Lavender by Lizette Woodworth Reese
In a lavender scented Virginia twilight Mrs Field awaits her missing daughter Jean as a lonely market garden, church, and memory-haunted life reveal their long held wounds. A neighbor, the minister's wife, sketches a fragile bond while lavender blooms test the ache of longing and return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Davis
Wong
Marrie
Tom Dushie
Mr. Davis
Mic’ Lela
Mrs. Fiel
John Field
Mrs. Field
Jean
Queen Wilhelmina’s daily life and Dutch royal duties
A detailed portrait of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands highlighting her daily routine, state affairs, and public duties. It describes her early rising, meetings with ministers, and visits to hospitals and exhibitions, plus her residence at Het Loo and The Hague. It notes her birth date August 31, 1880 and her status as a wealthy reigning monarch.
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Nassau
Wilhelming
Thegne of
Tolland
Bo Tong
House of Orage
Wilhelmina
Wilhelmine
Loa
Het Loa
Gelderland
Apeldoorn
Veluwe
Prince Consort
The
Hague
Loo
Kiss Jokes and Humorous Exchanges Across Papers
A collage of quotations and witticisms from various papers, touching on marriage and divorce satire, a comic portrait studio quip, a booking clerk gag about change, and a domestic joke about hat styles and household clutter. The snippets reflect light, theatrical humor and everyday urban life.
The Best of Reasons and a Familiar View
A wry comic exchange about lodging crowded with boarders and scarce apartments. The landlady jokes that while rooms are plentiful, boarders are not, as a motorist quips about designing a ceiling resembling a touring car bottom to match waking mornings.
The Road and Long Journeys Through Life
A collage of verse about a hard road yet hopeful, plus humorous vignettes from a small town. Anecdotes touch on family life and a lighthearted penny misadventure, ending with a schoolroom quip about a hat letter and a teacher’s routine.
University of Virginia Increases Endowment To Million
Adda Million to its Endowment. Having raised $500,000 to duplicate Andrew Carnegie's gift and having received Mr. Carnegie's check for the half million, the University of Virginia now has $1,000,000 in cash to add to Its endowment. The $500,000 given by Mr. Carnegie will become the permanent endowment of at least six schools in the university—the school of engineering, the school of political economy and political science, two chairs in the school of law, the school of English and the school of pathology. These will be named for great men who have helped build the university and the republic.
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University
Republic
President’s gift flood noted in Cleveland reminiscence
In McClure’s Magazine March issue George F. Parker recalls President Cleveland receiving an enormous number of gifts. After his first term Cleveland ordered a tour of his vast collection. Parker describes a disused room holding perhaps ten to twelve thousand items and six to seven thousand photographs, likening it to a photographic warehouse.
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George F. Parker
Mr. Cleveland
McClure
Cleveland
Parker
Giant 200 Foot Flagpole for Alaska Yukon Exposition
Pierce county to furnish a 200 foot fir flagpole for the Alaska Yukon exposition. Judge Hanford of the federal court arranged transport to the exposition grounds where the pole will be erected with ceremony by the Washington Society Sons of the Revolution.
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Pierce County
Hanford
Federal Court
Exposition Grounds
Washington Society
Sons of the Revolution
Tacoma Ledger
Tit for Tat Sparks Move to Better Locality
A brief exchange shows Jones declaring he will move to a better locality, while Smith plans to stay put. Jones questions if Smith will wave goodbye. Smith confirms no wave, signaling a parting over residence.
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Jones
Smith
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Lavender
Lizette Woodworth Reese
Mis’ Field
Susanna
Juan
Miram
Lippinnett
Duich
Europe
Amsterdam
Lady
Swell
Wilhelmina Helene Pauline Maria
Holland
Gime
Unny
Birmingham Age Herald
Kinning
Chicago
Boston Herald
Lordh Longsox
Dauber
Lardi
Boffin
Gueet
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