Rabbit Eggs and Earnest Eyes in Easter Morning
A narrator reflects on Blue Eyes and a little Easter basket, comparing childish innocence to adult ambition. He cautions against seeking value in hollow rabbit’s nests, urging knowledge of law, cause and effect, and personal responsibility to avoid disappointment as one grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden
Heaven
Bay
Abe
Blue
Rabul
Republic of Letters
Cates
Tsaw
Aten
Meas
Sian
Prinnciiples
Chen
Prome
Mars
City cyclists push for riverbank cycle track by expropriation
Enthusiastic cyclists, led by Professor Harry Foote, sign a petition urging the mayor and city council to expropriate land for a riverbank cycle track. Plans include dredging Gravesend Bay near Ulmer Park, filling with sand and ash, then building a 200 by 20 foot swimming pool inside the track enclosure as a demonstration project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravesend Bay
Ulmer Park
Dinner Park
United we stand cycle dealers urged to unite
A fragmentary discussion urges cycle dealers in the city to form a united front to improve conditions for wheel enthusiasts. The piece mentions individuals like Eugene Herndon, Jack Sly, and Clarence Blarin, hints at new bicycle accessories, and notes a saloon directory amidst other items. A separate brief recalls a child’s tender tribute to Dickens at Westminster Abbey with violets placed on Dickens tomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Herndon
Dickens
Westminster Abbey
Chas. Dickens
Jock
Pall Mall Gazette
Himelf
Insurance Certificates and Society Gossip Mixed in Vintage Notices
A dated batch of official certificates from the Office of Commissioner of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics and History in Austin certifies that the Niagara Fire Insurance Company of New York and the Manchester Fire Assurance Company of Manchester England fully comply with Texas laws and hold Authority Certificates valid through 1898, followed by a domestic society anecdote about Mrs Baxstone and her social schedule, ending with a three-year-old Evangeline asking if her mother and father are staying home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Agriculture, Insurance
Austin
Tex
Niagara Fire Insurance Company
New York
Texas
Mia
Jefferson Johnson
D. Scudddr
D. Scudder
Evangeline
Fashion Fancies Describe Spring Accessories and Fabrics
The article catalogs spring fashion trends including oxidized silver chatelaine pieces for Leo serpents, black net visiting costumes with chiffon interlacing, and souvenirs like a Maine battleship oval brooch. It highlights satin, lace, ribbons, and new hatpins, as well as popular colors and fabrics such as turquoise brown pink molase patterns and old warder pastes in hat florals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo
Sancis
Maine
Elower
College
Perialan
The Shepherdess Hat And Other Fashion Notes
In spring shopping reports the shepherdess hat with Chantilly ends, feathers, plumes and rosettes is shown stylish. Jewelry features oxidized silver links with rubies and turquoise, while belts use green snakeskin. A broad essay on balance of life follows, discussing how favorable and unfavorable conditions shape health, diet, and disease, with milk cited as a dangerous ideal. County road work and repairs are noted alongside minor bids for grubbing and a bridge repair in Gonzales road projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boeth
Brosnce
Boards of Health
American Medico-Surgical Bulletin
de Pinte
Nerer
A. Rittmhan
Mittwan
C. Braum
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sunday Light
Imawtomio Light Publishing CO
Peel
San Texas
Light Pur. CO
Mer T. B Johnson
Schumacher
T. B. Johnson
Harry Foote
Travis Pack
Spain
France
Union
Waco
India
Lisse Ag
Bom
Seria
San Antonio
Childrens
Jack Sly
Clarence Blariln
Evangeline Jookel
Gull Brothers
Yvohn Rosshardt
Mahincks
Fchleyer Grodhers
Maverick
Cooley’s
Dick Strayhorn
Soltihern
Scholz’s
Gairden
Scudder
Insurance
Pythias
Edward Creen
Alamo and
Commetes Street
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