A Ride for Life and Other Tales on the Pampas
A naval officer Stratford escorts dispatches through pampas with gaucho guide Sanchez. A dance leads to a duel threat over Panchita. They flee to Colonia, pursued by rivals, Sanchez killed a foe, and the pair reach safety with Uruguayan cavalry aid. Also notes on Old Hickory’s wife scandal and a Brahmin finger tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Sanchez
Senor
Jackanapes
Panchita
Montevideo
Colonia
Pampas
Welshford
San Jose
Santa Lucia
Severa
Don Ricardo
Buenos Ayres
Senor Inglesa
Senur
Novia
Alreadere
Welshford's
Carrajo
Welshford’s
Estancia
Me Stratford
Cousins
Edward R, D. Mayne
Ganga
Law and letters mix in 19th century politics and oddities
The piece notes that lawyers dominate Washington politics while rural lawmakers reflect common folk, cites Delaware's all-lawyer absence as stability, and adds curious bits on rats used in warfare and a Chicago preacher’s bold salary demand, with a brief on the Rev. Isaac Errett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Delaware
Senate of the United States
Isaac Errett
Chicago , Christian Church
Saloon Indictment and Judge's Harsh Sentence in Morris
In Morris Grundy county authorities arrested three saloon keepers one woman and two men for selling liquor to a minor. Judge J N Reading condemned the offenders with a forceful speech against licensing and the harm to families, sentencing ten days imprisonment and a $75 fine plus costs. The district court adjourned amid temperance debate and a curious courtroom anecdote followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Grundy County
Minera
J. N. Reading
Physic and Morals in a Religious Fanatic Case
A discussion on physical causes of mental illness and the limits of prayer alone. It argues for rest, medical care, and environmental change, warning that neglect of natural laws leads to madness. It also covers compulsory education cases in England where starving widowed mothers faced legal pressure to send children to school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brethren
England
Louise Maylon
Six Young Men Serenade Belle in Williamsville
In Williamsville six young men performed a late night serenade for a town belle. They played violin flute guitar accordion and banjo while seated on the guttered sidewalk. Flowers came from windows but they suddenly fled after a loud tearing sound and found six pairs of trousers torn, prompting mock praise for tar pavement invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsville
A Happy Home and a Maine Rifle Tale
A writer praises simple home beauty with vine leaf tracery and sunlit gardening, claiming a small dwelling can be complete in its rural grace. Separately a Maine man boasts a record rifle shot after firing at a barking dog in the night and striking its throat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald G. Mitchell
Maine
Hysteria Case and Controversial Doctorly Treatment
A medical anecdote discusses hysterical convulsions and a physician who treated a patient by a rapid sequence of finger taps. The convulsions disappeared instantly, but the patient condemned the brutal method. The piece argues the mind drives hysteria and suggests arousing anger can suppress fits, though gentler methods are preferred.
Directions from a dead woman revive her in Mass town
A young Massachusetts woman allegedly received directions for resuscitation from beyond the grave. The corpse was revived when the directions were followed and a gruff voice spoke through her throat. After intermittent revivals over two to three days she died for good, with relatives interpreting the events as spirit possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Parkinson
Canada
Vermont
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Boston Fire Fund
William Qguynan
Goringoela Mana
Georgia
Otis Gibson
Pacific
James Hallow
West Dacley
Mass
Union Depot
Milwaukee
George Brotherton
San Francisco
Rhode Island
Great Britain
Massachusetts
Also Mentioned on This Page
Darling
Ride
Mrs. Jones
John
Old Hickory
A Tnter-Ocean
Andrew Jackson
Tennessee
Robards
Joeverl
Jackson
Paris
Italy
Rome
the Watch
Mexico
Canal
Senorita
Sean
Anki
Anstein
North Pole
Bangor
California
Meigs
South America
Chili
Mechanic's Fair
Saratoga Tranks
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!