Prisoner Murphy and ex commissary reunite after Libby escape
A Chicago News correspondent describes a meeting in Centralia Illinois where Capt. Jack Warner alias Quartermaster Murphy, once Libby prison prisoner, greets the ex commissary who exposed his identity. The tale recalls hospital passes for medical prisoners and a shared past as a rebel and Union officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Jack Warner
Quartermaster Murphy
Libby
Murphy
New York
Gibbs
Two men in Smith's barber shop spar over hair
A brief note from Bowersville Georgia recalls a curious exchange at Smith's barber shop. One man with red hair and a baldheaded companion argued about hair availability, joking that there was little red hair left when they were distributing hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith’s
Bowersville (Ga.) Union
The Rose by Any Other Name and St Jacobs Oil Power
The text notes that a name does not heal but St Jacobs Oil has become a global household term. It is seen as a conqueror of pain, with people recognizing its remedy effects through the brand name rather than philosophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butlin
Savannah
Swift
Dan Leahy
Jersey City
N.J
A Well Known Author Gives Up Seat on Street Car
A well known author in a street car rises to give his seat to a stout woman who does not acknowledge the civility. The act causes lively chatter among passengers as a remark about a boy’s cowardice and a joke about vaccination are noted in the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicollet Avenue
Oreasion
James
Minneapolis Tribune
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chicago News
Centralia
Ils
Jones
Smith
Birrers
Paris
Jim Webster
Darkey
Pennsylvania
Farge
George
Abe
Met
McCabe
Plaintif
Henderson & Minear
Acker
Henderson and Minear
Boston Transcript
Samuel A. Decker
East
Rich St
Columbus
Ohio
Kentucky
Chicago
Walrf
Brown
California
Sam
Summer
Sam. Sommer
Messenger Office
Poland
China
Miss Abbott
Ben Bolt
AI Woodyard
Chase P. O
Athens Country
Washington Correspondence & Political News
Cleveland Weekly
Leader Herald
Leader Printing Co., Publishers
Fama
England
Nottinghams Hospital
America
Roosevelt
Nottingham
L. Pred Halpolay
New York City
Dallas
Hot Springs
Texarkane
Will Jones
Porter
Cisco
Texas
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
St. Nion Pass
T. A. Slocum
Adam T.S. Page
East 26Th St
H. J. Hoymes
M. D
Herdfield RecuLator Co
Iami Commercial College
Dayton
Ocalan
Pat S
Wis
Ely
Laren
Mead
Denggins
ELY Brothers
Owego
N. Y
Sibbald, Thompson & CO
Cincinnati
O. Legare
Addleman
Court Street
West Side
Athens, OH
Prine
Rame
Mae Sengkk
BANKS
A. Norton
D. H. Moonx
Cashire J.m.weicn
First National Bank
Athens, Ohio
Athens
THE
State Bank of Ohio
U.S
United States
Europe
the Bank OF Athens
Athens, O
John Brown
J.D. Brown
Cashier
Amuel
Knowles
C.S. Welch
Welch
Charles Townsend
Welch & Welch
Attorneys AT Law
Supreme
John Welch
J.M. Welch
Comrades Pwr House
W. W. Watkins
Athens, Ont
John Ring
Go. W. Towsley
Atkinson
Warren House
E. Dean
Amesville
Athens County
J.S. Basom, D. D.S
J. E. Edmundson
Phoenix Block
J.M. Wallace
Orrick
Dyson's
Main Street
UBIO
A. Dille
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!