Mischief and marvels in a mixed up news column
A collage of curios and quick takes on locals and headlines. A New Hampshire farmer teased over a 9000 theft and a pair of highwaymen. Niagara’s whirlpool described as a possible mill race. a cork jacket rescues a swimmer. hobby horse politics and jokes about mustangs in munny-musk appear. A Newport barn party and a Vanderbilt polo pony mis-hap. Jay Gould’s persistent letter writer. questions about the national bird. Cardwiller’s totem rock with stars and stripes. electric daredevils and a German journalist’s satire on Bismarck. The piece threads humor, local happenings, and national foibles in a breezy, agnostic tone.
Oddities and Opinions From a Bygone Paper
A Springfield horse carries a hidden 2 cent coin in its shoulder mystery, a Troy shirt man predicts front-button shirts, a Marseilles bishop protests clergy elections, and the piece notes a Russian sculptor teaching in New York. Other items joke about shaving time, Native American life, and odd legal fines for swearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Troy
For the Ladies. What the Duchess Would Be Were She Man
Fragment from a 19th or early 20th century periodical discussing gender roles and marriage. It quotes opinions on women’s intuition, the value of wives, and men’s responsibilities, citing Elizabeth Bacon Custer and contrasting professions with marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custer
Min
Elizanetit Bacon Custer
Well-bred Girl and the Ideal Wife Ideals
An old piece extols a well-bred girl by listing quiet, proper conduct in public life. It stresses manners, modesty, restraint, respect for mothers, and fidelity, portraying the ideal wife as gentle, decorous, and loyal through hardship. The text contrasts social expectations with caricatured behavior while noting uncertainty and garbled passages at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A
Schoolyard Mischief and a Saucy Student
In a Chicago Journal piece a class laughs through chaos as Emma B. brings a baseball to school and dares a throw at the book-case door. Mademoiselle is rattled, Emma is sent out then recalled, and the scene ends with the narrator pondering the fate of the stern teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma B
Mademoiselle
Liane
Emma
Hien
Jim
Beeane
Emma Roadstern
Native Chileat Woman Makes Twilight Courtship Display
A Chileat woman at Chileat Inlet sat on a spruce log in a red blanket, blackened face, lip pin, nose ring, and silver bracelets to signal marriage interest. After an hour she departed to an old beach tent, abandoning the attempt as curiosity faded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anatste
Chileat Inlet
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Fire Sermon Echoes Hope
A reporter-like excerpt blends social critique on women's gait with a long Brooklyn Tabernacle fire sermon by Reverend Talmage. The speech honors the ruined church, pledges unity across denominations, and envisions a shared future in a rebuilt national church and heavenly city.
Farewell Brooklyn Tabernacle a farewell sermon
A speaker bids farewell to the Brooklyn Tabernacle praising its past and envisioning a new temple. He urges unity, courage, and continued faith, urging all ages to join in rebuilding and marching for Christ. The message ends with a hopeful welcome to the future church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklin Tabernacle
Hey. T. Do
Academy of Mussion
Sont Ie
Paul
Ena
Wea
Noman
Jerusalem
Jesus
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Davis
Brooklyn
Hande
Haydn
Mozart
Mendelssohn
Beethoven
Booklyn
Onder
Telegram
Letar
Christendom
Geant
Simall
Episcopaliana
Catholica
Ealnta
Teese
Ainge
Becaus
Church of Tied
Ted
Hut
Christ
Jordan
Promised Land
Old Tabernacle
Cigod-by
Old Place
Brooklyn Tavernacle
Courage in Battle by Col Thompson
Col James M. Thompson says courage is partly physical and partly moral, recalling twenty eight battles in Virginia. He notes some men cannot fight despite patriotism and discipline, citing a New York colonel who quit after fear and a respected officer shielded from engagements. Globe Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Thompson
Lregard
Virginia
New York
Weil
Washington
Globe Democrat
The Smoking Compartment Debate in Sleeper Cars
A crusade led by Frances Willard seeks to abolish smoking rooms in sleeping cars. In an interview George M. Pullman defends the setup, noting compartments minimize smoke reaching otherwise offended female travelers. The piece argues about odor and comfort on modern trains and the social implications of smoking aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Willard
George M. Pullman
Famous English Tramps and Their Walking Feats
A brief reminiscence on renowned walkers in English literature. Wordworth reportedly traveled 180. Ak miles. Dickens, Wilson, Haines, Fawcett, Southey, Mill, Lamb and others are praised for long rambles. The piece blends humor with admiration for sustained pedestrian feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wordeworth
Charles Dickens
Wilson
Christopher North
Haines
Liverpool
Elleray
Henry Fawcett
Cynbridge
Southey
Ontura
Colin Stewart Mill
Charles Lamb
Wheel of Fortune and pencil hawker tale from New York
A New York Graphile reminiscence recalls a blind pencil pedlar on Third Avenue who gave the conductor multiple pencils instead of fare and who, after hardships, ends up contrasting his modest life with a former mayor. The narrator reflects on wealth, decline, and political circles, mentioning Saint James Xavier College and Hugh J. Grant’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Avenue
Hilf Vw Doven
Lila
Esixteen
Chaud Opera House
Sixth Avenue
Grant
Hugh J. Grant
Hogl
St. Jamela Xavier College
Tam
Lnd
New York
Demini
Jim McCue
Joe Pancake Makes Lottery Winning Prominent in Louisiana
A well known Baton Rouge area figure, Joe Pancake of Rosedale and West Baton Rouge, loses an arm in a sugar house accident but rises to wealth after joining with partners to buy a Louisiana State Lottery ticket. The group traveled to New Orleans to claim a payout of 97,000 after the drawing, then left for St John to visit his father, enjoying renewed popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe L. Pancake
St John the Baptist
Baton Rouge
West Baton Rouge
Joe
Rosedale
Texas and Pacific
Poncaire
Philip Lacoste
J. E. Baritas
Rovedale
Louisiana State, Lottery Company
Holloway
Mosars Pancake
Lacoste
Burgan
New Orleans
Lottery Company
Cas No National Bank
Bing
Canal Bank
St. John
Penn
Odios Ghicone
Also Mentioned on This Page
Maxsie’ Hint Parss
Fizely
Precessien
Missou Ny
New Hampshire
Nisgara
Woodbury
N. J
Rev
Samuel Hudson
Newport
Ohio
Jay Gould
Joux Cardwiller
Towa
Germany
Bismarck
United States
Ths
Marseilles
Theoporee Kamensky
America
Russia
Stone
New England Ax Company
Boston
Chambersburg
Ty Beara
Chileat Wowen
Alavka
Kingston Freeman
Dr. Talmage
Brooklyn Tabernacl
Cone
Sabrath
Hell
Earth
Heaven
Haven
Jesus Christy
Antila
Sablikh Mornliga
Svetariin
Church of
Thyatira
Ndt
Jeruslem
Father Taylor
Wand
Ile
Academy of Music
Goiten
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!