Sherman kindness remembered by Frank L. Stanton
Georgia poet Frank L. Stanton recalls General Sherman’s humane acts during Savannah siege. Affected by the consternation of war, Stanton relates how Sherman visited his sick father, sent daily army aid, and provided a physician, supplies, and comfort for his family, while praising the Union commander’s generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Stanton
General Sherman
Stanton
Savannah
Georgia
Sheren
Uard
Sherman
Washington
Carolinas
Chicago Times-Herald
Parochial Compliments From The Poor
A Westminster Gazette remark collection notes odd praise from the poor for clergy. An old woman praises the rector with ears as clean, another admirer calls clergy plain but praises the vicar, and a workingman compliments a bishop by saying he is not a gentleman.
Chinook Woman Found Wandering Far Interior Asia
Ethnologists recount a Chinook Indian woman discovered in the last century by Father Huk wandering deep in Asia as part of the theory that Americas natives originated from Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Father Huk
Asia
Five Remarkable Trees and Their Odd Traits
A survey of notable trees including the whistling Acacia fistula in Nubia and Sudan, the cow tree in Venezuela that yields milk, the cloth tree of Otaheite, the stinging tree of Queensland with painful effects, and the angry tree of Nevada and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nubia
Sudan
Venezuela
Otaheite
South Sea
Queensland
Nevada
California
Arizona
Philadelphia Times
Critic Recommends Drowning Rescue Omission
A Chicago Post excerpt presents a humorous exchange where a critic endorses the book with minimal changes and advises removing the yacht rescue scene by letting both characters drown, highlighting the irony of editorial restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Other time other manner and foreign manners noted
A Smalltown tale recalls a Hungarian visitor whose red coattails and ceremonial bows astonish locals in church. A bank scene unfolds with a woman needing funds and a teller demanding identification, referencing a strawberry birthmark as a distinctive identifier for the customer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smalltown
Detroit Free Press
Moslem bead prayer and pocket rosary customs described
A 90 bead rosary is used by many Moslems who repeat two word ejaculations while tracing beads. They carry beads in pockets or bosoms and pray at various times including conversation. After completing prayers they raise hands, seek blessings, stroke the beard, and say Praise be to God. Mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Francis Hunt
Concord
William H. Hunt
Cambridge
Concord Enterprise
Charles J. McIntire
S. H. Folsom
Register
Honest Parents Quip Shapes Voters Choice
An 19th century editorial remark recounts a political jibe about a candidate’s mother doing washing and returning items, used to argue the candidate’s honesty and duty. The passage reflects partisan rhetoric urging a majority vote for the speaker’s preferred man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
What Jones Did After Insulting the Judge
A Chicago Record item reports Jones insulted the judge and was sentenced to sixty days. The note records the proceeding outcome and the related disciplinary action taken by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Conversation of Huxley and Arnold with Farrar Retort
Dean Farrar records in Men I Have Known an amusing retort between Matthew Arnold and Professor Huxley. The anecdote contrasts their airy manners and sharp wit as they walk Paris Hill near Arnold’s cottage. Arnold teases dinner parties while Huxley notes he does not like them, and Arnold calls him not an everlasting Cupid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Farrar
Matthew Arnold
Professor Huxley
Mr. Arnold
Huxley
Paris Hill
Dante mistake stuns Cleveland high school English class
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recalls a student in a city high school who answered Dante was a Greek goddess and offered Paradise Lost as one of Dante's works. The anecdote contrasts Chicago influence with Cleveland education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cleveland
Harris
Dante
Paradise Lost
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Literary line sparks typographic mystery in Browning
An exchange between two girls quotes a Browning line and ponders whether a typographic error or occult meaning lies within. The fragment from the Washington Star frames a playful discussion on depth and interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
A Society Man
A caller consoles a widow asking about her husband a leader in society who belonged to eleven groups as quoted by the Chicago Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Marriage shrinks a woman's days, claims ledger
A New York Ledger item quotes a man asserting marriage shortens a woman's life. He mentions his wife sleeps late each morning, implying diminished daily vigor and longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Ledger
Jesus Begins to Preach and Call Disciples in Galilee
The sermon outlines Jesus starting his ministry in Galilee with the call of Peter and Andrew and other fishermen. It explains the push to follow him, the notion of becoming fishers of men, and the growing following as Jesus teaches in synagogues and heals many. The piece ties prophecies to Jesus actions and notes the expanding reach beyond Galilee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Galilee
Isaiah
John
David
Jesus Christ
Lord of Hosts
Simon
Peter
Andrew
John the Baptist
Lamb of God
Cephas
Philip
Nathanael
Christ
God
Israel
Paul
Nazareth
James
Zebedee
the Baptist
Syria
Decapolis
Erusalem
Judea
Jordan
Jerusalem
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jones
Huxley and Arnold
D. M
AH. Haynes, Glothier
Maynard
Westerly
Quincey
U. S. Fowler
Royal Hub
Victor Hub
J. W. Henderson
South Acton, Mass
Probate Court
Commonwealth of Mlassachusetts
Alfred P. Loftus
Newburg
New York
Catherine Loftus
Lowell
S.H. Folsom
Middlesex Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Mass
William Barrett
Richardson
Maker
Concord Mass
T.F. Sheehan
Barrett’ S Mill Road
Concord Junction
Dilmore
Maynard’s Block
Ror Sale
Teremiah Sheehan
H. S. Hapgood
Stow
Enterprise Office
Horace Tuttle
Walden Street
K. Humphrey
Exchange Building
Boston
Chaplin
Thos. H. King
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!