Tag Archives: Alice French

The Art of Cooking: St. Katharine’s Cookery Book

Posted on March 7, 2025 by SCblogger

Looking through our archives, we came across a small book printed in 1913. The Saint Katharine’s Cookery Book is filled with recipes from students, faculty, and local supporters of the former girls’ boarding school. Please click here for more information … Continue reading →

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Sources for the Study of Davenporters’ Experiences in WWI

Posted on May 4, 2018 by SCblogger

A century ago, in the spring of 1918, the first soldiers from Davenport to see foreign service in the conflict that would later become known as the First World War arrived safely in France. The Davenport Democrat and Leader and the Daily Times published … Continue reading →

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The Weekly Outlook: D.N. Richardson and Ads of Interest

Posted on February 10, 2011 by SCblogger

THE WEEKLY OUTLOOK  —  DEVOTED TO HOME & OUTING LIFE, LITERATURE, ART, MUSIC & THE DRAMA (Volume 1 — Number 8, August 29, 1896) NOTABLES   A fine lithographic portrait of D. N. Richardson graces page one of the Outlook this week, … Continue reading →

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The Weekly Outlook: French, Terpsichore, and Night Blooms

Posted on November 15, 2010 by SCblogger

THE WEEKLY OUTLOOK  –  DEVOTED TO HOME & OUTING LIFE, LITERATURE, ART, MUSIC & THE DRAMAc (Volume 1  Number 6  – August 15, 1896) NOTABLES: The cover of today’s edition is graced with an image of local novelist Alice French.  … Continue reading →

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A Fine Day for a Dedication

Posted on October 5, 2009 by SCblogger

Have you ever wondered if children of the nineteenth century groaned when it was time to return to school after summer break?  If they did grumble about such things the week of September 10, 1866 would have been the time–back … Continue reading →

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Ode to Oakdale

Posted on August 31, 2009 by SCblogger

 One of the difficulties in locating death records in Iowa is that they did not exist prior to 1880.* This means that roughly fifty years worth of ancestors passed away in our state without leaving behind that vital (if you’ll pardon … Continue reading →

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The Art of (Alice) French Cooking

Posted on December 8, 2008 by SCblogger

We are about half way through the season of Holiday Feasting, where Thanksgiving dinners (and the leftovers) have mercifully worn off and many of us begin to look forward to the next traditional fancy dinner with joy or with dread—depending, … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Women

Posted on March 3, 2008 by SCblogger

Without women, the Davenport Public Library would not be here today, and this space would be taken up with a lament on the city’s shocking illiteracy rates. Sure, Andrew Carnegie was the one who challenged Davenporters to vote for a … Continue reading →

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