American Tourists Meet Irish Train Official in Amusing Tale
An American tourist encounters a furious Irish station master named B- during a train stop. Fuller recounts the clash over a misread sign and the station master’s hurried reaction, revealing cultural contrasts and humor. The piece weaves in other brief vignettes about professors, a Civil War medal, and wartime garden slogans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ¥. Fuller
Mr. Fuller
Ammurrica
Aerope
Poppa
Why Women Get Their Way Characteristic of the dex
The piece argues women’s character is tied to their abilities while men’s abilities and character are separate. It claims women are simpler inwardly but appear more complex outwardly, and that women concentrate more, enabling them to get what they want from men through coordinated effort and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K— Station
Tandy
Joe Murphy
Ireland
Joe Mur
Northwest
Thompson Yards
Highspeed telegraphy advance hailed as epoch making
A sensational report outlines a new printing telegraph system using universal recording instruments claimed to handle messages in any language with rapidity. The informant hints at military secrecy while detailing an ambitiousCalifornia field drill and a forthcoming first test, with crews aiming to spud in by month’s end as part of a war related development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanics
Yavapaltated
California
Feld
Tale of Uncle Tom and Taft Quarter Gift Incident
In Augusta Georgia during Taft's presidency a barbecue at C S Bohler's place drew a crowd. An old Black man acted as guide and received a 10 cent piece, later quipping he kept a quarter to remember the gift while recounting how he swapped a 25 cent quarter for 80 cents and spent one, keeping the other.
What Great Wars Have Cost
A Rocky Mountain News excerpt notes U S war expenditures across history, comparing Napoleonic and other wars to modern totals. It cites seven to eight figures for conflicts from the Napoleonic era through the Spanish American War and up to October of the current year, highlighting the enormous scale of national war spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress of the United States
Europe
Congress
United States
United
Japan
Rocky Mountain News
Warship Repair Efforts Highlight British Yard Activity
A report notes extensive repair work in British yards during the war effort, with emphasis on merchant ship construction and repairs. Geddes cites figures showing large scales of repair and maintenance, including 31,000 ships and related output, illustrating the vast mobilization in shipbuilding and arming the fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulldog
Geddes
French China government eyes tractor use in rice fields
A 45 HP caterpillar tractor costing over 5900 dollars was bought on Sept 29 1917 to test cultivation of rice in Cochin China. Success could lead to larger orders as the operation will show if the machine can work in soft rice paddies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Cochin China
Tokyo Grows in Importance and Tax Debate Stirs City
The article notes Greater Tokyo's rising prominence with year over year prosperity and a tax discussion showing rates from 0 to 80 percent across districts. It mentions total sums in yen and references fiscal concerns tied to real estate and narikin assets, with scattered dialogue about debts and honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Totsuye
Ryogoku
No Wonder Dame MMI KORA Fast Now
Dialogue excerpt shows Flo reacting to a statement about a brick person. The fragment hints at casual conversation and character dynamics without clear event or outcome. Named terms suggest personas and possible informal shorthand within a larger narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mmi Kora
Also Mentioned on This Page
Murphy
Henry B. Longview
Department of
DePauwniversity
Longdop Ha
A. F. Caldwell
Longion
Lonzijon
Iniianapolis News
Nis
Fletcher
Precion Fund
Godin
Liberty
Crowley
Lake Charles
United States Public Health Service
Scientific American
Charles Lathrop Pack
National War Garden Commission
Garden Magazine
Jones Montgomery
Dias
Commission
Life
German East Africa
Norway
Ong Lawen
Revery
Thoes
Tom
Sul
Fannin
City Police
New York
Misiile
New York Pace
Zoe Beckley
People's Home Journal
Minoie
Grant
Williams
Bueau
Seceret
Minnie
Miss Beckley
Minnie Barnell
Willams
I. K
Ness
Red Will'ams
Rome
Tal
Ste
Halquarters
Jonas Berachey
Gand Central
Battery Dark
Aquarium
Broadway
Wall Street
The
Stock Exchange
Trinity Church
Woolworth
Post Offie
City ‘Hall
Fam
Bowery
Delancey Street
Angle Block
Fifth Avenue
Nto Place
Tunchees
Captain Willams
Siainnle Barre
Aig
Acta League
British Empire
Alberts
Flo
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!