Carrie the Telephone Operator Holds Town's Secrets
In George Fitchs Homeburg Telephone Exchange Carrie is praised as the towns best source of gossip and information. She learns if hats are worn at receptions and if trains run on time, and she can locate a lost child in minutes. The piece contrasts her discretion with a former gossiping telephone girl who caused town unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie
George Fitch
Homeburg
Carrre
Express
Lutie Briggs
Paynesville
Alexander Bane
Kant and the Poverty of a German Philosopher
A compact note recalls Immanuel Kant's frugal Koenigsberg life with small stipends and wartime support from Frederick the Great. It contrasts his modest income with belated wealth after a rector appointment and notes other quick items from the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kant
Koenigsberg
Goldsmith
Frederick the Great
London Chronicle
Warship Purchase Bill Faces Dismal Prospects in Senate
The president's ship purchase measure stalls with little chance of passage as political resistance grows. In other news, twenty one miners drown in Nanaimo after a mine flood traps workers underground. Highway robbery persists in St. Louis streets. Meyer Drug Co of St. Louis fails with half a million in liabilities amid war costs. Missouri supreme court fines Armour Swift Hammond Packing and St Louis Dressed Beef $25 000 each for anti trust violations. German attack on Warsaw stalls with Russian advantage narrowing. Iowa Senate to consider state prohibition law. Bert Hill of Terre Haute pleads guilty in election conspiracy case in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanaimo
B.“C
St. Louis
Meyer Drug Co
Iowa State Senate
Bert Hill
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Paris Fights Vote Buying With Reform Talks
In Paris officials press meetings to curb vote buying and promote clean elections. Advocates urge plain honesty and transparent practices as a path to integrity in the electoral process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ancient Glassmaking Decree Captured in Historic Text
A Ven ice council decree on glassmaking warns workmen who carry their craft abroad face punishment. If they resist imprisonment of relatives follows, and an emissary may be sent to kill them. The Washington Star notes a senator redefines past quotes as interviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Sorghum
Washington Star
Lend Me Five Dollars Exchange Cited in Boston Transcript
A quotation from the Boston Transcript shows a man asking for five dollars and another replying he cannot lend but offers to help by collecting the debt later. The exchange reflects a casual bargaining moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston ‘Transcript
Fragmentary Dr. Quote Sparks Public Debate
A garbled Galveston News fragment cites a doctor and a critic quoted on ignorance and behavior. The passage mentions Alexander Smith and a brave soul comment, leaving unclear context or event but implying public discourse about medical ethics and personal conduct.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Educator
ARROW
DR. A. Reed
Glearange
Booth & Handy
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothing
Wabash
Black & Hutchinson
B. C
Illinois River
Towner County
D. I. Brindle
Herald
Ezra
Artaxerxes
Westminster Gazette
B. F. Johnson
Bubeck & Gallagher
Fred Wallis
Kohl
East Main Street
Horse Power International
Herald Office
Cole & Cole
Ward
Clark County
Marshall
National Road
Seymour Hurst
Marshall, Isl
Ogden Fraker
John Brandenstein
Tamms
Alexander County
Cairo
H. L. Merrick
Robinson, Ill
Geo. Claypool
R. R
P. A. Rhoads
Watch & Glock
Tam
A. R
Illinois
Galveston News
Serte
Alexander’ Smith
J. T. White
North Side Square
Unsf
H. M. Dewey & CO
Court House
Jed W. Pricej
Lamm &Co. Tailors
Ferguson’ McKinney
M. ‘Grabenheimer
Ss. . Sons
Grover
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!