Sleepy Time Tales of Birds and Tiny Friends
A collection of short, illustrated vignettes featuring two families of blackbirds and their crow neighbors, Thurston and Anita for a child audience, Tiny Tim and Tiny Thistle with forest gnomes and Jenny Wren, Farmer Brown and his cherries, and Frank and his pony Dandy. The tales blend gentle mischief, friendship, and simple adventures as animals and children explore daily life in a whimsical, old fashioned setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soran
Blackbird
Tiny Tim
Littlelf
Tiny Thistle
Rollo
Jenny Wren
Tim
Mrs. Robin
Mia
Robin
Jenny
Tiny
Thio
Ife
Hollo
Green Frogs
Tiny Thiste
Farmer Brown
Nee Farmer Brown
Dandy
Frank
Alice
Sandy
Flaw in a Tariff Argument Editorial
An editorial in the Philadelphia Record criticizes the tariff stance, quoting a critic of Secretary Redfield and challenging the notion that tariffs protect domestic industry. It questions claims of surplus production and the idea that tariffs solve trade issues, noting inconsistencies in the tariff argument and Redfield’s long status as a manufacturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
High Tariff School
Redfield
Mushrooms a la Newburg Preparation Notes
To prepare mushrooms a la Newburg stem and peel capa from one pound mushrooms and cut in pieces. From peelings and stems make one quarter cup stock. Put capa in double boiler with one cup thin cream and cook until tender. Drain and use cream to make a sauce with two tablespoons each butter and flour cooked together. To sauce add yolks of two eggs, mushrooms and stock, two pinches sherry wine, one teaspoon brandy, salt and cayenne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Newburg
Properti Stade Polette
Morning Meeting With the Milky Maid
In the early morning a city boarder encounters a rustic galleymaid bearing foaming milk. They exchange a brief greeting and discuss what to take, setting a quiet, rural tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frean City
Aden
Great Empire Stake in African Campaign
London reports that the struggle centers on Germany's East Africa colony as Britain, Belgium, and Portugal press from all sides. The piece frames the campaign as a pivotal step in reshaping Africa, with imperial lines from Cairo to the Cape and German resistance fading amid Allied offensives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Portugal
East Africa
Belgian Congo
Britain
Tegoland
Africa
Algiers
Tunis
Morocco
Sahara
Lord Salisbury
Eand
Italy
Tripoli
Mediterranean
Craraley
Suez
Malta
Cairo
Egypt
Cape Colony
Rhodesia
Cros
Alllear
England
Mranes
Smuts
Ald ‘Oer
Hla Coe
Ble Gerton
Mombasa
Olanelhoowevelt
Hia
Hertiary
Erman
Thisony
Mombassa
Sey
Belgium
Mtry
Homa
Portuguese East Africa
Delagoa Bay
Koenigsberg
General Smuts
German East Africa
Great Britain
Philippines
Kian-Chow
China
Cape
Alsace-Lorraine
Poland
Iisuc
The Rich Man's Work, George Moore
Those born rich treat amusements as work while genuine labor, the sweat of the brow, is labeled labor as a misnamed distraction. The piece contrasts leisure and toil and questions societal values around work and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Moore
World's southernmost city Punta Arenas described
From the Pan American Union Bulletin a portrait of Punta Arenas on the Straits of Magellan as the southernmost city with a growing port, cattle industry, and beef canning facilities. The text notes its modern streets, cold climate, wool trade, and major refrigerating plants, plus whaling activity and official governance details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan American Union Bulletin
Hua
Argentina
Punta Arenas
Mane Point
Straits of Magellan
Punta Aron
Huris
Southern style tripe and house cleaning tips from Cook
Readers learn southern stewed tripe with milk and cream sauce, then get kitchen tips on setting color in fabrics with salt and turpentine, cleaning porcelain sinks with paraffin and soda, and preserving silver and salt codfish dishes along with an improvised mayonnaise fix. The piece blends recipes with housekeeping advice and practical household hacks from Cook.
Germans Turn To Soft Drinks As War Shrinks Beer Supply
Berlin faces shortages as warm weather and wartime constraints push Germans to rely on soft drinks. Beer gardens remain closed or run dry, and bottled beer is limited to favored customers. Bavaria, famed for heavy beer consumption, also suffers as traditional beer halls struggle to meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Eric
United
Bavaria
New Music by Old Masters Urges Fresh Treasures
The essay argues that limitless new music exists among works of long‑established masters and urges conductors to explore these hidden troves. It criticizes reliance on contemporary novelties and urges greater initiative to revive Chopin's substantial output and other classic symphonic repertoires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Gabrilowitch
America
Unified Railroad Regulation from the Chicago News
The Republican plank argues for exclusive federal control of rail transportation. It cites interstate and intrastate systems as nationally interwoven and asserts that state regulation causes confusion and waste. It contends a single agency could improve efficiency and reduce public burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
United States
How to Foretell Weather from Signs in the Sky and Nature
Weather lore from St Nicholas describes methods to predict conditions. Red sunsets imply clear next day, clear-moon nights reduce rain risk, steady west winds signal continued dry weather, rising chimney smoke and upright flags indicate wind direction and fair weather, gray dawns portend good days, heavy dew usually precedes no rain, animals and even spiders web activity foreshadow storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Thought He Knew His Job From Judge Dentiat
Fragmentary OCR reads like a dialogue gone awry with garbled names and broken phrases about a judge and a dentiat. Content is unclear, appears to be a miscued page snippet rather than a complete news item.
Fragmentary Note on Ink Stain Removal Technique
A garbled paragraph presents a mistaken claim about identifying a person and describes a method to remove ink stains. It mentions blotting the ink and rubbing with hot milk, though the text is largely unintelligible and lacks coherent details or context.
Rights, responsibilities and the fork in life
A reflective piece argues every person is born with rights and powers, but also a duty to fulfill responsibilities. It warns against entitlement and laziness, urging early reflection on purpose, urging action toward a constructive, well rounded life rather than idle self indulgence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jinny
Jis
Ana Axa Ak
Hood
Eithis
Prislege
Ighia Rai
Oetesa
Forks of the Road
Asafoetida: A Revival Remedy From Old Fashioned Use
A discussion traces asafoetida as a historic stimulant once used to prevent grip and other winter illnesses. It notes the compound's ingredients and the odor as its perceived power, while acknowledging it is not a specific cure. The article recalls old practices of wearing sachets and amid fear of disease, juxtaposed with modern limits on its effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Afghanistan
Everyoni
Anafras
As & Lanna
Old American Waterways and the Morris and Essex Canal
Edw Hungerford reflects in Harper's Magazine on early American inland commerce along the north Atlantic seaboard. He highlights the Morris and Essex Canal routing via Hoboken to Stanhope, noting 24 inclined planes and 23 locks that once lifted or lowered cargo through steep New Jersey terrain, a bold early 19th century engineering feat now faded yet still visible in rusting remnants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungerford
Harper's Magazine
New York
Jersey City
Hoboken
Morris & Esa
Garded
New Jersey
Stanhope
Hudson River
Delaware
Burgen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sleepy Time Tales
Thurston
Anita
Baby Grace
Sonny
Gilbert
Albert
Bello
Pershing
Mexico
General Pershing
Cabell
Lieut
Collins
6Th Field Artillery
France
Cook
Thia
Pathent
Gatan
Tameel
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!