Flowers of myth and memory in a leafy tapestry
A long essay traces the symbolic lives of flowers from primrose and tulip to iris lily and forget me not. It links flowers to heraldry politics and literature, noting Primrose Day for Beaconsfield and mythic origins from Paralisos to Narcissus and Iris legends across cultures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
France
Aphrodite
Juno
Garcius IV
Navarre
Order of the Knights of St. Mary of the Lily
Ferdinand of Aragon
Dundee
Florence
Garden of Eden
Paradise
Earth
Heaven
Danube
Jove
Storm of Cyclone Deaths Rips Across States
Chicago reports deadly storms moving through Alabama Tennessee and Georgia. Death toll rises with dozens killed and hundreds homeless as towns including Provencal Many La and Brookeland Tex suffer heavy damage. Georgia Alabama and Tennessee bear the worst toll with multiple fatalities and widespread destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Middle West
South
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Nashville
Memphis
Rome
DeKalb County
Atlanta
Ilinois
Dalton
Curryville
Columbus
Eagle and Phoenix Mills
Swift Manufacturing Company
Jacksonville
Ill
Charles Gilpin
Thomas Goodman
Manasco
Duke
Ala
James Haralson
B. Johnson
Pleasant Grove
Tenn
George W. Williamson
J. E. Mahon
Brookeland
Tex
Provencal
Lexington
Thorn
Green Threadgill
Huling
Hubert Brown
A. W. Wilkerson
Potts Camp
F. W. Friar
Belden
Miss
Tishomingo
Algoma
Middleton
Henry Stanley
Joseph Waldrop
Sabine Parish
Oliver Irvington
William Banks
Clarkston
Lalie Nash
Tucker
Gadsden
Ball
Grandy Stancil
Ford
Jasper Walraven
Lester Walraven
Monroe Barnett
Blakely
Benton County
Lewis Williams
Robert King
Rosedale
M. Barnett
Bolt
Will Martin
Louisiana
Mississppi
Tupelo
Corinth
Saltillo
Guntown
Madison
Henderson
Mississippi
Marshall County
New Albany
Cumberland Telephone Company
Havoc Inclinole
Charles & Farmer
Nervous Woman Plans to Cross Tracks After Train Delays
A timid woman in a rural town questions the station master about train times and expresses concern. After learning the 3:15 has passed and no trains are due soon, she decides with her farmer husband to cross the tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Notorious French Heroine Corday Tells Quiet Town History
Reader recalls Charlotte Corday in a casual chat while a neighboring discussion jokes about a bath killing. An 19th century style ad offers Mrs. Winslow's Syrup for teething pain and Mrs. Austin's pancakes claim a wholesome breakfast option for families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Charlotte Corday
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lord Beaconsfield
England
Paralisos
Mother Earth
Wall Street
Europe
Holland
Betes
Haarlem
Ion
Midas
Atys
Diana
Apollo
Jupiter
Narcissus
Ceres
Pluto
Hyacinth
Hyacinthus
Zephyr
Wordsworth
Australia
Lila
Stewart
Flexible Shaft Co
Wells and
Ohio
Sta
Chicago, Ill
Equest
Absorbine, JR
W.F. Young
P.D.F
Temple St
Springfield
Lena
School of Experience
Mrs. Austin
Foley Pilis
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