, speaking with colorful indirect phrasing that colors the scene in a humorous, rustic voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora
Sor
Lippincattis Magazine
Russian Scare In Australia In Early Melbourne History
A fragment recounts a period when fears of Russians in Sydney and Melbourne ran high. An omnibus steamer from London allegedly fired guns near Melbourne harbor, prompting Melbourne authorities to mobilize military and naval resources before realizing the alarm was mistaken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Sydney
Melbourne
Australa
London
Four Changed Woman follows a traveler's quip on marriage
A fragment portrays a traveler remarking on marriage and time passing. Mia Youngley recalls clipping recipes from papers as the other speaker mentions changes since school. The odd dialogue hints at a dated, newspaper-like fragment with scattered proper nouns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Youngley
Philo
Adelphig
Presa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Northwestern Yeast CO
Chicago, Ill
C. E. Martin
S. S. Still College of Osteopathy
Des Moines
Iowa
Wormhoudt's Clothing
Pella
H. C. Ver Ploeg
Geo. J. Thomasson
Lay
Park
KI and
Dr. King
Ries
Langerak’s Drug Store
Lippincott’s
Monthly Magazine
Ateelf
Violets
A. M
Davier
Orden
Cory
Gesman & Warren
Canada
Rhynsburger’s
Verros
Nan Patterson
Caeser
Young
New York
Pleasantville
Green
D. C. Smith
Williamsburg
M. G. Bentley
Nebraska
Sea
EF. D. Stubenrauch
Marion County
Congress
George Stout
H. G. Cox
Columbia
Missouri
Cox
Wormhoudt Clothing
United States
William McKinley
Dick den Adel
Colorado
Rock Island
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Springs
Denver
Epworth Lee
Angelina
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