Real Queens and the Power They Wield Across Nations
A meditation on modern queens and the uncrowned rulers who shape history. The piece praises Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and compares official monarchs like Alexandra, Victoria, and Amelie with powerful nonroyal women in finance, literature, theatre, and music who command real influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandra
Great Britain
Victoria
Edward
England
Russia
Germany
Kausfrau
Wilhelmina
Hjolland
Messina
China
Bernhardt
Duse
Australia
Melba
Holland
An Infant Industry and the Crying Need of Milk
A humorous exchange on public health cites sterilized milk as the most crying need of the night, illustrating concerns about infant nutrition and safety. The dialogue contrasts ignorance with practical solutions in a period piece tone.
Little Bobby Pulls Cat's Tail Sparks Nursery Outcry
In the nursery, young Bobby teases the cat with its tail prompting laughter and a brief fuss as adults intervene. The incident highlights playful mischief and pet etiquette in the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Oldest Land in the World Laurentian Highlands
A historical note describes the Laurentian highlands across Canada as the oldest land in America and perhaps the world. It explains ancient geology with these worn mountains rising as North America formed, along with the later emergence of the Alleghenies, Rockies, and a growing United States from Wisconsin to Wisconsin and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
St. Lawrence
Mississippi
America
Agassiz
Globe
United States
Rockies
Wisconsin
Blue Ridge
Minnesota
Atlantic
Excused Jurors and a German Language Clerkship
St Louis jurors offer diverse excuses to Judge Reynolds as they seek release from service. A German applicant complains his English is poor, but the judge retorts that no English is spoken in court. The piece blends courtroom anecdotes with an ad for Defiance Starch highlighting fabric care and stiffening strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Reynolds
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Style and the Dutch Chancellor in Public
The exchange mocks an elderly Dutch woman’s public emotion as “in the style” while a spiritualist medium exposes fake treasure as a trick to fool credulous crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wales
Portugal
Carlyle
Amelie
Carlos Portugal
Italy
Helena
Chemical National Bank
Europe
Rothschilds
France
Cephetua
d’Annunzio
Tell Samson
Hetty Green
New England
Disraeli
Humphry Ward
Thackeray
India
Asia
Sara Bernhardt
Laurentian Highlands
Nebraska
Cornell Engraving CO. Hall
N. Lith St
Lincoln
Marseilles
John Deere Plow CO
Omaha
Beatrice Creamery Co
Herbert E. Gooch CO
Fraternity Bldg
Bell Phone
Schmoller & Mueller Piano CO
South Eleventh St
F.W. Brown Lumber Co
Lincoln, Neb
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