Jonathan and Armor Bearer Fight Philistines for Israel
A biblical study highlights Jonathan and his armor bearer as exemplars of faith and courage. It portrays Saul’s failure, Israel’s distress, and Jonathan’s bold ascent against overwhelming odds, underscoring moral courage grounded in God’s word and promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
Israel
Saul
Jehovah
Gibeah
Rimmon
Ahiah
Phinehag
Bill
H. Jonathan
Jonathan
David
Michmash
Geba
Ife
Aluminium Bronze Discovery and Properties Report
The text notes that aluminium bronze was invented by French chemist Deville in 1859 and tested for domestic utensils and jewelry. It describes its gold like color, corrosion resistance to salt water and atmosphere, composition of 10 percent aluminum and 90 percent copper, and its high tenacity comparable to Bessemer steel with easy forging and rolling when heated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deville
Family Tree Riddle Quip From Yonkers Statesman
A humorous exchange on ancestry and kilts features a Scotty joke about bare limbs in a family tree. The Yonkers Statesman caption frames a playful dialogue between Andy and Sandy about heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy
Sandy
Yonkers
Proper Fertilizer Use For Early Spring Growth
Maryland Agricultural College extension tests find nitrate of soda and acid rock give best results when applied early in spring. Rates of 150 to 800 pounds per acre for nitrate of soda and similar for acid rock, timing with grass green up, usually late March to early April, yield potential improves from 2.5 tons to about 2.5 tons per acre with proper application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Sensible Feeds for the Brood Sow in Gestation and Farrowing
A Wisconsin Experiment Station bulletin advises progressive hog raisers on feeding sows producing two litters yearly. It emphasizes sustained nutrition for gestation and post farrowing while proposing specific grain mixtures and a slop recipe. Winter feeding should include bulky foods like milk roots clover or alfalfa hay with adequate grain to maintain condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Station
Evenly Simple Home Device For Saving Time
The Rev. Alan Pressley Wilson of Baltimore devised a wick-raising device for oil stoves. It uses double spindles with front outside sleeves and rear ratchet wheels on a through spindle. The design allows independent raising of each wick end to produce an even flame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Pressley Wilson
Baltimore
Desire of Whisky Victim Sparks Temperance Vote Mockery
A western New York village on election day exposes the temperance cause through a drunken voter's earnest request for whisky. Citizens scoff, yet the man declares he would climb the pole for whisky only if it existed, proving his stance. Congressman Clyde Kelly calls the saloon a failed experiment and predicts its collapse as reformers unite against it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Falls
United States Congress
Clyde Kelly
Pennsylvania
United States
Chart shows workers in twelve U S manufacturing industries
The American Machinist lists figures for wage earners proprietors and executives in twelve sectors including iron and steel, printing, cotton goods, boots and shoes, tobacco, meat products and malt liquors. A note says closing breweries and distilleries would cause only modest business readjustment. A temperance anecdote follows about wine at a social visit and lemonade replacing wine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Machinist
Ender Our Order for Thousand Thousand Tomato Seed
SNYDER PRES SERVING CO announces an order for re mailing of Greater Baltimore tomato seed distributed to allies. The delivery targets Fairmount Marion Tipton in India, with Bal gianos producing the largest crop yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Es Snyder
Pres Serving CO
Chicago
Ender
Baltimore
Balgiano
Fairmount
Marion
Tipton
India
T. AL Snyder Preserving CO
Indiana
Mir Wan
Bo Phemouer
C4 Kout Co
Mid
Belgiana
Tomato
Police oppose saloon closures rally in Chicago
At the Mounted police headquarters in Chicago, Catch-My-Pal Patterson asked 200 policemen if they favored closing all saloons. Most rose to support the idea, with about twenty-five declining. Capt. Charles Healey stated no man who drank could remain on the mounted police force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catch-My-Pal Patterson
Mounted Police
Chicago
Charles Healey
Mr. Patterson
Mounted
Texas farmers unite to oppose liquor trade
Texas farmers organize to oppose the liquor trade and assist in driving liquor out of the state. The move signals farmers as a potent factor in the dry states trend, described as a cheering sign for the Lone Star State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Lone Star
Colorado Banks Gain as Prohibition Backs Real Estate Boom
In the six weeks after statewide prohibition, Colorado banks report a resource gain of 1,575,639.89 dollars. Real estate dealers note saloonkeepers and bartenders are purchasing ranches and truck farms, signaling a shift in asset holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Employers threaten to fire workers for drinking alcohol
The Brewers' Journal notes that some companies and individual employers threaten dismissal for drinking alcohol at any time, claiming the policy protects their pocketbooks and alleging social and economic slavery behind such measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Brewers’ Journal
First Monster Cheese Presented to a President in 1802
The first monster cheese publicly presented to a president came in 1802 to Thomas Jefferson. It was built in Cheshire Massachusetts, four feet in diameter and eighteen inches high, pressed and carried to Washington by six horses amid great public fervor. Jefferson paid the $200 bill, a note the article records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Cheshire
Mass
Washington
Jackson
van Buren
New York Sun
Temperance Reform Advance Ad Promotes Victory and Optimism
The Union Signal portrays temperance reform as a triumphant movement moving from victorious yester days toward confident tomorrows. The piece underscores steady progress and enduring faith in abolition of intemperance.
