History from Pages For Sages

This paper is the stenographic report on the Argument of Hon. J. B. Foraker in Answer to Hon. Theodore Horstman, Corporation Counsel, in support of House Bill No. 1113, commonly known as the Graft Bill, in the Senate Chamber at Columbus, Ohio, on the evening of February 8, 1893, before the Hamilton County delegation and other members of the General… Read more about this item

This paper, The Van Buren Platform, or Facts for the present Supporters of Martin Van Buren, was apparently written during the Presidential Election Year 1848. Van Buren had won the Presidential Election of 1836, lost his re-election election in 1840, was not chosen as a candidate for re-election in 1844, and was an unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Free… Read more about this item

It was the Presidential Election year just prior to the start of the Civil War, and the North and South were at odds, multiple candidates were seeking the Presidency, and political parties were emerging with various approaches to the slavery problem. The Republication Executive Congressional Committee was distributing many speeches, papers and documents to the voting public in their efforts… Read more about this item

During the 18th century, when scientific investigations, theories, and conclusions were growing, there often arose a situation in which one scientist disagreed with the theory or conclusion put forth by another scientist. This paper is an example of such a situation. Henry Eeles had proposed that vapors rose because they had absorbed an electrical charge. Dr. Darwin disagreed with this… Read more about this item

To spread information to the medical community in the 18th century, doctors would often write up their experiences with strange, or unexpected medical cases and submit the papers to the Royal Society of London for publication in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. This paper, "An Account of the Case of a Boy troubled with convulsive Fits cured by… Read more about this item

To spread information to the medical community in the 18th century, doctors would often write up their experiences with strange, or unexpected medical cases and submit the papers to the Royal Society of London for publication in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. This paper, "A Further Account of the Effects of Electricity in the Cure of some Diseases:… Read more about this item

To spread information to the medical community in the 18th century, doctors would often write up their experiences with strange, or unexpected medical cases and submit the papers to the Royal Society of London for publication in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. This paper, "An Account of an extraordinary Case of a diseased Eye: in a Letter to… Read more about this item

The financial issues related to bimetallism (gold vs silver base for currency) and paper money ("greenbacks" vs currency based on gold or silver) were actively discussed in the late 19th century. Sound Currency, a semi-monthly publication of the Sound Currency Committee of the Reform Club, was a vehicle for many articles on these issues. "Greenbacks and the Cost of the… Read more about this item

he booklet, Spode, George III - George VI, was produced at the time of the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and was intended to show the world the role played by Spode in providing fine tableware for the British Royal Families since the reign of George III. The booklet, which measures approximately 5 x 6 ¾ inches,… Read more about this item

William B. Townsend was a resident of Ohio who had a hobby of autograph collecting. In pursuit of his hobbies, he would write letters to many people he believed may have done something in their lives that would make their autographs valuable. He apparently wrote such a letter to Mr. Vance, who was a Confederate General in General W. L.… Read more about this item

The Dun Emer Press (fl.1902–1908) was an Irish private press founded in 1902 by Evelyn Gleeson, Elizabeth Yeats and her brother William Butler Yeats, part of the Celtic Revival. It was named after the legendary Emer and evolved into the Cuala Press. From 1908 until the late 1940s it functioned as Cuala Press, publicizing the works of such writers as… Read more about this item

This First Edition copy of "The Brandy Drops; or, Charlie's Pledge" - A Temperance Story by Aunt Julia was written by Julia Colman and published in 1858 by Nelson & Phillips of New York in conjunction with the Hitchcock & Walden Sunday-School Department of Cincinnati. The book, which measures 4 inches wide by 6 inches tall by 3/8 inches thick,… Read more about this item

This First Edition copy of A Practice of Modern Physic, Reduced To The Most Simple Form, Consistent With Efficacy, by Henry Wilkins (Student of Medicine, 1791 and 1792) was published and printed by Parry Hall of Philadelphia in 1793. The book, which measures approximately 4 inches wide by 6 ½ inches tall by ½ inch thick, contains 94 pages of… Read more about this item

The Annual Reports of Presbyterian Boards for the Year 1894 is a compilation of the annual reports from many different Presbyterian organizations, bound in one volume by Presbyterian House of New York, that were presented to the General Assembly in Saratoga, New York in May, 1894. The individual reports contained in the volume are: "Twenty-Fourth Annual Report of the Home Missions… Read more about this item

This copy of "Texas, And Her Relations With Mexico" - Speech of Robert Dale Owen, of Indiana, Delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States on Jan. 8, 1845 is an eight page document, without covers, measuring approximately 6 x 9 inches, that records Mr. Owen's presentation to the House's Committee of the Whole on the State of… Read more about this item

To speed information to the medical community in the 18th century, doctors would often write up their experiences with strange or unexpected medical cases and submit the papers to the Royal Society of London for publication in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. This paper, "An Account of Two Extraordinary Cases of Gall-Stones" by James Johnstone, M.D. of Kidderminster.… Read more about this item

This First Edition copy of Realist Thought from Weber to Kissinger, by Michael Joseph Smith was published in 1987 by the Louisiana State University Press as part of its Political Traditions in Foreign Policies Series. The book, which measures approximately 6 ¼ inches wide by 9 ¼ inches tall by 1 inch thick, contains xii pages of preliminary material plus… Read more about this item

The Birth of Powered Flight Stamps Folder is a presentation folder commemorating the beginning of the Age of Air, as represented by the Wright Brothers' first powered flight in 1903. In 1928, the United States issurd two commemorative aviation stamps during the International Civil Aeronautics Conference in Washington, D.C. The 2¢ Wright Airplane stamp showed the Wright Brothers' first airplane in… Read more about this item

The 1866 edition copy of "The Great Metropolis - Phelps' New York City Guide. To all that can be seen and how to see it. With Street Directory" is a 70 page booklet that measures approximately 3 ¾ x 6 inches. It was written to be as all-encompassing as possible, and to meet the needs of both foreign and domestic… Read more about this item

The Nixon Galloway Aircraft Prints (United Airlines Collector Series) was a reward provided to the so-called "Executive Air Traveler" for his continued loyalty to United Airlines before the arrival of the "frequent-flier points" reward system. This set of fifteen (15) full color lithographs were all done by the renowned aircraft artist Nixon Galloway and represented historic aircraft that were associated… Read more about this item