Liberal Offer Demonstrates Business Liberality
A Dayton businessman recalls a customer who bought 92,000 worth of goods with cash and a $300 note. After handing over payment, the seller suggested a cash gesture, and the manager proposed returning the note as a present. The customer asked if the note was indorsed, prompting the salesman to offer suspenders instead, leaving the customer unimpressed in Chicago News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ximuic
Chicago News
How a Horse Gallops Through Instant Photography
Analysis of galloping action using instantaneous photographs shows the exact limb positions with all four feet off ground at peak speed. The back arches, hind feet thrust forward, forefeet extend backward, and the first contact is a hind foot forming a spring to absorb impact. Traditional poses misrepresent the gait, tracing an art history through Mycenae to Persia and on to Western Europe via trade routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sysonby
Mycenae
Persia
Siberia
Europe
Chicago
Sribuse
Testing Thermometers at Washington Bureau Standards
The weather bureau in Washington tests thermometers from various manufacturers to certify accuracy. Bulbs pass through baths and up and down settings from freezing to high temperatures to record exact lows and highs. Mercury limits show readings below minus twenty eight degrees, while extreme cold in the far north requires different fluids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Washington
Taving
Eighteenth Century Word Shampoo Traces Its Roots
A traveler in the mid eighteenth century notes the term shampoo as a Chinese practice, observing instruments and a massage-like technique. The origin lies in India, where the word stems from the imperative of a verb meaning to knead, reflecting early linguistic paths of the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
India
Panther tale helps Jennings, a temperance lecture?
Governor Jennings in Dearborn County recounts meeting Ton Oxles and a nearby panther incident. Oxles, recently sober, recalls a panther protecting fallen comrades and the bed of leaves. Jennings pledges future surveying work if Oxles stays sober, aiding his civil engineering career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jentings
Indiana
W. M. Cockruim
Jennings
Dearborn County
Congress
Ton Oxlesby
Aind
Jen
Yomoglesky
Iso
Alexander's Snake and the Story of Credulity in Olden Days
A tale recounted by Lucian and Apollonius describes Alexander the Great’s rise from humble roots to fame through a fake healing snake believed to be Aesculapius. A pair of rogues exploited credulous crowds in Pella, using a lifelike puppet snake and a staged miracle to amass wealth and influence, while the fate of the snake remains unknown after Alexander’s death. The narrative blends ancient myth with a neighboring anecdote about misheard miracles and a minister’s visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Lucian
Apollonius
Muoug
Abouotlchos
Phere
Pelt
Alexanthr
Alevanoder
Walter
Pella
Aesculapius
Rome
George Thuevey
North American Review
Well Bred Chdud Uses Public Impropriety Phrase
The Pittsburg Post notes a well bred child who never corrects her parents in public despite the estrangements of the case. The row reflects social expectations and family dynamics reported in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Post
Farm wisdom urges better implements for faster plowing
You cannot do decent farming unless you have good implements to work with. If you are behind with your work, buy a MOLINE Sulky or Gang Plow. They do the work quicker, better and at less expense than the old walking plow. Proper timing will show the crop improvement and pay for the plow. Timothy and Clover Seed will be available in time for seeding.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Denton Journal
Seoward
Joumman Melvin & Johnson
National Weather Bureau
Flarce Brutd
Temsperance
Eljah
James C. Lithkins
James C. Bitkins
James
Puck
Denrist
Landon
C. C. Deen
General Store
Fowling Creek, MD
Mr. Farmer
Oliver
Deen
Denton National Bank Pavings Department
Spal
oRapuba
Lapeer
Board of Directors
Harvey L. Cooper
Hotel Kernan European Plan
Baltimore, MD
Ereeane & Peevny Fuxuriega Note
Bingle
Jfn
Wilhout Hattis
Joseph L. Kernan
Nookicy
Hin
R. H. Peale
Judge Building
Salt Lake City
Utah
Wriger & Lowe
Centreville, Maryland
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!