The Sorrow of China and its Flooded Land
A detailed account of China's great flood disaster in the northeastern plain, the Yellow River's shifting course, and the need for engineering and afforestation. It notes millions affected across Honan, Shantung, Anhui and Jiangsu, and cites Genghis Khan era rivers, British and French analyses, and relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secon
China
Ocean
Mississippi
Atchafalaya
Baton Rouge
Mississippi Basin
Kachuvan
Cambodia
Yochin China
Yellow Sea
Gulf of Peehele
Great Plain
Ching
Joess
Joes
Genghis Khan
Kablal Khan
Peking
Gondares H. Wilson
Honan
Bhantung
Chihili
Nganhui
Death of ex public printer Sterling P. Rounds in Omaha
Sterling P. Rounds, a renowned 19th century printer and former public printer, died in Omaha after a career spanning Madison Milwaukee Racine Buffalo Chicago and extensive publishing work. Born in Vermont, he rose from teen foreman to influential figure, later leading presses and associations before his death from pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Sterling P. Rounds
Rounds
Madison
Wis
Vermont
Wisconsin
Harvey
Sterling
Trusa
Knight
Sterling Bad
A. P. Rounds
Milwaukee
Rentinel
Racine
Buffalo
Jewett, Thompson & Co
Commercial Advertiser
Chicago
Langdon & Rounds
Garfield
Omana
Republican
Illinois State Press Association
Northwestern Type Foundry Association
Chicago Employing Printers’ Association
Fragmented verse on poverty and distrust
Fragmentary lines lament poverty as a corrupting force. The speaker contrasts harsh social disdain with noble claims of honor, noting fear and indiscretion sown by poverty. The text references Dante and appears as a damaged medieval or misquoted passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acrord
Ahhirrit
Dante
A Chinese Farse and the Sleeping Captain
Macmillan's Magazine recounts a humorous scene in which a sea captain naps at a table while a boastful storyteller drones on. A limping ghost then shames the tale teller with a rousing club strike, sending the sleeper and the listener into a frightened, comic mêlée.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthy
Macmillan’s Magazine
Origin of Chestnut Word Traced to Stage Banter
Mr Joseph Jefferson cites William Warren the veteran comedian of Goxton as originator of the slang chestnut in a tale from William Dil Jon’s The Broken Sword. The anecdote centers on a cork tree misheard as a chestnut and Warren’s improvisation at a stag dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Jefferson
William Warren
Goxton
Mr. Jefferson
William Dil Jon
Capt
Xavier
Pablo
Daron Munchausen
Callaway
Bahl
Mr. Warren
Wheelo Fainally Visits Backwoods Cabin In Lol Cat Humour
A sewing machine agent drives to a rural cabin and country store where a 10 year old boy holds court. The man questions the boy about family, towns, and local happenings while adults in the back room play euchre. The exchange pokes fun at rural life and local characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheelo Fainally
Bury
Yaller Jacket
Pole Cat
Liz
Pillville
Yeu
Bill
Sid
Bud Hixon
Bob Aygzer
Jinking
Witty Fortune Teller in Georgia Causes Stir
A young Georgia fortune teller, once mistaken for a gypsy by a widower seeking a young wife, predicts the past and future after naming a fee. She tells him to remove his hat then to replace it, warning sharp eyes and divine love, before walking away as he stands, described as “like the boy the calf ran over.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold Morse
Leopold
Boston
Commonwealth Avenue
Washington
Massachus Leopold Morbkesetts
Wachenheim
Beveria
Sandwich
N. H
New Bedford
Harvard
Buffolk Club
Georgia
Theu
New York Sun
Life of Daniel Manning from Albany to national rief
Daniel Manning born August 16, 1831 in Albany New York rose from an Albany Alms office boy to reporter and editor of The Argus. He built political influence in New York and Rhode Island circles, advised governors and presidents, chaired a Democratic state convention, served as Secretary of the Treasury under Cleveland, later led Western National Bank, and traveled Europe after health declined. He married Mary Little in 1853 and had two sons and a daughter. Manning’s career linked journalism, politics, and finance, culminating in a late life spent abroad for recovery and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Manning
Albany
M. Y
the Treasury
Ife
Albany Alms
Atlas and Argus
Argus, 4 & Route
William Cassidy
The
Argus
Manning
Mr. Cassidy
Assembly
New York
Calvin Comstock
Cassidy
Mr. Monning
Mr. Comstock
Mannng
Mary Little
Chevebind
William Freyer
Peatifal
Thurlow Weed
Samuel J. Tikdew
Cleveland
Treasury
Chicago
Josomitus Hia
Zus
Ernay Cleveland
Nas
Mr. Manning
Western National of
Europe
Two Millionaires Rival Rockefeller in Cleveland Suits
An account contrasts Sun Andrews and John Rockefeller as Standard Oil magnates. Rockefeller, richer, buys estates and expands influence, while Andrews seeks books and control, offering $1,000,000 cash for stock, a gesture Rockefeller accepts. Separate items discuss dynamite safety, then moral sketches of Greeley and public perception of a minister’s lecturing career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fieh
Cleveland
Sun Anirews
John Rockefeller
Rockafeller
Andrews
Standard Oi
Andrewa
One Ny
the Comepany
Andrewn
Frank G. Carpenter
Kansas City
Jornal
Noble Girl Supports Charity Theatrical Performed
Fragmentary dialogue describes a noble girl and a deacon urging sacrifices for charity. A character recalls suffering mortal hours aiding a Leaconless object, then mentions attending a charity theatrical performance by various persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vuaieurs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ciina
Cwihli
Honaa
PEXIN
Bretch
Tage
Ronte Ray
Atlas
Bneal Fife
Femsy
Echorl
Tommy
Tomauy
Cat Raed
Horace Gresley
Greeley
Tribune
Lina
Mr. Greeley
Mentz
Thoms Byrnes
St. Talmage
Brooklyn
Ohio
Telonec
Brocklya
Aunt Dew
ChiAmgtey
Pres Hewitt
Cogseyaneing and Collection Agency
Baa
Ofice
Mate Street
Marshall
McK
Bradley & Page's
Sargent
Bradley & Page
Marshall Mich
C. A. Tefft
Ceresco
Mich
SIM Tcel
State ST
Frese
Ae Tee
Cox
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!