Emissary of St. Valentine Emissary of St. Valentine
De Forest returns from Europe to New York to find Elise Ingalls penniless and living in modest lodgings after Billie Ingalls squandered her fortune and his mother in law died. He seeks her out, apologizes for the past, and prompts a renewed vow to marry on Valentine’s Day, restoring their long awaited reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mainpland
de Forest
Sandy Hook
North River
Elsie
Elise Ingalls
Europe
Elise
Bruce
New York
Billie
Deuce
Billie Ingalls
Dave Bruce
Forest
Bruca
Don
Cma
Atlantic
Bay
Delorest
Julie
de Torest
Willie
Jule
de Lforest
Essen's Bakery a vast Prussian plant in Essen
A London Post account describes Essen's Bakery in Prussia as the world's largest, with 70 workers on two shifts, machinery driving a 40000 pound daily output, 36 ovens, and wages of 8 to 10 cents per hour plus meals and bathroom use. the excerpt also includes a short tale about two Scots breaking the Sabbath on a bright winter day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essen
Prussia
Krupp
London Post
Historic Loving Cup Ties Lit Society to London Landmarks
A brief note traces a silver drinking cup’s journey through London literary circles. From the Sav age Club linked to Will's coffee house and the Mermaid tavern to Oliver Goldsmith, David Garrick, Dr Johnson and Samuel Burke, the cup's inscriptions mark its passage and a 1779 gift linked to Burke's Beaconsfield home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Savage Club
Will
Mr. Watson
Ita
Jed
Oliver Goldsmith
Goldsmith
David Garrick
Dr. Johnson
Burke
Samuel Johnson
Johnson
Beaconsfield
Jolson
Doubtful Vocalism Recalled in Quip About a Chinese Cock
A Western man quips about a Chinese cock saying the only trouble is not knowing if it sings at work or moans from a burn. The remark appears in a Washington Star item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Liberal scrapbook clips spark party talk in Ohio district
In Washington coverage notes Ralph Cole of Ohio, a Republican district-builder, faced a receptive crowd yet offered no clear gains for his party. A Cincinnati Times-Star quote recalls a judge asking a prisoner what he could pay, humorously praising another man’s time. A Youngstown Telegram item relays a hostess’s husband avoiding stories, as a child quips about his “new yarn.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ralph Cole
Ohio
Congress
Cole
Cincinnati Times-Star
Mamma
Youngstown Telegram
Lawyer’s courtroom prank sinks promissory note case
A sharp attorney defends a man in a promissory note dispute. During lunch he sneaks back to the courtroom and swaps the prosecuting counsel’s reference marks. The judge, reviewing the misused citations two hours later, dismisses the plaintiff’s claim and orders defense costs, condemning the references as meaningless and insulting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoological Society
Lippman
Henshaw
His Awful Experience and Criminology Oddities
A shipwreck survivor on the Jersey coast recalls a terrible experience with no food and buzzing mosquitoes. Henry Irving's criminology hobby unsettles a nervous friend on a moor as he boasts about concealing murder. A joke about Burns and a sister tests a husband who finishes a poem titled I Wonder Whether He'll Miss Me, then warns the poet not to be trusted with firearms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Henry Irving
Mr. Irving
Bobby Burns
George
Also Mentioned on This Page
Denton Journal
Howard Melvin Ben
H. Jornson
Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
Wood
T. W. Wood & Sons Seedsmen
Richmond, Va
A. G
A.G. GELLET_Y
Denton
Alary Land
Kernan
Euronetn Plao
Baltimore
Fai
Meer Gataarage
Sosepil
N. Charles St
Baltimore, Md
Baynard
BE. Carroll & Bro
J. M. Haymaker
Rall
Ridgely, Maryland
Junker
E. Fayette ST
Charlee
Eastern Shore
J. Leland Hanna
Equitable Bldg
Pros
F. Garey
Attorney-at-Law
E. Lexington ST
Parker
Komctes
T. W. Saith CO
Galtingore, WD
EHG Gpeat
Roma Paper
Tre South
Waeshhirtom
Nowwacaltes
Mat
Ginnies
Tverinz
Momag
THE
A. &. Abell Company
Baltimore, Maryland
Box
Hughes Lumber and Coal Co
Denton, Maryland
John A. Lewis
W. &. Hoddinott, Sec. and
Treas
Cambridge Brick Company
Cambridge Brick Co
Cambridge, MD
J. Virgil, Moore
James T. Cooper
Coopehe & Moore
Undertakers
Dewtow, Mary
Cooper
Business X
Eekle’s College of
Bolgianos “Square Deal
B. B. Cochnauer
Fauquier County
Virginia
Chas. S. Grason
Baltimore Co
C. N. Jenson
Atlantic Co
N. J
Eli
Griest
Cessna, Pa
J.bolgiano & Son
Bie Poc Sale
Bullock's Cheap Store
Poole
Frank 1. Roberts
Successor
Lay Deaven Cor
Washington & Dover Sts
Easton, MD
Wal Denney, Lee
James J Ross
Iatz
Kent County Mutua Insurance Co
Dover
Delaware
L. Irving Jones
Greensboro
Joan T. Carter, Jr
Denton, Ma
Alex. Noble
Preston Md
Frantz Bros
M. K. Frantz
Reading Terminal
Philadelphia
Nisi
Charles Clarence Deen
Carl Ross Deen
Caroline County
W. Brewster Deen
J. Kemp Stevens
Orphans’ Court
Maryland
Daniel F. Connelly
Annie F. Connelly
Harry Gibson
Denton, Md
Murderhill River
NEW Steame
Predehricka
Nathan H. Maxsoam
Will Teaverederica
Webb
Bray Thursay
Pier 3
Chestnut Street
Leavy
Ier
Pri
Tnes
I'm
Erica
Olam
Oan
Neon
Adam
Pin
Will Ie
Hilude
Consumers’ Ice Co
Chester
Keystone Mall
Wharf A
Fareto Phil
Frederica & Philadelphia Navigation Co
Orrick—Frederica, del
Keefer
J. Eellwanger
Howard Bryant
Keefer Mill
M.D & W. Railroad and Mail
Gay Streets
G. T. Redden & CO
St. Valentine
American Press Association
Rpiots
Valentine
Jones
WLU Sones
Essen’s Bakery
Aid
Historic Loving Cup
Goldsmith, Garrick
Dr. Johnson and
Onife
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!