Strange hotel lobby crafts and frontier tales from Hoboken
A well dressed man in a Broadway hotel lobby sold gold name pins and bracelets made from wire and a knife for half a dollar each, while reports describe giant turtles in Connecticut, Italians at a New York quarry, a paddock of old age records in New England, and odd frontier legends of treasure and caterpillar blockages on railways.
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New York
Broadway
Trinity River
Leon County
Texas
Alabama
Albright
Republic
Houston County
Houston Unty
Gid Webb
San Antonio
Nacogdoches
San Tonio
Ion Ogotf
Robison Eminty
The Japs Are Great Smokers
The Washington Star describes Japanese smoking habits and utensils. It notes night use of pipes, portable smoking sets, netsuke charms, a bamboo cuspidor, and tobacco rolled in paper wraps. It compares the habit with American spitting and mentions travel use and ash recycling.
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Hitchcock
Washington Star
Hailstorm Hits Bowraville Causes Crop and Roof Damage
A Bowraville resident reports a severe storm on December 14 near the Nambucca River with hailstones described as large as tea cups and eggs. The gale damaged crops and roofs, blocked roads by fallen trees, and was followed by daily thunderstorms. the report notes widespread destruction and continued weather activity. The piece also notes the growth of the Young Men’s Christian Association with 1,248 associations in America, 1,392 in Germany, and 200 in Japan, plus historical mentions of Nazareth and Jerusalem.
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Bowraville
Nambucca Heads
Sydney
North Shore
Telegraph
Nambucca River
Hugh
Bowra
Mr. Mackay
Sidney
Australia
Young Men's Christian Association
America
Germany
Japan
Nazareth
Christ
Jerusalem
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Connecticut
Plainville
Hartford
Tolland County
Clarence Merrill
Rex
Riley Karan
Tolland
Main Street
Newington
Mount Eve
Mount Adam
N. Y
Col
A. FE. Kerr
Kerr Place
Maine
Canadian Pacific
Seboin
Brownville
Patterdale
Westmoreland
England
Matheson
New England
Lucy W. Follett
Hubbardston
Mass
George Morris
Westbrook
Betsey Asmbey
Thetford
Rorrrr Rainey
Franklin
Tenn
Rainey
John Cunningham
Mr. Rainey
A. P. Fixing
North China Herald
Warera Spangler
Newton
Kan
Spangler
Abel Genet
Little Rock
Ark
W. D. Green
Murphreesborough
Pike County
Green
Elbert Swan
Preston
Conn
Mr. Swan
Pennsylvania
Dr. Sage
Socents
Tompkine Avenue Congregational Church
Brooklyn
N.Y
Arkansas City
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Cara Firm Curee
J. A. Lawrence
France
Oregon
Ress
Igrat’n Board
Portland
Ore
Ohio Methodist Conference
Dobbina
Iss
New York State Sunday School Association
Albany
George Thurston Pedell
Ohio
Toledo
Isaac Thompson
Salvation Army
Berlin
Prussia
Mizapaig
Oy Ann
Charles A Vogele
Baltimore
Borane
Tyler
Ooh Sia
Freud
Kansas City
Shera Detective Bar
John
Axlerease
Oise
Ily
Eco
John W. Norris
Pensio Pures
Washington
Palliner
Hood
Sian
C. E. Mansuati
Lockport
Remaleasszasb
Mortha
Itoilba
Swift
Jom
Bar
Fe. Wayne
Ind
Swirr Seecurve Co
Atlanta
KE. T. Bazeltine
Warren
Binghamton
Coerestea
Brace Chemical Se
Ciacizaneti, Ohio
Chichester
Wamons
Ladie
Diamond
Steefelt
Joseph H. Hunter
Washlngton
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Disco Oy
Brockton
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!