Epworth California trip offer and Vermont old home week note
A travel pitch promotes a discounted round trip to San Francisco via the Epworth League meeting in July with scenic routes through Colorado Utah and Yellowstone. Vermont declares a Vermont Old Home Week starting August 11 led by Governor Stickney to plan a statewide reunion celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Francisco
Denver
Salt Lake City
Colorado
Utah
Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
Spokane
Billings
Mont
Yellowstone Park
Burlington
Epworth League
Francis
Omaha
Neb
New Hampshire
Vermont
W. W. Stickney
Carrier Pigeon Used in Theft Case Conviction
In East Orange New Jersey Geo Bennett was held for the grand jury on a Smreeny charge after a pigeon's flight was used to locate the thief. Bennett allegedly stole game cocks and a homing pigeon from Robert Enraig. The released bird led to Enraig's loft, aiding the investigation amid conflicting evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Orange
N. J
Geo. Bennett
Robert Enraig
Enuraig
Mysterious Patent Cure Claims and Odd Remedies Reported
A fragmentary notice cites a Great Nerve Master and a Wizard oil as cures, mentioning prices and distributors in Philadelphia and Archit Piladelphis. The text mocks half-heartedness as failure and notes a 30 pound mace carried by Charles Martel or the Ham mer.
Sub Ocean Danger Signal Could Help Ships Hear At Distance
Prof Milsha Gray of Boston proposes a submerged bell receiver that lets a ship hear underwater sound at long range. A pair of ears on the bow connect to a wheelhouse bell, syncing with a distant sending bell to warn of danger and locate approaching vessels or torpedo craft. The system promises instant, precise location information, improving safety in fog and war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell
Milsha Gray
Boston
Strikig
Ledger
Prof. Gray
Gray
Chicago Journal
Red Sea Miracle Debate Moves From Bible to Science
Oberlin College geologist Prof. Frederick Wright returns with data and photographs aiming to prove the Red Sea crossing was a literal event. He suggests the crossing point differs from traditional locations and argues a miraculous intervention may not be required. The piece notes skepticism over timing and locality and contemplates natural explanations versus biblical miracle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin College
Frederick Wright
Ohio
Egypt
Red Sea
Oberlin
Hesgeve
Hed Sea
Moses
Obverlin
San Francisco Bulletin
Meo Switch Their Wives In Lenten Custom
ThePoles near Shamo kin Pa observed a local Shrove Tuesday custom of switching and water pouring between spouses as Lent ends. Men pursued wives Monday, while Tuesday saw women chase men with switches, with single pairs indicating possible marriage prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamokin
Indianapolis News
Memorial Surprise Party and a Boy Scout Remembering
Alma Maynard recovers from scarlet fever to join a Decoration Day surprise party arranged by her friends. A woodland picnic leads Nellie Grace to a near drowning, later lessons in empathy and harmony among rivals. Raymond and his dog Rover honor a Civil War veteran grandfather with a homegrown color bearer's tribute, as veterans salute with the Star‑Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Maynard
Alma
Mrs. Nelson
Viva Leland
Ray Thornton
Raymond
Rover
Rovers
Phyen
Helen M. Richardson
Dawsons Prepare for Decoration Day Adventure
A large Dawsons family in a red house plan a Memorial Day to honor soldier heroes. Twins Fred and Frank lead the boys, Grace, Nellie, Harry, and baby Minnie stir daily bustle. A quarrel pushes the sisters to secretly grab lunch and march ahead, heading for the woods with plans for garlands and rehearsals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Frank
Grace
Nellie
Harry
Minnie
Dawson Dower
Thousands of Waknoten Dead in National Cemetery at Salisbury
The national cemetery at Salisbury, North Carolina, holds 11,000 unknown dead. The site is maintained in splendid repair by the government, while social rituals described as a society handshake drift toward rough humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
N.C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe Wheeler
Peruna
Sullivan, Roach
McEnery
Hale
Pomhel ‘Slicker Ee Mt Tai Hark
Showin Fuub
Tower CO
Mass
Canada
Land of
Plenty
Superintendent of Immigration
Department of Interior
Ottawa
Wvy. Bennett
New York Life Bldg
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
A. Miller
Chicago, Ill
Defiance
Charles Martel
Charles the Hammer
Buffalo
the Falls
Hall & Ruckel
New York
St. Loula
Consti
W.l.douglas
W. L. Dougan
Hill Edge
Mire
Ckhton
D. Exposition
Buffalo” East
Lake Mich
Chicago
Cleveland
Niagara Fallss
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern Ry
F. M. Byron
General Western
N. Y
Nature
Phelps Brown
Addresa de. C. B. Brown
Ant
Negra
Athens
Kentry
Nelile
Littl
Sis
Nellis
Ani
Cross
Arlyle
Zimmerman
David Ralston
Wabash
Sai
Mund and
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!