Margaretta Kennaird and Kathleen in heroic social climb
The lengthy genealogy and fortune trials of Margaretta Kennaird weave through London and New York, detailing her marriages to Maitland Kennaird, daughter Kathleen, and the Van Alstyne and Lispenard lines. The narrative tracks social ambition, poverty, and Kathleen’s emerging beauty and prospects amid elite circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tybilla
Alonzo
Fayette Mace
Kitty
Dut
Gardiner Lispenard
Crawford
Alonzo van Alstyne
Jie
Crawford Lispenard
Mitty
Des Notres
Uode
Mathreen
Mrs. Kennard
Kathleen
New Amsterdam
Martia van Lerius
Margaretta
Ninth Street
van Lorius
Mar
New York
van Lerius
Maitlind Kennsird
Frankland Kennaird
Maitland Montague Kennaird
Frankland
Descen
Muttland
Kennaird
Ees
Maitland
London
An Autumn Violet Fragment from Ruth Ramay
A poetic fragment set in New Orleans with Autumn personified as a girl in a shaded war of seasons. Vivid images of fallen leaves, a blush on Autumn's cheek, gold in her hair, and violists blooming beside withered scenery appear as nature recalls Spring and Summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Ramay
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Ann
Bay Rum Adulteration Alarms Barbers and Public
A New York importer reports that most bay rum used in barber shops is adulterated or diluted. He estimates only about 0 percent is genuine, noting that one gallon of pure bay rum can be stretched to ten gallons for shop use. Some shops charge extra, and chemicals are used to color diluted product, risking skin disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unele Coowford
Alonzo
Hector Ilchile
Hector
Geoking
Rou
Neever
Hlim
Wooter
Ben Dye
Tle Neeson
Neal Wind
Joney
Hom
Alonya
Jeiverton
Lin
Kathleen
Consianer
Katheen
England
Chichester
Pthers
Biesafad
Suntyeard
Bleecker
Tebilla van Alstyne
Elvilly
Warwickshire
Frankland
Franklin
London
Mayfair
Margaretta
Kennaird
Marrarella
Annger
Aman
Lord Rothsay
Earl of Anverndale
Lady Kennaird
New York and Son
New York
van Lervns
Shellot
Buckingham Palace
Frankland Kennaird
Mrs. Kennaird
Sultor
Hiialove
Atul
Max
United States
Cassius M. Clay
White Hall
Casius M. Clay
South
Kentucky
General Clay
Greely
Joel Hart
Mr. Clay
Henry Clay
Hart
Gortschakoff
Russia
Landseer
Alexander II
Clay
Abraham Lincoln
Philip Selden
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Allan
Fahrenheit thermometer and its boiling point scale
The text notes Fahrenheit set zero at a cold mixture of ice and salt and placed the boiling point at 2129 degrees above. It remarks that the Fahrenheit zero corresponds to real cold and that 10,212 volumes of mercury sit between zero and the water’s boiling point.
God Not A Man A Sermon On Divine and Human Image
In a hillside scene the pagan priest Balaam prays to a God not a man and the preacher argues that while God reveals Himself in Christ and calls all peoples to Him, God remains infinitely greater and unchanging compared to humanity. The sermon stresses that God is the universal Father and impartial judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay
Henry Clay
Webster
Mr. Clay
M. Brown
Yrank G
Carpenter
Balasm
Tinlak
God
Phillips Brooks
Balaam
Allah
Odin
Aries
Peter
Lim
Jesus Christ
Christ
Hosea
Hraim
Israel
Balak
Tulak
Gol
Ant
Church
Society of Heaven
Earth
Ephraim
Also Mentioned on This Page
Andy
Grace Hackensack
Alaska
Lincoln
Tim
War
Difpatch
RicumMoxp
Blue Grasn
Hamlin
Terry Oley
Yale College
Seward
Washington
Union
Hussia
Congress
Springfield
Spain
White House
Perry
Collins
Siberia
Sibley
Western Union Telegraph
America
Bering Straits
St. Petersburg
Perkins
Chortschakotl
Chortechakotl
F. D. Beker
Europe
Nea
Adama
Dayton
Kenucky
Mr.Clay
Sanford
Belgium
Senator Baker
Oregon
Gottschahot
Baker
Varia
Wang
Thavencah
President Lincoln
Alexander
George Kennan
Rrussia
Jackson
Julius Cwsar
Cresar
Lexington
Barbee Shop Bay Rum
Grod
Eden
TITIS
Jesus of
Navareth
Galilee
Jesus of Nazareth
Jerusalem
Rome
Athens
God the Father
Holy Spirit
Father
Grorce
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