Timeline of notable events from 1435 to 1907
A compact chronology lists major historical moments across centuries. Entries include treaties, battles, explorations, political shifts, and notable deaths or inaugurations involving France Burgundy Hudson Bay colonies Salem Mexico slavery Mexico Indians Lincoln Garfield Champlain Gordon and other figures and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arras
France
Duke of Burgundy
Henry IV
Arques
Hudson
Albany
Quebec
Poland
Harlem Heights
Wayne
Grey
Washington
Schuylkill
Howe
New York
South Carolina
Mr. Dearborn
Algiers
Forth
Regent
United States
Fort Bowyer
Moses Rogers
Atlantic
Cheraw
S.C
New London
Con
Mexico
New Jersey
Monterey
Battle of
Wood Lake
Lincoln
John
Fremont
Opequan
McClellan
Lindell Hotel
St. Louis
Hans
Republican River
Springfield
Garfield
Capitol
Arabi Pasha
Egypt
Pel-el- Kebir
Nile
Gordon
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Vast Notes on Curious Facts Across Continents
A compiled miscellany surveys oddities from the globe. It notes a Chinese delicacy soup made with fried wasp, famine cycles in Russia, vast telegraph lines, global gold origins, and early glassmaking in England. It also covers Esperanto growth, publishing totals, and a peculiar 1656 lease paid in red roses to a Bermondsey school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Great Britain
Europe
New York City
Guanajuato
Mexico
Kistah
Catskills
City Hall
Ural
California
Australia
England
United States
Great Lakes
New York
Philippine Islands
Amsterdam
St. Olave’s Grammar School
Bermondsey
London Daily Mail
Phelps Bank Fire Damages Binghamton Building
Fire wrecked the Phelps granite bank building in Binghamton New York causing about 75000 in damage. In St Louis minorities petitioned for a receiver for the State Trust Company a real estate firm capitalized at 1000000. Italians of Coney Island mourn the death of Rev Joseph Bradley Catholic priest who built a large congregation in a transformed church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelps Granite Bank
Binghamton
N. Y
St .Louis
State Trust Company
Coney Island
Joseph Bradley
Peruna endorsements and wild horse reports
Prominent figures including Hon George W Honey of Wisconsin and ex Quartermaster General G A R provide Peruna testimonials for catarrh relief and a tablet form. A Kansas editor adds cautionary wisdom on luck and industry. Separately, reports describe attempts to capture three bands of wild horses near Kit Carson with notable animals and leaders, including a sorrel stallion and a large mare, roaming the Little and Big Springs area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Honey
Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry
State of
Wisconsin
Texas
First St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Fred L. Hebard
Kansas City
12Th and
Grand Aves
Kit Carson
Denver Republican
Little and Big Springs
Gravel Attacks Ended by Doan's Kidney Pills
F A Rippy of Depot Ave Gallatin Tennessee suffered kidney disease with gravel pains and 25 stones over 15 years. After four boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills the pain ceased, weakness faded and he reported no recurrence. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Rippy
Depot Ave
Gallatin
Tenn
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Detective Finds Clue in Holmes Volume
A celebrated sleuth, momentarily at a loss, exclaims he has the solution to the mystery. He pauses to consult his pocket Sherlock Holmes edition to decide whether to pursue the crew or pursue the truth.
Balloon lands in farmer pasture after trip
A Chicago Tribune anecdote recalls a returned aeronaut who answered pleasant trip questions with a wary joke about landing in a farmer's pasture beside a big red bull. In a separate note a Silesian court sentenced a man to two months in prison for not cheering the Kaiser during maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Pettit's Eye Salvre Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement claims Pettit's Eye Salvare relieves eye troubles for 25c with Howard Bros. Buffalo N Y as the distributor. The text mentions a Vienna custom requiring a husband to obtain his wife’s consent before balloon ascent and notes smokers favor Lewis' Single Binder Se cigar as high quality alongside a remark on U S postage stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
Lewis
PRESCRIBED CUTICURA AFTER OTHER TREATMENT FAILED
A mother describes a three month eczema on her baby’s face that improved after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. She cites prior treatment by a doctor without success and notes the child is now two and a half with no recurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Harris
Alton
Kan
The Wooing of the Woodcock in Twilight Flight
A nature lover witnesses the wooing of a woodcock at dusk among willows and alders. The bird rises from damp ground, outlines against the gray sky, circles repeatedly, and drops back with a water-like splash as the love song continues until night falls.
