Global Curiosities and Advances in 1903
A wide range of items from 1903 cover topics such as a first edition sale at £151, electric transport innovations, scholarly deaths, German French and English language use, beet sugar trade, windmills powering motors, road treatments in Madras, high-end furniture prices, camel gifts to Maj. Gough, jail reforms in Shimoga, US imports near a billion dollars, and motor restrictions in Norway. The column notes fashion, pet shows, pollen poison, pensions for Seminole War veterans, monocles in fashion, locust plagues, matches igniting on glass, telegraph word counts, and various costly government outfits and transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siemens
Berlin
F. Mueller
Breslau
Edward
Germany
United States
Madras
London
Lord Cromer
Maj. Gough
Somaliland
Mysore
Shimago
Brooklyn
Vienna
South Aussia
Dunbar
Hamburg
Thomas B. Howard
Houston
Tex
Paris
Zolnok
Hungary
Central Telegraph Office
St. Louis Fair
Kearley
House of ‘Commons
Metropolis
Stan| Wick
France
Gjoa
Greenland
Nevada
Wyoming
Arizona
Baden
Clyde
Supreme Court of Law
Christiania
Norway
Rhines
Bryan and Cleveland Clash in Chicago Picnic Remarks
Chicago speech by William Jennings Bryan at the Democratic club picnic drew attention for a planned harsh roast of Grover Cleveland and a discussion of party unity. The piece notes Bryan’s stance on the Wilson tariff and injunctions, contrasting his views with Cleveland’s known positions from 1892.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bryan
Chicago
Chicago Democratic Club
Cleveland
Chicago Record-Herald
Bryan
Congress
Altgeld
Bryan Attacks Democracy at Carter Harrison Picnic
In a Chicago Inter Ocean report, William Jennings Bryan delivers an inquest on national democracy, misrepresenting 1896 and later victories as corrupted by the electorate. He condemns Cleveland era planks, praises Aguinaldo, and signals unlikely 1904 success while urging party endurance for its principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter Harrison
Bryan
National Democracy
Chicago
Mr. Cleveland
Harrison
Bryan Speech Under Fire From Denunciations of Mammon
The text critiques the Bryan convention's influence on voters and labels Bryan and Bryanism as flawed. It argues the Cleveland administration hurts vote pull and that Bryan's speech fails to be a clear keynote, accusing it of denunciation without earning support from Democrats or Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Bryan
Mammon
Kentucky Republicans Call for Unity Ahead of 1904
Kentucky Republicans express harmony in supporting Roosevelt while Democratic splits widen nationally. The piece notes Cleveland and Bryan factions within the Democrats and warns Kentucky Republicans to avoid internal feuds that could squander strength for 194. The party aims to capitalize on unity and a favorable national climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Bryan
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Maryland
West Virginia
Democratic critics retreat as Cleveland’s nomination looms
Several newspapers once favorable to Bryan mock his fading influence while Democratic papers debate Roosevelt’s opposition and Cleveland’s viability for 1904. The treasury surplus of 52 million dollars is cited as proof of poor management, raising questions about party prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Detroit Free Press
Brooklyn Eagle
Des Moines Register and Leader
Treasury
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Rural delivery routes and political bias claims debunked
The Indianapolis News rejects charges that rural free delivery favors or punishes states and parties. Official 1901 data show route establishment roughly follows petitions with wide variation by state. The piece defends the service as honest and criticizes Bryan for blaming Cleveland and seeking party advantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
California
Connecticut
Louisiana
Maryland
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Vermont
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Minot
Congress
New Diamond Fields The Mexican Lover
The Pretoria diamond fields were discovered by Oscar Schuller in August 1897 near Rietfontein 20 miles east of Pretoria on a farm of 10 000 acres. Prospects yielded 12 655 carats from 38 012 loads, with prewar sales near 50000 dollars and 33 carats per hundred loads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
Oscar Schuller
Johannesburg
W. C. Schuller
Schuller Pere
Rietfontein
Delagoa Bay
P. van der Merwe
Oom Piet
Voortrekkers
Schuller
Transvaal
Springbok
The Bear and the Preface to Courtship in Amidst Diamonds
A mixed column fragment blends notes on playful courtship rituals from various regions with a long excerpt about diamond mining near Pretoria. It describes the traditional bear game in Spain and Mexico, the hard facts of Premier mine yields and ownership, and light anecdotes about social manners, ending with notices and jokes. The tone echoes a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper miscellany.
Perfume Ethics and Fashion from a Past Era
A collage of quotes and anecdotes on perfumes and fragrance in society. It discusses perfume baths and under‑skin scent attempts, notes antiseptic properties, warns of risks, and explores how scent reflects character. Includes banter from the Washington Star and Judge on trivial values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambergris
Mr. Smith
Mrs. Smith
N. Y
Perdita
Mabel
Boston
The Chip on His Shoulder In Social Life
A humorous roundup culls sayings about the man with a chip on his shoulder. It notes how such quarrelsome temperaments affect theater, trains, and daily encounters, with anecdotal remedies and quips from various papers and readers.
Seeeeeeert DeCoy Married for a Title
A practical girl responds to a suitor about marriage as a means to an earned title, in a witty Chicago Post dialogue captured in a brief entertainment snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Also Mentioned on This Page
Defiance Express
Will C. Kegel
Latty Bldg
Court ST
Defiance
Northwestern
Bryan and Cleveland
Inquest ON Democracy
Ly Bryan
Party
Indianapolis News
South Africa
Kimberley
Rand
Commenceme
Mexico
Rai
Missu
Hewitt
Tewett
Jewett
N. Y. Herald
Anna H.clark
O. H. Barrett
Knightstown
Ind
Cincinnati
Jack
Kigan Gallant
Walker
Willie
Louisville Courier-Journal
Mike
Washington Star
Man With
The
San Francisco Post
Cordiel- J
Orient
Kansas City Journal
Heilere West
Cincinnati Enquirer
Puck
Bill
Jill
Yonkers Statesman
Miss Allstyle
Philadelphia Press
Tess
Jones
Nixon Waterman
Chicago American
Pat
Dad
Faith
Ally Sloper
Minny
Chicago Chronicle
Sillicus
Cynicus
Philadelphia Record
Behy
Snape
Washington
Star
Mi Maude
Old Man Jones
Nasty Man
They
Ware
Nerally
Bostom Globe
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!