Poem by John McIntosh Ponders War's Toll and Hunger
The Rochester Democrat prints a soldier’s ballad by John McIntosh lamenting cold rooms, poverty, and separation from family as war lingers. He recalls a cratered camp, failed comforts, scant wood, and the “corner yonder” where scarce aids and rations fail to meet need. The voice mourns honor yet aches under hunger and estrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Rochester Democrat
John McIntosh
Billy
Tom
Day in Petticoats Ends With Double Masquerade
Nineteenth century narrator recounts disguising as Magpie Lee to join a runaway marriage party. He cajoles lawyer Bimby with flirtation during a sailing trip and ballroom intrigue. A close moonlit ruse with Jennie leads to exposure and comic fallout, ending in a same-house arrangement with Bob Styles and a confessed wife named Jennie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Styles
Anydy
Magpie Lee
Maysie Lee
Maggie
Maesie
Ob Styles
Miss Lee
Mr. Bimby
Withergall
Bunty
Mr. Lee
Blackstone
Marcie Lee
Propria
Bimby
Bob Sines
Philadelphia
Syles
Jennie
Margie
Dreas
Lawyer Bimby
Maggie Lee
Bunby
Jenny
Owen
N. B
Providence Helps Man In 1847 Property Sale
An 1847 tale describes John Killer of Helsen driven to sell his property due to unpaid rent and taxes. After Sunday church comfort and biblical verses, he faces loss yet finds faith. A boy bids 500 thalers at the auction, securing the sale as the bailiff’s hammer falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlemen
Bimby
Miss Lee
John Killer
Helsen
Margaret
Sam
Encampment and Devotion Pieces in a Historic Journal
A reflective issue blends anecdotes of charity and devotion with travel and camp life. It recalls a benefactor aiding a distressed couple, meditations on faith, and a desert encampment explained with care for night dangers and caravan discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arminus Vamberry
Monkeys at Supper End Truth Witt OurT Message
An old tale describes a nobleman hosting a grand supper where two childlike masks imitate a lord and lady before turning into monkeys. The tale closes with reflections on true wealth and the illusion of power, urging virtue over riches. The piece mixes moral aphorisms and poetic inserts on genius, labor, and the beauty of nature.
Coffee beaten in a mortar outshines ground brew
In the Annual of Scientific Discovery Savarin notes that beaten coffee yields richer aroma and oil than ground coffee. Experiments comparing Mocha passed through a mill versus beaten in a Turkish mortar found the mortar brew superior by equal weights and water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Correr
Savarin
Herry
Ife
Ifa
Mental vigor and the value of active thought in health
A discussion on using the brain with purpose to sustain life force and prevent mental weariness. It contrasts athletic Greek vitality with the need for mental occupation on worthy subjects, then narrates a tale of Innocence and guilt through a painter and two youths, followed by farmyard wisdom on temper and a bee hive anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert
Hacellay
Randall
Rindill
Sme
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bristol
Phenix
Hope Street
R. J. C. A. Greene
Barry
Quatch
Sach
Congress
Jang
Mr.Bimby
Margie Lee
Rascal
Jaden
Iran
Magate
Apostle
Chrisl
Sandie Campbell
Tanton
Grasmarket
Sandie
Kaesty
Sindhe
Sindhe Would Have Fought For Me At Need Be
Horsty
West Port
Kirsty
Nike
John Brown
Ieaven
Geniro
Geniua
Aul
Jliton
Hornes
Beilan
Mashalla
Neale
Syria
Joe H
Joe
Josh Billings
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!