Cissy Jayne’s Book Agent Venture in Downtown
In a downtown scene a slim twelve year old girl named Cissy Jayne winds up as a book agent. She persuades George Henderson to accept her two books on approval while recounting a family quarrel with his sister Ethel. Cissy coldly reveals her trail to dinner with George and notes Ethel’s worry over their past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cissy
George Henderson
George
Cissy Jayne
Georgie Henderson
Georgie
Porgie
Harvard
Miss Ethel
Papa Jayne
Ethel
Mame Oliver
Laura
Annie Pleasanton
The World’s Largest Books and a Vast Official History
A survey of colossal tomes notes the official U S history of the rebellion at 112 volumes costing 2.8 billion dollars with printing and binding dominating expenses. It also spotlights the British Museum’s Chinese encyclopedia of 5020 volumes produced under Kang-hè with Jesuit help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
British Museum
China
B. C
Kang-he
Kang
A Magnificent Woman Praises Peruna for Female Catarrh
A Chicago housekeeper, Clara Makemer of the Florence Crittenden Anchorage Mission, writes from 302 Chestnut Street praising Peruna as the best tonic for general debility liver issues and female dyspepsia. She claims Peruna helps with irregularities and weak nerves common to women and asserts it can avert pelvic catarrh related ailments. Health and Beauty details are offered free to women by The Peruna Medicine Co. in Columbus, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Makemer
Florence Crittenden Anchorage Mission
Chicago
Chestnut Street
Peruna
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Work Begins on Rob inson Hall at Tufts College
Construction started on Rob inson hall the new scientific school at Tufts college. Coeds at the University of Wisconsin wear short skirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson Hall
Tufts College
University of Wisconsin
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Annie
Davenport
Western Metallic Packing Co
Omaha
Nebr
General Incandescent Arc Lights Co
New York
Winchester Repeating Arms Co
New Haven
Conn
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
Plano Manufacturing Co
Mergenthaler Linotype Co
New York City
Union Boiler Tube Cleaner Co
Pittsburg
Gray Telephone Pay Station Co
Hartford
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!