Immigrant troops and Liberia experiment noted in forums
Forum cites oriental soldiers success in tropical colonies and low-cost native troops as evidence. It notes Spain with 13 000 natives in the Philippines and British use of Egyptian fellahs. NY Telegram recalls the 1820 American Colonization Society Liberia experiment transporting freed slaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Spain
Philippines
England
American Colonization Society
Africa
Henry Clay
Liberia
Telegram
Philadelphia and the Caterpillar Worms Suppressed in City
The caterpillar pest that once caused heavy damage to shade trees in several cities has been nearly eradicated in Philadelphia. Preventives wrapped cotton around tree trunks reduced breeding, and worms now cause little harm to the trees according to the Little Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Little Chronicle
Man flags train to ask for drummer named Kelly
A rural resident flags a train on the Indiana Decatur and Western road asking if a drummer named Kelly is aboard. Conductor Mitchell questions the man while the train departs in a hurry, leaving the mystery of Kelly unresolved on the tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ietty
Ind
Indiana, Decatur & Western Road
Mitchell
Kelly
Key
Indianapolis
Origin of saying there’s nothing new under the sun
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Evening News imagines a poet asking who originated the phrase and his wife guessing a woman in an old bonnet once told her husband the saying. The piece playful references memory and origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Evening News
Locating the Obstacle in a Poem Debate
A magazine editor and a poet clash over poetry quality. The editor dismisses the piece as thin and nonsensical while the poet taunts with a stylized critique, highlighting mismatch between perception and taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Maltese Cat Given Spectacles to Improve Sight
A Maltese cat owned by an Englishwoman was fitted with spectacles to aid failing vision. An oculist used a mouse picture to test the cat. A separate exchange quotes a prisoner answering a magistrate with a curt civil remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paessy
N. Y
Ohio State Journal
Standing Room Only Bargain Counter Observation
A playful column notes that women rarely stand together at bargain counters and suggests a social dynamic. The piece references Chicago newspapers and a light jab at social behavior, reflecting era commentary on consumer crowds and gender roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida
Chicago Evening News
Widow runs artificial mutilation trade to aid swindlers
A London Standard report details a widow who for two years ran a lucrative practice of artificial mutilations after her husband’s death. She used petroleum preparations under the skin at joints to simulate natural disfigurement, targeting poorer clients and clever fraudsters who claimed accident insurance. The latest failed attempt, a planned train fall, led to her capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Standard
Debts Inherited in India Across Generations
The article notes a universal Indian practice where a man with a small monthly income borrows up to 300 for his daughter's marriage from moneylenders at high rates. Interest rates start at 24 percent for well off borrowers and about 75 percent yearly for ordinary peasants, leading to debts that pass from father to son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
N. Y
Reflections of a Bachelor and a Woman’s View
A quoted jumble from the New York Press reflects on bachelor life and women with sharp, ironic lines. It argues laziness is cheaper, a woman’s heaven relies on comfort, happiness comes from remembered misery, and a bright woman gauges others by how quickly she fools men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
A Sign of True Worth
A brief aphorism from the Chicago Daily News stresses that a man’s value lies in his deeds rather than boastful legs of strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily Nows
Christmas Furniture Gift Line Endsuring Quality
For forty three years we have sold furniture each Christmas and many early pieces remain in daily use. Enduring gifts are valued, and a lasting beauty is ideal. Our store offers a wide variety from top makers with many pieces now specially priced.
Low priced high grade chair sale to all buyers
The ad promotes a high grade chair at nine price, produced by buying patterns in large quantities to cut manufacturing costs. It claims the chair is within reach for everybody and cheaper than lower quality rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Stoner
Henry
Morris
Peoria
Also Mentioned on This Page
Morton Maccoriac
Aerill
Fred
OWAS
Chicago
MacCormac Correspondence School
Chicago, Ill
Witt
Illinois
Simon Divel
Marshall Gounty
Ibiss
David McCauley Divelbiss
Charles E. Divelbiss
James Divelbiss
Frankie Q. Thompson
William Divelbiss
Riley A. Divelbiss
Joseph Arbunna
Divelbiss
Jonn
Jessa Divelbiss
Oscar Diverbiss
Ida Woodin
Fred Woodin
Ildin
Maud Lohman
Fancey
Thomas A. Consell
John I. Thompson
J. 8S
Thompson & Son
Acon, I Ilinois
Navid Rankin
Tarko
Vesey
JTBE
Henry City Bridge Co
Hen
C. A. Frommel
Henry Olty Bridge Co
Olty Bridge Co
Putnam County
Isbell
Mrs. Pred, Thiel
Warren Street
Thomas Real
Waser
Sue
Harry
Chicago Daily News
Sahacribe
The
Republican
OUR
Constock-Avery Furniture Co
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!