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[Clipping: Mrs. Mary Anson Jones Is Dead] (open access)

[Clipping: Mrs. Mary Anson Jones Is Dead]

Obituary of the widow of the last president of the Republic of Texas includes biography. Newspaper clipping is from the University of North Texas Archives.
Date: January 1, 1908
Creator: Looscan, M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Mrs. Anson Jones Dead] (open access)

[Clipping: Mrs. Anson Jones Dead]

Obituary of the widow of the last president of the Republic of Texas includes biography. Newspaper clipping is from the University of North Texas Archives.
Date: December 31, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Anson Jones. Obituary. 1858 (open access)

Anson Jones. Obituary. 1858

Obituary of Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas, including a lengthy biography.
Date: January 1, 1858
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping on Ulysses S. Grant, March 10, 1876] (open access)

[Clipping on Ulysses S. Grant, March 10, 1876]

Newspaper clipping on Ulysses S. Grant, written by Marie Le Baron, describing the President's characteristics and how his nature shaped his actions in office.
Date: March 10, 1876
Creator: Le Baron, Marie
System: The UNT Digital Library
[A description of settler life in North Texas] (open access)

[A description of settler life in North Texas]

Clipping, undated, that has the reminiscences of Taylor Allen on one side. Mr. Allen talks about growing up in the North Texas area and the changes that development and progress have brought. The opposite side has short news items from Dallas and Cameron, Texas.
Date: 18XX
Creator: Allen, Taylor
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Home remedies] (open access)

[Home remedies]

Clipping, undated, which gives home remedies for getting rid of mice and rats and curing colic in horses. The opposite side seems to be discussing the pricing of cotton, grain, and cattle.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping, March 24, 1903] (open access)

[Clipping, March 24, 1903]

Clipping, published by A. H. Belo and Company, that gives home remedies for livestock on one side. The other side has information on the publisher, the date, and an article on the choice of Panama for the building of a canal.
Date: March 24, 1903
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Episode with Quantrell] (open access)

[Episode with Quantrell]

Clipping titled "Episode with Quantrell," in which the author says that he agrees with Levi Perryman's call to have an old settler's reunion. He also recounts his memories of the history of the North Texas area. There is a portion of an ad on the reverse side with numerals penciled over the add.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Newspaper Clipping: Henry Ward Beecher Pleads Pardon for the Rebels and Jeff Davis] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Henry Ward Beecher Pleads Pardon for the Rebels and Jeff Davis]

A newspaper clipping with an article about the post-Civil War sentiments of Reverend Henry Ward Beecher towards the rebels and Jeff Davis. Reverend Beecher pleaded for a pardon for those who aligned with the South during the war. The reverse side includes snippets of advertisements.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Newspaper Clipping: Prisoners of War for Exchange] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Prisoners of War for Exchange]

A newspaper clipping listing the names and regiments of all prisoners of war who were transferred to Alton for exchange.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Newspaper Clipping: Illinois Regiments at Vicksburg] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Illinois Regiments at Vicksburg]

Newspaper clipping listing of regiments participating in the siege at Vicksburg. The list organizes the regiments in infantry, cavalry, artillery, and independent regiments who were traveling to Vicksburg for duty.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: 1854--Extraordinary Season.] (open access)

[Clipping: 1854--Extraordinary Season.]

Newspaper clipping containing a chart of the range of temperatures in the shade from June 24, 1854 to September 14, 1854. It notes that Flowers, a person located on Union Street, kept record of these temperatures for the newspaper. There are miscellaneous advertisements on the reverse side.
Date: 1854
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: 1854 Temperatures] (open access)

[Clipping: 1854 Temperatures]

Newspaper clipping containing a chart of the range of temperatures in the shade from June 24, 1854 to September 14, 1854. It notes that Flowers, a person located on Union Street, kept record of these temperatures for the newspaper. There is part of an article on the reverse side.
Date: 1854
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping, January 1855] (open access)

[Clipping, January 1855]

A newspaper clipping from the Charles B. Moore Collection. the clipping details a meteorological table for the month of January in the year of 1855. The table records these variables for January: the morning, afternoon, and evening temperatures; the mean temperature of the month; the barometer reading; the monthly rainfall; and the direction of the wind. The table also includes the total rain fall for the month and the calculated mean temperature.
Date: January 1855
Creator: Louisville Journal
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Astronomical Charts] (open access)

[Clipping: Astronomical Charts]

