Massachusetts Governor Fors Proclaims Support for Prohibition
A Boston meeting at the Franklin Union includes Governor Fors, twice elected, declaring support for national prohibition. He cites economic and health reasons, noting thousands jailed and millions spent on liquor enforcement, urging the nation to move beyond a wet and dry split. He emphasizes appointing sober supervisors and leaders to curb liquor addiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exerciaus
Franklin Union
Boston
Abraham Lincoln
Massachusetts
Heanses
America
Panama Pacific Exhibit Highlights Liquor Consumption Now and Then
At the Panama Pacific exposition the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union shows per capita alcohol use in non prohibition Wisconsin and prohibition Kansas. A seventy four gallon hogshead and a small keg symbolize Wisconsin and Kansas, while a bronze figure marks Mary Allen West’s temperance work in Japan. The display notes Prohibition era attitudes with examples such as Prow Derity Studies and auto ownership among farmers, and references the Polyglot petition of 7,000,000 signatures initiated by Frances Willard presented to various nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Kansas
National Woman’s Christian Temperance
Mary Allen West
Japan
Missouri
Frances ©, Witlard
North Dakota Development Shows Surge in Population Wealth
North Dakota's 1910 census highlights rapid growth with population up 80 percent from 1900 to 1910 and wealth soaring 281 percent. Farm product value rose from 64.25 million to 220 million, livestock value from 53.01 million to 180.28 million, and agricultural wealth deposits surged over 1,000 percent from 1898 to 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Gillines
Alcohol shortening lifespans discussed by insurance chiefs
At the Association of Life Insurance Presidents meeting in New York, Arthur Hunter said alcohol accelerates premature deaths among 2,000,000 policyholders studied by 43 companies. Equity Life reported three of eleven years with no life loss among pilots, most of whom are total abstainers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Life Insurance
Hotel Astor
New York
Arthur Hunter
Equity Life Assurance Company
Remover of Things No Equal Describes Alcohol’s Reach
The piece reflects on alcohol as a powerful remover of stains and more, noting it can ruin summer to winter wardrobes and disrupt meals and family life. It portrays alcohol as all consuming, affecting the drinker and those around them, with the line that it removes more than clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nloctol
German Hospital System Rescues Wounded Soldiers Quickly
German medical care from battlefield aid to hospital focuses onsave, with rapid preparation and antiseptic methods reducing infection. Amputation is reserved, magnet-assisted removal of shell fragments used in a notable case, while Allied surgeons also perform advanced procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Tietze
Tietze
Telegraphia Division
Poldier
Not All Negro Stories Come From the South
A Louisville Times story recounted by John Poucher recalls an Omaha enslaved mystery man nicknamed Co’poration. The old man’s mule, feared for strength and stubborn independence, was said to have that natural name. The tale highlights oral history and racial caricature from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
John Poucher
Ommba
Wood
Louleville
John
Darkey
Omaha
Louisville Times
Bad Opera Kills Good Hound in New Market MD
A collie owned by Miss Mike Jane Detrick of New Market Maryland died within an hour after being forced to listen to a high tempo grand opera record on a new music machine. The dog yelped wriggled free, then died from excitement and fright, despite veterinary efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Jane Detrick
New Market
Dog Heaven
Miss Detrick
Mine Detrick
Unclear wartime boast cited in New York interview
A Rochester aviator who captained a Carranza era aircraft in Mexico made a garbled remark about wives and jealousy in a New York interview. The quote links aviation and domestic life with a brittle joke, reflecting sensational wartime rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.nm
Niles
Rochester
Carranza
Mexico
New York
Brown
Bride's Aunt Comments On Marriage Plans In Surprised Tone
An aunt expresses shock at the bride marrying a man with so many provisions for the future, revealing family reactions to the wedding. The remark highlights expectations surrounding the couple and future security within the union.
