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Portrait of John Frank Rogers
Rogers & Rogers
A newspaper clipping of a photographic headshot captioned "John Frank Rogers, Member of Law Firm Rogers & Rogers." J.F. Rogers is likely the nephew of Lucinda L. Cornell.
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Ten Times More: By This Much, Says One Winner, Was the Offer Exceeded
Geneva Cornell
A cutting of a short newspaper review from Geneva Cornell on a trip she took that The Commercial Tribune sponsored, organized and/or possibly funded.
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Honori Cornell's Funeral Bill, June 7, 1903
Geneva Cornell
Bill from Edward E. Fisher & Co about Honori Cornell's funeral expenses, paid for by her sister Geneva Cornell. It reads "
Miss Geneva Cornell
Honori Cornell Miller
Casket 85.00
Funeral Car 10.00
Embalming 10.00
5 Dryer chairs 1.25
Death Note in journal 50 Dispated 50 1.00
Carrying remains from hospital to house 8.00
115.25
June 22 Ambulance #1421 9.00
124.25
Aug 24 By cash 95.00
29.25" and the back reads "Honori’s Funeral Expenses paid for by Aunt Geneva (her sister! Not her husband)"
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Loan Record of Geneva Cornell, April 17, 1903
Geneva Cornell
Paper containing records of Geneva Cornell's loan to Roy and Holly Cornell and the repayment terms, starting in 1903 and ending in 1926.
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Wedding Announcement of Honori May Cornell to John Daniel Miller
Honori May Cornell and John D. Miller
The Wedding Announcement of Miss Honori May Cornell, of Westerville, to John Daniel Miller, of Dayton, on January 5, 1903, which was printed in a local newspaper.
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Electrotherapeutics: Its Applications in Medicine
Otto Bishop Cornell
This is Otto Bishop Cornell's A.M. Thesis on "Electrotherapeutics," submitted to Otterbein University on June 9, 1902.
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Store Coupon for Photographer
Lane & Company
This ticket is a coupon for a local Columbus photography studio, Lane & Co.
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Family Register from the Bible of Benjamine Merriss and Angeline Strain
Benjamine Merriss and Angeline Strain
Family Bibles from the 1800s often included a family register or registry section for recording important events, such as births, deaths, and marriages. This family registry includes information about the nine children of Benjamine Merriss and Angeline Strain: Abigail, Ellery S., Mercy L., Lucinda Lenore, Franklin J., Julia A., Mercy L., William A., and Paris L.
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Daily Strength for Daily Needs
Mary W. Tilfston
"Daily Strength for Daily Needs," edited and/or complied by Mary Wilder Tilfston, is a devotional compilation written in the late 19th century. The book is organized with daily selections of prose, poetry, and scripture verse designed to provide guidance and strength to the reader as they live their everyday life.
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A Simple but Efficient Cough Mixture
Unknown
A recipe for cough syrup, labeled as "Miss Mannings Cough Mixture, Atlanta, 1895" on the backside of the paper, which reads: "A a simple but efficient cough mixture - Nicholeou's or Hoff's Malt Extract, one pint; whiskey (best), six oz; Glycerine (chemically [?]), 6 oz; juice of six lemons; crushed sugar, 2 oz. Mix and Boil ten minutes. Dose, from 1 to 2 teaspoon [?] to 1 to 2 tablespoon [?], according to the age, every one, two or three hours as may be indicated."
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Philalethea Certificate for Abbie Geneva Cornell
Archives and Abbie Cornell
Philalethea Society Certificate for Abbie Geneva Cornell.
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Otterbein University Diploma of Abbie Geneva Cornell
Archives and Abbie Cornell
A. Geneva Cornell's Bachelor of Liberal Arts diploma from Otterbein University.
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A. Geneva Cornell's Autograph Book
Abbie Geneva Cornell
An autograph book (known as the Galaxy Album) belonging to A. Geneva Cornell, It contains many signatures obtained from the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. Several of them are in Arabic from the workers on Cairo Street, others are from fellow visitors to the World's Columbian Exposition.
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Bill from The Knox Shoe House
Lucinda L. Cornell and The Knox Shoe House
This is Lucinda L. Cornell's bill from the Knox Shoe House, dated October 15, 1890.
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Valentine Hearts
Otterbein University
Two intertwined Valentine Hearts (one pink, one white) with the words "My heart and love."
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Neil Avenue Article
Mary McGarey
An article from the Columbus Dispatch by Mary McGarey concerning Neil Avenue.
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Chicago World's Fair Ticket
Otto Cornell
Daily Admission Pass for Otto Cornell to the World's Columbian Exposition, or Chicago World's Fair, held in 1893 in Chicago, Illinois. A circular photograph of a young man in a hat and tie is pasted on the backside of the ticket.
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Ted Ross Airplane Photo
Ted Ross
Photo of a downed airplane with the caption “The machine Ted Ross fell in”.
