The Hard Headed Friend Wil Then and Now
A tale of Will, a stubborn man who over years in New Mexico endures paralysis, rebuilds his strength through hunting and photography, and finds purpose. He recovers, learns resilience, and embraces work and family, transformed by adversity and persistence.
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Kain
Ina
Lorota
Tom
Balidog
Stata
Law and Order Party
Eed
Clrorleas
Ton
Thas
Theo Tis Jone
Buess
Will
Perfecto
Hla
Grandpa
New Hampshire
Wil
Perfect
Batt
Adays
New Mexico
Caberudo
Beps
Texas Views and Stories From Sam Jones to Lasca
A rambling Texas memoir fragment extols Texas beauty and climate while recounting Sam Jones sermons in Waco Paris and other towns. It weaves in Vanderbilt’s reading room, mint drinks, and a long poetic digression about Lasca on the Rio Grande with colorful, non-graphic anecdotes about Spanish beauty and frontier life.
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New Hampshire
London
Texas
Sam Jones
Bin
Spanish beauty pursues stage career amid wary American managers
The short note hints at a Spanish beauty advancing in song and Spanish dance, but American managers doubt she will succeed on stage. It mentions her husband carrying a pruning knife, implying a troubling personal detail behind the public image.
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Lacca
Texas
Rio Grande
Snough
Smithville
Tex
England
Burbank
Bob Hilliard
Mr. Burbank
Lasca
Carmepelta
Pizarro
Ferdinand
Isabella
Columbus
Whisky and Western legends in a Smithfield saloon tale
A Pittsburg Dispatch report recounts a Smithfield Street saloon scene where a glass of whisky provokes a grimace, recalling Leadville humor from the gold rush. A tale of a wagon and a broom at the bar underscores the era’s rough liquor lore amid a broader column of political couplets and varied clippings.
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Leadville
Smithfield Street
Pittsburg
Captain Roach Sailor of the Great Lakes Hero
The veteran Lake Michigan mariner Captain Chari Roach saved many lives across 36 years at sea. Notably he rescued eleven aboard the bark Davia Mora near Evanston in 1867 and later aided crews from the Rainbow and other vessels, earning honors for fearless lifeboat work and never injuring anyone. He began as a ship carpenter at Oswego and rose to captain, later guiding the tug Shinids and serving as assistant superintendent before returning to sea duties.
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Tog
Chicago
Chari Roach
Mollie Spencer
Crow
Government Pier
Roach
Ife
Roarehs
Winslow
New York
Oswego
Hurlburt
Young Roach
Prindiville
Walter McQuan
Mulford
United Stas
Keach
Rumsey
Monitor
Union Aa
Tle
Moford
Spencer
Davia Mora
Evanston
Cape Roach
Mary A. Cook
Hoach
Persia
Saanvere
Peterson
I Roach
Peterbe
I Wes Wi Salvation Army
Lavendt
Ara Et
Marine
Mod
David Dows
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Friend Will
Charles F. Lummis
Amada
Jong
Jebu
Vietorf
Bos
Juan Joy
Telamoa
San Miguel
Hin
Cetting
Siz-Shuste
Theo
RIA Boyz
Ri” Anid Pis
Koveling
Fainst
Bill Mye
I Lasci
Sorbad
France
General Sheridan
Hell
Terry
French Broad
North Carolina
George Vanderbilt
Mr. Vanderbilt
Aimolt
Vanderbilt
Baltimore
Salvation Army
Bishop Potter
Waco
Paris
Christ
Peter
South
Strees
United States
Grand Rapids
Fort Worth
Sumin
Europe
Alamo
Tessca
Tasca
Storrs
Hoe
Laising Mint
John
Cook
Tan
Laat
Anil
Om Meat
T. BR. Allinson
Tee Be
Timex
Amogos
Charles Roach
Great Lakes
Roarh
Nion Avenue
Harn
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!