Reflections on Death and Hope Amid a Czarist Trial
In a tense St. Petersburg scene Moshka Umauski and his Jewish lover Rachel endure a suspicious arrest and a harsh trial for alleged conspiracies against the Czar. Aaron Arama pleads for mercy as the courtroom darkens with anti Jewish sentiment and fear of Siberia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Holy Russia
Tearskoe Selo
Rachel
Aaronat
Arawa
Peter Alexiel
Sheen Hater
Arama
France
Russia
Tris
Siberia
Aaron
Moshka
Prisoner’s Trial Sparks Anti Jewish Fury in Russia
Aaron Arama defends his nephew Moshka Umanski in a secret trial amid widespread anti Jewish sentiment. In a tense courtroom the judge pursues evidence while mob cries of down with the Jews echo, and Arama invokes shared humanity and a daughter’s sacrifice to plead innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Araya
Arama
Agron
Moshka Umanski
Aaron
Aarop
Moshky Umanski
Aaron Arame
Moshka Umegaski
Atri
R.bald Geze
Eran
Aaron shields daughter from cruel mockery at race
In a tense scene Aaron rebukes jeering bystanders who mock Rachel's beauty and race against prejudice. He clutches his daughter and denounces the taunters, vowing they should pray for softened hearts. The moment ends with a warning roar from the crowd and a cliffhanger note, TO BE CONTINUED.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron
Rachel
Ricald
Tacoma Letter Shows Kindness Also Brings Dilemma
Miss Margaret J. Reese, a 21 year old Tacoma stamp clerk, is praised for politeness after returning $200 in gold from L. O. Landers. Landers, a hermit farmer on Vashon Island, later left a deed for five acres, worth about $00 per acre, as a gift. Reese now faces a difficult choice on how to handle the unexpected property offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Margaret J. Reese
L. O. Landers
Vashon Island
Vashon
Landers
Miss Reese
Dining a Thousand Years Ago
American Analyst describes Anglo-Saxon dining in a grand hall with movable trestles and boards, tablecloths, and utensils. Bread, milk, butter, cheese, and bacon formed the staple fare. wine and drinking horns reflected early customs, while trenchers and spitted roast meat shaped the serving and table etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
How He Lost His Leg Tale From General Stone
Gen Stone, a tall popular Kentucky congressman, avoids cork or wooden artificial legs and is seen as a conspicuous figure. A St Louis girl chased him after a talk in a hall asking how he lost his leg. He recalls a boyhood love over ice cream that led to the loss of his leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
Kentucky
Congress
Aileg
Cruces
St. Louis
Indiana
The Saber Ridicule By Col Mosby On Modern War
Col John S Mosby argues the saber is worthless in modern warfare. He decries its use in battles and parade, noting few Franco Prussian War fatalities by sabers, urging abolition to save money and boost service efficiency. He concedes fiction favors sabers for drama but labels it obsolete science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
John S. Mosby
Batisdes
Arthur
The Boy Who Helped the Elder Man
A distant relative with good manners inspires praise from a leading man who values kindness highly. A visit leads to a lesson: true selflessness comes from practice not thought, as the boy helps the elder by lifting his coat collar and improving his day. The message urges boys to act on helpful impulses without hesitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faey
Grant turns author with vast book profits
Gen Ulysses S Grant, famed for military leadership, ends his career as a prolific author. His family collected an enormous sum of 414 855 28 dollars from the book he wrote. The remarkable arc from general to a best selling author mirrors predictions once doubted about his rise to president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulysses
Grant
Gr. Grant
United States
Extermination Threat to Ferns in Old World Forests
Meehan's Monthly notes that overharvesting for decorative use endangers native ferns in Europe and America. An English court jailed a man for two weeks and fined him after he admitted pulling 1100 ferns. The climbing fern faces ongoing threats in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meehan
Pests That Plague Farm Stock and Safe Rearing
An agricultural column warns farmers about parasites threatening hogs and sheep. It explains risks from trichina after rats, the measle tapeworm, and the liver fluke, urging clean food and water, rat control without feeding infested material, and culling or relocating infected flocks. It also covers sheep pests like the brain bladder worm gid, the tick, and the scab mite, recommending dipping and tobacco-sulphur solutions, along with selective breeding and marketing strategies to improve flocks and profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Weller
England
Corrosive Sublimate Liniment Advertised for Animals and Humans
An 19th century patent style liniment recipe uses turpentine, corrosive sublimate, and gum camphor to claim deep penetration and infection clearing effects. It asserts cure for horse conditions like big head grease thrush scratches and spavin in early stages and warns of human cautions including dangerous internal use and remedies with egg white antidote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita
Song
Best Summer Window for Sheep Disposal and Profit
The article notes summer offers optimal pasturage for fattening sheep that struggle on dry feed, enabling better gains and higher sale prices. It suggests farms with multiple sheep can maintain flocks year round, leveraging summer conditions for improved profits and efficiency.
