Mab Tries to Save a Secret from a Hidden Letter
Mab Charlford risks discovery to read a letter hidden by her father and uncle. She contemplates betrayal for her brother Dick and flees at night to the boat house, where she overhears her father still abroad, unseen through the boat house planks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mab
Netta
Bella
Mr. Charlford
Caroline
Frankfort
Germany
Uncle John
Nurse
Miss Cray
Brougham
Annette
Mabel
Night at Uncle John's Foreshadows Hidden Plans
Mab, Dick and Caroline remain under Uncle John s watchful eye at his house. Dick asks Mab to fetch his fishing box from behind the boat house before Lord Bilstone s visit, hinting at a secret meeting tomorrow. The tense scene ends as Uncle John orders the carriage waiting outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mab
Caroline
Uncle John
John
Big Families in Germany Reach Remarkable Birth Rates
A Berlin Statistical Society report shows unusually high birth counts among several families. Instances include a wife with twenty three children, others with twenty one, twenty, nineteen, eighteen, and seventeen, plus several young mothers with multiple children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Statistical Society of
Berlin
He Was Ready to Sing at St Agnes Church
The National Review recounts Brignelli attempting a solo at St Agnes Church in New York City He arrived late shed his coverings tumbled among music racks agitating the choir Then he leaned over the rail and interrupted the preacher calling Me ready for ze sing The priest paused the sermon to hear his fervent voice thrilling worshipers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brignell
St. Agnes’ Church
New York City
The
National Review
Brignoli
Pittsburg
Chinese Porcelain Tower Damaged by Lightning in 1801
The porcelain tower near Beijing was built as a gift to an empress and maintained by the government. A 1801 lightning strike tore away the three top stories, later repaired, but rebels later claimed its lights and bells would harm their cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Taeping
The Rarest Stamps and Prices Across History
A tour of philatelic rarities notes the 1847 penny Mauritius at 4040, the British Museum copy, and four thousand four hundred dollars for a blue Baltimore postmaster issue. It covers Civil War local issues, Hawaiian stamps, printing errors, Cuba and Puerto Rico overprints, and price growth driven by scarcity and history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmence
W. H. Peckit
London
British Museum
Baltimore
United States
United States Postal Service
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promotes Constitutional Healing
A Detroit Journal line notes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. The piece contrasts Levity Flore the lecturer's earnest claim about cooking and virtue with a witty interruption about cooking with gasoline, reflecting a lively age's spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Flore
Detroit Tournal
Annual Photographers Convention in Celeron NY
Photographers prepare for the annual Photographers Association convention in Celeron New York from July 17 to 22. One round trip fare via Nickel Plate Road and a choice of a Peerless Express train daily are advertised. Ask agents for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Photographers’ Association
Celeron
N.Y
Nickel Plate Road
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pater
Caele John
Thiarre
Tex Costin
Tim
Biel Main
Cowill
Dick A
Dirk Weld
Halle
Uncle Fobn
Terre
Taut
Lord Pallerton
A Tootman
Lord Fullerton
Mr. Courtford
Knw
Mub
Artain
Mutch
Richard
Lord B Pallerton
Marhel
Miss Gray
Jane
Morse
Norrow
Aare Stamps
Hood
Satzabarilla
Miring
the International Investment CO
People's Bank
Denver
Bend
O. K. Mfg. Co
Delaware
Ohio
Porto Rico
New York Chemical Co
Milwaukee
Wis
W.W. A
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!