Squire Beeson's Unconventional Courtship Settlement
An 1840s Missouri case features justice Asa Beeson presiding over a land dispute between a widow and a bachelor. The squire dissolves the conflict by marrying the pair to consolidate both farms, ending further litigation. The article also notes aphids as a vast entomological group with explosive reproduction and astronomical population estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa Beeson
Missouri
New York Tribune
Hunter
Riggles
Solomon
Squire Becaon
Philadelphia
Riggins
Beeson
Insurance Agent vs Iron Manufacturer Tale in Troy
A solicitor recalls a brutal encounter in Troy where a wealthy iron maker, avoiding life insurance, lured him into his machine shop. Amid deafening hammers, the pair discuss insurance briefly as the man foils the agent with a brutal, sardonic smile and a cruel trick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Jin Troy
Nan
Absent Minded Sheridan Knowles Baffled by Post
The clever Irishman Sheridan Knowles showed persistent absent mindedness. He mailed a large sum in banknotes to his wife without an address or signature and later learned the notes were safe in the dead letter office. He also mixed up friends Mark Lemon and Lemonade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan Knowles
Knowles
Mark Lemon
Lemon
Browne
Warmth of Clothing and the Body's Heat Source
The New York Evening Post notes that layered garments trap air and stay loose for warmth. It favors wool over cotton or linen and warns waterproof wear is for wet weather or inactivity. It emphasizes heat derives mainly from the body via food and exercise, not clothing alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robson Loose
New York Evening Post
Bismarck and the Emperor A Semi Official Narrative
A narrative traces Bismarck s fall to Berlepsch who became Minister of Commerce in 1890 after the Emperor cited Berlepsch and Douglas as coal mine reform experts. The Emperor’s trusted appointment exposed a rift with Bismarck and signaled the Chancellor s impending loss of power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr von Berlepsch
Prince Bismarck
New York Sun
Ministry of Commerce
Bismarck
Berlepsch
Miquel
William
Germany
von Berlepsch
Count Douglas
Herr von Berlepaech
Footwear Rituals of Victorian Market Women in Church
In a vivid nineteenth century scene, Black congregation women, richly dressed, parade to church with bare feet or in boots. They remove footwear before service and again after, a ritual described as painful to feet used to free movement, with boots carried on the way and worn only briefly in church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Pet
Westere Journale
Persian King Rewards Captain After Dramatic Escape
The Westminster Review recounts Xerxes in flight after Salamis asking the captain if safety depended on trimming passengers. The captain says yes, courtiers plunge overboard, ship reaches land, Xerxes crowns the captain, then has the captain executed for the deaths of nobles. Some may spend half their time telling stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salamis
Nerxes
Asia
Xerxes
Westminster Review
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. Louis Republic
Yongard
Moiren
Latrielle
Huxley
China
the Emperor
Jamaica
Michael
Alse
Seaidars
Fewett
Fremont
EE. OC
A. Pilliod
L. 8
M.S. Ba Y
Fort Wayne
Gong North
D&lEx
Central Time
Alf
Waterloo
Gulng
Chicago
Roe
Tae
Steuben County
Fremont Eagan
Calcace
INYER
Inter Ocean
Times
Iowa
Allegheny Mountains
Inter Ocran
Fremont Eaaue
Inter Ocban
THE
EAGLE
Fremont, Ind
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!