Daisy’s Question on Animals Going to Heaven
A Sunday School pupil Daisy argues with her teacher about animals in heaven. She cites rivers of milk and honey as proof, insisting animals do reach the promised land, despite adults denying animal souls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy
Diverse Advertisements and Quick Jokes From an Old Paper
A collage of late 19th or early 20th century ads and humor bits. Promotions for Cuticura hair care and soap, Hanford’s Balm for horses, and various quips about speakers, family, and loyalty. The page blends consumer pitches with light, folk humor.
Fox Hunters in War Mentioned by Westington Duke
A fragmentary historical sketch notes Waterton and the British hunt scene as a warlike sport. It cites 150 masters of hounds, 3,000 huntsmen, and 1,500 hunt servants, plus regular army officers, portraying hunting as a form of war and national character in the shires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterton
Duke of Westington
Britain
Fowbunting
George Bernard Bhaw
Mr. Jurrocks
Jorrocks
Ancient Gumba Potters and Kikuyu Iron Works Mystery
The article discusses whether an earlier African race, the Gumba, inhabited and influenced the Kikuyu region. It cites W H Reed and Beech arguing Gumba pottery and iron smelting may predate Kikuyu ironworking, with theories of bushmen or Pyemien origins and possible early iron discovery in Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Man
W. H. Reed
Beech
Bushnen
Pyemien
Kikuyu
Guinba A Re
Two Strings to Little Lester's Bow
A fragment from a 19th century newspaper page shows a string of humorous exchanges and anecdotes. It includes a scene with Goventeen Holland and a shopper debating a chair price, then snippets about Little Lester Livermore, Skinsy Smart, and Ging Kansas City Star. The piece weaves jokes, quips, and mock advertisements in a colloquial, period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anlosman
Lester
Lester Livermore
Manma
Wbate
Skinsy Smart
Kansas City Star
Gould Spare Her Tommy's Mother and Aunt Lavinia
A fragment from Stray Stories details a child named Tommy and his mother Lavinia in a household led by an indulgent yet lecturing figure pondering a childish wish to fly. The scene captures family dynamics and a half-remembered anecdote about parental control and affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gould
Tommy
Chie
Lavinia
Antic
Mother
Reminded Him Highbrow at the Opera House
In the opera house crowd, a witty exchange unfolds about taste and propriety as a self described functional woman is likened to a prophet. A local newspaper humorist is teased for writing an obituary of a man he never met, hinting at media shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serihtles
Fimorlat
Noisy Banter on Oil Well and Local Police
An OCR fragment records a comic exchange about coffee, batter, and an oil well. It references Hanford's Balsam and a quip about policing, followed by a note that innocent youths plead guilty, seemingly hoping for release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praise Letter
A Tennessee reader from Murfreesboro reports that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her female weakness. She credits the remedy with restoring health and strength and encourages others to seek its use and advice from Lydia E Pinkham's standards. The letter emphasizes roots and herbs and promotes confidential correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Murfreesborn
Tom
Hans
Manex
Spring St
Marefreesboro
Tenn
Lydia E
Lydia F. Pinkhaee
Stanietne Corteo Eeteaty Lynn
Puffed Injuries in Auto Jibe
A playful exchange centers on Redi He showing off his new car while Green Oh teases whether it hurt him more than the puffed up bragging. The quip highlights lighthearted rivalry and social banter about status symbols in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redi
Green
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sw Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Saving the
Efit
Libby
Neill
Chicago
Quinn
Uae
Atria
Coyne Brothers
South Water
GTR
Daily Fly
Tate
Misokiva
Watson
Valley
Nebraska
Dept. XY
Adv
Hanford
Menkar
Bleker
Bleeker
Meeker
Mont Loyalitier
Bidl Goles
Bre
Min
Pally
Polly
Nike
Digke
Bigge
Bashelor
Europe
Wong
Hantord’s Dalsam
Ady
Foallah
Tims
Galls
Balsam, Iy
Maben
Martha Barman
Doan
ME “Urn CO
Buffalo
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
G. A. Cook
Kauses City, Ma
Distemper
Spoin Medial CO
Ovat Gosmen
Retell
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!