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Blank illustrated stationery for Edyth La Velle, "America's Champion Lady Bicyclist". With five portraits of La Velle, "Queen of the Bicycle," four of which feature her posing with or performing tricks on a bicycle.

Descriptions of exhibits at the Midway of the Pan American Exposition.

Sends a copy of one of her Little Colonel books, but not the one in Arizona. Life in Arizona is very quiet; she can walk for hours and meet no one, sees no cowboys, and few Native Americans.

Details of the clothing she is sewing with her new sewing machine. “You don’t know what a fine dress maker I am. I am seriously thinking of putting out my shingle.” Comments on children’s schools and her belief that it is unwise to change their schools too frequently. Thoughts on taking evening courses, dances, Edwin Stowell reading sermons at New Salem, and going to Boston for shopping. Notes on a local woman’s hired help and her difficulties with her cat and dog. Would like her to visit if they come for Boston’s Mechanics fair.

Description of the Queen. Playing deux piano in the Queen’s boudoir. Dinner with the King and Queen.

Discussion of Joan’s current housing and the activities of her family. Joan works for social reformer Octavia Hill. Extensive talk of the art scene and theatre performances in London.

Attempts to explain his actions over the past 4 years. Travails of marriage, life, shortage of money, separations, Gertrude’s illness and family. Places blame on Gertrude's emotional and physical distance.

A child's account of a father's physical, verbal, and emotional abuse. Notes their mother's illness and the child's efforts to get medical attention, despite his father's opposition. Dr. Mary Dunning provided services and a prescription (despite unpaid medical bills), which the child paid for with personal money. Describes the father's abuse of the mother, withholding food, and trying to get the children's money. The mother accidently ingested "the poison medicine We used for the Babys eye that had an ulser in, caused by a filthy disease that Pa brought to the Baby." Father threatens to kill the child. [NB: A previous cataloger attributed this manuscript to Darwin W. Esmond.]

Visited with sister, Grace.

Worried about Thomas. Olive has recently visited and is doing very well.