Hidden Farm Mystery of No Nose Man and Dark Scheme
In a remote western district a white farmer lives hidden from neighbors, aided by a small black workforce. An elderly inventor, nose-less, tests a colorant to pass as a Negro, while his granddaughter Eira doubts the plan as foreclosing on a troubled neighbor looms. They pursue a drastic, dangerous experiment centering on a mysterious furnace and black dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siddie
Athens
Eira
Keene
Keese
Missouri
Denrly
England
Bryan
Mature
Mannd
Cure for Eczema Promised by Cuticura Treatments
A Lyme Brook reader describes three years of eczema beginning on the hands and scalp, with severe itching and hair loss. After failing with other remedies, she reports relief using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, then purchases three cakes and a box, claiming a cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons Brook
Dire
McKearney
Power Drug & Chem, Corp
Deps. D
Boston
Birth Rates and War Implications Across Major Cities
Department of Health data show Berlin led world birth rates from 1880 to 1893, peaking in 1884. By 1893 London surpassed Berlin, with New York also higher. In 1913 New York, London, Berlin, Paris, and Brussels recorded rates of 26, 22, 20, 17, and 16 per thousand respectively, suggesting demographic shifts affecting future military strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Health
United States
Germany
Department
Berlin
London
New York
Serlin
Perlin
Kaiser
Paris
Brussels
Funeral Festivals in Ancient Greece and Rome
The Greeks and Romans turned funerals into festivals and entertainments. They used funeral occasions to showcase new plays and views, with every comedy of Plautus first performed at a funeral celebration.
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Praised for Children
A period notice extols Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a pleasant medicine for children, claiming it drives worms from the system and is superior to other remedies.
Cleveland Lawyer Faces Customs Quizzical Trunk Question
A Cleveland attorney returning from a Mediterranean trip recalls a comic customs encounter on New York docks. When asked to open his trunk he asks what counts as personal property and jokes that there is no real estate inside. The amused officer admits uncertainty about the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
New York
Plesse
Custom House
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Minards Liniment and the New Deacon Look
A Glasgow correspondent recalls how modern church scenes differ from the past. A sprightly deacon in gray hat and light tweeds presides at the plate while a boy argues with his mother about who pays. The note contrasts change in decorum with tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow News
Judging Distance And Depth Perception Demonstration
The article explains that distance is affected by binocular cues. It suggests a simple test: place a pencil two to three inches beyond a table edge and strike the protruding end with a finger after closing one eye, often underestimating distance and missing. One eyed individuals perform better with single-eye depth estimation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Aviating Hen Hidden Nest Found in Willow Tree
Harvey Davis of the Lecron farm near Zullinger climbed 29 feet into a willow to reach a hidden nest. The old hen laid 17 eggs in a nest of leaves and bark 20 feet above the ground along the run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Davis
Lecron
Zullinger
Davis
Carrots and hair query sparks playful debate
Readers joke about whether carrots aid complexions and if hair could turn carroty. The chat mixes nutrition curiosity with light humor and playful hypothetical questions.
Spats Sighting Sparks Floorwalker Moment
A witty line from Puck quotes a precise gentleman seeking spats while a floorwalker jokes that salesladies are constantly starting them, capturing a light, humorous exchange from a bygone era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Youngster to Run a Chemist Shop and Transport Venture
A brief dialogue shows a youth considering leadership of a chemist shop and promoting a transport company. He weighs land and water options, preferring water with an orean to begin, while noting lack of a diploma but confidence in their own preparation.
Profits Declared Amid Market Changes
Traders report varied profits as markets adjust to shifting demand. Analysts note businesses seek efficiency gains and cautious expansion amid uncertain consumer sentiment and regulatory pressures.
