Virginia Soldier Quarrels Meet Townsends in Loyalist Visit
In a quiet colonial village, Captain Anthony Randolph and aide Harry Read seek shelter with Mistress Townsend and her daughter Sylvia. The dinner reveals competing loyalties as Read bends truth about George Washington, while Sylvia witnesses Tory plots and a growing sense of danger as night falls and spies move through the shadows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delight
Helms
Syria
Desire
Forrow
Dave
Gasseth
Shév
Herve
Sylvia
Fall
Townsend
Virginia
Virginia, Militia
Harry Read
Adam
Samuel
Darest
Boston
George Washington
Southland
Mount Vernon
Mons
Mistress Townsend
Larry, Read
Joseph
Les
Anntie
Buery
Soal
Spiria
Dax
Idus
Ebenezer Badger
Lexington Village
Bie
Malcolm
Thermopile Aids Fogbound Vessels With Heat Signals
Warnings by sound in fog prove unreliable as air currents mute nearby foghorns. A thermopile proposal aims to detect approaching danger with greater certainty by sensing minute temperature changes. Two horizontally rotated heat collectors would show proximity of vessels, and potentially other hazards like wrecks and sand.
They Actually Eat Em A Southern Man Explains Beans
A Southern man returning from Boston explains to a neighbor how people in Boston cook small white beans by boiling them for hours with sawbelly and molasses. The neighbor asks what happens to the beans and the man replies that Boston people probably eat them. The New York Tribune quotes the gag as a humorous contrast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Szis
New York Tribune
Skim Milk Glazing Justifies Paper Industry Use
A new application for skim milk is reported for paper manufacturing, where it is used to glaze fine quality paper. The process yields better, cheaper sizing than prior methods, using a vat treatment, curd formation, washing, pressing, grinding, and a twelve hour drying kiln before bagging for shipment. London’s population grows by about seventy thousand annually.
Lace Coats and Skirt Trimmings Shape Summer Fashion
New York fashion notes describe lace coats and flat trimmings dominating summer styles. Lace bodices, double and triple skirts, and bold ribbon and embroidery details define outfits, with organdies arriving and outfits pairing two colors of silk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eton
Veterans Tales and War Memoirs Spark Old Conflicts
A fragmentary column recalls Civil War era pride and rivalries as Lt Callahan pledges to weave grand army sagas for his veteran father’s enjoyment. The piece mentions famed war heroes and a president’s reception of souvenirs, then shifts to a Breckinridge era anecdote about a robber and a teacher, ending with a moral about sparing life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieul Callahan
Kansas
Junctionally
Leutenant
Hobson
Sampsor
Dewey
Lehtey
Breckinst Low
Cavigne
Washington Ster
Gun in the pulpit and the colored preacher
The Rev. George W. Kincaid, a colored Pittsburg preacher, is described as a dead sure shot who carries a loaded shotgun beside him in the pulpit when he preaches in the South's black belt. He advocates for black rights and has been assaulted by white mobs on several occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Kincaid
Pittsburg
Mr. Gincaid
Noisy Adages and Odd Humors From Harper's Bazaar
A garbled humor reel mentions a thin morning sparrow and dog tax, with a quip about Miss Jones and a tabby cat swallowing. The text also muses that everyone is mean, and wild claims about sugar from a head and greed driven by egotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparrow
Bluebird
Tom
Miss Jones
Harper’s Bazar
Also Mentioned on This Page
Franéas
Syl
Pela
Tras
Esther
Anni
Rachel
Silvia
Ible
Father
Sandé Townsend
Xén
Luther
Archie
Gilbert
Sintx
Cazire
London
Gotham
New York
Corre
Manila
Jacket Axi Oveksiiae
Waren
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!