We offer thanks to fellow collector Morris Brill for some of the following headlines which appeared in recent newspapers: “Iraqi Head Seeks Arms” “Cold Wave Linked To Temperatures” “Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge” “Many Antiques At Senior Citizens’ Sale” “Lack of Brains Hinders Research”” “Prisoners Escape After Execution” “No Cause of Death Determined [...]
This week we continue with the our reflection upon the Civil War events of 150 years ago… as seen through the eyes of the original readers of the Harper’s Weekly issue printed for September 14, 1861. Note: The following commentary was written by Dr. James Robertson* as part of a weekly review for the reprint [...]
The “Maryland Gazette” of April 30, 1784 includes a small yet fascinating report from Congress that ten new states cut out of the Western Territory had bee created, but none of the states are as we know them today. Through the information provided by QalaBist.com we learn that the state of Sylvania was proposed to [...]
We continue with the our reflection upon the Civil War events of 150 years ago… as seen through the eyes of the original readers of the Harper’s Weekly issue printed for September 28, 1861. Note: The following commentary was written by Dr. James Robertson* as part of a weekly review for the reprint edition of [...]
It’s interesting how, in some aspects of life, few things change over hundreds of years. Complaints about politicians not focusing on substantive issues was a problem back in 1790, in just the second year of the American federal government, as this article from the July 3, 1790 “Pennsylvania Packet“ of Philadelphia, clearly shows…
This week we continue with the new format for our reflection upon the Civil War events of 150 years ago… as seen through the eyes of the original readers of the Harper’s Weekly issue printed for September 7, 1861. As mentioned in a previous post, Dr. James Robertson did a weekly review for the reprint [...]
This week we continue with the our reflection upon the Civil War events of 150 years ago… as seen through the eyes of the original readers of the Harper’s Weekly issue printed for September 21, 1861. Note: The following commentary was written by Dr. James Robertson* as part of a weekly review for the reprint [...]
Although the front page of “The New York Times” of Nov. 23, 1864 contains various reports on the Civil War as would be expected, the most intriguing item in this newspaper is an inconspicuous advertisement for a theatrical performance at the Winter Garden theater on page 7. A one night performance was set for November [...]
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