Give the Soldier the Right to Vote
A Wisconsin Civil War veteran, M. Seivert of 822 South Fourth Street, was barred from voting due to citizenship proof gaps. His long service, family voting history, and belief that laws deny rights to armed Americans highlight calls to amend statutes to restore suffrage for soldiers who served the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
M. Seivert
South Fourth Street
Seivert
Company L
2Nd
Wisconsin Cavalry
Abraham Lincoln
Peter Seivert
Kenosha
Wis
Prussia
United States
Vote for Little and Good Schools
A Wisconsin state election appeal urges voters to back a forward school policy. It claims state schools rank twenty-eighth and promotes a modern system devised by leading minds to improve public education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Election Fight Over State Superintendent Post
The piece argues for electing William Kittle state superintendent over incumbent C. P. Cary. It notes Cary’s ten years in office and alleged backward school conditions, while praising Kittle’s track record and broad support. It accuses the school book trust and teachers agencies of backing Cary and urges every voter to back Kittle on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Cary
Cary
Wisconsin
William Kittle
State Board of Normal Regents
Kittle
School Book Trust
Sympathy and the Rich Young Rockefeller
A columnist argues that the poor need sympathy and economic education, not just money. The essay urges Rockefeller and his class to move beyond aloof philanthropy toward real understanding and soul companionship with the poor, noting sympathy as essential to true aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Kaiser Bill Goes Teetotal on Wartime Napkin
A verse riff parodies reports that Emperor William abandons beer and wine, turning teetotal while urging temperance across Germany. The poem mocks German drink traditions and cautions on rulers influencing public habits during wartime.
Children Talk Back in Household Quotes from 19th Century Papers
A collection of amusing child sayings from the Christian Leader Zion's Herald and other papers. Jokes cover clean curtains, school rewards, and a five year old's play on words. A Mrs Hayseed exchange notes a son’s scrub team misgivings and college hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddy
Hollis Wins Senate Seat as First NH Democrat Since 1855
Henry F. Hollis is elected U. S. senator from New Hampshire, the first Democrat in the state to win a seat in the upper house since 1855. He and Senate ally Gallinger share Concord precincts, are friends despite differing politics, and Hollis, a Harvard graduate and lawyer, has run for Congress and for governor in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Hollis
U. S
New Hamphshire
Congress
Senator Gallinger
Concord
Harvard
The Motions of Wall Street by George Howard
In this Popular Magazine anecdote a New York broker during the 1907 panic endures heavy losses yet finds wit in optimism. After a brutal day of selling assets that rose while buys fell, a friend’s sunny quip reveals the broker’s stubborn hope that nothing can go sideways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
George Howard
Earl of Howard
New York
London Police Uncover Suffragists Arsenal Claim
London police say suffragists possessed an arsenal though no rolling pins or flatirons appeared, illustrating the growing independence the English women demonstrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Arsenal
Chicago Men Smoke More Cigar, Stockyards Odor Mentioned
A brief jab notes Chicago men smoking cigars more than elsewhere and jokes the odor from the stockyards is a city remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ex presidents Taft and Roosevelt spark weathered talks
The note suggests that less spoken word could rival wireless telegraphy, while observations warn that gatherings of ex presidents Taft and Roosevelt are associated with bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Roosevelt
Dairy Trust Rumored to Buy Up Milkweed Nationally
Rumor spreads that a dairy trust has acquired all the milkweed across the country, stoking concerns about plant supply for livestock feed and potential ecological impact.
Memphis Levees Reinforced as Mississippi Rises
Memphis officials ordered all city employees to the North Memphis levees to bolster defenses as the Mississippi River stands at 33.2 feet. Levees are designed to hold back up to 42 feet and the city moves to protect flood-prone areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Scared Speech Prompts Quiet School Break Talk
An excerpt from the St. Louis Glove-Democrat notes Dickey Jones was awed while presenting his piece in class. A reply from a classmate indicates the speaker was required to stay in at recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickey Jones
St. Louis
Glove-Democrat
Cuticura Cures Child Skin Sores in Weeks
A Wathena Kansas mother reports her child’s scalp sores and facial eruption nearly vanished after two weeks of using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She notes relief when applying the ointment and says a month or six weeks of prior treatment failed. The ad promotes Cuticura products and free samples with Skin Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wathena
Kan
Cuticura
Dept. T
Boston
What Waiters Really Do
Stuart C. Leake, a railroad man, rushes into a Philadelphia cafe for lunch and scolds waiter Reno for ignoring him. The waiter, dancing around a stock ticker, explains he was celebrating a profit of a thousand dollars on the short side, then offers service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart C. Leake
Philadelphia
Reno
Leake
Queer Slips by Authors The Mystery of Mary
A fragmentary mash of literary phrases from Saturday Evening Post and Boston Transcript references. It mentions titles The Mystery of Mary The Danger Mark The Master Mummer A Marriage of Convenience and character notes including Isa bel and Lord Winter with Chesterton style imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Saturday Evening Post
Isabel
Adela
Lord Winter
G. K. Chesterton
Boston Transcript
The McBride Murder Theory Unfolds In Confession
Gilmore pressures Marsh with threats and a chilling theory of the McBride murder. He believes the killer urgently needed two to three thousand dollars and chose violence after being rebuffed at McBride’s office. The scene grows tense as Langham fears exposure and the next reveal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsh
Langham
Gilmore
McBride House
Nelson
Moxlow
Mount Hope
McBride
Toe
Montgomery
Old Man McBride
North
Quinine and iron general tonic advertised health ad
An old advertisement touts Grove’s Taste Less Tonic as the standard general strengthening tonic for malaria fevers weakness and loss of appetite. It claims to remove biliousness relieve nervous low mood and invigorate the pale and sickly, promising liver action and blood purification with a 50 cent price and brand assurance by a Druggist. The note references Brom Quinine NINE and the signature of E. Gaenevne vay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GROVE
E. W. Gaeen
Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil Promises Quick Relief
The ad touts Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil as a universal remedy for wounds burns ulcers sores and skin conditions with claims of healing and pain relief. It mentions trial acceptance by thousands of families and lists price points 25c 50c and 1.00 plus a laxative bromos in every box and promises cold cures.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Listman Mill CO
LA Crosse
THE
Lacrosse Tribune
Serap
Baarros
Ead Pub
Barones Yy
la Crome
GER Trigtues
Membefr
LEE Wewspapres Syndicate
Pe — Beth
Lorenzen & Woodman
Mallers’ Bidg
Fifth Avenue
Gumbel Bidg
Kansas City
the Tribune
Father John
Lowell
Mass
William
Kaiser Bill
Lushing
Kaiser
Rhine
Zion's Herald
Jessie
Peter Dear
Christian Intelligencer
Tommy
St. Louis Grove-Democrat
N. H
Milwaukee
Ohio
Columbus
Bading
Cox
Memphis Levees
United Cooks and Pastry Cooks Association of the
Vaughan Kester
Gagwright
Robbo Merril Comper
United
Zoc
Batavian National Bank
la Crosse, Wis
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!