TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION AND NOTABLE NOTES
Old newspaper fragment lists subscription prices and mailing options for a Lawrence Kansas paper in 1885. It includes annual and six month rates, payment methods, and address changes. The piece then shifts to a broader editorial about Oliver Ditson & Co. and political commentary on Republican strategy and southern policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salli “di
Ballyt
Neerly Journal
Outriak
LA Sce Tomes L Company
Lawrence, Emmas
Enterprising Barber Bros offers Trial Bottle for Health
An old advertisement touts Barber Bros as reliable to stock quality goods and secure trusted agencies. It promises a trial bottle for a claimed remedy for throat lung and chest ailments, inviting customers to visit and test the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barber Bros
Summer Lovers and a Tale of Social Barriers
A fragmentary verse piece portrays two lovers split by class and money. A mother judges the match while the lovers confess fondness, yet poverty and social expectations doom their romance as they drift apart by the water and fade into memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mammony
Aguds
Pemmon
Bo Grep
Ataira
Berk
Anide Roberton
Parrot Sparks Drama Among Houseboarders
In a staged comic quarrel at Mrs. Vanderslice’s boarding house, Miss Sharply’s parrot Polly unsettles Mrs. Timpson and a clique of seven, prompting a charade of accusations about too much charity, a missing brooch, and potential eviction as tensions flare among the resident ladies and their suitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelina Timpson
Miss Sharply
Mrs. Timpson
Polly
Anton
Mra Rhosdes
Aira
Wannerslice
Mrs. Vanderslice
Jacob
Miss
Mrs. Rhoades
Hazing at Annapolis Navy Academy Revealed by Cadet Witness
A cadet describes hazing at the United States Naval Academy. Fourth class men face running, chores, insults, and strict control aboard the cruise. Severe punishments include standing on head, soap chewing, and cramped discipline, with no safe remedy other than enduring until officials intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Staton
Naval Academy
Ramsay
Plebs
Pleberor
Academy
Pleb
Kapjenk
Yorself
Cate
Society Trials a Language Club Over Slang
In a Chicago Ledger report a student ladies club debates slang during a recent meeting. Accusations and witty retorts fly as members spar over expressions like awful nice and old splendid. Miranda Pew becomes focal as clash ends with a motion to adjourn amid a chorus of admonitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waa
Salle Spriggins
Leslie
Stine
Miranda Pew
Miranda
Chieuga Ledger
Grant on Stephens Letter from Ulysses S. Grant in 1883
In The Magazine of American History for October a facsimile of a Grant letter to Rev. Whitney Cleveland is printed. Grant lauds Alexander H. Stephens, praising his statesmanship, generosity, and fearless honesty, noting their wartime differences but deep mutual respect. Cleveland, Atlanta, transmits the letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Magazine of American History
Gen. Grant
Whitney Cleveland
Longerreal
Alexander H. Stephens
Stephens
Hunter
Campbell
City Point
Mr. Stephens
U. S. Grant
H. W. Cleveland
Atlanta
Gray's Inn through the ages and famed residents
A compact survey of Gray's Inn as a historic legal enclave. It recounts publishers like Jacob Tonsoo, Addison, and Lord Bacon associations, mentions notable figures such as Atherne Dickens Pepys Lamb, and notes the Inn’s enduring cultural footprint. A later fragment oddly describes a 10-year-old girl in Zante Crox, California, with unusual measurements and joints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray's Inn
Jacob Tonsoo
Addison
Lord Bacon
James
Thomas Osborne
Harleian Library
Gray’s Inn
Atherne
Dickens
Pepys
Charles Lamb
Inna of Court
Blind Musicians and a Caliph Trap in Baghdad
An arcane tale recounts Hassan Olescu, a daring thief from Bagdad, posing as a blind man to steal ten thousand drachams from a troupe of seven blind musicians. The caliph exposes the ruse, punishes the troupe, and punishes Hassan with a deputy role while banishing the others to a skating rink. The story ends with Hassan aging and the parish women admiring his wickedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olsson
Ruatedan
Express
First National Bank of Bachad
Abou
Hessan
I Magmanip
Adae
Ward
Wan
Bagdad
Decire
Hassan Olescu
Chicago
Mamm
Hasan Oleson
Mohammed
Hassan
Hassan Oleson
Ben
Abou Mugwump
Atolenim
Hassan Qieson
Hasann
Damascuss
Hessnn Oleson
Seraglio
Caliph
Haasan
Bilt Nue
New York Mercury
Wisdom of Josh Billings Quips on Offspring and Etiquette
A garbled excerpt mirrors Josh Billings style with rustic quips on parenting, pride, flattery, and social behavior. It riffs on wits about offspring begging for favors, balancing the head, cradle luck, and mischief with marriage and virtue, ending with hitched farming imagery.
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the Daily Journal
Lawrence
Kansas
Lass
Lawrence, Kans
Oliver Ditson & Co
Oliver Ditson
Ditson
Ihs
Lire
New York Times
Mitchell Yodi Miller
New York
U. S. Fish Commission
Wytheville
California
Atlantic
Clendan
South
Virginia
Fairfield
Tone
Meteorologica
Larkins
Goodwill
Daly Sut
Annapole
Grant
Faim
Ia Zante Crox
Cal
Josh Billings
Ren
Goya Espresa and Post Office
Hg, Root
Pearl St
Knabe
William Knabb & CO
Baltimore Street
Baltingars
Fitch Avenue
Fur
Partidinam Bache Standard Silver Ware CO
Boston Mass
Howe Manufacturing Co
Boaton
Mass
P.O
Ore Rae Press
P O
Slocum
Otion
Parker
Parker's
Conan
Lang
Hiscox &Co
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