Orlo's Most-Travelled Man Francis E Clark
Rev Francis E Clark founder of the Christian Endeavor Society is hailed as the worlds most travelled man. The article recounts his 33 years since forming the first Endeavor group in Portland Maine and his global work and fundraising for a new international headquarters in Boston. It notes travels of over 825000 miles and speeches to about 2 million people, with support from a wide alliance of denominations and leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis E. Clark
The
Christian Endeavor Society
Francis BE. Clark
D.L
Christian Endeavor Union
Clark
Williston Congregational Church
Portland
Maine
Williston Church
Christian Endeavor
Christian Endeavor News
Methodist Christian Endeavor
North America
Christian Church
Baptist Fourth
Enegland
Brurma A ' India
Baptists
Hile
Australia
Spain
France
Methodists
Norway
Denmark
Germany
Amesie
Italy
Los Angeles County
Cal
Middlesex County
Mass
Chicago
Phillips Congregational Church
Boston
Christian Endeavor Movement
Europe
Great Britain
United States
Panama
Peru
Argentine
Brazil
Sweden
Greece
Mikado
Japan
International Christia Endeavor
Movement
North Ameri
Frenris F Clark
Clerk
Christian En
Howard RP Croce
Noartvern Peetiat Cherehee
Grose
United Tantate of
Chertetian
Deneagar
Amlam
Nhin
Mayagement A. 1
Sunnorte Christian
P Anderenn
Prildore’ Sinionie A Sentehman
Neumark
He Iellen
Christien Predeavor
Daniel A. Paling
Tinited Society
Ohin Chertet Jan Endeavor Union
Heig
Camnoten
Karl Lehmann
Field Cerretory
Colorado and New Merrien Christian Endeavor Thions
Tnited Society
Christian Endeavor World
Francis F. Clark
Amos Ro Wolle
Arthur W. Kelly
Rev R. P. Anderson
Aseoeia
Christian Endeavor and Leadership
William Shaw
Ll.d
Late Mrs Woodrow Wilson II Memorialized by Labor Leaders
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes the late Mrs Woodrow Wilson II as a symbol of noble service and duty. It highlights the Virginia Federation of Labor and the AFL plan to attack urban slums, inspired by her legacy and dying wish for reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Ontario Expands Bass Hatchery Program For Trout Stocking
Ontario has stocked bass fingerlings for two years using breeding ponds and lake releases. Non residents paid 2,884 dollars for fishing licenses last year as sport fishing grew. A trout hatchery at Mount Pleasant Brant county will distribution of several million fingerlings next season, boosting commercial fisheries from 1,708,963 dollars in 1905 to 2,842,887 in 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ontario
Mount Pleasant
Brant County
Too Often George Ade and the Eight Year Old Question
The fragment cites George Ade seated with an eight year old girl who asks about spelling marriage. Ade, a cynic, replies that marriage is a frequent topic but offers no further details in this snippet. The dialogue showcases Ade's wry, ironic tone and social commentary in a short parlor moment.
Telegram pose draws verdict on cheeky wife
In Pearson's Weekly a witty panel shows a wife sending a telegram while her husband looks on. The scene hints at marital tensions with facial contortions and a ten word message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson’s Weekly
Mind and Health: The Mind's Power Over Body
A New York Press note cites a woman who believed she swallowed a frog and sank until doctors washed her stomach with a tube. A tiny frog was expelled, and the patient recovered, illustrating how mind and fear can affect physical health and urging further study of mental influence on illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Worm Powders Said to Cure Infestation in Children
The article states two worm types infect children from birth: stomach and intestinal worms, with intestinal worms causing more damage by clinging to intestinal walls. Miller's Worm Powders claim to dislodge both kinds and repair damage while expelling them from the body.
Moods of t e Bay of Fundy
The Bay of Fundy presents a mix of rocky shores and tragedies. Grand Manan Island lies off the vessel’s port, with shipwreck graves and maritime lore. A coast near Trinity Reek in Nova Scotia guards a fertile Annapolis valley noted for high priced apples and a milder climate due to the Gulf Stream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay of Fundy
Grand Manan Island
Trinity
Nova Scotia
Annapolis Valley
Westminster Gazette
Potato Juice Cure Promoted by London Doctor
Dr Heaton C Howard of London in the Lancet urges potato juice as a remedy for sprains lumbago gout rheumatism and bruises. He cites cases of rapid relief and absorption of exudate within days. Juice used as ointment liniment or plaster is prepared by pressing raw potatoes then boiling to five times strength with glycerin added for preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaton C. Howard
London
London Lancet
Insurance Interests Across Life and Fire Policy Laws
London Answers notes that insurable interest is required for policies. Subjects of the king may insure him. creditors may insure debt. employers can insure workers due to liability. Spouses and children can insure family members, but siblings generally cannot. Life policies can be sold or assigned with notice, while fire policies require the insurer’s consent for transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Who Owned the Cart in Carmarthen Turnpike Jest
A Welsh magistrate questions Stam mering Jim about labeling a cart on turnpike roads. Jim finally lists multiple parts with owners including David Thomas Hugh Jones William Bower Joshua Morgan and himself, sparking a legal exchange over ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmarthen
Wales
Jim
David T
Thomas
Hugh J-J-Jones
William B-Bower
Joshua M-M-Morgan
National Magazine
Angry Constituent Questions Politician Over Seeds
A citizen protests a lack of a government plan and recalls receiving only seedlings from the agricultural department. The remark follows another quip about why a voter would not support the fellow again. The piece contrasts political dissatisfaction with a quirky domestic aside about a girl marrying to keep a man nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
John
Jood
Senenge
Minard
Dandruff
Orlo
Ontario Fish Breeding
George Ade
Christian Andersen
Ade
Minard’s Liniment
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!