Man Pleads Not Guilty As He Faces Vagrant Theft
In a Chicago Tribune report the prisoner claims lifelong good conduct yet admits taking a blanket for food money. The judge, astonished, sentences him to liberty with a loaf of bread after a two day hunger in the Armory. The man, once a Chicago and Pacific Railroad worker, had exhausted funds and work prospects, surviving on coal-foraging and subsistence. He had no bread for forty eight hours when discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty
Titor
Aenena Bona
Beford
Chicago & Pacific Railroad
Sen
Prise Mer
Chicago Tribune
Planting Trees: Buy Locally From Trusted Nurserymen
A 19th century urging farmers to buy trees through nearby nurserymen rather than traveling agents. Encourages neighborly trade, warns against swindlers, and explains why local nurserymen can offer better prices and reliable stock while supporting regional commerce. Emphasizes knowledge of local conditions, exchange of catalogs among nurserymen, and the dangers of distant orders and inexperienced buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
California
Denver
Col
Mey
United States
Order of Patrons of Husbandry
National Publishing Co
Chicago, Lil
St- Louis
Planting and care guidance for orchard trees and shrubs
The article notes that planting and care of trees in the first five years must be balanced with other farm work. It advises planting only a few high quality trees at a time, tending each carefully as if it were the only tree, and avoiding crowding. It emphasizes setting out shade and ornamental trees with deliberate, thorough care for better results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tello
Treea
Cage
New York Sun
Better Whistle Than Whine
A Baptist Weekly reflection recounts two boys walking to school. One comforts the other after a fall by urging him to whistle instead of whine. The tale delivers a moral: it is better to whistle than whine and to foster cheerfulness even in trouble, with verses urging patience and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cerar
Baptist Weekly
Practical Joke Ends In Lost Suitor And Ring
A Detroit paper recounts a young woman who tricks her brother by using his silk hat and a parrot to shout Oh what a swell. The prank backfires when the brother misreads the situation and walks away in anger. A week later, a diamond ring appears on the lady’s finger and she vows to abandon pranks. Polly the parrot remains a family reminder, still squawking the refrain from time to time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Polly
Kia
Will
Triumph of American Pianos Receives Vienna Gold Medal
George Steck & Co. of New York earned the sole Gold Medal at the Vienna Exposition for piano-forte manufacture. The Imperial Commission confirmed merit, praising tone and workmanship, boosting Steck’s prestige. Official letter dated Vienna December 18, 1878.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Steck & Co
New York
Imperial Commission
Vienna
Messrs
N. Y
Steck
W. Y
Haron Schwarg-Benborn
French Bread and Dried Apple Pies Featured in Household Tips
The clipping surveys practical domestic guidance from Gentle Arts like curing leather with borax to harden dominoes, plus a Hearth and Home menu for each day. It discusses French bread’s light crust, yeast method, and European baking styles, then offers dried apple pie recipes with careful prep steps and flavor tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
America
Ohio
Rolling the Ground and Cough Remedies Spotlighted
A Germantown Telegraph correspondent extols rolling ground to improve seed germination and soil stability in various conditions, noting better root fixation on frost-heaved grass and smoother furrows for sowing. The piece also warns that coughs progress to consumption without proper remedy, praising Allen's Lung Balm and promoting Vinex Birrens by Dr Warren as cures amid medical critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown Telegraph
Louis Journal
Allen
N. Harris & Co
Princinnati, O
New York Weekly Witness Promotes Growth in Circulation
A brief note touts the New York Weekly Witness as America’s best weekly newspaper with tenfold circulation growth within a year. The text also references the New York Daily Wetness and sample content, though details are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Deafness cured by Catarrh Remedy and Golden Medical Discovery
A collection of testimonials from readers in Ohio and New York recount permanent deafness cases improved by Dr. Pierce remedies. One man heard church bells two miles away after using Catarrh Remedy. A New York patient describes recovery from catarrh with nasal ulcers and ear involvement. Additional notes praise agricultural papers and Johnson's Anodyne Liniment for kidney distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Spninesa
Net Lo Lake
Williams Co
Ohio
du Corners
Dicensonvizx
Niag. Co
N. Y
Pierce
Ald
Jonn Smith
Johnson
Best and Surest Remedies for Mothers and Children
Maus Wreaton's BooTmine BYRuP praised as a top US physician and nurse recommended remedy for stomach acidity wind colic bowel regulation and overall health of mothers and children. It is touted as ideal for dysentery and diarrhea in children from teething to older ages with full usage directions and a Curtis & Perkins authentic wrapper. Brown's Vermifuge Combite claimed to destroy worms without harming the child using a white colorant-free formula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maus. Wreaton
United States
Curtis & Perkins
Proney Smith
Pattern Bazaar
Eve Ecyiber
Bazaar
Sonith
Lon Bock
A. Burdette Smith
Broadway
New York City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jimmy
Charle
Charlie
Triumph of American Pianos
Fant and Household
Macisine
J. WaLren
Aepd
Denton Gasca
J Farmera
Curtis & Brown
Fulton Street
Brerigo
Sanford
Dr. Gomnare
Boston
Catler Bros
Australia
Canada
Fredsicx W. Robinson
Annie E Judge
No _an
Wiscconsin
Aiay
Wisconsin
Cramer
Aikens & Cramer
Milwaukee
Golin
Foe
Ont
DR. d. C
Bece
Cincinnati
Reso Ve Tech
Acham Co
Onone May
Banes
P. O. Box
Chase
W. Chase
Chase Publishing Company
Jefferson Street
Toledo
Grange
Hsnasio Xceton
Near West
Chicago & Northwestern
Ilinois Cental
Iowa
Jobn
Calhoun
Iowaral
Randolph
Chicago
Wood's Household Magazine
Yosemite Valley
Apannne
Ieee
Annes de
Datanse
Bow
Y. City
Newburgh
N. Se
Kruttorinbon & Co
Cblonga
Decatur, Ills
Aoa
Mee
Fanttuy Lamontt
Almiot
United Tates
Lockport
Merchant’s Gargling Oil Co
John Hodgh
Willson
Wikeson
Une St
Hurlbut & E
Wasreny
Tighardson & Co- Bis Lovun
Billings
OLAPP
Dcollege Pinos
EUS
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!