Washingtons early life and famed presence recalled
An elderly observer recalls George Washington during a late 18th century parade at Washington, detailing his imposing six foot one inch frame white hair tied with a silk string and his soldiery bearing as regiments honor him. The piece contrasts Washington with contemporary leaders and discusses the aura of intellect and leadership surrounding him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tadou
Washington
Iin
Waski
Tehind
Billy Lee
Meetaseramet Eas
Wallis
Bridge Street
Georgetoen
Rock Creek
Dr. Baich
Harebeck
Capitol
Wheat Harvest Shown Strong Across Union County
Reports from Union and nearby counties indicate an early wheat harvest underway with yields better than ever in Union and southern Illinois. Prospects for corn are very favorable with stalks three to four feet high and healthy. Southern Illinois peaches are abundant and fruit trees promise a bountiful yield, though some areas report wheat failures and concerns over corn from frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Islinuis
Alexandria
Johavon
Pops
Pulaski
Gallatin
Williamson
Franklin
Jackson
Hardin
Union
Wayne
Randolph
Tilloois
Egypt
Outrage in Mount Liberty follows tar and feathering
In Belmont county Ohio a widow Mrs Gatton and her sixteen year old daughter faced tar and feathering after a dispute with locals. A group attacked their home on Friday night, demolished it, and forced Gatton to leave. Two men escaped, while Mrs Gatton and her daughter were carried through the streets on rails. The incident sparked broad condemnation as brutal and unjustified behavior by townspeople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Gatton
Mount Liberty
Belmont County
Ohio
Gatton
Brian
Henry Phillips
James Travis
Healy
Crestline enquiry ends in confected crime plot
A Crestline village incident revolves around a husband, his wife, a Mansfeld lawyer, and a brakeman in a plotted murder for money. The scheme unravels when the brakeman informs the lawyer, the wife reveals a hidden gold legacy, and the affair comes to light amid a web of deceit and betrayal. The tale hints at New Jersey inheritance funds and a grim motive rooted in domestic jealousy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crestline
Roper
Hia Wifa
Mansfeld
Bee
P. F.W
Baress
Bysband
M ‘Vache
New Jersey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elise
Conaden
Wight
ETON
Eiwe
Rance
National Intelligencer
Asc
No, D.C
Alzandria
New York
America
Emerson
Farmier
Mindiailles
Everett
Bacher
Bancroft
Napa
Mae ‘Whittier
Bryant
Brecher
Margaret Fuller
Charlotte Cusburn
Daniel Webster
Elizabeth Harriet Hosmer
Ann
Stephens
Oakes ‘Smith
Julia Ward Howe
Frances
Denoos
Sarah J. Hale
Davidson Eratera
Madame de Stast
Hannah Moore
Elizabeth Fryglorious
Letitia Langdon
Mrs. Hemans
Hewitt
Mrs. Norton
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Charlotte Bronte
Stakepeare
Milton
Coleridge
Shelley
Byron
Moore
Campbell
Burns
Sir Walter Scott
Macaulay
Bulwer
Charles Dickens
Caleb Lyon
California
Tayat
Pete
Amano
Amerie Ethnological Society
E.H. Devis
Geelr
Saintenseen
T. Cwarier
Enquirer
Germany
Alten
Tan
Mount Auburn
Boston Transcript
Tomacco
Richmond
Shockoe
Re Ee
Mona
Svastor
Jogott
Agricola
Agticola
Bern
Heroll
Sol
Itz
Mesa Republican
Fim
Thoregh
Togers
Shine Eer
Hereld
Morgan County
Bonte
Henry Morgan
Soho
Ilfea Mn. Rogie
Anotaze Ray
Lincoln Herald
Hese Stovian
Micael Journal
Tos
Sebbath
Baltimore
Hellman’s Park House
Echool
Lake
Camden
Vanhollan
Thivis
Eutaw
Ferry Rooa Hunters
Frise Wanay
Nicholas Callacrembs
Osurier
Allen
Theodore Parker
Santa Croix
Southempton
England
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!