Grape and Canister: A Confederate Salient Proved Impregnable
A Detroit Prep Press inspired account of the Civil War siege at Kennesaw and nearby actions. It details how field batteries and infantry repelled repeated Union assaults at Mechaniesville and Frazier’s Farm, noting heavy Confederate losses yet stubborn defense. The narrative portrays heroic hand to hand fighting, brutal artillery exchanges, and the near-impossible task of breaching well-mosed lines, highlighting Pender and Ripley’s brigades, Randall’s battery, and the stubborn stand at the fortifications around the mill race and the salients near Kenesaw mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Quad
Detroit
McClellan
Mechaniesville
Ellison’s Mill
Pender
D. H. Hill
Ripley
Lee
Canal
Forty-fourth
Georgia
Offeer
Fst
Johnston
Sherman
Magnificent Scenery along the Lower Columbia River
An enthusiastic correspondent extols the Lower Columbia River with grand, savage scenery. Cliffs 1000 to 8000 feet high rise beside a basaltic, organ pipe like rock face. Waterfalls, rapids, and vast cascades, plus a canal project and the Great Dallas lava formations, are described in vivid touristic terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower
Columbia
Hudson
Cascades
Dalles
Dalles City
Dallas
Washington
Columbia River
Brooklyn Kiss Debate Shows Towns Climate Sparks Passion
The Brooklyn Eagle argues the city’s climate fosters kissing in many forms from letters to paroxysmal embraces. A Brooklyn girl testified to receiving as many as 83 000 kisses from a lover, yet she ended in tears when he left, offering a cautionary tale about chasing affection in crowded social life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Eagle
Brookyn
A Colored Preacher Defends Wife Defeating
A Philadelphia Times correspondent quotes a colored preacher arguing for male dominance over wives. He claims scripture supports ruling women, warns that giving a woman an inch leads to rebellion, and urges men to control wives and keep them subservient. He cites experience with his own wife Eliza Jane to justify strict gender roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Eliza Jane
Nature Will Out and a Child Learns Preference
A six year old girl named Gracie is observed to prefer male peers over females at her school. When told she begins to like boys, she confesses with dramatic candor that the idea is horrid, illustrating a fleeting rebellion against social norms in a child. The excerpt portrays early gendered expectations and child psychology in a humorous tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gracie
Manmuna
American burglars and pickpockets less audacious than English
An observing Englishman notes American burglars and pickpockets are inferior in audacity and deftness to English peers. He concedes the U S is young and crime lacks experience but asserts bank officials and office holders create shortages of 100000 dollars or more, with America not taking back seals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
America
Missouri River
Boston
Montana
Tobacco Tales from Civilized Centers and Foreign Smoke
A wandering narrator compares tobaccos from Boers and Chinamen to Indian, Egyptian, and red Indian blends. He recalls mixing tobacco with molasses, musk, willow bark, and sunch, describing distinct regional varieties, their odors, preparations, and effects, with anecdotes from Alexandria and Seychelles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Leeward
Rio Virgin
OLD ENGLISH PRINTERS IN LONDON'S FLEET STREET AGE
Recounts early English printers from Richard Pynson to Wynkyn de Worde. Notes printing at St Dunstan's and near Fleet Street, Bodleian holdings, and relics like the first arithmetic book of 1642. Mentions Rastell and Wyer, and Buddell's primer with religious meditations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Pynson
London
George
St. Dunstan’s Church
Wynkyn de Worde
Tom Hearne
Rawlinson
Bodleian Library
John Butler
Boteler
Fleie Strete
Svirne
Saynt
John the Evangelist
Pynson
Cuthbert Tunstall
Tyndall
Paul’s Cross
Gloucestershire
Low Countries
England
Baptist Library
Bristol
Oxford
Lord Oxord
Kings
Queens
Fyfe and Spottiswoode
St. Bride
St. Dustan’s
John Rastell
Robert Wyer
Charing Cross
John Buddell
Ludwate Hill
The Power of Prayer in Concord and Sudbury Reminiscence
Reminiscences recount Dr. Ripley’s prayerful influence in Concord and Sudbury. Emerson recalls his rain seeking petitions and curious episodes of drought, thunder, and pastoral humor. A Sudbury minister once teased Boston clergymen to flood Concord and Sudbury with rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Dr. Ripley
Boston
Concord
Sudbury
Atlantic
George
Notable sword-swallower feats from 1826 London shows
The London Telegraph recounts sensational acts by “Continental Salamander” M Chambers at White Conduit Gardens. He drank arsenic solution, swallowed boiling pitch and molten lead, and pretended furnace heat to broil beef. Fire-eater Powell ate burning coals and led others in dangerous demonstrations. Strutt notes a stone-eating artist who cracked and swallowed stones for pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramo Samo
London Telegraph
M. Chambers
White Conduit
Monsieur
Sbhadrach
Meshach
Abedneyo
Daniel
Strutt
Powell
Arapahoe War Dance Debated in Quiet Soiree
A quirky feature describes the Arapahoe war dance as not a parlor pastime yet akin to kicking lamps from chandeliers. About twenty participants wore bandana handkerchiefs with red paint and plug tobacco, while music evoked a stark, rustic cadence amid dusky forest maidens.
