Community church plots secret raise to boost pastor salary
In Bimville the church leaders devise a plan to raise Reverend Wesley Norwood’s pay from six hundred to eight hundred dollars a year. The drive, supported by the Young People’s League and Ladies’ Aid, culminates in a Thanksgiving surprise offering that covers back pay and funds a new total. The tale ends with renewed faith and communal effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bimville
Wesley Norwood
Brother Cook
Mr. Barnes
Young People's League
League
Lotte Newman
Inet
Digr
Lmby
Rvice Mt Church
Wesley
Mrs. Norwood
Robbie
Mim
Norwood
Mage
Hach Perty
Brother Norwood
Norwood Stove
Calendar reform note on months and days in ancient Greek
Fragmentary text discusses a twelve month year of twenty eight or thirty day months. It mentions an extra month added periodically to address a deficit and notes three years in eight yielding a monthly adjustment.
Burglary Tale Sparks Revolver Use in Evanston
A couple of comic misadventures and a jail pardon plea are recounted from an era newspaper, including a neighborly gunfire tale in Evanston and a Tennessee governor’s office scene. The Year contains dialect scenes and old social attitudes.
Indian summer lyrics blamed on local Georgia boy comic
A fragment from a Georgia column presents a humorous draft on Indian summer titled Injun summer. The piece jokes that the season lacks actual Indigenous people aside from a father figure returning home with apple brandy.
Injun Summer Reflections Echo Atlanta Constitution
A brief quote praising the seasonal tail end of warm weather and urging good behavior until Christmas, attributed to the Atlanta Constitution. The line emphasizes a lighthearted tone about domestic life and seasonal mood. No further context or events are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Atlanta Constitution
Was He the Right Partit
A Washington post office received a letter addressed to the biggest fool in the city. The postmaster sent it to a junior clerk who opened it and found only the line Thou art the man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wanal
Elusive Fah Poet Recalled For Sunrise Poem
Mildred recalls the elusive Fah and debates which work made him famous. Madge mentions the poem Lines on Seeing the Sun Rise as a possible milestone in Fah’s renown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred
Madge
Indignant East Bed Hostess Noted In Luncheon Tale
A Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette tale recalls an East Bed hostess whose mall luncheon order failed. A janitor’s wife was pressed into service to act as a servant, facing delays and social friction as guests insisted on slow, ritual table management and multiple trips for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carvanta
Waltrose
Pat
Norah
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette
Queen Wilhelmina Story Told By Child
A humorous anecdote describes young Queen Wilhelmina dining with the royal household. She sits beside a elderly general who jokes about fearing her future reign. The girl declares her dolls have the measles, prompting amused reactions from the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mearles
Wilhelmina
unreadable dialogue fragment about death and temptation
Dialogue fragment mentions a brother's death and an autopsy euphemism. Characters Mike Patting Away Temptation Minister Herbert discuss truth and temptation in a strained, humorous tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane
Mike
Sor
Herbert
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sre
Allen
Nei
Osay
Ted
Wenley Norwood
Ms Arma
Oponlig Hie
América
Hanksgiving Telmvilee
Sulurtante
Evanston
William
Lily
Chicago Record-Herald
Taylor
Tennessee
Marie Bob
Jim
Martin Bob
Dar
Mr. Smith
Fah
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!