Soldier seeks furlough amid trench combat in London joke
A wounded Victorian tale recounts a soldier in trenches raising hands above earthworks while his captain asks his reason. He jokes about a discharge as a rifle ball hits his arm, turning pain into humor in a touching moment cited from London Answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Erin
London
Surface Indicenations in Gotham Rough City Night
A cabby notes the roughness of a section in Grater New York as a stranger wanders through Gotham. The dialogue highlights urban grit and the sense of place in a bustling metropolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotham
Cabby
New York
Healthful living with trusted laxative product
An advertisement extols a renowned family laxative Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as an ethical remedy. It urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product, approved by physicians and well informed buyers worldwide, and sold by leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Rare 16th Century Shepherds Kalendar in Minneapolis
Charles L. Fellows owns a black letter edition of The Shepherds Kalendar, likely issued before 1600, with Caxton/Wynkyn de Worde printing traits. The volume includes Lazarus’s hellish vision, apocrypha references, a Lord's Prayer variant, a calendar, astrology, poetry, and zodiac notes, highlighting vast early modern knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Charles L. Fellows
Lazarus
Hell
Dying Mars Foretold By Mars Observation
The excerpt cites Prof. Lowell stating Mars will dry up and lose all life, ending its evolutionary career as a dead world. It stresses cosmic perspective and the inevitability of the planet's extinction, rendering future study impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Syuice
Prof
Lowell
Century
Definition of a Man From a Child's Poem Twist
A small reader recalls a judge themed quote: a little girl asked to define man and animal families. The reply states a brute is an imperfect beast and man is a perfect beast, reflecting a playful literary interpretation.
Professor and Dr. Debate Uncertainty in City Salon
The professor moralizes uncertainty as the poison in life while the doctor counters with a cautious view. The exchange centers on how perception shapes reality, echoing a larger philosophical quarrel about meaning and fate.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
A Manning Iowa woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her life after years of female health problems and costly treatments. The letter notes relief from displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid issues irregularities backache and nervous prostration and urges other women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia FE
Pinkham
T. C. Willadsen
Manning
Iowa
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Philadelphia
Earl of Aberdeen
Canada
Versailles
Ind
Samuel de Champlain
Lord Aberdeen
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
York
Montreal
MacKinley
Canton
Moarie Henriette
Atlanta
Rock Island
Cimarron River
Oklahoma
Taft
Bacon
Cuba
Paris
Asia
Boston Herald
British India
Japan
Africa
Chicago Journal
Main Street
Manassas
Nubbins
Pr. Hartman
Tuck
Carson
Dean
Vienna
Mae Bee Ea
Maritim
Man
Dodds
Ney LT
Guad and
Miabete
Guara
John S. Owen Lumber Co
Owen, Wis
Oregon
Idaho
Utah
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
THE
American Forwarding CO
Madison Sr
Chicago
Ellicott Square
N.Y
Ree
First Trust & Savings Bank
Onc
Thompson
E. J. Applegate
Reading, Mich
H. Manley
Webb City
Los Angeles
W. W. Wood
Helena
Arkansas
Carters
Cascarets
James MccGune
W. Mercer St
Jersey City
N. J
Randy Cathartic
Sterling Remedy Co
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mass
Madras
Coppe Vulcan
U. S
Parkrow
Minnie Covey
R.F
Lansing, Mich
Wren
Mule Team
BORAX
Alldeslers
WHIZ
Pacific Coast
Borax Co
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