Johnny Becomes a Hero at Christmas Street Delivery
In a snowbound New York Christmas Eve Bat O Connor overworks a department store freight run until an act of selflessness by a young helper named Johnny changes fate. Johnny, a ragged yet brave boy, stays with Bat through perilous deliveries, eventually guiding the final wagon as Bat lies injured. A police find, a wallet transfer, and a heroic effort conclude with Johnny carrying on, earning respect and a new sense of purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bat O’connor
Bat
Johnny
Moriartty
Harris
Moriartry
Sat
John
Moriarity
Johny
Jerry
Kiar
Bart
Oif
Johany
Herris
Laure
Victor
Johnany
Pal Dehony
Bats
Eighth Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Fiftyninth Street
Sunkie
Sim Johnny
Modest Gray In High Fashion Receives Diploma
The June bride and July graduate are scene. Summer dresses feature filmy materials, pale blue tones, and sheer lawn gowns in princess and empire styles. Silk frocks, accordion plaits, lace trims, and fresh bouquets forecast the season’s fashion mood for graduates and sunny girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batiste
China
India
Frital Schef
Fritet Scheff
Fecek
Graduating and Summer Frocks in Gray Fashion
Gray dominates shop windows and streets with gray gowns hats shoes and bags. Gray and white contrasts charm on warm days with accessories in gun metal pearl and soft tones. Gray mohair skirts coats and silks appear in outfits while veils hats and belts complete the look. EllEN OsmondE
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atyle
Sisu
Ellen Osmonde
Heaviest railroad rails used near Philadelphia
A Baltimore News item notes the heaviest railroad tubs in use on steam lines around Philadelphia. They weigh 143 points to the sand with nine inch girders for roadbed. A Belfast concrete mix is used, and officials claim the Toshbed section will last about 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Belfast
Que Railroad
Burning Mines of Utah Describe Fires in Coal Beds
The article discusses burning coal beds in Utah along the Fremont and Prince rivers. Elevated cliffs expose coal seams burning for ages, warming rocks and sometimes melting them. Miners report hot rocks, and fires near tributaries of the Fremont river have burned since earliest exploration. Explanations include lightning, forest fires, and cliff-dwelling Indians igniting coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiesia
Prince River
Green River
Fremont River
Fulgurites: Glass Tubes Formed by Lightning in Sand and Rock
The article explains fulgurites, glassy tubes created when lightning melts sand or porous rock. It notes depths of up to 20 feet in sand, interior diameters from quill to over three inches, and finds on Little Ararat in Armenia where porous rock yields bottle green glass tubes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Weill
Fish eating butterflies in the Mediterranean
A fragment describes a blue translucent butterfly with a visible heart and fish-eating habit. It notes pointed hooks like teeth and contrasts its taste for marine abundance with garden fare, set in a Mediterranean scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Students Self Support at Kansas University
Registrar George O. Foster reports over 60 percent of University of Kansas students are self-supporting, with about 800 of 1,709 students funding their education themselves. Most work before or during summer, though some balance work with studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George O. Foster
University of Kansas
Colless
Atant 15
Unusual Pastor Scheme At School Cited By Leader
A Cleveland Leader item quotes a student prank where a pupil named Jimmy pretends to be ill to exit school. He supposedly washes the face of a desk or object at recess, prompting the teacher to send him home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Cleveland
New Britain Fire Commission Chooses Bell Rest Over Sale
The New Britain Connecticut fire commission will keep a church bell in place rather than sell it due to the currently high price of bell metal. The decision reflects rising costs affecting city property and public safety equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Commission of
New Britain
Conn
Also Mentioned on This Page
By H. Barrett Smith
Hudson
Riverside Drive
Pat
Manhattanville
Amsterdam Avenue
Sweet Girl
Utah
Thunderbolt
Water and Light
J. C. Berryman
Caldeonia
Berryman
Leevenworth County
Kickepoo Indiana
Kickapoo
Methodist Church
Kickapoos
Kansas Territory
Franklin County
Wichita
Associate Charities
Fort Riley
Junction City Packing Company
Kansas City
State
Kansas
Pueblo
Ottawa
Emporia
Lyons
Court House Square
Pabst
Jaquette Downing
Stafford
Metehinson
Hutchinson
Chicago
Michigan
John Faulkner
Bay City
Cout
Ant
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!