Patents Thawed and Odd Inventions Listed
A long, garbled NCR-style note lists patent allocations and inventors from Minneapolis and St Paul including gas generators, imbursed bottles, metal barrels, and non refills. The piece also recounts a New York Times anecdote about college graduates among inmates on Blackwell's Island, and ends with a whimsical, corrected description of Reed Place street in San Francisco with its peculiar measurements and multi story layout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
Jon B. Erickson
Minneapolis
Minn
Thomas Hennessy
Grand Forke
N. D
Victor Hodell
A. Olson
iMinn
Joseph EH. Smith
W. A. Landis
St. Cloud
Ira von Tilburg
St Paul
Atrand
J. D. Mervin
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
In 1641 the first rope line manufactured Morton
A fragment notes that in 1641 the first rope line was produced by Morton, indicating an early rope making effort attributed to an individual or firm named Morton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton
Prominent Patent Remedy Promises Pain Relief
A sensational advert claims a universal elixir heals rheumatism and related maladies by purifying blood and restoring bodily balance. It touts rapid relief, long safety, and cites invented testimonials like Mr. Lyman E. Turner to support claims despite vague ingredients and dubious efficacy.
Fragmented 19th Century Humour and Dialogues
A garbled compilation of quotes and jokes from various sources including Harper's Bazar and Cleveland Leader. It weaves legal, literary, and social quips, with misread phrases about jury duty, knowledge as power, and social mischief, all presented in a fragmented, antiquated style. The piece cites multiple periodicals and a famous Madrid anecdote, reflecting era humor and mock dialogue.
Noisy guest tale sparks kitchen quarrel at hotel
A noisy guest provokes a waiter to reveal a quarrel involving the proprietor Lisavife and the cook composing a loud scene in the kitchen. The dialogue hints at the DeCourays and a skeleton in a closet, while a separate scene in Lord Bareacres’s gatehouse discusses a footman and an unruly intruder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisavife
Faye
Proposal Bid Etiquette Echoes Through Cluttered Office
A young man asks a busy contractor named Nasmenn for permission to court his daughter. The contractor, buried in papers, replies with a stereotype filled retort about the bid. The scene plays with disjointed phrases and unclear intentions amid the office din.
Nonsensical Cavalcade Of Jokes From The North American Papers
A sprawling collage of cartoon captions and quips drawn from Pittsburgh News, Chicago Record, Indianapolis Journal, and other papers. It features mock dialects, puns, and playful exchanges about dancing, dieting, and social foibles, with snippets of dialogue and misread words.
Snowy Owls Reported Arriving in Northwest Regions
The article notes snowy owls entering the Northwest as arctic birds arrive, with mentions of their travels from northern boundaries toward the southern line. It discusses taxidermy practices and theories on owl and duck companionship, noting that ducks decline to travel with owls unless ducks accompany them, and that snowy owls migrate only under exceptionally harsh winters. The piece references a sighting near 1881 and discusses regional observations by observers in Vermont and Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic Wis
Arctic
Usbara
Dora Hicks and the Unknown Side of Interest
An opaque literary fragment presents Dora Hicks pondering interest and sides in a debate. The speaker, possibly Harper’s Bazaar era, gestures toward danger and ambiguity with a cryptic line about ticks, implying a satirical look at market or social entanglements and uncertainty about loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Bazar
Hostetler’s Stomach Tonic Featured as Digestive Remedy
A promotional note touts Hostetler’s Stomach Tonic as a corrective medicine for dyspepsia and stomach distress. It claims the remedy aids digestion, relieves indigestion, and supports overall health, listing benefits for various ailments and conditions.
Fortune teller warns of accident before twenty four
In the Answers publication a fortune teller warns a woman that she will meet with an accident before turning twenty four, describing the stingy old man who paid ten shillings for the reading.
