Three Captains on a Riverboat Clash Over Titles
In 1863 on the Ohio River a Federal captain and a paroled Confederate officer quarreled over using military titles after names aboard a transport with soldiers and prisoners. The boat’s commander interceded, spared the Confederate, and the incident ended with tempers cooled and the Confederate leaving Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Louisville
Roberts
Robbins
C.S. A
C.S A
Lam
United States Army
Confederate States Army
Half Way
Brothers In Arms
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Plague Myths and the Piper of Hamelin Tale
A discussion traces ancient fables of plagues and ingratitude, comparing the Piper of Hamelin legend to biblical plagues. It notes variations where hermits charmed insects, cattle, and rats into water, with authors arguing the core tale mirrors Egypt’s plagues rather than factual events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamelin
Nefer
Egypt
Loreh
St Louis Globe-Democrat
Money Found By Coincidence In City Street Car
A street car passenger asks a conductor to identify a piece of money found on a seat. A woman admits the quarter and dime are hers after a pocketbook spills coins. A shopper mistakenly identifies a dollar on a book cover, mistaking it for money and leaves in embarrassment.
A Dog's Sense of Justice in a Pet Theft Tale
A suburb gentleman and his large Newfoundland Max accompany him to a market. Max steals from the dog treats bench, slipping out with a prize while the dealer remains unaware. The owner postpones remonstrance, deeming timing matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max
Marrket
New York Star
Pine Shavings Pillows Aids Lung Troubles
A Florida editor recalls an estimable lady on Indian River discovering pine shavings pillows offer immediate relief for coughs asthma and bronchial troubles. The household uses pine shavings pillows and a mattress made from the material with pleasant odor and odor absorption benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Indian River
Albanian Youth Snoozes Through Dance After Midnight
A young Albanian invited a woman to a dance and prepared in evening dress but slept for ten minutes. He dozed for what he believed was a moment, waking at 3 a.m. to discover the ball ended hours earlier, and the girl never forgave him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Express
Boston
Boston Advertiser
Revolutionary officers on famed French aid list
The Pennsylvania historical society holds a manuscript list of French officers who aided the Americans in the Revolution. It includes Vicomte de Fontanges, commanding a legion of free mulattoes and Black soldiers from St. Domingo, plus Captains Andre, Rignaud, Beavais, Beauregard, later generals, and Henri Christophe, Haiti king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Historical Society
Pennsylvania
Vicomtte de Fontanges
Savannah
St. Domingo
Andre
Rignaud
Beauvais
Beauregard
Republic
Henri Christophe
Haiti
San Francisco
Treatment Method for Stuttering by Coen
The excerpt outlines Coen s stuttering treatment plan with three phases. Ten days of prohibited speech followed by ten days of whispering, then fifteen days to return to ordinary conversational tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coen
Looking Backward and a Harrowing Ether Experience
A reflective piece by A. A. Curtis recalls childhood Berkshire hills and farm scents, yearning for simpler days and open sky. The second section recounts a Boston dentist ether incident where a young patient, eager to end toothache, loses sensation, fears death, and survives, deciding never to use ether again.
The Course of Chinese True Love and Old Piano Tales
A collection of antiquated anecdotes from the Atlanta Constitution recounts a Chinese betrothal tale amid anti Chinese laws shaping a Chinese community in New York and San Francisco, plus a 150 year old Baltimore piano with brass clawed legs and four pedals played alongside ancestral tunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
New York
San Francisco
Lo Fee
Ah Chung
United States
Tennyson
Cathay
J.D. Stocker
Atlanta
Baltimore
Mra. Stocker
Atlanta Constitution
Portraits and portraits and a dragon parade
A collage of remarks on an authentic Henry VIII portrait used for Henry Irving makeup, a George Rignold Bryant misidentification as a poet, a Bengali dragon parade in Chinatown provoking anti Chinese sentiment, and a Spurgeon quip about temptations confronting the idle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Irving
Charles I
George Rignold
Henry V
New York
William Cullen Bryant
Bryant
Brooklyn Eagle
The Ups and Downs of Advertising Solicitors in New York
The New York letter relates humorous episodes in advertising solicitation, from mistaken identity to fake contracts. A Boston hotel directory pitch collapses when a clerk misreads a military uniform deal, and a printer’s father of the chapel resists wage cuts as a Massachusetts patent company begs lower rates, ending with a sharp jab at stubborn adherence to scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Washington Street
St. Lews
Massachusetts
Father
Brown
Jones
Chapel
Ol Man Chapel
Horace Dumars
Carlo Accounted For Pink Ribbon Frankfurter Clue
Ciara reports a pink ribbon found in a frankfurter related to Carlo's whereabouts. George asks if Carlo wore a ribbon when missing. The brief exchange notes uncertainty about Carlo's appearance and final status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlo
George
Ciara
Inventions and Historic Events Highlight 19th Century List
A historical summary lists major events from Haifa to the unification of Italy and the 1848 revolutions, noting advances like photography, the telegraph, and the telephone, plus ocean navigation, railways, and the 1887 Lenticular Bi-focal Spectacle Lens. It also advertises farms for sale near Russell Warren County Pennsylvania and a saw mill for sale near North Clarendon Erie City.
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Haifa
Italy
Texas
Central Asia
Germany
United States
French Republic
Nile
Niger
Laverior Africa
August Alorck, Jr
Warren, Pa
Erie City
E.F. Armstrong
North Clarendon
Domestic sewing machines offered for cash or easy payments
Advertises Domes te and Wilson sewing machines for sale at low cash prices or on easy payments. Encourages buyers to visit before purchasing elsewhere at 12 Water Street Warren, Pa. Agent K. A. Conswxtt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Déast Water Street
Warren
K. A. Conswxtt
Ice wagon delivers daily service to city residents
Clemens announces a new daily ice delivery service throughout the city at low prices. Orders placed at A Ruhlman’s vegetable store receive prompt attention. Nearby ads promote wall paper at M K Wendelboos and furniture at Diamond Furniture in Warren. Also notices for saw mill for sale and rock and chestnut wood demand from J W Agrelius in Youngsville. A cancer cure claim offers free receipt by mail from W A Noyes of Rochester New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Clemens
Hig
A. Ruhlman
Eset India
Imaail
W. A. Noyes
Power's
Rochester
N.Y. Ie
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William Dennis
Drakesville, N. J
Berkshire
Brother Bea
Brea
A. A. Cutis
Chinatown
San Francisco Chronicle
Spurgeon
OUR
Ak Saace
Avurs & Sons
Philada
Bill Heads
the Ledger
A. P. Ordway & C
Mass
Publishe
Sic
Castoria
Dr. B Hanp
M. D
Ifor
Mas. E. Owens
Scranton
Godfrey
W. S. Col
Green Ridge Meat Market
Forsele
Johnson & Siegfried
Geo
Davis
Merck Drug Store
L. G. Noyes
Binghamton
N. Y
J.B. Arnold
Russell
Warren County
Warren and
Jamestown Turnpike
Chas. Chase
M. K. Wendelboo's
Diamond Furniture Store
Diamond Block
Warren, Penna
Morris & Mullen
J. i. Agreling
Youngsville
J. W. Agrelius
C.&e.bartsch
Water Street
W. A. Bairstow
Geo. Ball’s
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