Spectacles at Home Offer Honest View of Self
A fragmented poem contemplates using lenses to see faults in ourselves more clearly. It argues that worn glasses would show blemishes honestly, then suggest a kinder, brighter view of the world once inner flaws are revealed and corrected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WBA
Europe
London
Charter House Square
Scotland Yards
Beotland
Sergi
Donny
Times
Prtty
Mr. Denny
Jone
Fortunes in Fingers and London Pickpocket Tales
A Cincinnati reader recalls London pickpocket lore from Sergt Denny of Scotland Yard. Tales describe Fagins training youths into thieves, dummy rings returned by a polite stranger, and a humorous account of a professor duped in St Giles. A Jamaica duel involving an ape in regimental dress ends with a dramatic pistol shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
London
New York
Sergi
St Giles
Whitechapel
Thames
Scotland Yard
Asi
Billy
Omlle
Prise
Dow
Strand
Sergt
Denny
Sergt. Donny
Mr. Bucket
T. C. Harbaugh
Cincinnati Gazette
West Side murder hush echoes through bustling street
A crowded street scene features a struggling newsboy shouting for papers while a taller boy dodges the crowd. The piece notes a harsh exchange over calling for buyers. Amid fashion chatter, a glimpse of period evening dress descriptions from Chicago papers appears, followed by a quip about a boy’s mischief and a well incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side
Chicago Herald
Visit to the ancient mosques of Cairo described
A detailed travel sketch of Cairo mosques, their minarets and hidden courtyards. A commission preserves monuments while repairs proceed slowly. A small mosque visit reveals rich mosaics, inscriptions, and a guardian’s sternness over matting and baksheesh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
St. Mark's
Venice
Renan
Cna i
Sra Cabana Marae
Rae
Rope and pulleys ease stump extraction on farms
Curtis 8. Clerk writes in Country Gentleman about using two pulley blocks with a team to uproot stumps. A single pulley and snatch block adjust draft and footing, enabling faster root removal. He recalls a 10-tree-per-hour average, notes cost guidance from hardware dealers, and urges rope and tackle as a worthwhile farm investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
Curtin
Country Gentleman
Trimming Celery and Worm Drench for Sheep
A vegetable market note urges better celery trimming to boost sales, criticizing Kalamazoo root cuts and praising eastern methods. It also reproduces South Australian arsenic drench for sheep with precise dosage and safety cautions from American Wood Grower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government of
South Australia
Billingsgate Fish Market Echoes and Odd Language
A vivid portrait of Billingsgate on a Friday morning. Fishmongers shout prices while buyers push through a Babel of competing voices. The piece notes the market’s famed language and the unique intonation heard only in person. Also mentioned is an ancient silver shekel found in Galveston dating to Moses times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billingsgate
Webster
London
Canada
Finney Haddick
Brill
Galveston
Simon Maccabeus
Fragmented 19th Century Public Notices and Advertisements
A garbled collage of notices and ads from London and U.S. sources mentions a "Gift to All Free" event by the MeEps- Cat Rerone Society of London, a Bloomsbury address, and appeals for self addressed envelopes. It also includes brief ad fragments for products like Carter's Iron Pills Lane's Family Medicine and Litts Liver Pills, plus scattered references to newspapers and contests. The legible items reference health products, petty notices, and promotional micro-ads with no cohesive story or clear dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rerone Society
London
the Nile
Egypt
Garray
Tanion ‘Bolland
Bloomati Mansions
Bloomsbury Square
Lowelll Courier
Tata
Mr Friend
Carter
Binghamton
Ohio
Also Mentioned on This Page
Geotland Yard
Chandler
New Hampshire
Hale
J. P
Maine
Michigan
Jamaica
Republic
Sir John Macdonald
Cowan
Lady Macdonald
Monkey Bernard
Charles Darwin
Bernard
John N
Port Royal Street
Kingston
X.‘s
Louisville
Chicago Post
Johnnie
Father
N. ¥. Press
Rusty
Geography
Maeeges
Mississippi River
Niagara Falls
Mississippi
Buffalo
Vicksburg
Ne Et Lady
Detroit Free Press
Boston Transcript
Kalamazoo
N. Y
Ladies’ Home Journal
N. Y. Tribune
Saratoga
Boston Herald
ST. Jacobs
Rman
Darna, Wi
Lovie
Bite
Ati
Spe
Peli Y Epa
Bostos
A Wielicgy Rewspazes Co
Geatear
Chisage
Illinois
Joe
ENTS
Ccireest
Crise
Florida
Wen Santos
Ier c
Bryant & Bieation
Uae
Sap
Ae Ataee
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!