Parachute Jumping and the Rise of the Balloon Act
A historical overview traces the parachute leap from balloons beginning with Sam Baldwin in 1887. It details early experiments, the rise of the Baldwin brothers, the expansion of acts from man to dog and bicycle, and the rapid price drops as competitors entered the field. It also notes the broader public craze, dangers, and evolving spectacle in early air entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Baldwin
Quincy
Ill
Baldwin
Prof
van Tassel
Los Angeles
Commons
Frisco
Baldwins
Sam
The Value of Pain and Its Relation to Health
A health column argues pain signals disease rather than being the disease itself. It warns against relying on narcotics, urges cleansing the stomach, fasting, water, and exercise. It links dietary excess and improper meals to toxins and Bright's disease, and critiques reliance on sensation to judge well being. It ends noting occasional men are missed after death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Moonshiners in Ireland and the chase by police
A feature on poteen production in western Connaught and offshore islands. It describes crude stills, rural life, and how runners dodge authorities by boat and land chases, with police traps, fines, and dramatic bog rescues amid Irish poverty and customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connaught
Atlantic Ocean
Holy Land
Faith and Works in a Rural Dialogue and Rail Notes
A composite item covers a sermon like tale on faith and works among two colored brethren with a cryptic exchange about promises, then shifts to railroad rails on the Manhattan line, noting heavy 100 pound rails, rust issues, and slow progress. It also cites a Kansas watermelon festival at Rocky Ford with crowds and bounty, contrasting with tabulated humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Johnsing
Mr. Thomson
Johnsing
Jim
Dar
Rocky Fords
Kansas
Rocky
Kan
Journal
Ice supplies pose little danger for typhoid, Boston finds
The Boston board of health concludes there is little danger of typhoid fever in ice. Bacteria in natural ice are removed by freezing, while artificial ice is sterilized to kill them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Board of Health
Marriage at Thirty and its social effects
The piece argues that allowing cheap lodging for young men delaying marriage may reduce late marriages and large families. It notes mid and lower social classes marry later, with deferral seen as beneficial and cites Labouchere on young men delaying nuptials. It then shifts to Roman antiquity, describing a neglected covered passage between the Apostolic palace and St. Angelo, its restoration, and its historic purpose as a safe escape route ordered by Alexander VI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Labouchere
London
Rome
Apostolic Palace
Castle of
St. Angelo
Vatican
Italy
Alexander VI
Also Mentioned on This Page
Indiana
Commeon
Fred
H. T. Dobbins
Sabine
Ben F. Johnson
Henry Townsend
Sidney Cooper
Cooper
London Chronicle
Roosevelt
Adams
Harrison
Polk
Grant
Hayes
Arthur
Cleveland
Madison
John Quincy Adams
Fillmore
Andrew Johnson
John Adams
Washington
Johnson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Galveston Daily News
Galveston
Joe Marty
A. H. Best
Cuba
Edward Marshall
Dee
Mooonshiners
Ireland
Ccctce
Erathur
Mickey
Philadelphia
Mihattan Road
New York Press
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!