Marks On Old English Gold and Silver Goods
Unearths the history of hall marks, guilds, and standards used in England and Ireland from medieval to 19th century times. Describes the evolution from Ard’s head to other marks, the 925 silver standard, and the risks of forgery. Notes the “fairy stone” Branrotite found in Virginia and North Carolina and legends around it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
England
Goldsmiths’ Guild
Fellowship of Goldsmiths
United Kingdom
Mogtish Hall
Childhall
Brittania
Virginia
North Carolina
Christ
Wouldn't Be Slighted. Principal's mild punishment sparks fatherly warning
A school principal slapped a stubborn pupil sparingly. The next day the boy’s father confronted the principal, insisting his son deserve equal treatment and warning of further action if slighted again. The exchange reveals tension over discipline and parental entitlement in a small town.
Rope Making From Imported Hemp Fibers
The rope industry relies on Russian, Italian, and American hemp. Hemp is harvested from the plant stem, dried, and bundled. The process includes dew exposure to cure, with the inner pith shed and fibrous strips bundled for baling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Paradise alley and Masefield memory in Greenwich Village
A hazy tribute recalls John Masefield's days in Greenwich Village Patchin Place and Paradise Alley where he supposedly tended bar and sang to a boss’s baby. The piece contrasts his queer youth with later fame and notes maritime lookout calculations from Sir Eric Geddes and a call for submarine detection bonuses, citing Scientific American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise Alley
Greenwich Village
Blxth Avenue
Jefferson Market Hall
Eleventh Street
New York Mall
John Masefield
New York
John Mansefield
Boss
Patchin Place
Maseflald
Jobo Maxefield
Admiralty
Sir Eric Geddes
Sir Alfred Yarrow
Scientific American
Beer Shortage Hits Germany Amid War Demands
Berlin reports cited by the New York Times say Germany will cut malt used for brewing to 10 percent in northern regions and 15 percent in Bavaria for the coming year. Army and munitions needs take priority, leaving civil beer at about one third of prewar consumption in a thinner wartime form. Barley harvests fail elsewhere, boosting food use of barley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
London
Saya
New York Times
Bavaria
After the War Pipwhistle Bargain Sale Delights Wife
George Pipwhistle jokes about a bargain sale as he returns home with odd items including corkscrews, a stuffed owl, paint brushes, a copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin, walking sticks, and kitchen gear. Mrs. Pipwhistle had rushed out for business earlier in 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pipwhistle
Dusiness
America Now Leads in Toys Industry Claim
William G. Whittemore of the American News Company asserts American manufacturers produce about 90 percent of U S toys and will retain control of the profitable postwar market. He spoke while in Germany at the outbreak of war and doubts any future inquiry will be needed after peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
William G. Whittemore
American News Company
New York Journal of
Commere
Whittemore
Germany
Toga
Wanted Only Big Game
A wartime correspondent recalls meeting an African hunter with iron nerve and steel muscles. He describes six days alone against Ashanti tribes, illicit ivory looting, and multiple close encounters with dangerous game while maintaining a grimy wristwatch through adventures in the equatorial jungles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old England
Fraece
New York Sun
Africa
Civilization
Equatorial
Wilds
War Bread Causes Trouble Across the Nation
Reports of digestive troubles and skin eruptions linked to war bread spread nationwide. Lord Rhondda orders inquiry into the cause as imported flour and germ content are blamed for weak digestion. Comparisons are drawn to Paris during the siege with straw mixed into flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ness
Rhondda
Dundee Astyerser
Paris
Coons and Turkeys in Massachusetts Hunting Debate
A period piece discusses eating raccoons as a substitute for turkey in Massachusetts. A Columbia State Journal writer praises coons as a fine or better substitute, while others imagine the hunting method using hounds and guns. It notes examples of parties taking nine raccoons in one night and high enthusiasm for a local hunting practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Tilgrim Watchers
Columbia State Journal
Massachusett
John Alden
Bia Merry Ten
Gears of cotton promise durable train parts
Cotton gears. A Popular Science Monthly note claims cotton gears outwear steel ones by avoiding metal tooth wear. A large cylinder of cotton disks is compressed to about one sixteenth of its former length producing a tough fiber gear. Also a humorous political quip about consulting an alienist ends a brief column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Jena
How Do You Recount the Remarkable Weather
A fragmentary text piece reflects on recalling unusual weather from years past and the difficulty of explaining months long ago. The passage questions how to measure memory against recorded descriptions of a remarkable period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havel
Punkin Pie Reverie Calls Nation to Dessert
The piece extols punkin pie as the supreme pastry, preferred by boys and men alike over other fillings. It paints the crust as crinkly and fragrant with cinnamon and ginger, praising its amber filling and velvety finish. The author laments social constraints but celebrates the joy of biting into the first slice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Journal
Thirty Years War Death Toll and War Devastation
In the Thirty Years War it is claimed central and western Europe fell from thirty million to under fifteen million. Only forty major battles occurred, with total deaths under half a million. Plague famine and pestilence, not just armies, ravaged populations and even wounded troops. The text notes Gustavus Adolphus faced troop losses delaying campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Gustavus Adolphs
Txald
Kicked Himself to Freedom Escape Tale From War Front
A Dutch paper relays a remarkable incident from a crossing into German territory. Four British escapees, one Frenchman, and seven Russians reached Oldenzaal with two German deserters, amid a risky trampling escape. An inventive Russian, seized by a German sentry, freed himself by a bold plunge into Dutch soil, then claimed safety as he toppled back toward German land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lnce
Oldenzaal
Phote
Sausage Makers Rivalry In London Sign Battle
Two sausage makers on opposite streets in London feud over shop signs. One proclaims we sell sausages to the gentry and nobility, another extends it to the whole country, and a third boasts we sell any wages to the king while a final sign expresses loyalty with God save the king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hallstorm Insurance In Germany
Antistorm Insurance is more extensively carried on in Germany than in any other country during the Tet era. German hall insurance companies have covered enormous sectors, with figures reaching tens of millions of marks. The text mentions 403,000,000 marks in a large-scale insurance exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallstorm
Germany
Also Mentioned on This Page
EA Masefield
the Bank of Dillon
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
R. N. Pfaff
Marion, S
Souttirn Palmer
Gthern Railway
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!