Flags of the American Revolution and the An Appeal to Heaven Motto
The article traces early American flags from Bunker Hill through 1775, noting scarce documentation of colonial standards. It cites a Washington portrait showing a red flag with a green pine tree, and mentions mottos including Qui transtulit sustinet and An Appeal to Heaven used by Connecticut and Massachusetts ships and floating batteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunker Hill
Concord
Lexington
Capitol
Washington
Trumbull
Warren
Connecticut
Lossing
St. George
Massachusetts
Strange Bird School Shows Grim Bullfinch Training
The German bullfinch faces strict laws against capture yet is trained nationwide to sing with humanlike quality. Young birds endure darkness and hunger in dark rooms, hearing harmonicon melodies while isolated until their vocal cords learn a sequence of notes. After mastering one air they move to another, gradually fixing four or five melodies in memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
Ben Shares Faith on Heaven With Dying Master
In a dialogic excerpt a enslaved man named Ben rejects the idea that his master has died and gone to Heaven. He explains that the master never prepared for death, so Ben doubts the Heaven explanation and emphasizes his own sense of departure from life as unlikely to resemble Heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Heaven
The New Popularity of the Carrier Pigeon
George Ethelbert Walsh discusses the carrier pigeon as a peaceful and war aiding bird. Pigeon posts existed from South Africa to Europe with navy and army use, while Germany and the United States regulate or rely on private breeders for peacetime affection and practical messaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ethelbert Walsh
St. Nicholas
Durban
South Africa
Col. Hassard
Royal Engineers
Cape
Ladysmith
Kimberley
Royal Navy
Portsmouth
England
Europe
Germany
War Department
United States
Atlantic
Union
Maiden Modenty and Ada-Jack in Society Snippet
A witty Tit-Bits fragment notes Ada-Jack decline of marriage to the nicest girl, while Dolly-Pshaw protests she would not wed him. The quip captures fashionable sniping about romance and reputation in a brief society blurb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Jack
Dolly
Changes in Revenue Law Take Effect July 1
The war revenue bill reforms take effect starting July 1. Key changes remove taxes on bank checks drafts money orders leases mortgages and similar instruments while preserving certain duties on bankers stock brokers pawnbrokers and brokers. It also lowers or repeals taxes on various goods and activities including tobacco exemptions on medicines perfumes and cosmetics and charitable legacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Cansiere
Manor
Dia
Bankers
Cesneeccestecceneseesenceuener
Ae Sea
Ustom
Seseeseaneeees
Eeeseneeees Tereveee
Aeeeee
Seeveweneeres
Whee
Neers Eeeraneen
Tewenee
Beeenee
Coreien Erasaees
Rene
Sttreaee
Neers Reese
Glowing Western Canada land lure and Arctic satire
A Duluth traveler praises Western Canada farms with high yields and mild winters citing easy prairie living. The appeal includes Saskatchewan valley settlements and government agents for information. The piece closes with a humorous Eskimo club scene and a veiled domestic moment.
Pan American Exposition Travel Rates and Excursions
The notice outlines summer travel deals to Buffalo for the Pan American Exposition with June 1 start and broad sale periods. It details a 1 1/3 fare round trip for 15 days, a 1 fare plus $1.00 west of Cleveland and east for 10 days, and coach excursions at 1 cent per mile in June to October with a 3 day return window. Contact nearest agent or C A Terlin for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Cleveland
C. A. Terlin
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Reckless speculation denounced by citizen and magnate
An earnest citizen and a trust magnate clash over market chatter. The citizen cites unnamed outsiders profiting from talk flyers, urging action to curb reckless speculation and protect the crowd. Balance of power and public interest frame the exchange in Baltimore's press tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Feet Ease Ad and Fractured Jokes Mix in 1900s Clippings
An assorted clipped page notes Allen’s Foot-Ease powder for sore tired feet with 25 cent price and sample offers. It also includes a string of humorous quotes about children truth telling and doctors as well as brief notices on Spirit and Okoboji lakes tourism and railroad publicity from the Cedar Rapids area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Stingy Clergymen and the Morbid Hoarders Tale
A Christian Advocate writer recalls stinginess among clerics and stories of mean behavior. An American bishop reportedly saves blood with a five cent stamp then covers a bleeding wound with a one cent stamp. An New England minister allegedly negotiates prices for hats. A Rome skull joke is shared. In England 972000 get free medical care yearly vs 230000 in France with higher Irish medical costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Advocate
New England
Rome
St. Paul
Rubinstein Silence Lovingly Wrapped in Quiet Evening
A Lon don Tit Bits tale recounts Rubinstein sharing a quiet Glasgow evening with a Scotch guest. They sip tea and smoke in near total silence until three in the morning, with the pianist remarking Beethoven is good and Wagner not good while appreciating the guest’s conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubinstein
Glasgow
Beethoven
Wagner
London
Queen Victoria Tutors Her Children in Bible Class
The queen personally taught a Windsor palace Bible class for attendees' children amid royal instruction. The London Beacon notes the royal role in catechism as archdeacon praises the governesses, and collateral data shows South Wales coal output with Midlands and York Lincolnshire shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
London
Mamma
Windsor Palace
London Beacon
Apprenticeship Banter on Tool Handling
A carpenter tests his new apprentice asking if all tools are ground. The boy replies he missed finishing the hand saw and struggles to remove the gan a from its name, illustrating a rustic workshop exchange.
Peruna praised by Captain Moss and Judge Zenor
Captain Percy W. Moss of Paragould Arkansas proclaims Peruna the finest and surest catarrh cure after two bottles. Judge William T. Zenor of Washington DC endorses Peruna as a remedy for catarrhal trouble and a tonic for general conditions. Readers are urged to write Dr. Hartman for free medical advice with full case details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy W. Moss
Paragould
Ark
Peruna
Talen
T. 'Zenor
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
One
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Hio
Clem G. Moore
Advocate-Democrat
Crawfordsville
Peruna Medicine Company
Clem G.oore
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sally Poll
Maggie
Sally Polly Clothespin
Gladye Hyatt
Strange Bird School
New York
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Eee
Ener Reaeenereer
Iatepar Charter Party
Eere
Baeeee
C. H
Eeenes
Petroleum and Sugar Refineries
Crete
Meti
Duluth
Canada
Japan
Saskatchewan
The
Nickel Plate Road
Philadelphia Times
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Spirit
Okoboji Lakes
Iowa
Jno
G. Warmer
Cedar Rapids
Stern Pater
Johnny
Yale Record
Indianapolis News
France
Ireland
South Wales
Great Britain
Midland
York
Lincolnshire
Hoxsie
Wm. T. Zenor
Washington, D. C
N. Capital Street
W.l.douglas
W. Douglas
W. J. Douging
Loulston
W. L. Douging
W.L. bouuLaw
Brockton
Masa
Hark Towers
A.J. Tower CO
Boston
Mass
A. N. Kellogg Newspaper CO
BW. Adams Mb
Chicago
Anakesi
Dymall
J. B, Allen
Paul
Minn
Teheaa
Mackinac Island
M. Escanaba
Mich
Meath
Ohbicaka
Tucay
Muskegon
Grand Haven
Davis
Michigan Avery
Wesfarty
Land of Plenty
Falon Blos
Ana Lud
Monadnook Hk Citicnke
Milwaukee
W Km
A. N. KA
Sterling Rebedy
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!