Bluebirds and jurors weave memories of Dunn case
Ex jurors recall Dunn trial for killing Jim Elliott, with Emery Storrs’ defense and a quip about bluebirds. The tale blends courtroom recollections, a banquet, and a joke about the bluebird that never sings, reflecting courts and conjecture from a bygone era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brace
New York Sun
Jere Dunn
Jim Elliott
Chicago
Dini
Emery Biorra
Borers
Storrs
Coppretion
Emery Storrs
Hory Irving
Hirth
Dunn
Towaid
Iris diaphragm a clever camera accessory and its inventor
The piece discusses the iris diaphragm mechanism for cameras and microscopes, noting its automatic pupil-like adjustment, multi-plate construction, and smooth operation. It highlights John Henry Brown of England, who died in December, and recounts a friend’s note on Brown’s unpatented yet ingenious device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Brown
Hove
Hollis
Nature
Smith & Heck
Opticians
London
Dir
Brown
Royal Aetrcchemical Society
Verandas Shape Southern Homes and Architecture
The Southern Veranda argues that northern designers once misread southern needs. A square veranda, often built by women and linked to open air parlors, grew from a practical demand and changed lasting building styles across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Architects and Builders Magazine
Strangest English Coincidence Ends in Shared Marriage
Two elderly twin brothers from Ivybridge in England, Seaman by name, each 72, shared one wife after secretly deciding to marry the same hotel manager in Okehampton. They had lived together for decades, and the wife cared for both in illness, leaving them jointly rich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaman
Ivybridge
Okehampton
No Red Headed Dole Dolls in Stock, Says New York Hun
A New York gossip column notes no red headed dolls exist in stores, claimed by a dealer who says every doll has either blonde or brunette hair. He adds there would be demand for red heads if desired, but there is none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolla
New York
Hun
Wanted A Trustworthy Gentleman for Old Established House
Wanted a trustworthy gentleman to manage business for a long established firm with solid finances. A straight weekly apportionment of 614.0 paid by check each Monday with expenses advanced from headquarters. No addressed envelope. Manager, 36 Caxton Blog, Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Folia
Munger
Chicago
Til
Caxton
Thik County
House of
Monon Ty
Also Mentioned on This Page
Everybody's Magazine
Thibet
Patveler
Lrouvis
Alf. Colline
Lower Canada
England
Dole
Tom
Chattanooga
Tenn
Rockmace, Jr
Brockington
Custer County
Jasne
Alice Welkner
Sounty
Challis
Abo
May Sth
Keeley
Keeley Tra Ure Institute
Scientfic Press
Bar Francisco, Cas
E Swift & Coo
Patent Office
Washington, D.C
The
St. Louis Republic
St. Louis
Messenger
Salmon River
Loon Creek
Sheep Mountain
Stanley Basin
Custer
Clayton
Bayhorse
Thunder Mountain
Medical
Robinson Bar
Warm Spring Creek
Superior
Medical Properties
K. D. Williams
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!