Tolstoys Children And A Life Of Quiet Strife
A fragmented obituary essay on Tolstoy and his family, contrasting the great writer's spiritual struggle with the alleged turmoil among his heirs. It muses on his ascetic lifestyle, wife Sophie’s remorseful letter, and the clash between fatherly ideals and his children's pursuit of wealth and personal freedom. The piece reflects on faith, legacy, and the burden of genius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Talstoy
Allah
Tolstoy
Plex
Yasaaia Tojana
Gren
Sophie Andrejevna
Len
Leo
Yonath
Ler Nicholairvitch
Samuel
St. Ih
Nistay
Marchise
Tel
Tolstoy Kent
Seain i
Meroshkowsk
Len Tolstoy
Ruran
Nathine
Tolalay
The Plebian Panacea at a Me Key to Life meeting
Frances Ly Garsiite reports on a Me Key to Life club gathering where sisters shared personal remedies for mood and trial. A speaker described washing with soap suds as a soothing occupation, while others recalled Emerson and Goethe quotes and recounted poignant memories of Tolstoy and a railway station farewell. The room fell silent, showing the clash between intimate truth and the group’s desire for conventional cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Goethe
Key To Life Club
Poly Ldo
Lysander Joan Appleton
Drst
Juabe
Reflections of a Bachelor and Fashion Trends in Early Spring
A fragment discusses temper and morality, then shifts to fashion notes. It describes materials like worsteds and tism blends, Peter Thomsons, and Russian influences. Highlights include sashes, afternoon toilettes, and artificial flowers as the season's style features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Thomsons
Vida Invents Sock Stocking on Broadway
Vida Invents Sock-Stocking Vida Invents Sock-Stocking presents a burlesque fashion stunt on Broadway as Tisatar of the Balkan Princess showcases stockings that begin like real hosiery and abruptly end. Press agent Miss Whitmore notes the illusion remains visible, with stockings seemingly reborn and restored through dramatic display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tisatar
Broadway
Miss Whitmore
Jaca
Sewing Aid Eases Sleeve Adjustment for Infants
A fragment describes threading a tiny linen tape through the French seam inside the sleeve to adjust sleeve length. A longer piece is secured at the wrist with a shorter piece at the armhole, drawing up to desired length and tying. This method allows easy tightening or lengthening of sleeves for infants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Infante
Lurkspur
Inrkspur
Latkapur
Cynthia Grey's Advice On Work For A Twenty Year Old
In a column by Cynthia Grey a reader asks about suitable work for a young woman anxious to avoid low paid roles. Grey argues education does not lock women to any single path and endorses accepting a promised position while maintaining standards. She urges choosing honest, respectable work whether in service or clerical tasks and suggests balancing jobs with opportunities to save.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othura
The Woman Beautiful Hair and Skincare Tips
A historic reader correspondence offers home remedies for vermin on the head using inkspur and shampoo, camphor water for oily noses, and facial cleansing with soap and warm water. It includes requests for a stamped envelope, Berlin dietary for reducing flesh, and instructions for henna hair dye using dried leaves and boiled water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M
Fragmented Advice Amid Odd Health and Courtship Bits
A garbled page mixes witty domestic maxims with stray medical instructions and old time advice. It references a few social norms about courtship and manners, notes about a cat in ancient Meyntians lore, and includes miscellaneous instructions on grooming and tonics.
Selvedge as Character in Ada Patterson's Tale
A reflective essay uses selvedge as a metaphor for character in a crowded city life. It contrasts busy, successful figures with deeper loyalty and kindness, noting how preoccupations shape perception and revealing a midtown urban mood and moral fabric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grestio
DeWitt Talmugs
Broadway
Righ
Ing Dears
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cupid
Tolstoy's Children
Potix Salien
Ian
Boonia
Poe Jol
Malta
Pris
Pawar Wines
Fashions
Vida
Vida Whitmore
Cynthia Grey
Germaine
Berlin
Dumk
Leehall
Phenna
Walter
Uae
Hood
Selvedge
Ada Patterson
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!