Cure for Catarrh Promoted by Cheney Company
Public notice extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy taken internally to boost blood and mucous membranes, offering 100 dollars to prove it cures, with testimonials available. Also mentions related products and humorous lines from era publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renneil
Hall
Iall
F. J
CHENEY @ CO
Toledo
Remarkable Apple Yield Draws Western Coloradan Attention
Advertisers tout the tig apple as a major draw for western Colorain fruit growers despite a small cultivation area. The yield is described as remarkable in quality and quantity, with the company’s advertising deemed thorough and trustworthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ade Verising
A Mystery of Arithmetic Sparks Debate on Savings
A Sunday school tale about a gentleman who saved 8882.01 over 33 years by avoiding tobacco prompts questions if the amount truly alters budgets. The piece muses on thrifty types, noting many abstainers cannot save and jokes that unseen imps seem to steal dimes from some to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boaton
Bicycle laws and travel notes in Mexican valleys
A fragmentary excerpt discusses bicycle requirements in Mexico such as bells license plates and lanterns. It notes rapidly rising wheel numbers in the capital and mentions many fine bicycle trips in the valleys with road improvements for wheel travel and smooth paths for both native footing and gears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Divention
Fragmented OCR whispers from a bygone page
A garbled text fragment lists odd phrases and quotes from varied sources, mentioning names and odd items like a doctor advising home rest, a winter resort, a music box, and miscellaneous snippets such as “25 Cente hottty” and “Continous Performance Style.”
Amusing Tale Of A General And Garden Hobby
A light General story from India portrays a distinguished officer obsessed with amateur gardening. He aids soldiers by prying gravel but earns scorn from peers and extra duties for the troops. A sentry misunderstands him and mocks the garden project as a foolish mission to grow cabbages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Hobbins
50 Cent Calendar Free From The Youths Companion
The Youths Companion offers a four page folded art calendar for year 07 featuring twelve color images. It measures about forty inches when extended, fits on mantels or desks, and is sold at 60 cents per copy with free distribution to contributors and subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terhapa
Emai
Andsuriher
Companyon
Two Strangers Act Frenziedly in City Streaks
In the New York Letter, two well aroused strangers in different parts of the city display absurd mania throwing away money with glee. A passerby onlookers watch as an out of town Sawyer and a Scotch man who made big money laying pelt links during the craze fritter funds. A vigil stands surprised as one man wastes money in New York while rumors spread of 104 cents on the dollar fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manin
Begum
Sawyer
Bowninghead
New York
Diplomacy and Money Ties in Stubbs Family Feud
In a breezy exchange from the Wheeling Chronicle Telegraph, Wis warns that if his son marries the Stubbs daughter he will lose all access to his fortune. The Son protests that he cannot obtain a cent anyway, prompting the father to vow to cut him off and leave him penniless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stubbs
Ler
Pheeburg Chronicle-Telegraph
Warner's Safe Cure Promoted as Absolute B Disease Remedy
An advertisement extols Warner's Safe Cure as the absolute cure for a severe disease at all stages. It claims the product restores health by soothing the kidneys and adjacent organs, elevating mood, and replacing misery with happiness. The copy targets educated readers and medical professionals, asserting wide trust and effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Yeulimonisi
Fap
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rison Atrives
Blackwell's Island
Tila City
Peniten- Gary
Ita
Na College
Rexidare
San Francia‘co
Reel Street
Telegraph
Reed Place
Offi
Celal Patiance
Asiahown
Haan
Jeni
Enian
Sporora
Iteam
Lyman E. Turner
Kenyon, Minn
Kroxaroo Inpraw Muvicixe Co
New Haven
Conn
Sayit
P.O
Kickapoo Indian Afedielns Co
Cong
Kickapoo
Wiegende Blachter
Fa Horay
Marquis del Carpio
Auples
Madrid
San ‘Francisco
Rutledgesl
Willie
United States Mail
Chicago Post
Lord Bareacres
Jilin
Piipalcant
Makaroba
Hocartoota
Socattoote
Pittsburg News
Angar
Ludington
Michy
Annecing
Jesson
New Yor Tribune
Chicago
Loring
Dukane
Miss Homewood
Frankstown
Statesman No
le Mode Camlpue
Baltor
Stohy
Walher
Philadelphia
Texas
Grand Opera
Fhompson
Indianapolis Journal
Cincinnati Enquirer
Manhler
Air
Chaser
Flegende Binetter
Ben Inet
Wagg
Weary
Weary Watkins
O'Hara
Memphis Scimitter
Goldie Ting
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bey Filipe
Brissy
Detroit Journal
Thie
Bataan
Ibi
the Stenson
Fliegende Blavtter
Winglow
Anaye Nan
Okrae Winil Yolle
Beverly
Ayer
St. Jacobs
Treal
Medy Company
Chicaca
Bright
Han
Avastin Abbott
M. B. Brady
Col
Thos. W. Knox
Mark MM. Pomeroy
Ben Pardridge
Greenhalge
Massachusetts
Brady
Porson
America
T. W. Knox
M. M. Pomeroy
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!