The Vacant Place in the Grey Regiment Tragedy
After a grave misjudgment, the City Greys seek to clear Lieutenant Copley’s name. A mutilated box reveals a missing body, uncovering a ghostly tale, a grave error, and a regiment’s effort to restore honor amid war’s confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yig Greys
Greys
Black Watch
Coldstream Guards
Copley
Bnet
Henderson
Little Hartley
Aenderson
City Greys
Sve
Hope in Adversity Says the Exchange
A compact proverb about persistence and resilience. It notes that even the worst enemy can become an ally in time, and that hope remains even when situations seem hopeless.
Great Italian writer Boccaccio linked to Petrarch death
The article notes that the famed fourteenth century Italian novelist Giovanni Boccaccio was a close ally of Petrarch. It states that the death of Petrarch’s friend is said to have hastened Boccaccio’s own decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boccaceto
Petrarch
Boccacelo
Early Dutch Names Briskly Mark Brooklyn Origins
Early settlers gave Brooklyn the name Hreukelen when organized as a village around 1015, by Dutch colonists. Tilutbush was called Midwoul by its Dutch founders in 1051.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hreukelen
Brooklyn
Tilutbush
Midwoul
Philadelphia Led Modern Municipal Planning
Philadelphia was the first of modern municipalities whose plan was prepared for a particular site. The rectangular plan adopted there guided city planning in America ever since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
America
Homely cashier wins love and keeps restaurant profits
Tom Templeton, a Washington restaurant owner, posts a want ad for a cashier hoping to find a pretty face. After years of failed hires, Miss Yorke, plain at first, proves quick, accurate, and friendly, winning patrons and Tom’s heart, only to realize he has lost another cashier to romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
masdena
Templeton
Washington
the Washington
Milas Yorke
Yorke
Miss Yorke
Heaven
earth
France
Primitive Water Clocks Across Asia and Egypt
Travelers report natives in the Malayan peninsula using water clocks as time measures for millennia. A bowl with a hole fills from a tub, sinking at a steady interval. Coconut shells float in water to track time away from home ports. Egyptians also used water clocks, while sand glasses serve multiple current tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malayan peninsula
house of commons
Also Mentioned on This Page
JOHN L. EVERNGAM
THE
DENTON NATIONAL BANK
DENTON, MARYLAND
JOURNAL Office
Hourglass
HAMILTON
ILLINOIS
JACKSON
ER. J. WRIGHT
OPTOMETRIST
Denton
Maryland
Ernest G. Cooper Denton, Md
Short Story Pub, Co
Kempson
nad
Coptey
England
Hha hall
wan
Short Story Pub. Co
Tom Templeton
Washington restaurant
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!