Press the Button So A Comic Collage Of Jests
A string of humorous quotes and gibes from old papers jokes about love money doctors and married life. The verses lampoon. social foibles and human quirks through quips from Puck Chicago News Philadelphia Record and others, ending with a garbled line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Askins
de Witte
Puck
Chicago News
Chicago Evening Post
Philadelphia
Sage Koove
Gear
Pelf
Detroit Free Press
Yonkers Statesman
Fred
George
Philadelphia Record
Bobby
Mr. Fog
Hicks
Boston Transcript
Washington Star
Gilback
Colonel Quailer
Brooklyn
Egret Farm Idea Near Yuma Sparks Hype
A Yuma resident plans an egret farm along the river bottom near Yuma to domesticate the birds by clipping wings. Egrets, abundant near the Colorado River mouth, face feather hunting. Crest feathers fetch $32 an ounce, with the man claiming ten birds could yield an output yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Yuma
Colorado River
The Original Loving Cup Origins and Myths
The New York Sun notes that the loving cup likely originated in Italy where banquets sometimes turned deadly. It explains the three handle design and ritual: the host drinks first to show safety, then passes it to the guest to the left, preventing self harm with two hands occupied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
New York Sun
Scotland's Gypsy King Crowned at Yetholm
In Yetholm Scotland a man named Fan was crowned king of the Gypsies succeeding his late mother Queen Esther. The tin and tinsel crown was placed by the village blacksmith whose family holds the hereditary right. The new king rode in a carriage drawn by six asses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Yetholm
Fan
Esther
Marriageable Age Echoes in Hat Trim Debate
An editorial from the Detroit Journal argues couples should delay marriage until the woman can trim her own hats and the man accepts the child will carry a note of its father's lineage. The piece reflects social expectations around readiness and parental heritage in marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Journal
Odd Engineering Feats Move Water From Pacific to Atlantic
A long water diversion across Rocky Mountains lifts flow from the Pacific into the Atlantic slope. Ditches cut high into the Poudre headwaters redirect about 400 cubic feet per second to irrigate Larimer county farms, amid remarks on the engineering feat. The article also notes the demolition of Cyrus W. Field's East Twenty-third Street home, once the hub of cable plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf of California
Pacific Ocean
Rocky Mountains
Gulf of Mexico
Long's Peak
Grand Lake
Colorado River
Pacific
Atlantic
Larimer
Cyrus W. Field
East Twenty-third Street
New York
Mr. Field
Europe
America
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Cited For Cure Of Consumption
A letter from D.P. Jolly of Avoca New York dated February 2 1899 reports a long struggle with consumption ending in a decisive remedy. A neighbor advised using Ayer's Cherry Pectoral which led to speedy recovery and restored health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
D.P. Jolly
Avoca
N.Y
Ayer's Cherry Pecton Promises Cough Relief
Claiming to cure hard coughs and strengthen weak lungs the advertisement urges immediate use of Cherry Pectoral to avoid consumption, declaring delay is risky and a bottle will relieve coughing today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Burt
Explorations in Patagonia and its surprising likenesses
In Geo graphical Journal Dr. Moreno surveys Patagonia as a largely unknown yet resource rich South American region. He notes landscape parallels with Arizona plateaus and Alaska fjords, and observes parallels between ancient Patagonian and Alaskan Indian customs and industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patagonia
Moreno
South America
Darwin
Fitzroy
Arizona
Table
Alaska
Tea Drinking in Russia Exposed as Daily Quench for Workers
The article notes Russians drink vast tea amounts using brick tea mixed with stems pressed into cakes. Workers reportedly consume about twenty stakans daily, with stakan equating to five American tea cups. It links this to coarse diet of bread, onions, garlic, dried fish, and salted herrings, implying tea sustenance for digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
America
Rocking Babies to Sleep Declared Harmful
An old warning argues rocking babies to sleep damages health and fosters insomnia. It urges mothers and nurses to avoid rocking from infancy, noting no artificial aid yields natural, restful sleep and stressing early habit formation.
Metamorphosis of Italians New Arrivals and Relatives Contrast
A New York Sun item contrasts newly arrived Italian immigrants with Americanized relatives outside a barge office. Giulia dazzles in Third Avenue millinery and yellow gloves while Pietro and family observe in muted, traditional attire. The piece notes rapid assimilation over six months and includes a second ad about Endless Chain Starch Book premiums for Red Cross and Hubinger starch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pietro
Francisco
Giulia
Red Cross
Hubinger
President Kruger's Father and Legacy in Boer History
The article notes that Paul Kruger held bitter anti British sentiments partly because his father fired the first shot at English troops at Boomplaats in 1848 and joined the 1836 trek. It recalls the elder Kruger signing a 1854 petition to remain under British protection, which Duke of Newcastle rejected as an insult and overreach in Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruger
Paul Kruger
Boomplatz
Duke of Newcastle
England
Africa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jane
Leigut
Hunter MacCulloch
Puck S
Ion
ODD Engineering
Atlantic Ocean
S.c
Lbe
Heenan
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Olio
Carney& Co
O. D . Hall
Bulls Couch
Continental Tobacco Co
Star Tobacco
Piso
Hopkins Place
Baltimore
Pittsburg Glass Co
Pittsburg, Pa
Tubinger
United States
J. C. Hubinger
Keokuk
Iowa
Arter
Matitme
Fife
Appliak
Mason, CK
Washington, D
Arnold
All Druggista
Ension
Principal Examiner Pension Bureau
Tain
Attrainee
Nick Nape
H. H. Qreem
WM. Reed
Sth St
Phila
Tags
Tom
Otton
Lsnorw
AM Uchr
Hikt
Kutter
Hemington
Abbaliach
Guttar
Washburn
Ciara
Tobacco CO
St. Louis
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!