Father Reunited With Long Lost Children In Ottumwa
A German immigrant father, after years of wandering from New York to St. Louis to Louisiana and back, finally learned his estranged children were living in Ottumwa, Iowa with J. W. Carpenter. He traveled there and found them in good health, now grown and cared for by their foster parents. The family plan to stay together in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Huld Mohéy
St. Louis
New York
Louisiana
New
West
Ottawa
Iowa
J. W. Carpenter
Ottumwa
J.W. Carpenter
Itawa
A Swiss journal reports a self lighting petroleum stove
The article describes Herr Bessinger of Heilbronn inventing a patent petroleum cook apparatus named patentitepetroleumkochapparat. It features a time indicator that, at a set hour, starts the fire, boils water, and roasts meat. The device promises morning readiness without a sleeping servant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr Bessinger
Heilbronn
Patentirte Petroleum Koch
Indy
Fragmented historical note on cloth and timing
Incomplete text discusses cloth and timing uncertainties with phrases about favored outcomes and references to ric, extitotion, lighter, and counts of times in May. The readable fragments hint at a dated mechanical or seasonal process but lack clear events, people, or places to confirm.
Surrender Sighs Over Plevna Bridge Negotiations
A messenger from Plevna, Tetik Bey, reports Osman Pasha is wounded as Russian and Turkish lines 500 yards apart await terms. General Skobeleff hesitates, while officers commend Osman Ghazi’s brave defense and Mehemet Ali Pasha is sought in Sophia before Gen Strukoff arrives with powers to treat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plevna
Tetik Bey
Garrisan
MacGahan
Osman Pasha
Skobeleff
Tefik Bey
Sophia
Mehemet Ali Pasha
Gen. Strukoff
Soen
Grant in Pompeii visit honors ancient ruins
A cable dispatch reports ex president Grant toured Pompeii with his son Commander Robeson and Italian officials. The Italian government arranged a special excavation for him to see how the ancient city was ruined and to inspect curiosities recovered. Workers uncovered a buried house chamber with wood and bronze fragments and a loaf of bread wrapped in cloth. The party praised the Italian troops and spent about two hours exploring the ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Pompeii
Robeson
Rush
Miller
Expensive Game Rooster Sparks Egg Trade Note
A London Gazette item reports a game cock sold for 502 dollars, rivaling the famed 50 000 cow in value and notes potential profits from breeding such chickens. It also cites that England imported over 13 000 000 dollars worth of eggs in 1876 though demand exceeded supply, reflecting a broader interest in egg preserving tech and devices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Agricultural Gazette
England
Scientific American
Hermit In Central Park Fire Suspect Committed
A man named Martin Anthony, of French descent, sat near a bonfire in Central Park and built a rough hut from branches as a temporary winter residence. He appeared unconscious and unresponsive when questioned, was taken to the Fifty-seventh Street police court, and Judge Wandell committed him to charity and correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chcer Meaney
Fifty-seventh Street
Martin Anthony
Central Park
Pompeii Sucking Pig Unbaked For Seventeen Hundred Years
An English writer notes Pompeii restorers left pots and tools scattered as ash buried homes after the volcano. A lone pot simmered, a bronze dish with a sucking pig waited to bake, but bread already filled the oven. The pig remained unentered for 1700 years, now in M Florelli's Pompeii museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pompeii
M. Florelli
Hard Times in England report from The Labor News
The Labor News surveys a grim industrial picture in England with discontent and wage strain. Northumberland colliery mechanics accept pay cuts while iron workers’ wages may be revisited soon. Textile trades are dampened, Rochdale sees short time, and distress persists in Forrest of Dean and South Wales. Sheffield sees reductions for poddlers and shinglers as building trades slow and shoe firms remain slack with many workers underemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Northumberland
Northern Board of Arbitration
Rochdale
Forrest of Dean
South Wales
Sheffield
Staion
T Bazin
Items of Interest From a Wanderer’s Notebook
A miscellany of observations and quips touching postal cards chickens and toads in France ivory in Africa and city gossip. It notes unclaimed dividends on British consols and the vast English national debt while listing curious facts about hats vegetarians and sleeping car conductors. It mentions Canadian union talks and Henry Thruston the seven foot six Texans and ends with a nostalgic poem about popping corn and embers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Black Hills
Josh Billings
Bank of England
Africa
Toronto Globe
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
United Province
Henry Thruston
White Oak Creek
Titus County
Texas
America
California
How to Detect Married People In The Deor Lodge
A quirky Montana note outlines humorous detect rules for married status. It cites subtle cues like shared glances at a party, mutual silence over trifles, and coordinated actions to signal a couple’s bond. It wryly suggests eavesdroppers can read signs from gloves dropped, attentive behavior, and paired window-side presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge
Montana
News Northwest
Llarly
Bly Cross
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!