Singing Springs Mystery and Apache Legend Recalled
In the Mazatzal mountains of Arizona, Singing Springs draws awe with its musical waters and a tragic Tonto Apache legend of love and death. A hunting party later discovers a cave glow from gouge ore and, by night, stumbles on a louder, humanlike rendition of the springs’ song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mazatzai Mountains
Arizona
Singing Springs
Dellis
Sreere
Mazatzal Mountains
P. C. Bicknell
Bicknell
Mr. Bicknell
Tonto squaw appears in eerie Mazatzal story at Singing Springs
Charles L. Mosher recounts a midnight trek on Mazatzal mountains where a spectral Tahono figure wearing ornate jewelry and a flowing dress haunted the trio. A rifle shot, a disquieting cry, and a frightening vision end in a fleeing mate and frightened pack animals as snow falls unusually early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigkael
Lhe
Pest
Mazatzal Mountains
San Carlos Reservation
Charles L. Mosher
San Francisco Examiner
Wit and Whimsy From the West Dispatch Snippet
A Pittsburg Dispatch column offers satirical one liners on manners religion and theater noting wit about women laziness earth water and anarchists. The piece mocks actors managers and crowd behavior with playful maxims and pithy observations.
Quotable Snippets From Abroad and Domestic
A collage of brief gibes and witticisms from multiple papers. Bits include a quip about a drum major’s headpiece, a two faced remark, a rejected engagement line, a wooden dog kennel with bark and bay window, and jokes on marriage and aliases. The items read like a revue of humor and sarcasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Catchem
N. Y
Baltmore American
Washington Star
Harper’s Bazar
Lowell Courier
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Bue
Miss Scadds
Young Hunker
Philadelphia Press
Indianapolle Journal
Oddities and anecdotes from a world of curious facts
A miscellany notes British apple exports, an absolute boycott in Montana against the Culloese, a coal vein in Versailles Missouri, and a Kansas masonry column marking the U S center. It cites Baltimore clergy issues, a Philadelphia plan for free school noon meals, Chicago liquor density, churches per population, a sermon manufacturing firm listing 1000 clergymen, and a man in Maint posting his will in a woodshed years before his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Versailles
Kansas
United States
Baltimore
New Temple
Philadelphia
Chicago
Maint
Deception in Cigars and Postal Oddities of the Era
The letter quotes cigar dealers admitting the difficulty of certifying stock as genuine and notes Chinese tobacco shipped to Cuba for Havanas. It reports a one cent deposit by Postmaster Jewett to a Comanche County postmaster in Wichita reflected in a quarterly settlement, and mentions Mrs. Erastus D. Williams of Athens Maine speaking after three years of silence near her husband’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Cuba
Hong Kong
Havana
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
N. Y
Wichita, Kan
Jewett
Comanche County
Wichita National Bank
Treasury
United States
New York
Endings and Misquotes from a Detroit Free Press Note
A fragmented Detroit Free Press snippet reflects on contentment, money, and self sacrifice with aphorisms about contentment, marriage, and selling clay as town lots. The piece weaves moral observations and social zingers in a light column style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
After Election and Late Night Politics
The Bomerville Journal notes that election season keeps men late at work to finish year end books while women show little interest in politics and cigar habits hint at political gaffes and bed fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bomerville Journal
PLAINFIELD to New York and Easton schedule details
Train timetable fragment lists Plainfield to New York and Easton routes with departure and arrival times, connections to Allentown Harrisburg Pottsville Wilkes-Barre Tamaqua and other points. Reads like a dated regional rail schedule with multiple stations and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westwann Cossxcrona
Easton
Allentown
Harrisburg
Pottsville
Mareh Chwwit
Hamaport
Tamaqua
Wilkestarre
Aan
Also Mentioned on This Page
UFE
Tor
Earth
Minneapolis
Specie
Specter
aMiy
Nowa
Pittsburg Dispatch
LYS
W. H.rogers
Central Avenue
Hetttat
Plainfield, New Jersey
Herman AL Weber
Liberty Street
Cor
Second Street
A. M. Runyon & Son
Undertakers
Finhalmers
Park Avenue
Hesidince
Matdeon Avedue
Woolston and Buckle
North Avenue
Anu
Cther's
North Ave
Notary Public
Plainfield
C. Dobbins
Serth Avenue
Uaorlyr
Chocest Srands OF
Henry Esgehling
Noo Mark Avenue
B. D. Newell’s
Enet Front Street
Plainfield, N. J
Mulford
Lehigh Coal
Ll. A. Rhenume
Ag’t
Broadway
Joan FE
Beerbower
City Hotel
Second ST
Liam A. Coddingtorn
Theo W. Font
J Aackson & Coddington
Chancery
Tares Public
Commissioners of
Dowls
Coener Park Ave
Eisun
Front St
Park Ave
N.J
William K. MecLitt
Wubaetionats Law
Supreme Qourt C Ommissioner
First National Fink Truildtrie
Maintichi
J.oidlyr
Charles A. Reed
First National Bank
Oetilyr
Clara L. Karner
Masachn
Adtie Generel Hospital
Boswten
Mare
F A. Dunham
Plainfield, N.J
Entral Railroad
New Jersey
Tony
Sam Ue Fale
Poe
Newark Clang
Wal Viewth
A. m. Tisin
Plaisvield Asd
Sea
Oaxo Lake
Horatoosa
Easton High Bridge
Bangor
Chunk
Om DL
W. Steeing
Ketiaoa Chunk
Petlee
Lehigh
Uington
Pean
Regt Bem
Hasan
Maud Ent
Esting Heirs Pousvilae Aqua
Baste L. WB. Nay
Mauch Cheek
Sabah Reyna
Pottavilla Shamokin
W Wanton
Fegier Es
Maye Cony
Fae Branch
Paston
Bethichen
Sin
Stteatoare
Cas
Oe Moon
Mayoh Ok
Reading
Harriabys
Faron
Por Easton
Alentenra
Rh Chunk
Por FL On
Tetravilic
Keating
Pangs
Bah Towdown Cw
Mausk Chunk
Hendlurg
Lowe Baaxen
Ockay Grover
BTC
Jexou Sosa
Bs Ae
Lee Por Prechaid
Tite A
Bal
P.m. SZ
Bound Brook
Nos
Asia
Ray
The
North Avenue Pharmacy
A. D. Mallinson
Det
Komi
Spelee
Col Plainfield, N. L
West Sixth Street
J. ? Stelle
Opt. Byl
Stella
Huyler’s
C. E. Clarke
East Front Street
William J. Stephenson
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!