Nora Flaherty Keeps A Basement Boy In Need
In a tenement a starving Polish boy hides in a basement while Nora Flaherty feeds him secretly. After the child is saved by a charity home, Nora persuades her husband to keep the boy if he can stay with their next meals. The couple resolves to care for one more child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael
Nora Flaherty
Bridget
Phil
Nora
Society
Richardson
W. G. Chapman
Pickens County
Pickens Sentinel
Pickens
Sentinel
South Carolina
Many Fall For Swindle Card Conspiracy
A telephone aided trick fools victims with mind reading claims. Swindlers memorize one suit mapped to common names and use a confederate to name the chosen card over the phone, exposing the ruse only after the bet is lost.
Discriminating banter on wealth and taxes
A witty back and forth contrasts riches with taxation, noting that wealth brings tax avoidance duties while poverty keeps one free from dodging taxis. The exchange frames money, taxes, and street life with sharp humor.
Messenger Boy's Candidacy Sparks Political Irony
In a witty exchange the speaker notes a candidate’s early role as a messenger boy would haunt his bid. The mock concern implies public trust hinges on background and timing, satire highlighting obstacles to political ascent.
Belvidere Bike Mixup Begets Sardonic Banter
A young woman questions a clerk about a bicycle name. The salesman misreads her hint and suggests Belva, drawing a sharp rebuke. The exchange reveals family banter and humor typical of Lippincott’s Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belvidere
Prisoner’s Exit Marked by Sneer and Note
In the war den a guard recounts a prisoner’s dramatic escape. He left without a message except for a final sneer at the penitentiary and a note reading please excuse haste and a bad pen. The quote underscores the escape’s insolent tone.
Rag Time Confusion On Board Train
A passenger asks if the train runs on eastern or central time. The conductor replies tiredly that the train runs on rag time. The humorous exchange highlights a clock joke aboard the railway car.
Funeral Delayed By Wet Grounds
Stockson bonds joke about an aunt's burial as the office boy notes the funeral is postponed to tomorrow due to wet grounds.
Birds in the Coop Singers Steal the Spotlight
The verse contrasts cheerful songbirds with chickens, noting the speaker's delight at the birds in the coop as the true source of music and joy. The playful image centers on a chicken coop replacing imagined performers with real farm fowl.
Rosemary Marcella Shopping Scheme Costs Taxi Fare
Rosemary Marcella tried to save money by shopping herself. The plan saved on purchases but cost six dollars in taxi fares, making the bargain questionable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary
Marcella
Thornton
False Impression on Players Wearing Furs in Baseball
A woman questions baseball players wearing fur muffs in hot weather. A man dismisses it as nonsense, noting muffs are not part of standard gear. She recalls seeing a newspaper description of a costly muff worn by a player during a game.
Sports One Liner About an Orange Peel Slide
A man laughs at an orange peel mishap as a baseball lover compares it to a flashy slide to second base, joking on the awkward moment. The exchange blends humor with a sports mindset.
Valet Strike Forces Seemingly Gentle Threats in London
A London Opinion quips that a valet threatened to quit after demanding more pay, prompting the owner to concede. The exchange humorously notes the valet’s leverage while recounting the morning chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Navy Widows and Sea Weeds in Mourning Quip
A brief humorous exchange notes differing mourning customs for navy widows and wittily suggests they prefer sea weeds as a play on nautical life. The quip uses light irony to contrast grief with maritime imagery.
Doomsayers on War End of Autocracy Across Europe
The essay argues war destabilizes monarchies as democracy spreads. It links dynastic aims to commercial interests, notes rising democracy in Britain Russia Germany France and Portugal, and predicts postwar parliamentary, ministerial reform across Europe regardless of throne retention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hapsburgs
Aegean
St. Petersburg
Mediterranean
Germany
Russia
Austria
Hohenzollerns
France
House of Lords
Social Democracy Is
Empire
Portugal
Spain
Great Britain
United States
Congress
Philadelphi
Ledger
The Test of Love in a World of Doubt
A meditation on love testing sincerity and purity as it endures doubt and opposition. Love must persist where the world deprecates and stand firm against outside weapons, proving its strength in adversity. The true test lies in steadfast assurance amid the storm.
The Marriage of Kitty Quote On Cigar Allure
A literary line notes the irresistible pull of a good cigar after dinner compared with even the world's most beautiful woman. The remark reflects playful romance and social humor from an earlier work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty
Moving Upward in Emersons Market Metaphor
Emerson reflects on moral growth as a shift from self protection to ethical competition. The passage likens a market cart to a chariot of the sun, signaling a higher standard of behavior and mutual respect in commerce and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mar
Gillia
New York
Paso Testes
Bears
Castoria
A. K. Park
Greenville
the Sentinel
Pepsi-Cola
Medical College
State of
Charleston, S. C
Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy
Charleston Museum
Oscar W. Schleeter
Charleston
C. Fine New Endidit
Roper
Dave Burns
South Main Street
Greenville, S. C
Washington Street
F. V. Lippman CO
Savannah
Lippincott’s Magazine
Millinery Department
Nettie Barton Wallace
Paris
Easley
Edwin L. Bolt & Co
S. C
MR. Merchant
THE
Po Harcourt
Louisville
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!