A Natural Soldier Lieutenant Colonel Forrest in Harper's Magazine
A portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Forrest from Harper's Magazine portrays him as a born warrior. The text describes his imposing height two inches over six feet, hard blue eyes, Gaelic features, and a fierce resolve, with a blade and belt carrying two navy sixes. It notes his belief that war equals fighting and killing, and it references his Fort Donelson role in the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest
Alont
Fort Donelsan
John A. Wyeth
M. D
Harper’s Magagine
The Green Ray and Other Noted Oddities Across Cultures
The article surveys the green ray an optical phenomenon observed at sun rise or set with emerald light often seen over sea horizons and occasionally in Egypt or the Alps It notes its objective nature and atmospheric conditions and cites ancient Egyptian references Then it shifts to St Barbara the patron saint of gunners describing her maritime and military associations and her French festival While miscellany closes with a humorous vignette about a boy and heaven and a brief stray remark about a pawnshop in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules Verne
Alps
Piet Bey
Academie Des Sciences
Paris
Egypt
Alexandria
Suez
William Gaff
Memphis
Pyramid
Saggarah
St. Barbara
Ste. Barbe
France
Ganners
Sapeurs Pompiers
Pittsburg Dispatch
Dickens and Froebel as Childhood Reformers
James L. Hughes argues in Century that Dickens and Froebel best interpret Christ’s ideals of childhood. They oppose adult stamping of self development and favor child self activity, with Dickens a major advocate for early education and the kindergarten in Household Words 1855.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Froebel
Dickens
Agai
Dickens Iz
International Kindergarten Union
Century
Lavish 1884 New York Dinner Worth Ten Thousand
Euretta Van Vorst recalls in The Ladies' Home Journal a 1884 Delmonico dinner costing 10 000 dollars for 72 guests. The long oval table filled the ballroom with a floral wreath and a 30 foot miniature lake hosting four living swans on a moving water feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New
Delmonico
Fourteenth Street
Moses Grinnell
Wax Models And Naval Testing At Haslar
English admiralty uses paraffin wax to create scale models of new battleships tested in a Haslar tank. Wax models range 12 to 24 feet, tank 400 by 20 feet, wax chosen for water resistance and reusability. Full hull models exist in white pine with rudders keels and propeller gear for test accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty
Haslar
New York World
Appeal for Aid to Young Harris College Lays Out Fund Drive
The executive committee led by General A Evans and Reverends Sam P Jones and M J Cofer appeals for aid to Young Harris College claiming the institution transforms lives and requires at least fifty thousand dollars in endowment. They propose bonds or notes bearing five percent interest payable in five years and urge readers to send contributions to treasurer Billups Phinizy in Athens Ga. Monroe Ga March 1 reports Walton County court convicting Lump Atchison of murder with a life term recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Evans
Sam P. Jones
M. J. Cofer
Young Harris College
Georgia
Oglethorpe
New World
Young Harris School
Harris College
Canaman
Friends of Christian Education
Church
God and Humanity
Billups Phinizy
Athie Ga
Monroe
Walton Superior Court
Lump Atchison
Henry Wilson
Fraudulent cures advertised in paper request health frauds
A damaged OCR fragment warns of fraudulent medical schemes promising cures for wasting diseases and other ailments. It mentions fraudulent doctors, cash on delivery scams, and fake therapies offering “free” medicines to gullible readers, urging contact by mail.
German Navy Withdraws From Philippine Waters
The German government denies any plan to threaten the United States in the Philippines and orders all naval vessels withdrawn from Philippine waters. It states it will protect German subjects there under U.S. protection, signaling cordial German American relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Philippine Islands
Germany
Philippine
Mozley Lemon Elixir and Drops Featured By Capitiol Ad
Dr H Mozleys Lemon Elixir is advertised as a liver stomach and kidney tonic with 50c and 1.00 bottles. It claims to treat biliousness indigestion sleeplessness headaches and heart palpitations among other ailments. Mozleys Lemon Drops touts relief for coughs colds bronchitis and throat and lung diseases. A college town anecdote follows about a meal contract that proved ruinous, illustrating an infamous miscalculation of meals for 12 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Mozley
Atlanta
Capitol
Dr. Mozley
J. H. Mennich
F. Street
Washington, D. C
Mozley
Philadelphia
Air leaks through glass despite sealing and air removal
The text explains that ordinary water and glass allow air or water to pass through, making a sealed globe unable to carry sound until air seeps back in. It notes a bell inside a vacuum globe becomes audible only after air leaks in over time, and compares this to incandescent lamps where leaks dim the glow. The passage ends with a remark on making vessels but nothing new.
