Advent of the Match and early light machines
A historical reflection on early lighting shifts from fire sticks to instantaneous light engines noted in 1808 London. The Morning Post describes Soho's Fifth Street factory as a fashionable, highly regarded center for these philosophical curiosities. The piece juxtaposes the summer cottage dream with Britain’s early gaslight precursors and a humorous child dialogue about hydrophobia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Morning Post of
London
Fifth Street
Soho
The English of It Englishman Quip Sparks Attitude
dialogue excerpt shows a flippant remark about a gown followed by a witty reply asking for clarification. The exchange evokes social tension and playful banter in a period voice.
Daddy's A Evening Fairy Tale Read by Mary Graham Bonner
A narrated tale features Daddy recounting a fairy tale with a lamb adoption and sheep characters. The story blends farm life, a coal train sighting, and sheep banter about coal, families, and the world, ending with the line that the Sheep bleated is true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Graham Bonner
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Claims Cure All
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a premier remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It promises rapid gentle relief and urges readers to try a sample by sending ten cents to Kilmer Co Binghamton NY with newspaper mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stork
Fletcher
Kilmer
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Old World Titles Replace Horse Doctors With Mechanics
A humorous aside notes a shift from horse doctors to auto mechanics, implying changing professions among traditional equine caretakers. The speaker mocks the transition, labeling it an odd modernization.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Colgate
Asc
Bobby
Pablem Oy
Holland
Harold Somers
de Ralb
Doklyn, N.Y
Ama
Heslig- Ellis
Chea
Peoria Bedding AN Supply CO
N. Adams St
Peoria
Til
Pearce Mfg. Co
Rock Island
Lir
National Book Distributors
Murdock & Main
Wichita
Kan
Daddy
Ivor
Grandaddy
Baby Specialists
Oleker Sarrakren
Genravr Conran
New York
Dalam
Castoria
Staur Company
New Ytorx City
Putnam Faceless
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
Consolidated
State Street
North
wNo
Co. Dora
W. Randolph St
Chicago
Ill
Dorr
Western
Canada
Western Canada
Co. J. Broughton
W. Adams St
J. M. MacLachlan
Jefferson Ave
Detroit
Mich
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!