Red Horse Tavern a Longfellow Favorite Home of History
Two young women from Chicasto visit Sudbury Massachusetts to see the Red Horse Tavern linked to Longfellow and his friends. They explore the 200 year old trees, the colonial porch, taproom, musket and powder horn, with the tavern’s historic rooms and portraits reflecting colonial hospitality and fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Mass
Longfellow
Washington
Lafayette
Red Horse Tavern
Wayside Inn
Princess Mary
Mr. Leman
Innhouse
Chicago
Wayside Inn Tales Of Longfellow And Local Lore
In a rambling reminiscence the Wayside Inn is described with visitors from Chicago and English poet lore. The piece recalls Longfellow dynasty poems, a letter from Luigi Month the Sicilian, and relics from the old house, including samplers, a New England Primer, and a copy of Parsons poems. It also recounts Hank White the Reading Vermont minstrel and a vivid Windsor Rutland county horse race. The article closes noting German spruce saplings arriving at Potsdam and a claim that the best Germans have emigrated to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wayside Inn
Alice Longfellow
England
Paul Revere
Rome
Mr. Longfellow
Mr. Lemon
Hank White
Reading
Windsor
Rutland
New York
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Hank
Hod Fish
Ira
Weather prophecies spark monotony and woe
A garbled Washington Dispatch laments recurring snow forecasts from the weather bureau, noting the public weariness as railroads and trusts are invoked in the discussion. The piece portrays a weary public reacting to repeated snow predictions without clear relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Washington
Argentine Observatory On New Year Island Opened In 1902
The observatory established by the Argentine government on New Year Island off Staten Island is run by four Argentine naval officers and opened in February 1902. The magnetic station maintains a steady 64 degree climate and Capt. Crosthwait notes many Tierra del Fuegan glaciers shrinkage. Seiches in San Martin lake show irregular five inch swings about four minute cycles with smooth surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Year Island
Mall Island
Staten Island
Patagonia
Tierra del Fuego
Crosthwait
San Martin Lake
Read Mrs Southworth’s New Story Boosted Ledger
A tale of James Gordon Bennett senior and publisher Robert Bonner converting a misread eight-word ad into a full page in the Herald. Bonner thought it a lost bill but the Ledger’s orders surged, exhausting editions and proving advertising’s power. Bonner thereafter became a strong believer and space buyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gordon Bennett the Elder
The
Herald
Robert Bonner
New York Ledger
Aittle
Bonner
Herald Office
Justice Tempered With Mercy
A Virginia justice of the peace handles a petty larceny case with mercy toward a young offender. Despite conclusive evidence and the lad’s inexperience, the judge contemplates severity but then delivers a stern warning, asking the boy to leave the courtroom as spectators laugh. He shows mercy yet remains firm in principle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
N. Y.tribune
Western Poker Tale Ends With Five Aces Reveal
A man recalls playing poker out west for a brief hour. He describes a pot that grew from thirty to a hundred dollars before he called, but another player showed five aces, ending the bet. He abandons the game, noting the western way was not his. A poetic fragment about a star and self discovery follows, ending with a note from Los Angeles Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thettle Mountain
Jim
Meta
Mr. Burke
Rob
Eden
Poe
Earth
Angeles
Ju jitsu and the wood pile tale in Pittsburg Post
Farmer Gechaw greets his son back from college and asks about a new sport. The exchange covers ju jitsu and ju jits work on the wood pile, with humor and rural speech illustrating curious fascination with the term and its practical display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gechaw
Pittsburg Post
Dean's Kidney Pills touted by back pain sufferer
Mrs P Brunzel of Everett Washington recounts decades of back pain eased after using Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. She bought five boxes at 60 cents each and says the pills relieve pain and fatigue. New anecdotes about Rough Riders in Washington include a humorous hat incident in which an opera hat pops open like a self cocking bat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Brunzel
Grand Ave
Everett
Wash
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Washington
Arizona
Milk crust cure story and assorted notes from cuticura ad
A collection of short items includes a mother’s testimony that Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured a milk crust problem on her three month old baby, hair regrowth starting after treatment, and a signed note from Mrs. H. P. Holmes. The page also mentions Dr. Dixon’s publicity, a postal inquiry on Elmington Manor, a reward claim for catarrh cure, odd anecdotes about moonshine, and various health and social observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Holmes
Ashland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Old
Daily Story Pub. Cop
Dim
Blena
Parsons
Howe
Treadwell
Monti
Ole Bull
Belvidere
Hod
Germany
Potsdam
America
Prof
Haeckel
Jena
United States
Cambridge Mass
Thomas Dinox, Jr
Ontario
Mr. Dixon
Elmington Manor
Halle Gstaren
P. J. Chesney & CO
Tolsto
Bare Kawa FJ. Chaterfort TB Zoars
Hte Sixt
Rixwas
Rautte
Huss Company
Government of
Sre
Japan
Imperial Household
House of Commons
Donegal
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!