Desiree Fontaine the French waitress becomes a wife
Robert Morrison hires Desiree Fontaine as a waitress for his sister Mrs Ferrars party preparations. She wins favor with the family, and amid disapproval from Mrs Ferrars, Desiree is dismissed. A later dinner reveals Desiree is banker M. Fabilion's niece and Bob's wife. The banker and Morrison are relatives, uniting the young couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Morrison
Mr. Morrison
Olive Hill
Desiree Fontaine
Jupiter
Desiree
Lizzie
Bob
Intelligence Office
Dol
Paris
Ferrari
Parisienne
Mrs. Ferrars
M. Fabilion
Mademoiselle Fabilion
Mademoiselle
Mr. Fabilion
Neice
Mr. Ferrars
Mrs. Foulke Ferrars
Plague history and the two headed eagle traditions
A miscellany item surveys ancient plague outbreaks from 767 B C to 1665 in London and Britain, noting deaths and depopulation. It also traces the eagle emblem on banners from Persia and Babylon to Rome, Charlemagne, Austria, and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petavius
Carthage
Thucydides
Athens
Egypt
Ethiopia
Rome
Britain
London
Europe
England
Persia
Marseilles
Babylon
Marius
Austria
Russia
Prussia
Poland
France
Holy Roman Empire
Germany
House of Austria
Charlemagne
German Empire
United States
Prodigious Preacher Reflects on Second Advent Parable
In 1842 43 amid Millerite upheaval Father Jonathan R Ward of New Bedford deflected eager questions about the prophecy. He offered a parable of a cooper shop to illustrate readiness. the diligent workers wait with work to do while the master is away, untroubled by his return. The tale eased the anxious believers without dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutton
Sumner Brastow
West Sutton
Edmund Mills
Jonathan R. Ward
Elm Street M. E
New Bedford
Miller
Daniel
Father Ward
Zion's Herald
Comanches Described by An American Traveler
An observer estimates ten to twelve thousand Comanches, about twenty five hundred warriors, roaming 800 miles north to south and 700 east to west. They live without fixed habitations, raid for cattle and horses, rarely take prisoners, marry captured women, and operate without formal law or national policy. Fire is sacred, women suffer severe penalties for infidelity, chiefs gain authority by merit, and they call themselves Natini meaning live people.
Cold Weather Affects New York Aquarium Inhabitants
A New York Sun report surveys how cold weather hammers aquarium life. Sharks lie at tank bottom and whiten, lobsters from Bermuda move slowly, while salmon and other fish show heightened activity. A Bermuda broad lobster, eight months acclimated, emerges to feed, its tentacles twitching as it seems alive and watchful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Aquarium
Bermuda
Bermudas
N. Y. Sun
Printing firm ends amateur type sales to aid pros
MacKellar Smiths Jordan of Philadelphia cuts off amateur font discounts and rejects amateur founts of type to protect professional printers. The firm condemns amateur cobbling and urges printers to support the move to preserve printing as a skilled craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan
Philadelphia
Danielsonville Sentinel
No Health Benefit From Ten Miles A Day Says Reader
A reader claims no proof exists that walking ten miles daily makes a person healthier than the one who sits and reads three pages of Paradise Lost. The remark challenges common health narratives, focusing on individual activity versus sedentary leisure.
Zulu Army and Chelmsford in the South African Context
A historical portrait of the Zulu army based on 800000 souls and 60000 warriors under kings Chaka to Cetewayo. It notes their crescent attack method, discipline, and tactics, then shifts to Lord Chelmsford’s challenges in protecting colonists amid fears of rebellion and the costs of sustaining the empire south of the equator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natal
Delagoa Bay
Indian Ocean
Africa
Chaka
Dingam
Panda
Cetewayo
Bismark
Moltke
Denmark
Sadowa
Lord Chelmsford
Equator
Suez Canal
India
World
France drops eagle emblem for laurel wreath crest
The French republic abandons the eagle once favored since Napoleon, replacing it with a gold laurel-wreath and dart as the national crest. The London News notes the change signals a break with the nation’s martial past, echoing on France’s republican identity and historic symbols. The piece traces the eagle’s heraldic rise through Rome, Byzantium, and empires, contrasting it with France’s shift away from the vie of monarchic iconography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London News
Republic
Rome
Napoleon
Ragnar Lodbrog
Iemion
Albion
Gaul
Aaron
Corvinus
Alba
Roman Empire
Janus
Byzantium
Russia
Kremlin
Prussia
Poland
Atlantic
France
The Fortunes. A verse on luck and misfortune
A compact poem contrasts good fortune and bad luck. It depicts good fortune fluttering from place to place, sweeping hair aside and kissing briefly, while misfortune lingers at home to sit by the bed and knit, stubborn and slow to leave.
Wordy Tip Promises Cure All Ailments For $500
An old advertisement claims Bitters cure all diseases of the stomach bowels blood liver nerves kidneys and urinary organs and offers $500 for any case they cannot cure or any impurity found in them. The passage cites column titles Truths or Proverbs to entice testing. The text reflects era marketing rhetoric.
Chicago packing season cattle yards spectacle
Inter Ocean notes on the packing season in Chicago with crowds of cattle sheep and hogs moving through yards on February 20, 1879. The description appeals to visitors and aligns with Cobden’s view that the Illinois city offers a remarkable educational spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cobden
Illinois City
Inter-Ocean
Discovery of Bach Manuscripts in German Chest
A Pall Mall Gazette note reports Herr Robert Frantz discovering a chest of Bach manuscripts in the Witzthun estate loft. The find includes 120 violin sonatas but the long lost Passion music and Christmas oratorios are believed ruined by weather. The event sparks mixed excitement among collectors and musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johann Sebastian Bach
Robert Frantz
Herr Frantz
Witzthun
Bach
Frantz
Schubert
Gove
Crystal Palace
Manns
Joachim
Pall Mall Gazette
Not Deserving of a Pity
Beggared spendthrifts and those who ruin children by sparing the red. Fast young people become spoiled, catarrh sufferers need Sage's Catarrh Remedy, and marriage for money often ends in loss. Illnesses improve with care, proper nursing, and the hygienic Invalids Hotel at Buffalo, N.Y. Chronic diseases suffer in poor rooms, while Dr Pierce's treatments promise strength and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Sage
Urey
Invalids
Buffalo
N.Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
Briatol Bho
C. A. Greene
Phoenix Building
Hope Street
Apple Security
Eame
Flint & Cos
Emporian
Cor, Broad and Eddy Streets
Bobs
Cane
Goldwin Smith
Mr. Cobden
Falls
Niagara
Ilinois
America
Illinois
Union
Carlin
General Assembly
Massachusetts
New York
Ohio
Wisconsin
London Daily Telegraph
Rhode Island
Newport
Providence
Barrington
Portsmouth
Middletown
Bristol
Tiverton
Little Compton
Warren
East Providence
New Shoreham
Jamestown
Warwick
Westerly
North Kingstown
South Kingstown
East Greenwich
North Providence
Scituate
Goucester
Charlestown
West Cheenwich
Coventry
Exeter
Richmond
Cranston
Hopkinton
Johnston
Foster
Burrillville
Smithfield
North Smithfield
Lincoln
Woonsocket
Cumberland
Pawtucket
Qld
Sand Hill Cove
Point Judith Pond
Sollows
Point Judith
Pond
Joseua M. Addeman
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!