The Plumbottle Family and the Summer Resorts
A New York writer recalls the Plumbottle family of Harlem and their summer choices amid a hot season. They reject costly fashionable resorts preferring home, Catskills, Adirondacks, Saratoga, and Long Branch while joking about bears, bunco, and society widows. Oscar teases, family dynamics clash over travel, and a trip to Coney Island is contemplated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gotham
Plumbottle
Harlem
Old Pulsifer Plumbottle
Plumbottla
Iis Family
Pantata
Lexow
Oscar
Doncher
Catskills
Adirondacks
Saratoga
Long Branch
Jericho
Alex
Tarlem
Coney Island
Objects Buried With Ancients and Royal Relics Unearthed
Excavated remains reveal an ancient burial with Spanish style ax and knife wrapped in cloth, a round copper button near a hand, and artifacts suggesting a person of distinction. Cabrillo theory supporters propose crew burial, natives placing items in respect. Victoria’s coronation relics include Queen Victoria’s walking stick from Descobel oil with an Indian idol handle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baly
Victoria
Queen Victoria
Descobel
Charles II
Worcester
Seringapatam
Fashion Notes on Black Neapolitan Hats and Lace Bonnet Styles
Amar of black Neapolitan features a narrow velvet fold over the wire with a side pinched hat, black plumes, and silk tassels. Scents, enamel strawberry bottles with diamond or pearl seeds, and a three lace bonnet with lace pompons mark the era. Dresses in batiste show fine raffles with Italian lace edging. sleeves in bishop or leg o mutton styles.
Medical Statistics From 19th Century Britain and Europe
A compact extract enumerates mortality and disease rates by region and condition. It cites measles and gout deaths in England, blindness and deafness in Europe, female mortality in Holland, typhus hospital patients in Russia, and perils from apoplexy, smallpox, and leprosy. The tone reflects period health statistics and comparative disease data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faancre
Europe
Holland
England
Tina
Shanghai
China
Russia
Hymns and Hymn Writers From Early Verses to 18th Century
A survey of hymn authors including John Milton aged fifteen, A W Boehm translating from St Bernard, Watts with Going to Church, Newton’s spiritual autobiography, Charles Wesley verses 1739, Isaac Watts with The Friend of Sinners Dies altered by Wesley, and Montgomery’s Woes on Sinai originally The Three Mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Milton
A. W. Boehm
St. Bernard
Watts
John Newton
God
Charles Wesley
Missing Links in Global Telegraph and Civic Facts
Policemen in Austria study telegraphy. Parti reports a field watch three fourths of an inch across. Over 200000 postal cards are used daily in the United States. In Europe elections occur on Sundays. Canada’s divorces in twenty years total 116. Niagara Falls rainwater erodes rock at five yards in four years. California has more artesian wells than any state, with one county claiming 457 wells. Electrical engineers cite rain friction as a plausible cause of lightning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Parti
United States
France
Belgium
Canada
Niagara
California
Union
The Hut Tale and a Bathing Perjury Remark
In a city entertainment an eighteen year old marvels at growth, while a father jokes his son can wear his clothes. A Chicago Record humor item notes a vagrant sentenced to twenty days for perjury after a lake bath claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Albany
Lake Front
Traupit
Traapit
Omer
Chicago
Dusty furniture sparks domestic farce and scraps
The scene depicts Mistress scolding Mary for dust and silly banter about a scrap-book family account. Willy informs the minister that his father is upstairs with the scrap-book, highlighting a comic clash over expectations and learned skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Nuroe
Heggin
Pardin
Laughing at the Door Noted During Daily Talks
A brief humor exchange recalls a moment when Mrs Dloom asks about staying serious in social settings and Bachelor Dounce notes nearly everyone has such experiences. The dialogue, appearing in a weekly feature, reflects lighthearted psychology musings about laughter and awkward moments.