Feeding fowls for best results in poultry care tips
Breeders debate corn for laying hens while oats and wheat rank highly though costly. Scorched or scalded hulls improve oats, rye aids bone and muscle, and fowls need grit lime ashes bran charcoal and water. Summer one ration daily, winter two. chicks thrive on dry feed and sweet milk, with clean water and sand nearby. Damping and lice harm chicks.
Hogs Favor Charcoal From Various Woods For Fuel
The Western Swine Herd notes hogs prefer hard wood charcoal but accept any source if available. Charred rails yield good fuel, though smothering increases coal output only marginally. Farmers also burn corn cobs to char and use as a substitute where wood is scarce. Hogs should have ample charcoal at all times.
Heavy draft horses sought amid rising urban demand
Cities show growing appetite for heavy draft horses weighing 1200 to 1600 pounds with prices from 300 to 500 dollars. A Maine farmer wintered thirteen sheep producing eleven January lambs sold for 122 dollars and 55 cents, plus eight pounds of wool per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
W. H. Latham
Indianapolis
Angel with high heeled shoes sparks Bath tale
In Bath Maine a wooden angel statue atop the Universalist church has long prompted laughter for its fashion, with a Bath Enterprise anecdote recalling a former North Congregational pastor asking Garded Universalist Mr Raymond if he ever saw an angel with high heeled shoes. He replied that he hadn’t seen one with them, but wondered if anyone had seen one without.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universalist
Bath
Maine
Bath Enterprise
North Congregational Church
Raymond
Angel
Mr. Raymond
Bad Boy and Mother Clash Over Peterson Boy quarrel
In a tense exchange a mother questions why her child stopped playing with the Peterson boy. The small son explains the reason as the boy swore, leading to a heated memory of a stolen knife, being made to return it, and a reprimand from a teacher.
Dogs Find Summer Delight at Long Island Boarding House
On Long Island a large old farmhouse hosts a summer resort for dogs at four dollars a month. House rules favor free roaming, with twelve canine boarders and one fox terrier as parlor guest. Owners pay little, while dogs enjoy companionship, daily constitutionals, self-guided care, and herbal remedies from nature, generally happier in the country than in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
New York Evening Sun
You Will Find Your Lifelong Equal If You Prove Worthy
A timeless guidance on love, stating that a worthy partner will appear when you become worthy yourself. The text emphasizes mutual growth, trust, and steadfast support, suggesting destiny aligns with personal virtue and readiness. It frames a soulmate as a counterpart who completes and strengthens you.
Ingenious safeguards guard England banks from theft
The Manchester Guardian notes outer bank doors that can be closed instantly by a desk knob and cannot be reopened except by special process. The bullion rooms are submerged under water nightly, and alarms are linked to the manager’s sleeping quarters to deter theft and expose any pilfering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of England
Manchester Guardian
London
Brome Grass Promises Pasture for Arid Regions
Experiments at Garden City Kansas show several hundred new grass varieties tested for drought and low-irrigation pastures. Bromus inermis, a European introduction, is praised for nine months of grazing or two hay crops without irrigation. If trials confirm, vast western lands could gain valuable cattle ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Kan
Europe
How to Preserve China in a Primly Kept House
New York World describes a country town household where three maids-melodrama of maiden ladies maintain china without breaking a piece for 27 years. They wash each item by hand with warm water and soft cloths, start with the silver, avoid mops, and lay dishes to dry on linen. The ritual adds poetry to dishwashing while preserving wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
New York World
Hood's Pills Cure Many Ailments
A historical remedy claim lists Hood's Pills as curing liver ills constipation biliousness jaundice sick headache and indigestion. The advertisement presents the product as a versatile health aid with emphasis on digestive and hepatic relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Can a Woman Love Twice with the Same Intensity
A discussion on whether a woman can love again with equal fervor. The piece cites the Philadelphia Times noting love may recur in intensity but with a different character. It argues that youthful infatuation fades as tastes and minds mature, while enduring love appears once and endures through life’s trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Holland's Little Queen Wilhelmina at The Hague life
The Paris Figaro describes the young Dutch princess Wilhelmina as a charming, healthy, sociable girl popular at The Hague and Loos. She enjoys outdoor activities and animals, keeps a kitchen chalet for baking, and studies languages with daily routines from 8:30 to 11:30 and again in the afternoon, including time with her dolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Figaro
Wilhelmina
Loo
Hague
The
Paris
Figaro
Maiden lady sees Napoleon coat tails at sea
A fashionable widow on England's western coast braved a windy boat trip to glimpse Napoleon aboard the Bellerophon at Tor Bay. Exhausted yet elated upon return, she told a friend she nearly saw the captive's coat tails, a boastful flourish that amused onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Napoleon
Tor Bay
Are the Boys Spotted in a Big Family Tale
A young girl from a large family laments boys being spoiled and ruling household life It argues mothers often spoil sons and asks how a future son would be raised to respect sisters If she has children she wants sons trained to wait on sisters and value their wives respect for women emphasized through humorous and pointed critique of gender roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Heating of mower boxes wastes harvest time
The piece explains that heating of mower or reaper boxes is a common harvest disruption. It notes wear causes loosened fit between box and shaft, usually from half box designs packed and bolted. Owners should annually take up wear by lightening packing and tightening bolts to prevent premature equipment discard.
