Early Ballooning Origins and Pioneers in Europe
The piece traces the birth of aeronautics from Cavendish's hydrogen discovery to Montgolfier hot air balloons and early ascents across Europe. It names Daedalus legends, Archytas, and Archimedes while detailing key flights by Rozier, Lunardi, Sadler, Blanchard, and Zambeccari, noting royal interest and societal reactions to ballooning in the 1780s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Daedalus
Archytas
Trientum
Archimedes
Syracuse
Simon
Forum
Constantinople
Dante
Perouse
Lake
Trasimene
Oliver of
Malmesbury
Bernouin
Besnier
Lana
Marquis de Bacqueville
Cavendish
Black
Edinburgh
Tiberius Cavallo
British Royal Society 2
Etienne
Joseph Montgoltier
Prieth
Montgolfier
Annonay
Auvergne
France
Charles of
Paris
Versailles
Louis XVI
Joseph Montgolfier
Ilatre de Rozier
Faubourg St. Antoine
Tours
de Rozier
Me Rozier
Marquis d'Amandes
James Wilcox
Sehuydkill River
Rittenhouse and Hopkins
Philadelphia
Robert
Nesle
England
Vincenzo Lunardi
London
Prince of Wales
Royal Artillery
Moorfields
Standon
Ware
de Moret
Johnson
Lunardi
James Sadler
Oxford
Hartwell
Aylesbury
Dublin
Holyhead
Sheldon
Blanchard
Chelsea
English Channel
Dr. Jeffries
Dover Castle Cliffs
Forest of Gulmes
Calais
Marie Antoinette
Crosbie
Ireand
St.George’s Channel
Count Zambeccari
Sir Edward Vernon
Horsham
Major Money
Admiral Questions Young Man On Broken Chains
In a deep port water scene, the admiral confronts Alfred in charge of the chains after a bowse hole shackle breaks loose. Alfred admits with plain bluntness that he could not have stopped the chain’s slackening, prompting the admiral to reassess the mishap and respond with a rare, rueful concession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tineira
Alt. Mata
Alfred
Ife
Rostand’s dog story ends with a whimper and a bark
Paris reports Edmond Rostand struggled to sleep at his Bayonne villa until a barking mystery dog prompted a fake healer. A peasant who faked animal powers fooled Rostand for a time, but a reward and a twenty franc payoff silenced the canines and the tale ends with Rostand declaring the dog story without a dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond Rostand
Bayonne
Paris
Rostand
Barker
Do Snakes Hypnotize Their Prey A Reader Declares No
An observer reports experiments with rattlesnakes and birds in a barn setting. Snakes approach silently, strike from a distance, and seize prey without using hypnotic tricks. Birds show alarm, yet are lured by routine feeding, while snakes slowly constrict and drag victims to the straw pile for consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Lindley Murray Founder of English Grammar Author of Yammar
Lindley Murray born in Swatira Ma in 175 and educated for law. He moved to New York during the Revolution, then retired wealthy to the Hudson. He later settled near York England where he died in 1820. His English Grammar text became widely used in schools. He studied botany in later years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindley Murray
Swatira
Passline
Lewis
Long Island
New York
Hudson
England
York
Ileldgate
Royal Gardens
Kew
Metternich the diplomat of iron will and restraint
Charles Whibley in Blackwood's portrays Metternich as a polished, inscrutable diplomat who never betrays emotion. He rejects egoistic policy and urges reciprocal forbearance among states, living by the motto la force dans le droit. His career remains uniformly principled and austere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metternich
Napoleon
Ife
Charles Whibley
Blackwood’s
A Tale of Two Parrots Gathers Moral Wit
In a Judge's Library tale an old maid fears her parrot’s deadly wish. A minister brings a religious parrot to a meeting, and during prayer the former repeats its insult while the latter offers a solemn blessing. The scene ends with a prayerful rebuke from the minister’s bird.
Observance of Easter dates in church history
The Easter festival originated around year six and faced clashes between eastern and western churches over its date. The Council of Nicea in 325 set it for the Christian world on the Sunday after the fourteenth of the first Jewish month, with later English adoption in 660. Gregorian reform prompted by England’s 82 century changes was settled in 1752 by tying Easter to the first Sunday after the full moon on or after March 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Nice
England
Queer Names and Slaves in Nineteenth Century Speech
The Cincinnati Enquirer quotes a law student deriding Chinese naming customs and describing girls with fanciful names such as Cloudy Moon and Spring Peach while boys are given utilitarian titles. slaves are assigned names like Not For Me and Joy to Serve, reflecting harsh social attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muabel
Jenny
Matilda
Cincinnati Enquirer
Sitting on a High Hat Puzzle
A Philadelphia Record anecdote presents a clubman wager about sitting on a silk hat without crushing it. The method involves placing the hat crown down on a smooth surface, spanning the rim with a board, then sitting slowly to test support. The trick relies on a well made hat and careful gradual weight. once bent or broken hats fail the test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
Onions as Cure for Dropsy Highlighted in Exchange
A Louisville Courier-Journal item reports a surprising onion remedy for dropsical patients. One woman, deemed incurable by several doctors, recovered after consuming many onions daily, a practice she continued for five years without relapse. The note also jokes about a man named Jinks overwhelmed by "five grown daughters" and lack of orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jinks
Louisville Couriey-Journal
The Feminine and Wife-Fancy Dictionary Debate
A fragment discusses gendered dictionaries with quips about the Husband-Probably and London Option. A man rushes to the river bank after a suicide attempt by a wife, while a boy pleads for an insurance payout. Also notes knife steel tempering at 470 536 and 560 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
London
London Mail
Easy Hospitality Food Abundance In Virginia Seventeenth Century
