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Wedding Announcement Of Honori May Cornell To John Daniel Miller, Honori May Cornell, John D. Miller

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

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.

Electrotherapeutics: Its Applications In Medicine, Otto Bishop Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

This is Otto Bishop Cornell's A.M. Thesis on "Electrotherapeutics," submitted to Otterbein University on June 9, 1902.

Store Coupon For Photographer, Lane & Company

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

This ticket is a coupon for a local Columbus photography studio, Lane & Co.

Family Register From The Bible Of Benjamine Merriss And Angeline Strain, Benjamine Merriss, Angeline Strain

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

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.

Daily Strength For Daily Needs, Mary W. Tilfston

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

"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.

Loan To Alice B. And Holland Cornell, Bank Of Westerville

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

The bank record for a $50.00 loan that Alice Blanche Cornell and Holland Cornell received from G. W. Meeker and the Bank of Westerville.

"Westerville, April 3th 1895. Eight Months after date (?) promise to pay to the order of G. W. Meeker fifty dollars at Bank of Westerville, Westerville, O. Value received with 8% interest after maturity. Due Dec. 5/ '95. Alice Blanche Cornell, Holland Cornell." The back is signed by G. W. Meeker beneath an inked stamp that reads: "For value received, I hereby guarantee payment of the value note..."

A Simple But Efficient Cough Mixture, Unknown

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

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."

Philalethea Certificate For Abbie Geneva Cornell, Archives, Abbie Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Philalethea Society Certificate for Abbie Geneva Cornell.

Otterbein University Diploma Of Abbie Geneva Cornell, Archives, Abbie Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

A. Geneva Cornell's Bachelor of Liberal Arts diploma from Otterbein University.

A. Geneva Cornell's Autograph Book, Abbie Geneva Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

A pocket-sized autograph book (known as the Galaxy Album) belonging to A. Geneva Cornell. It contains many signatures obtained from the 1893 World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago. Several of them are in Arabic from the workers on Cairo Street, others are from fellow visitors to the World's Fair.

Bill From The Knox Shoe House, Lucinda L. Cornell, The Knox Shoe House

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

This is Lucinda L. Cornell's bill from the Knox Shoe House, dated October 15, 1890.

From The Cornell Diaries, Carol Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

An essay written about the Cornell Diaries.

Valentine Hearts, Otterbein University

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Two intertwined Valentine Hearts (one pink, one white) with the words "My heart and love."

Mother's Day Poem, H. John Beckwith

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

A newspaper clipping of "Mother's Day" poem by H. John Beckwith.

Doctor Bill, Angeline Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Doctor's bill for Angeline Cornell

Neil Avenue Article, Mary Mcgarey

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

An article from the Columbus Dispatch by Mary McGarey concerning Neil Avenue.

Otterbein Cemetery Map, Otterbein University

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Map of the Otterbein Cemetary

Chicago World's Fair Ticket, Otto Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

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.

Ted Ross Airplane Photo, Ted Ross

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Photo of a downed airplane with the caption “The machine Ted Ross fell in”.

Otterbein Gym Photo, Otterbein University

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Photo of the Otterbein Gym.

First Grade Class Photo, Otterbein University

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

A first grade class photo.

College Avenue Photo, Otterbein University

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Photo of College Avenue

Cairo Street Picture, Otterbein University

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

A sepia photograph of Otterbein students at Cairo Street in the Midway Plaisance at the 1893 World's Columbian Exhibition, or Chicago World's Fair. The architectural details in the background of the photo, like the striped arches mimicking the use of alternating light and dark stone, evoke elements of Islamic architecture.

Unknown Paper Scrap, Otterbein University

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Unknown Paper scrap with indecipherable writing

Double-Sided Notecard, Otterbein University

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

One double-sided notecard with handwriting about the diary entries

Lucinda And Alice Cornell Recipes, Lucinda Cornell, Alice Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

A page of recipes including Lucinda’s silver cake (1863) and Blanche’s brown bread (1899).

John Cornell's Will, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

A copy of John Cornell’s will.

Lucinda Insurance Documents, Lucinda Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Bills and mail addressed to Lucinda and Geneva Cornell, particularly from the Ohio Farmers’ Insurance Company

From The Cornell Diaries, Harold Hancock

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

An essay written about the Cornell Diaries.

Freemason Book, Otterbein University

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

A freemason text of their constitutions, from New York, 1801. Years were written according to AL. (Anno Lucis, Year of Light). AL is AD + 4000, so 1801 AD is 4801 AL.