From the diary of an ocean voyage (August, 1907). The diarist lives in Manhattan; she has just graduated from Swarthmore and is going to Berlin on a year's fellowship. She notes on the first day: The first cabin passengers are also a mixed lot. It is not at all a fashionable crowd. Some even...

I have this beautiful vase/pitcher and I have not been able to find any information about it. It is unsigned and about 7" x 5". Attached is are a few photos. Any ideas? http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn242/ramonaw30/1.jpg http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn242/ramonaw30/2.jpg...

I've always been interesting in collecting. I have recently found a piece that struck my fancy in a thrift store. It is a Deruta ceramic pitcher. On the bottom, it has a few markings: a.s./E.4 and Deruta italy and two straight line, short. It stands about 8" tall or so and has two plate type...

When a pitcher throws a ball after the ball leaves his hand is there a force still acting on it? Thanks;)

"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or...