from 1896– A day in which no breathing-space has been found is a wicked day. Not only is it our duty to the bodies which God has given to care properly for them, but it is, moreover, a positive duty to our fellow-man.  from 1879– People do not know how to divide between the needful and the needless; they forget…

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. If you’ve ever thumbed through an old cookbook, you can’t help but notice the pie chapter. It goes on and on and on. And every old cookbook has a different assortment of pie recipes. I could spend the rest of my life trying the many ways to fill a…

Did you ever think about taking a vacation at home? Here is an article from 1913 with some recommendations. It’s time to think once more about vacation. What? Not going to take one this year? Can’t afford it? Times have been hard—you’ve had sickness these last months, and your pocketbook is about empty? But you need it, friend. How about…

What a brave young woman to live by herself in the wilderness on a Wyoming ranch! I wonder what circumstances brought about her solitary homemaking? This passage–a magazine interview–gives us a very small glimpse into what must have been a fascinating life. -Laurie A young woman in Wyoming writes: “This country is so different, so big, that the horizon alone…