Kipling's Monkey Tale and Other Pieces From 19th Century Texts
A fragment from Kipling’s Mine Own People recounts a French convict naturalist and an orangutan, with tales of Bertran the naturalist, and a strange bond between man and beast. Also brief notes on Kipling quotes, a brickmaking machine, Gray’s 1761 Americanisms, and a Detroit shant’s store chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Dot
Bertran
St. Francis of Assizi
der Orangontang
Opera Comiqie
Bertrar
Bini
Sarva Kipling
Seven Years and Divorce Debated by Chicago Lawyers
A Chicago attorney argues a seven year change in the body underlies a proposed divorce law amendment. The piece contends the idea will test in practice and considers the ethical implications of couples still bound despite atoms and bodies changing over seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Miss Jones
Mr. Smith
Mra. Smith
Smith
Chicago Tribune
Cat Hatches Eggs Drama at Bridgeport Saloon
In Bridgeport Connecticut a brindle cat named Mike belonging to Miles B Perris lies on twenty eggs in a saloon window. Attempts to move him fail as he naps on the eggs all day leaving only for food and drink. Next week the incubation period ends and the town wonders what the brood will become.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodman
Egan
Bridgeport
Conn
Mike
Miles B. Perris
Cor
New York Sun
Fragmentary Dialogue About Prices for Books and Clothes
A fragment shows two speakers, one preferring books over clothes and the other mocking tailors. The exchange references high prices and a past unpaid tailor’s bill. Dialogue tone suggests a humorous or satirical mood.
Dress gossip traps husband in school reception tale
In a seminary reception tale from Youth's Companion Mrs Langham quizzed her husband about the dresses worn by the pupils Edith, Jenny Sears, Belle Smith and others. He boasts of Edith's outfit while guessing others, revealing his misperceptions and sparking gentle scorn from his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Atheneum
Gray
Cambridge
Gillam
Mr. Langham
Jenny Sears
Jenny
Belle Smith
Edith
Coffee Cup Barometer and a Card Dilemma
A brief discussion on a coffee barometer using sugar bubbles to forecast weather. The method claims bubbles in the cup indicate fair or rainy weather, with a note that readings often align with a nearby mercurial barometer. The second item recounts a Pittsburg Sunday school incident where a superintendent used playing cards as a teachable moment, later discovering the cards dropped from his coat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Sen Day School
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraphi
Swaddling Practices Among Diverse Peoples
A Strand Magazine excerpt notes that mothers in various climates wrap infants in bark and cloth in a cradle like frame, often on the back, to prevent scratching and injury. The text claims universal swaddling across barbarians and civilized peoples in temperate or subtropical zones, and compares baby safety to being on a top shelf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strand Magazine
Horse Sense on Cam Bridge Street Hill Towline
A Boston Listener note describes a west end tow horse trick at Cam bridge street hill. A gray tow horse alternates positions to dodge his turn, sneaking around from head of line to foot while towboys are away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Cambridge Street
Boston
Old Stager John McMarkin Remembers Civil War Times
An elderly, long lived resident near Conkling recalls serving under General Jackson during the Civil War era. He fought Union sentiment, faced imprisonment, and narrowly escaped by night under Holaton river cover before salvation by Jackson. He is a father of thirty two and a devoted reader of the Rocky Mountain News and Nashville American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tie Cosner
John McMarkin
A. E B. Jackson
Ditok Sona
Bull City
My. McMaclin
Jackson
General Jackson
Rocky Mountain News
Nashville American
Tie Comer
Conkling
The Head of More and Oddities in a City Fragment
A collection of curiosities and anecdotes from historical and literary sources. It recounts Margaret Roper seizing her father Thomas More's head after it lay on London Bridge for fourteen days. The piece also notes a Bibb County field with a subterranean lake and a humorous cafe scene over Pontc Lycque cheese. It ends with a remark on ancient beauty practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
More
Sir Thomas More
Lithead
London Bridge
Margaret Roper
Aubrey
St. Dunstan's Church
Canterbury
Gentleman's Magazine
Bibb County
Aln
New York Sun
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kipling
Simian Perend
Hans
Mogoung Tanjong
Berlin
Boston Transcript
Grand Rapids
Madison Square
Veree
New York Herald
California Fig Syrup CO
Francisco
Cal
Louisville
York
Cae
A . Terry M’f'g CO
Nashville, Tenn
Barkers Hair Balsam
Bros
Rhe
Righau
Sil
Richau
Uloors
Amy Netehie
Allery
Creas
Angie D. B. Richards
Yarick Birvet
New York
Snell & CO
Benoine
Sewnen
Wothem
Ieee
Louie
Dererlo
C.a.snow &Co
Orr
Ofrice
Washington, D. Oy
Bia
Johnson City Tin & Stove Co
Lenox
J.D. Faucette
J. H. Brunner
St. Johnain
Henry
Amos
Rosomutt
Furiggys
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!