Forgotten stage memory returns in sanatorium hymn incident
At a New York sanatorium Fritz a patient long away from the stage joined an afternoon service and after a hymn verse blurted out an Irish song line about Murphy’s chowder. Doctors say the incident sparked memory of two consecutive lines, a rare breakthrough for the memory-impaired patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fritz
Frit
Webley
Joveralls
Murphy & Chowder
Gnatorium
Murphy
New York Times
Notable Buffalo Surgeon Dr. Mynter Remembered For Blunt Demeanor
Obituary recalls Dr. Herman Mynter a Buffalo surgeon known for terse replies and frank patient care. He advised surgeons during McKinley era events and supported Dr. Mann at the Exposition hospital. A trial witness, Mynter valued truthfulness and loyalty, even amid sensational reporting and public attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Mynter
Buffalo
Mynter
Dr. Mann
Exposition Hospital
Dr. Mynter
Remarkable Miss Lucy Reed of Danby VI
A long feature profiles Miss Lucy Reed a blind deaf and speechless woman of Danby Vermont who for sixty five years has endured hardship with cheerfulness. Despite disability she sews knit socks and crafts patchwork quilts and cigar box boxes to sell at fairs. She donates all earnings to charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Reed
Danby
Green Mountains
Miss Reed
New York Census Tale Told At Dinner
A. J. Baldwin recounted an Irishwoman’s census questions in Manhattan. She answered counting her children as two living, two dead, and one attending school in Brooklyn, illustrating the breadth of data gathered by enumerators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Baldwin
of, Dill
Football spectacle ends with 10 broken bones reported
Spectators noted the clash of opposing elevens, counted ten broken bones but no player carried off or seriously injured. The crowd proclaimed it magnificent yet questioned if the display truly represented football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohly An
Fresh Roc Egg Sells High at Auction in Johannesburg
A newly imported roc egg from Antananarivo fetched about 100 guineas at a recent auction in Johannesburg. The London Chronicle notes the bird relic could rise in price through further auctions before entering the broader market, where values have lately surpassed 300 guineas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madagascar
Antananarivo
Johannesburg
Rand
Aiarter
London Chronicle
Whisky Promotes Murder Says Louisville Times Editorial
The Louisville Times urges wholesale liquor dealers and distillers to join the Ministerial Association in a crusade against murder by stopping supply to disreputable saloons. It condemns so called pure Kentucky whisky as mislabeled and potentially criminally linked to homicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministerial Association
Louisville Times
Ordinary Tales of Life and Laughter From a Home Front
A column of humorous vignettes recounts family moments and social ironies. A wife’s hair, a polite dinner, a cribbage joke, and a neighbor’s musicale are sketched with light wit. A father’s fundraising howl, a son’s nickname in press, and a playful look at domestic life emerge.
A Sure Enough American Repaired the Church Roof
An American visits an English church with the rector and offers to replace a leaky roof at his own expense. After completion the rector thanks him, but the man reveals his profit came from silver in the lead, discovered by accident and sufficient to cover all costs and gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson's Weekly
Where the Teddy Went and Pickett’s Quick Departure
A gab from the Pittsburg Gazette recounts Captain George Pickett before Gettysburg during a boundary dispute era. He leaves a teddy drink untouched, a courier summons him away for hours, and upon return finds the empty glass on his camp table. The exchange with the orderly ends with the question Where's that teddy and the humorous reply It went down my throat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pickett
Gettysburg
England
America
British Columbia
Washington Territory
Pickett
Teddy
Pittsburg
Republicans from Tennessee Trade Civil Service Jests
Representatives Brownlow and Gibson joke about civil service exams in Tennessee. Brownlow claims all his district’s applicants pass, while Gibson laments none do. Brownlow quips that if any man in Gibson’s district could pass, Gibson wouldn’t be in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownlow
Gibson
Congress
Tennessee
Persns
Turkish secretary's brother visits New York during construction boom
The brother of a Turkish Legation secretary in Washington visits New York and meets pro American countrymen. He notes the city’s great buildings and excavations and says New York will be a very nice place when it is finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Romance and Tragedy in the Life of Princess Begum Sahib
A Philadelphia Record excerpt recounts the Delhi Durbar and the Mogul era, focusing on Begum Sahib a princess in a clandestine love affair with a noble. Shah Jahan feigns interest while a caldron plot unfolds revealing dynastic tension and a cautionary tale of royal restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delhi
India
Diwantam
Shah Jahan
Mumtaz Mahal
Tajat Agra
Begum Sahib
Rauchenara
Ranchenara
Seraglio
Portraits and Washington stamps a dental durability issue
The letter notes the difficulty of achieving a satisfactory Washington likeness due to early dentures. It cites failing dental plates as cause for the “unnatural expression” in portraits and Houdin’s bust. The piece suggests stamp designers may retouch the original to reflect Washington’s true mouth, while defending philatelists for their stamp debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Houdin
Mfe
New York Commercial Advertiser
Queer Offer Of Athlete Attracts Strong Interest
A crippled player with rare athletic gifts drew high value offers from several parties. An ex Pennsylvania football official, who oversaw athletics at a upstate college for years, noted many bidders sought the player’s services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sald
Pennsylvania
Ayer
Upstate College
Nasi
Shaking Hands With Presidents and Chiefs
New York Press notes a few palmistry tricks for handshakes at public receptions. It cites President Roosevelt and Chief Joseph as examples of strong grips, while warning some suck up force is more show than friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
Joseph
Great Father
New
York Press
Not Guilty Photo From Bucyrus Twelve Children
President Roosevelt has been flooded with letters after his plea for more families. A standout reply from Bucyrus features a sturdy couple with their twelve children and the caption Not guilty, captured in a humorous photograph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Bucyrus
Kipling to Return to South Africa for Indefinite Stay
Unfounded rumor referenced Kipling returning to South Africa for an indefinite stay. The item notes the rumor about lectures in Germany on the Goths and the Huns is set at rest by the implied absence of such plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudyard Kipling
South Africa
Germany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frite
Ideanori Fia
Praia
Homor
McKinley
Mil‘burn House
Parish
William the Silent
Jor Philip
William
Balthagar Gerard
Berett
Abraham Lincoln
Mollie
Jack
Davis
Mic
Pittsburg Dispatch
Allence
Philadelphia Record
Falace. of
EmeKors
Déelhi
Gulf
Alaska
Dawson
Klondike
Tanna River
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!