Echoes of Jerusalem and a Wolf with a Bell
The London Standard reports on old Jerusalem tales including a farmer's lesson about belled wolves and the strange revival of a medieval hospice and monasteries near the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Discoveries include a medieval church with three apses, ancient capitals, and relics claimed to be from Peter and Paul. The Knights of St John trace their cradle to these sites, but sectarian tensions threaten preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Jerusalem
Peter
Paul
Amalfi
Khalif Hakem
Baldwin of
London Standard
Frankenstein of an era and other columns in Eugene
A quirky composite column of brief items and opinions from Eugene featuring quips on media reading, public morals, and current affairs. It mentions Solomon's temple plumbing, revolver usefulness, a overworked banker, venetian towers, Carnegie libraries, and pacific vignettes about adverting signs and Canada. It includes remarks on Krupp, Russell Sage, Magee’s doctor fee, a rheumatism cure, Congress, and Army uniform debates with humor about “boys to blue.”
Inventions and Peace: The Tide of Modern Armament
The article contrasts West and East politics and recounts incidents from frontier life, then discusses General Crozier's time fuse and its impact on naval warfare. It argues such weapons raise deterrence, reshape armor limits, and could deter war by increasing carnage, noting invented progress presses nations toward restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Crozier
Ordnance Department of the Navy
Friends of Peace
France
Germany
Europe
Martial Ordor
Leo the Fourth’s Tower Visit And Moody’s Naval Salute
Summer at Leo the Fourth's Tower, Vatican Hill, described as a cooler, healthful retreat for Pope Leo and his physician. The second item recounts Secretary Moody's surprising naval escort, a salute, and a firefighter-like reception at the Navy Yard aboard the Sylph, provoking light amusement among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo
Ike Pope Leo
Moody
Navy Department
Washington
Navy Yard
Henderson
Representative Metcalf
Potomac
Mr. Moody
Terry
Yard
Secretary of the Navy
Sylph
Washington Correspondence
New York Herald
Simple Frugal Life Told By French Officer
A French officer ridicules expense with a pension of five francs a week. He explains simply that he dines at a friend’s house every Sunday, eating a large dish of tripe and onions until Wednesday, claiming this plan staves off hunger.
Quotation Fragments From A Civil Tone
A reflective line compares neighborly disputes with choosing music from a banjo. It notes more waves of deserved punishment than escapes. It laments that much charity beginning at home fails to travel, suggesting limits in local benevolence.
The Bell Wolf
A Canadian settler near the Mattawa River trapped a wolf and fitted it with a bell inspired by ship rats. He released the animal to deter wolves, then let his sheep graze while observing their alertness as the wolf’s bell rang and the woods remained unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattawa River
Canada
New York Sun
Ping-pong in the jungle tale from a traveler
A Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote recalls a Central Africa winter when an English ivory trader introduces ping-pong in the jungle. They set up a makeshift table and play until late, sleeping in trees that night to avoid jungle marauders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iquired
Central
Africa
George
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Prince's Reason
A London Express tale about Prince Edward’s dream to be a sailor. The young prince says he wants to sail because he dislikes chores and believes cleverness isn’t required, prompting a candid exchange with the Prince of Wales about aspirations and effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Express
Nile
Trafalgar
Prince of Walesa
Royal
Laddite
Prince Edward
Prince of Wales
Penguin’s awkward shore life and maplike sense of place
On shore penguins awkwardly flee when hunted, then roll to their white bellies and paddle swiftly over snow. Antarctic explorer C E Borchgrevink notes penguins’ remarkable bump of locality, guiding them on ice floes and even finding mates after a mile underwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Borchgrevink
Leslie
The Nawab of Rampur Seeks Teeth From London Doctor
A London paper says the Nawab of Rampur visited Dr. D. B. Stulth with 150 followers to arrange two sets of false teeth for his mother. The Mohammadan traditions kept her face hidden as Dr. Smith traveled to Rampur to perform the work. The voyage covered two thousand miles for two sets of teeth costing 4000 rupees. The elderly woman rested with her face masked while the dentist used a mouth hole to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rampur
Calcutta
D. 8
Stulth
London
Prospective tenant Unsatisfied With Small Rent House
A Glasgow Evening Times account notes a prospective tenant touring a house for rent with an agent. He says the yard is too small for even a single flower bed, while the agent concedes the property is small but hints at using a folding flower belt as a workaround.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow Evening Times
The Young Mother and New Life’s Proposals
A brief verse contrasts a mother’s growth from a B A to an M A beside the husband’s life, noting pride in education and a caution that proposals may threaten a man’s self control.
A Study in Scarlet Chapter V Advertisement Brings a Visitor
In the aftermath of a grim case Holmes and Watson await a possible purchaser of a missing ring. An advertisement in Brixton road prompts a看来 old woman to approach, leading Holmes to trail a suspect through S London streets. The late night pursuit ends without capture, exposing misdirection and the suspected role of an elderly figure as accomplice, while Holmes resolves to press on with the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes
Enoch J. Drebber
Cleveland
Brixton Road
Malwand
Evening Paper
White Hart Tavern
Holland Grove
Dr. Watson
Drebber
Havorite
Leige
Lowlands
Charles
Phillippe de Croy
Guilielm Whyte
William Whyte
Sherlock Holmes
Doctor Wason
Sally
Duncan Street
Houndsditch
Mayfield Place
Peckham
Sawyer
Dennis
Tom Dennis
Henri Murger
Scotland
Obedience and Courage At West Point Cadets
A Chicago Chronicle retells an anecdote from the Civil War era about a young officer who trusted orders over fear. He charged through open ground to seize a Confederate battery, despite initial dismissal from a brigadier, and brought the guns back to safety with determined action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weat Point
Janes Barnes
Chicago Chronicle
Woodai
Cape
Land of Many Wonders Capt Nye on Galapagos Mines and Wolves
Captain Richard Nye describes the Galapagos voyage aboard the W. B. Phelps. He claims Albemarle hosts a 40 000 ton sulphur crater, wild dogs overrun the island, a 3000 foot Chatham Lake that rises with the tide, and relics of an ancient race found on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Nye
Phelps
Galapags Islands
San Francisco
Albemarle
Nye
Chatham
Around the Corner Social Sparks and Domestic Quips
A lively East End scene features a boastful claim for socialism met with a bold denial. The piece lightly sketches a man’s bravado, a couple’s marital friction, and the city editor’s quips about a prominent woman, all wrapped in a chatty, humorous tone.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Old Jerusalem
Eugene Weekly Guard
Eugene
Bell Bros., Proprietors
Mr. Balfour
Mr. Schwab
Santo Stefano
Venice
Carnegie
America
Herr Krupp
Russell Sage
New York
Will
Christopher L. Magee
Pittsburg
Magee
Missouri
Toronto
Our Lady of Sorrows
Dominion
South Africa
Japan
Chief of Police
New Jersey
Pennsylvania Railway
Jersey City
Alleghany Mountans
Dom
Kansas
Colorado
Leo XII
NAVY
the Bell Wolf
Kase
A. Conan Doyle
Keswick
Sawyer O Deas
Land OF
Galapagos Islands
Himmself
Erelsimel
the Inquirer
Simkins
Peck
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!