Pour Collateral and Borrowed Heartstrings
Dialog from a Brooklyn Life snippet where Charlie Debroke asks Miss Roxy if she knows he has not been in his possession for some time. She responds that she did not realize money could be borrowed on that. The exchange suggests financial and romantic tension in a hip Brooklyn setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Debroke
Roxy
Mr. Debroke
Brooklyn
An Old Acquaintant in San Antonio Clerk Job
Four dissipated old men applied at the quartermaster's office in San Antonio Texas for a clerk position. The officer asked if they knew general management and one replied I knew his when he was a lieutenant. The exchange is recounted in Texas Siftings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quartermaster’s Office
San Antonio
Tex
Texas Siftings
Fruit buds and currants praised for pies and jams
Good Housekeeping notes raspberries have no superior sauces and currants enhance jelly flavor. Tim currant likely northern Dutch origin. Do not pick currants when overripe or too green. An Evaeranti bush grows nearly anywhere with decent returns. Raspberries are best picked ripe and used fresh from the bush, as are other berries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Montreal Electric Railway Mall Service Established
An electric railway mall service has been established in Montreal. An extension ladder for upper berths of fleeing cars has been devised. The text lists various archaic or misread items such as candle fame and precarree juice as medical curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Fragmented humor and quips from period papers
A mash of jokes and brief anecdotes from early 20th century papers. Bits include children debating apples and temptation, a domestic civility sketch with Mrs Cumso, a Texas couple at Niagara Falls, a riddle about plants and sun, and a boardinghouse gag about a man’s lost heart, all wrapped in quick, city-newspaper style.
Miss Ida B Wells Tours England To Spur Lynching Fight
Miss Ida B Wells, famed Memphis crusader against lynching, returns from a two nation tour to rally support. In Leeds and Bradford labor groups passed resolutions urging workers to deter southern migration until lynching ends. She reported warm reception in England, noting equal treatment and pride in her color. British papers including the London Chronicle and Bristol Mercury praised her lecture and discussions. The visit boosted appeal for racial justice and anti lynching efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wang
Ida B. Wells
Memphis
Leeds
Bradior
England
London
Miss Well
New York
London Chronicle
Lancaster Era
London Dallys
Bristol Mercury
G. A. Sowter
St. Silas
Great Britain
Cabrillos Bones Alleged Resting Place Found on Catalina
A Santa Catalina grave is reported to hold the remains of Juan Cabrillo, the explorer who discovered Santa Catalina Island. The head oriented north, shell bead grave goods, abalone beads, a stone mortar and pestle, and an Indian paint pot suggest ceremonial burial. Santa Barbara and Santa Catalina dispute the rightful resting place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Santa Catalina
Cal
Juan Cabrillo
San Francisco Examiner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hoshi
Mr. Plumbottle
Alex Sweet
Waukesha
New England
Bar Harbor
Bar
Shadson
Oscar Plumbottle
Arex E. Swert
Seraphina
Washington Star
Cambridge
Beck Hall
Casey
Army and Navy Journal
Plumbotyle
Florida
Bkeleton
Medical Statistics
Hymns and Hymn Writers
Uuhl
Detroit Tribune
Mrs. Cumso
Mr. Cumso
Texas
Niagara Falls
Jane
Arkansaw
Minum
Wisak
Boarder
Brooklyn Life
Cabrillo
Samuel Pitcher
Castoria
Opacon
Lowell
Mass
J.F. Kixeneter
Conway, Ark
H. A. Anoner
M. D
Oxford St
Children’s Department
Boston
Atten C. Surra
Pres
the Contour Company
Murray Street
New York City
Pita
Wil
Yaya
Fairoet
Wall Street Daily News
Mardi Ulawk
Editia
U.S
Washington
C.a.snow &Co
Patent Office
Washington, D.C
HEBRA
Viola Crear
Voupaceni
Bittnen & GO
IDEAL
THE
NEW Home Sewing Machine CO
Orange
MARS
Dostow
Mann
Aston Squat
Wy Cudengo
Joe Bt
LOUIA
Tattas the Ady
Baw Hom
AK Atiakta
OY D
Sbewing
Chestnut Street
Mhila
Jhesler & Wilson
Neiligh Arm'ng
Cao
Wheeler & Wilson, Mfg. Co
Knights OF Labor
Otte Prmciples
Journal of the Knights of Labor
Ateneo
Prige
North Broad Street
Philadelphia
Munn & Co
Ory
Broadway
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!