The Old Man In The Theatre’s Eccentric Mantle
Alfred Trumble portrays the theatrical old man as a grand, port wine figure. He is stout, dignified and devoted to classics while clinging to antique fashions, keeping letters and art in a sacred drawer as his wife quietly endures his ways. The piece notes his status, wife, and the social world of aging actors, managers, and crusty loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Trumble
Portrance
Sexton
King Cole
Aga
Gleir
Wall Street
YE BOOK AGENT An Old Canvasser Relates His Experiences
A veteran book canvasser recalls starting in the 1850s and the tough path to success. He contrasts sensational counterfeit titles with legitimate publishing houses, describes training, territory setup, and the careful approach to ministers and professionals. He notes pay structures, daily call counts, and seasonal peaks, sharing anecdotes of early rejections and eventual sales.
When His Time Comes He Dies and the Letters Burn
A dying man’s moment of truth as his household removes the living past. His famed letters are burned by a servant while he lies in bed, leaving only a blank page and a curl of gold hair. The question of ownership and secrets lingers as ashes close the night.
The Conquest of Pizarro in Chicago Street Drama
The tale unfolds around Pizarro McGinness and Lady Constance as they defy her duke father on a street car in Chicago. The heiress proclaims love for Pizarro, while the noble horse and entourage loom in a scene stitched with satire and romantic tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Carl Schurz
Galway
Pizarro McGinness
Earl
Blue Island Avenue
Pizarro
Duke of Galway
Anon
Constance Clanecarty
Pather
Constance
Obedient Philadelphia Youth Surprises Teacher at Gate
A Philadelphia grammar school boy, once obstreperous, faced a teacher who kept him after school. As darkness fell, she released him, only to be greeted at the gate by his offer to see her home. The interaction highlights a heartwarming moment of protective youth etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadephia
Tough Georgia Tale Sees Veteran Endure Many Trials
A Warren County Georgia man, veteran of seventeen Confederate battles, wounded several times, struck by lightning thrice, and senseless for three days, remains vigorous and over 200 pounds at under forty years old. The item attributes remarkable endurance to Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
Union
Autumn Memories and a Dying Leaf Sign
A Chicago Inter Ocean item recalls memory’s sadness as autumn leaves fall. A year-round spring idea wanders through April, noting that splendor signals decline. The piece hints at invention contests, joking about a pen holder and a mucilage brush that fails to clog the ink stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goerece
Chicago
Inter-Ocean
A Kiss for a Cent and Other Verses
A light verse piece comments on quotations for kisses in a Philadelphia breach of promise case. It jokes that a jury awarded a woman $8000, equating kisses to value and noting the claim of 80,000 kisses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
To a Violin and Other Fragments From a Poetical Page
A collage of verse and prose items includes Welia Thaxter lines on celestial power and Ariel within, a winter scene with frost on panes, a refrain "Jerusalem! dist shut the door," a humorous tale of a Texas waiter and revolvers, club life satire, travel fare caution, and cryptic portraits of men with mixed moral tones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welia Thaxter
Ariel
Aanin
Jerusalem
Another Outspoken Benedict of the Merchant Traveller
Archibald Borbes the press correspondent has endured seven wars and fought in 150 battles yet plans marriage. The pathers hint he seeks real native service now that he shifts from non combatant roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benedict
Merchant Traveller
Archibald Borbes
Pathers
Philo.Call
Heroes and grinding stones in Detroit tragedy
A Detroit foundry grind stone burst last week causing fatalities. The column recalls an old lady who read of such accidents and removed a cellar grind stone to prevent disaster. The piece urges renewed press scrutiny and commentary on everyday danger and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
That Dangerous Dimple and the Divorce Suit Jokes
A fragmentary collage of verse and a humorous anecdote appears in the Logansport Chronicle. Lines recall a dangerous dimple and torn loyalties, followed by a gag about a divorce suit. The Warsaw Wasp notes the Kosciusko county fair is thinner than Cass county’s, with a pumpkin, goose, and fox tale ending in a disappearance of prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Warsaw Wasp
Kosciuske County
Cass County
The Wheelman Dreaming in the Painted Town
A lyric scene shows a shy figure with brown bonnet and russet gown, her blue-black hair slipping from a kerchief as she gazes toward a hill town. The narrator passes, noting a swift surprised look and a frank shy gesture, a stranger’s glance of lost appeal.
Uncertain fortunes spark a bold marriage offer
A broker boasts wealth from mills and factories to woo a daughter sheltered by luxury. She rejects him, citing volatile markets and taxing real estate, prompting a final, fated ultimatum as a stern elder offers the girl to the suitor.
Also Mentioned on This Page
North Carolina
Frazier’s Farm
Randall
McClelan
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Noily
Fifteenth Corps
Kennesaw Mountain
Indiana
Olio
Kentucky
Illinois
Gallent
Kennesaw
Vem
Columbian
Lst James Gazette
Cuba
Hindostan
Far West
Reunion
East
Shiraz
Latakia
Mauritius
Coolie
Seychelles
Regent Street
Havana
Alexandria
Hajji Nasim
Hajji
Alexandria Temporis Acti
Guatemala
Old Port
Bellow
Indians
Horther
Mr. Boucicault
Shakspeare
Ben Johnson
Massinger
Ford
Marlowe
Nell Goldsmith
Pen
Rochester
Him
Slim
Jack Absolute
Sir Anthony
Lydia
Mrs. Malaprop
Su‘perior
Vanderbilt
Dian
Bluffer
New York
Aerape
Donnurumma’s
New England
Philadel
Phia
Peck
C. W. Holmes
Hercules
B. Aldrich
New York Journal
Connecticut
Man
Norman Gunnison
Muckworth
Every-day Heroes
Nathan Dr. Urner
Bor Paladin
Austin
Haber
Dasher
Rw. W. Story
Wall Street New
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!