Constable Shot in Colombia District Feud
In Columbia District a dispensary constable Alex Cartledge was mortally wounded by W B Meetze Jr after a confrontation on Gervais Street. Meetze surrendered to the sheriff. Cartledge, about 21, died at a hospital from abdominal chest and arm wounds. Both men were recent appointees and former South Carolina soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
8. C
Alex Cartledge
W. B. Meetze
W B. Meetze
Colombia
Cartledge
Dispensary Constabulary
John M. Stuart
Georgia Teachers to Be Paid Early in March
The Georgia state treasury, led by Commissioner Glenn, will disburse January salaries to teachers this morning. A recent conference with Governor Candler and Treasurer Speer set March 1 as the pay date, amid legislative action prioritizing veterans pensions and balancing education and treasury needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn
Georgia
Candler
Speer
Department of Education
The
Treasury
Tornado toll and walking debate headline from Yazoo City
A Yazoo City telegram reports a Saturday night tornado in the district leaving nearly 100 homeless and property losses in thousands. Two killed and at least six fatally injured. injured are being cared for by organized committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
T.nn
Yazoo City
Miss
A Farmer's Fortune and the Pink Pills That Won a Cure
In Vernon Center New York Adam Salm, a respected farmer for twenty eight years, credits a cure from rheumatism to Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He recalls harsh suffering, tried remedies, and a life changing recovery after six months with the pills. The letter of certification from a notary and his sworn testimony accompany the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Adam Salm
Vernon Center
N. Y
Br. Williams
Dr.Williams
Vernon Times
Williams
Apam Samm
Gro. L
Bowers
Names and Nonsense in Indian Renaming and Odd Tales
An excerpt discusses Mr. Frank Terry’s view on renaming Indians with famous English names, noting mispronunciations and translations. It also covers tales of a New Zealand lizard with two eyes, a neighborly feud involving a dog named Carter, housework musings in Iowa, and a bear’s surprising strength in rugged terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Terry
William Penn
Fitz-Hugh Lee
David B. Hill
William Shakespeare
Mr. Terry
Shoshone’ Agency
Wyoming
New Mexico
Willian’ Breckinridge
John G. Carlisle
New Zealand
Carl Hanser
Awanui
State vs Sitton Preliminary Trial Set for Saturday
The preliminary trial of State versus E W Sitton is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at four o clock. Judge Foster will preside unless an unforeseen event requires a continuance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Sitton
Foster
Also Mentioned on This Page
Surrey
Buffalo Spring & Gear Co
Buffalo
Nile
Johnny
Peking
Dickens and
Columbus
Owen
Ohio State Journal
Patrick Watson
Earlsfield
Holy Land
Canterbury
Watte
Temple
Anne
London News
Young Harris, College
Poe
Rosie
Mare Fodora and So-Called i Offi
Ipti Medicines
Anfor
Munyon
Friendl
Manila
Chinese
Moztey
T. R. Hewitt
Hewitts
N. C
Constable
We Young
Ississippi
Dr. Holmes
New York Times
Schroeder
Mmé Schroeder
Schmieder
George Washington
John Quincy Adams
Franklin Pierce
Rip van Winkle
Allen G. Thurman
Hilary Herbert
James .G. Blaine
Samson
Carter
Lamson
Barret
Chicago
Sitton
John W. Bale
Bulls
E.O DeWitt & Co
J. T. Denning
Augusta
T. LaHatte
South Broad Street
J. Chandler
Richmond
Risa
New Blood Balm. CO
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!