If You Can Swim Jump For Its
Fort Armstrong officer Knox travels on a steamer to St. Louis and meets Judge Beaucaire and the outlaw Kirby. After a plantation dispute, Kirby and Carver murder Pete Shrunk and others as Knox escapes by keelboat pursued by a steamer, leaping into the river when rammed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby
Carver
Knox
Pete
Haynes
Beaucaire
Amos
Beaucaire Place
Reno
Sam
Shrunk
The Loss of Rene Chapter X Continued
In a night attack Kirby uses a stolen keelboat to ambush the party. The narrator is flung from the rowboat and drifts, watching as Rene is seized aboard the larger boat while Sam is crushed between boats. He hides beneath the surface, planning another chance to rescue Rene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene
Sam
Kirby
Adrift on the Illinois River Aboard Memph is Packet
A narrator recounts surviving a wreck after his boat sinks on the river near the Illinois. He clings to a damaged craft then latches onto a steamer Adventurer of Memphis which fights the current to rescue him. River men pull him aboard and discuss a looming conflict at Yellow Banks amid a militia mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene Beaucaire
Iself
Adventurer of
Memphis
Haines
Mapes
Illinois
Yellow Banks
Illinoy
Black Hawk
St. Lovee
New Orleans
Rock River
Fate Steps In Creates New Complication In Love With Pictures
An editorial note about fate altering events in a tale about romance with visual art. Museums and picture galleries are described as places where people fall in love with exceptional works, sometimes leading to restrictions by officials to keep order and preserve exhibits.
No blue laws here say a man can discipline his wife
In a dialogue about law and morality, Mr Meekton and another man discuss obsolete blue laws. They agree on obeying the law but express relief at not living in a state with harsh measures allowing a husband to discipline his wife with a switch as large as his finger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Meekton
A Hopeless Undertaking
An opinionated fan quips that Brig gins refuses to listen. He jokes the only way to make him hear is to chloroform him, then he would miss all the intellectual benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briggins
Mike
Hello Tommy Hello Nice Little Chap
A brief dialogue fragment shows a playful exchange where one speaker praises Tommy as a nice boy while another dismisses talking to men, noting that sister has a feller ale ready. The piece captures a casual domestic moment through terse conversational lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Sis
Art and Nature Comic Pictures Bring Me Joy
A brief verse notes art and nature as sources of mirth and daily joy. The speaker smiles at the images yet laments that few people share that outlook on earth.
Suspicious Banquet Banter Sparks Dinner Talk
A quirky exchange at a dinner table shows a husband noting a regular banquet and asking about company, while the wife reveals the cook might be the reason. The odd line of dialogue hints at a humorous domestic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Ernest
Conflict Flare Between Neighbors Ends with Eye Injury
In Flatbush and Bensonhurst a heated dispute between neighbors escalates after an argument. The neighbor, LT, allegedly struck the speaker in the eye during the confrontation, leaving the outcome disputed as to who got the best of it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flatbush
Bensonhurst
Rejected Consolation Strike in London Tit-Bits
A fragment from London Tit-Bits shows a terse exchange where Bob rejects consolation from Belle and jokes about an insane wife as a trial. The lines suggest marital strain and irritation, with Bob insisting on his lone consolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Bob
London
Hard and Soft Corns Visit to a Farmer
A London Tit-Bits quip features a visitor asking how much corn the farmer grows. The farmer replies with humorous anatomy based corn counts, noting a hard corn on the big toe of his right foot and a soft corn between the two toes on his left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furmer
London
Dr Fixem Targets Thin People In Fat Job Quip
A humorous quote frames Dr Fixem as waking a specialty of helping people slim. The speaker notes he must discover that a fat job exists, implying a playful twist on the idea of dieting and medical specialty work.
Hey Buggy. It’s a poor rule that don’t work both ways
A clipped line echoes a wartime quip about fairness, suggesting reciprocal expectations. The remark frames a debate on mutual obligations and reciprocal consequences in governance or behavior. It reads like a streetwise aside emphasizing balance in rules and norms.
Dismal Daya for Jack in a Curious Corner Tale
A partial fragment recounts a Jack in a corner avoiding pudding and pie while noting missing raisins plums and a price theme. The text blends nursery rhyme imagery with uncertain phrasing and truncated quotation marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Jack Horner
Marriage Gambles on Wealth Provokes Witty Exchange
In a brief exchange quoted by the piece, someone remarks that upon marriage they will wed for wealth, and another person replies with a sharp retort describing it as a rich joke. The dialogue highlights social contrasts and witty marital ambitions.
It Makes a Difference London Answers Humor
Gertie asks if she is attractive and Maude replies the perception depends on whether the comment refers to her face or to speaking to her face, a light exchange on manners and perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie
Maude
London
The Trouble Exchange Sparks Wry Wisecrack
In a clipped banter, two voices trade a rueful quip about heedless belief. One says I warned you not to trust half heard. The other retorts that the problem was trusting the wrong half in a sly exchange.
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Devil’s Own
A. 0
McClurg & Co
By Randall Parrish
Shea
Erich Brigeda
Misalesippi
Missus
Tilinois
St. Louis
Beardstown
Mississippi
Bam
Ban
Fate
Art
Belle
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!