Virginia in the seventeenth century boasted rich food abundance and hospitality. Cattle herds supplied milk and meat, venison was plentiful, fowls were common, and seafood from rivers and bays fed households. Apples peaches figs grapes and various nuts plus wild strawberries and honey completed a diverse diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
P. A. Bruce
Bad Night For the Show
The New York World notes a failed Saturday night showing as a troupe plans calls for reserves to extend the act and attract business. The manager questions why a troupe would tour on a busy weekend while the agent defends the venture amid a crowded market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gil
Miau
New York World
Bank Vault Heist Exposes Trust Issues In St Petersburg
A satirical clipping recounts the Union bank of St. Petersburg police service as a trial by disguise. The director, sleepless, robs the vault of 2,000,000 rubles before vanishing, leaving doubts about bank security and staff trust. Other humorous lines from contemporary periodicals follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Bank of
Custer's Last Fight at Bucklen draws strong audience
A top heavy but enthusiastic Bucklen audience enjoyed Custer's Last Fight with thrilling gunplay and pathos. Tonight No Other to Guide Her offers strong heart interest and comedy while Whirlwind musical comedy brings eighteen numbers and dances. Joseph and William W. Jefferson present The Rivals at Elkhart January 13, and The Rajah of Bhong returns to Bucklen New Year’s Day matinee and night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Bucklen
Bucklen Theatre
Joseph and
William W. Jefferson
Elkhart
Bhong
Spofford
Powell & Cohn
Healing cure touted for child in Mound City
Mrs. T. D. Clapp reports her son nearly died from lung and throat trouble. After using Dr. King’s New Discovery the child recovered fully. The medicine, advertised as a cure for coughs and colds, is sold by Houseworth Bros. in 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes with a trial bottle free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Mound City
T. D. Clapp
Houseworth Bros
Way to the Station Misguided By Rural Advice
A touring automobilist party in Virginia, delayed by an accident, seeks directions to a railroad station. An elderly local gives flawed directions through a dialect sketch, guiding them down a road to a fork and then left toward the old post office location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Guys the Success Magazine
A Newcomer Made to Suit the Smart Set
A visiting man was embraced by the fashionable crowd who planned to shape him into a showpiece. They found him too small for their aims, joking to “make a tion” of him, then to “make a monkey of him.” The quip underscores how society amuses itself by shaping others, contributing to the gayety of nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Disappointment. Amateur Sportsman after shooting friend
A fragment from Illustrated Bits depicts an amateur sportsman reacting after fatally shooting his friend. He quips about deer and horns, while a brief caption notes the victim. The humorous, dark line contrasts with a serious event.
Wise Talk and Patience in a Railway Tale
A traveler in Indianapolis News reflects on patience after waiting four hours for a train. Dialogues imply the value of restraint amid delays, contrasting opinion with the idea that wrongs can be corrected through calm perseverance. The scene features chatter about waiting, delays, and the social quick temper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis News
A Dangerous Deadlock Remedy Promoted by Dr Kings Life Pills
An old newspaper blurb promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a quick cure for a deadly stoppage of liver and bowel functions. The ad claims guaranteed satisfaction with a money back guarantee and lists Houseworth Broa drug store at 26e as the seller.
Special Offer Deals for Review in Combination with Other Papers
The Review offers subscriptions combined with other periodicals at reduced rates. New or current subscribers who pay arrears and sign up for a year in advance may choose from several bundles including Weekly Review with Inter Ocean, Farmer, N Y Tribune, and Tri-Weekly issues. Rural delivery customers get similar options with a $2 premium for daily substitutions. Old subscribers must settle arrears. those paid in advance since December 1 may join by paying the extra amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Review
Weekly Review
Inter Ocean and Farmer
Daily Review
New York Tribune Farmer
Animal instincts and social behavior in a fence standoff
The passage argues that two exts approaching on a board fence show limited reasoning. One retreats at a joint fence, suggesting dominance, while the other passes. It compares to a Gordon setter stepping aside for a train. Burroughs cites instinctual behavior, not deliberate thought, as sufficient for avoiding danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imine
Gordon
John Burroughs
Ottding Magazine
Old Roman Laws on Wives and Fathers Described
The excerpt cites Colquhoun describing ancient Rome where husbands held complete control over wives and their property, while wives gained limited child support and status rights. Fathers allegedly wielded perpetual authority over offspring, with emancipation possible only after the father's death and with harsh imagined powers to discipline or even kill their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colquhoun
Home Telephone Co Elkhart Stockholders Meeting Notice
Notice announces the annual meeting of Home Telephone Co of Elkhart County to be held at 112 High Street Elkhart Ind Friday January 10 1908 at 1 pm The annual election will be held at this meeting W L Shoots Sergeant 16 23 30
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Home Telephone Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ascouon the Lecurer
Fortune
T Night
New Years
eNight
Frank Minor
Alfred Anderson
N. Y. Tribune Farmer
N. Y
Toledo Weekly Blade
McClure’s
Cosmopolitan
Current Literature
Special Price Weekly
Everybody’s Magazine
Weaees
Rysta Theatre
J. H. Ammons
General Menger
Geo. W. Lawrie
Murdo
Ruby Marion
Rex
L. Buell
St. Joe
Frank
Sadie Harrigan
Walter Joseph
J. H. Allison, Jeweler
S. Main St
Checkerboard Chickens
Purina Poultry Feeds
A. C. Keene
E. J. Miller
South Main Street
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!