Grasshopper Food Trial Prompts Hunger Relief Plan
The Philadelphia Telegraph reports a West summer grasshopper plague prompts agriculture officials to consider harvesting insects for food. Experiments by scientific staff show grasshoppers are palatable and nutritious. Investigators prepared various dishes, noting broth with butter spices and salt, fried or roasted flavor, and that ground grasshoppers compressed endure long storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Department of Agriculture
Higher cultivation makes most profit in farming practice
The text argues that farmers should start with a small, highly cultivated plot to test value and potential, then scale up. It contends thorough cultivation yields richer crops, higher farm profits, and reduces the common complaint that farming does not pay.
Hosteter's Stomach Bitters Promises Health Boost
Morning tonic claims to refresh the body and lift the spirit. It asserts improved digestion and regular liver and kidney function, while offering malaria protection. The wording suggests a patent remedy tone typical of 19th or early 20th century health advertisements.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Positive Cure
Readers are told that Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh, a constitutional disease, by taking it internally to attack blood and mucous surfaces. The ad claims it can cure all ite states with a $100 reward for any failing case and invites testimonials from Dr. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ite
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Druggista
Effects of Overeating on Summer Digestion
Northwestern Farmer cites Texas Health Journal warning Americans overeat in hot summers. A lingering habit of heavy winter meals strains the digestive tract, reducing tone and causing misgivings. Stop at moderate satisfaction and let the stomach return to normal dilation for proper nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
Texas Health Journal
Circus water story prompts free admission joke
A street humor dialogue shows a boy confessing to ruining his new suit by carrying water for circus men to gain free entry. The line contrasts adult concern with a mischievous child’s practical joke. Street & Smith's Good News preserves the breezy carnival quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Jiggs Ridicules Coweby Over Balancing Cane Joke
Jiggs chides Coweby for being lopsided and warns he may become a wreck. He jokes Coweby should lead a mastiff or St. Bernard to balance the weight of his cane, a lighthearted exchange in their banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jiggs
Coweby
Rat spooks resident in Chicago stockings tale
A Chicago News Record item recalls a frightened resident who warned Clara about a rat rushing past her feet. She avoided panic by clinging to practical attire rather than jumping onto a chair, highlighting quirky street reporting and everyday fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News Record
Farmer Purchases Dakota County Tribune in Farmington
C. P. Carpenter sells the Dakota County Tribune to L. F. Farmer a St Paul Herald veteran. The paper will run as a Republican publication under the new management in Farmington Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Farmington
Minn
C. P. Carpenter
Dakota County Tribune
L. F. Farmer
Deadlock at Bexort First District Convention Ballot
Balloting in Bexort Wisconsin for the First district congressional convention continues with 185 ballots cast and no change in result. Candidates listed are Coe Cooper Osborn and Jeffries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexort
Wis
Messrs. Coe, Cooper, Osborn and Jeffries
Suicide of Maggie Levy Shocks Lucurtee Residents
A young woman named Maggie Levy, a cook at the Howard house in Lucurtee Minnesota, died by her own hand today. An inquest is ordered by the coroner to determine circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucurtee
Minn
Maggie Levy
Uthe Howard
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. Peter and Paul
Neva
Yelagin Island
Umanski
Manski
Moshka Umauski
Sibera
Beree
Were
Ivan Alexieff
Jy. Evooven
Isaac
Jacob
Yachel
Aaron Arama
Sakhalin
Gen. Grant
New England
Timothy Meadows
Ona Rock
Geo. Ww. Turner
Gro
W. Turner
Galway
Holland's
Glenwoop
Northern Pacific
California Fig Syrup Co
Minneapolis
Rundlett
West Side
Josiah Staples
Stillwater
Allen
J. P. Allen
Inn
Corb Hubbard
Storten
Dr. Pierce
Tutt
Park Place
Fargo
Farco
N. D
Odeon Theater
Boschee
Middle States
J M. H. Wohr
Upper Marlboro
Paut W. Kimepatrick
Johnson City
Tenn
Swift Specific Ca
Atlanta, Ga
Nicolletl Ave
Mian
J. Caton Prea
Wm. H. Parker
Paabardy Median Institute
Balfineh Street
Boston
Mass
SAAC
New York
Sigar
Ww Sap
Stamp Union Advertising Bureau
Windsor
Ont
L. Wessler & Co
Perry Davis
Shuggi
E. T. Hazeltine
Warren
N. W.N.U
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!