Launching a Vessel and the Moment of Buoyancy
An early description explains launch science, detailing the moment of buoyancy as the crucial point when a ship enters water. It discusses how calculations prevent cradle damage and ensure safety, citing Ramillies as an example of excessive strain. Includes an ad for Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramillies
Chas, Oswald
Rensselaersville
N. Y
Seth Burch
L. M. Bosworth Drug Store
One Nickel For Two Fares
A radio or newspaper clipping recalls a car scene where a generous passenger lends a nickel to a hurried rider after refusing to take a fare cue. The anecdote shows women aiding each other and contrasts with prior cents for change. It mentions Willis T. Morgan of Concord New Hampshire praising Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption after service in Cuba and the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Cuba
Philippines
Willis T. Morgan
Concord
N. H
Writer's Cramp Causes Burden, He Jests About Diet
Quote from a speaker describing recent illness as writer's cramp. He smiles faintly while adjusting his belt to show how it affects him, noting the ordinary stride is weighed down. The remark reflects fatigue and physical strain in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
German Tailoring Dialog On Cash And Installments
A brief exchange shows a student asking the cost of a suit, the tailor quoting fifty marks for cash and a hundred marks if paid in installments, with a requirement to pay half down in that case. The dialogue is attributed to a German source.
Unknown Friends Promote Chamberlain’s Colic Remedy
Many users attest to the remedy’s success for diarrhoea and bowel trouble though reluctant to publish testimonials. Widely known as a home medicine, it is recommended by friends and neighbors. For sale by Judisch Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judisch Bros
Dialogue Exchange Highlights Domestic Friction
A humorous London Answers exchange shows Mrs White and Mrs Black discussing marital agreement. Mrs Black notes harmony mostly exists except when the husband is in a bad mood or pig headed, suggesting occasional spats in married life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. White
Artist's Friday ritual sparks fish paintings
Miss Askham asks about daily animal pictures and Mr. D'Auber explains Friday painting includes fish subjects. The Cleveland Leader records a light exchange noting the artist's Friday focus on fish artworks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Askham
D’auber
Cleveland
Pointed Paragraphs and Quick Truths From Antrim to New Hampshire
The piece links blunt social advice with a wheezy moral about truth telling and efficiency. It cites a proverb about fine fish and inferior bait and warns that true dispositions emerge when drunk or when spending. It ends with a New Hampshire drug ad for coughs and lung cures priced at 50 cents and a dollar, trial bottle free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison Globe
New Hampshire
L. M. Bosworth Druggist
North Western Line Offers Summer Excursion Rates to West
Excursion tickets on the North Western line and affiliates go on sale July 3 and 4 at reduced rates with return valid through July 6 for trips where one way is 7.50 or less. Destinations include Cheyenne and La Salle in Colorado, Union Pacific routes east of Cheyenne, and other lines. Agents provide itineraries for San Francisco and Los Angeles with three daily fast trains, the Overland Limited, Los Angeles Limited, and China and Japan Fast Mail, plus drawing room and sleeper cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific R. R
Cheyenne
Wyo
la Salle
Colo
Colorado & Southern
Orrin Jet
D. S
A. Ry
R.R
Chicago & North-Western Ry
California
Overland Limited
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Salt Lake
China & Japan
Chicago & North-Western
Buckle's Unfinished Work and Final Endeavor
A summary of Buckle's lifelong project to trace civilization ending with his death in Damascus after twenty years of silent toil. The piece quotes his last exclamation about never finishing his book and references Macmillan’s Magazine commentary on his fate. It also advertises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for babies, noting its price and form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckle
Damascus
Macmillan
Divorce Petition In Iowa Court Seeks Absolute Separation
Rose A. Spratt files for absolute divorce from William G. Spratt in Story County Iowa. Desertion for two years cited as grounds. case to begin August 27 1906 at Nevada courthouse. Attorney H E Slattery represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of the
State of Iowa
Story County
A. D. Rose A. Spratt
Laintiff
William G. Spratt
Rose A. Spratt
District Court of
Iowa
Court House
Nevada
Ay County
H. E. Slattery
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Novelty Store
Parley Sheldon
Pres
F. H. Sehleiter
Ass’t Cash
AMES
Story County Bank
Don General Banking
Western National Bank
New York
Knanatle
Kachod & Kahne
First National Bank
Chicago
Marshalltown
Des Moines Savings Bank
Des Moines
Surance
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Ohio River
Gulf
G. A. Park
General Immigration and Industrial Agent
Louisville
Nashville
K. x. Ville
Johnson
Hssior
Grace Medical CO
Usz
Addres
Loughran & Bauer
Hollister
L. M. Bosworth
C. W. Payne, M. D
Boone, Iowa
B. G. Dyer, M. D
Groves
M’carthy & Lef
Adams
Mutual Phone
E. F. Posegate
Marquette
Marquette Cement Mfg. CO
H. Kelso
D. D
Hamilton
C. B. Greeeee
Crown and Bridge
Mutual
Gamble’s
F. H. Waters
Ames Savings Bank
Ames, Iowa
McCord
Bosworth
W. E. Harriman
McWilliam
Ducing Sale
J. B. Kooser & Company
Shoshoni, Wyo
Reservation
B. Jones
Trav
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
Eagle Grove
Wind River Reservation
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!