These letters describe how two young women in 1925 (100 years ago!) decided to spend their money, in both cases, $1. (For reference, $1 in 1925 is equivalent to over $18 in 2025.)  A Gift for Another Mother I am going to tell you about a dollar I spent. It is very seldom I go to the city to trade,…

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…

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…

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. Wouldn’t you love to have a maid to help you keep your house? Someone to do all those random chores to free us up for those things that only we can do. We do have modern servants everywhere in our homes, helping to make our lives easier. We’re so…