First Sumptuary Laws and their ancient roots
The article notes sumptuary laws regulate eating drinking and dress dating back to Egypt around 3000 BCE and appearing in Rome's Twelve Tables. It credits Charlemagne as a pioneer of modern sumptuary legislation, tracing the lineage through history to determine practical statutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Charlemagne
One Argument Honor Debating the Man She Ought to Marry
Quotation from Detroit Free Press recalls a playful exchange where Py claims victory in argument by persuading his beloved he was the man she should wed. The vignette frames marriage as a humorous contest of wills and charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
A Bird That Bestows a Curse in Scottish Lore
A description from Country Life explains the stoneelint or soft bed bird. Its alarm note resembles two pebbles striking together and locals say a drop of the devil's blood is contained in it. Its nest is never taken due to its constant promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Quote on desire and forbidden things by Ovid
A brief aphorism attributed to Ovid reflecting on human drive and longing for what is forbidden. The line suggests universal envy of denied goods and the pull of desire beyond reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovid
Leisurely Tasmania nickname and demonyms cited
Describes Tasmania as a land of time with nicknames such as the land of lots of time and sleeh a lot, and notes residents are called tassies and Jam eaters, referencing the island's large fruit farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tasmania
Also Mentioned on This Page
Denton Journal
Adward Melvin Ben
Johnson
Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
His
Rom
Lew Spaperkae Ni
Timothy
Nickolas Schmitz
Maryland Agricultural College Extension Service
Sensible
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Papa
Bolgiano
Belgiuma
Greater
J. G. Boyle
Dept. Hort
Purdue University
Lafayette
J. Beldiana & Son
TAR
Firestone
Denton Auto CO
Denton, Md
King’s Auction
Janes Icing & Sons High
Baltimore & Pate
Baltimore, MD
America
Sacramento
San Joaquin
California
Netherlands
San Joaquin County
Sunset Magazing
Sunset Magazine Service Bureau
San Francisco
San Joaquin Corts
Wood
Sudan
Rhodes
T.W. Wood
Richmond, Va
EDW
P. Foote« CO
General Commission Merchants
S. Charles Street
Baltimore, MN
the Home Insurance Company OF New York
S. G. Nuttle
Brewers’ View
Menominee
P. B.corkran
Haston, MD
Via
Jon Cooper
Wright & Cooper
Eystone
Incredienta
Reystons Poultry
Pizeon
Chietafeg
Aylor Uros
Barket Street
Camden
Third Street
M. L. Beck & Bro
Boy Scouts
R. R. Shull
Greensboro
U.S
S. S. Drug CO
Gardington
Ohio
Virgil Moore
Alsoi
Frank Wright
Denton
Denton and
West Denton
L. B. Towers
del. and
Va. Ry
Lota
Baltimore Ac
Reg
Milly
Murdoch Lands
Willard Homson
Wmn. Pepper Constante
Maryland Trust Building
Amt
Blicton
Journal
Sockldsboro Bank
Zoldsborg, Nip
H. M. Thompson
Hillsboro, MD
Footer’s Dye Works
Cumberland
Walmington Comperence Academy
Christian
S. Cardoso de Silva
Philadelphia
Henry G. Budd
Dover, Delaware
James J. Ross
Wal Denny
The
Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
Dovmer, Dam Law Art
Carter & Deen, Agls
I. Irving Jones
Agt
Queenshero, Md
Alex. Noble, Agh
Preston, Ald
Seehof
Mountain Valley
Hright
Mountain Valley. Water Co
Lexington St
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!