A newspaper clipping that includes an astronomical table and an outline of the moon's phases for the month. The clipping is badly stained and is unintelligible in some areas of the table.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Newspaper Fragment] (open access)

[Newspaper Fragment]

A newspaper clipping that details the yearly rainfall amounts from 1839 to 1861. This fragment is torn and the missing pieces makes the rainfall table unintelligible.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Obituary for J.K. "Tobe" Dodd, November 30, 1905] (open access)

[Obituary for J.K. "Tobe" Dodd, November 30, 1905]

Obituary for J. K. "Tobe" Dodd. Dodd passed away on Thursday, November 30, 1905 at the age of sixty-five at his home on the Dobbins Pike in Gallatin, Tennessee. According to the obituary, Dodd died due to a "general breakdown and softening of the brain." Dodd was a Confederate Lieutenant in Company D of the Second Tennessee Cavalry, and was later Sheriff of Sumner County, Tennessee.
Date: November 30, 1905
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Obituaries for James Irvin Guthrie and Sarah Ann McKinley] (open access)

[Obituaries for James Irvin Guthrie and Sarah Ann McKinley]

Obituaries for James Irvin Guthrie and Sarah Ann McKinley. Guthrie, a veteran of the Mexican War, died of pneumonia at his home in Sumner County, Tennessee at the age of 77. At the time of his death, Guthrie had been married to his wife, Lizzie, for 50 years. He was survived by his wife and three of his children children. Guthrie was known as a very religious man, and was one of the wealthiest men in the county. Sarah Ann McKinley, wife of W. J. McKinley, died after a long illness at the age of 62. She was survived by her husband and two children.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Profile of Reverend R. C. Horn] (open access)

[Profile of Reverend R. C. Horn]

Profile of Reverend Robert Cannon Horn, born in Middle Tennessee in 1844. Rev. Horn was raised in Collin County, Texas, and traveled between Texas and Tennessee for much of his life. He attended Mt. Pleasant High School before studying English, Latin, and Greek at Kentucky University in 1867. Horn entered the Christian ministry in 1868, and after teaching for 7 years, he spent most of the remainder of his life preaching and organizing churches across North and North-Central Texas. He married Mildred C. Franklin in 1870. Horn served several churches in over 10 Texas cities. He also helped build more than a dozen churches. His family consists of his wife, four daughters, and one son.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Epitaph of Colonel Ezekiel Polk] (open access)

[Epitaph of Colonel Ezekiel Polk]

Newspaper clipping containing the epitaph of Colonel Ezekiel Polk, father of former President James K. Polk. The epitaph was contributed to the newspaper by Mr. O. P. Foote, who copied the inscription while visiting the burying-ground in Bolivar, Tennessee while stationed there with the Third Iowa Infantry in 1862. Ezekiel Polk was born September 7, 1747, and died August 31, 1824 at the age of 76. The epitaph is a 20-line poem written by Ezekiel Polk himself at the age of 74. A handwritten note on the clipping indicates that the clipping was given to Charles B. Moore from Hubert Sauer.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tombstones on Glass.: Monument on Which the Lettering Was Done by Sand Blast. (open access)

Tombstones on Glass.: Monument on Which the Lettering Was Done by Sand Blast.

Newspaper article describing the first glass tombstone. The tombstone, created for the grave of Elizabeth Pepper by her son Matthias Pepper, is in the cemetery overlooking the city of Kittanning. According to the article, glass was chosen due to its "practical indestructibility." Elizabeth Pepper died at the age of 77 in Ford City on February 4, 1892.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping, 1898] (open access)

[Clipping, 1898]

Two newspaper clippings from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The first clipping, dated August 24, 1898, details the trip Moore took to Colorado. Moore describes his experiences on the train to his destination and in Colorado Springs, Manitou, and Pike's Peak. The second clipping, dated September 2, 1898, details the experiences Moore had traveling in Colorado. In this clipping, Moore describes the latter part of his travels to Grand Junction, Pueblo, and the Royal Gorge. He also notes the travel plans of his companions. At the close of his reminiscence, he states that he will be traveling home in a few days time.
Date: 1898
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Rebel Prisoners] (open access)

[Clipping: Rebel Prisoners]

Newspaper clipping with details about rebel prisoners who were detained by the Union Army. The text notes that eight commissioned officers, two hundred and nineteen enlisted soldiers, and one hundred six deserters were captured. The names, ranks, and previous camp location of the officers are also included.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping, March 31, 1866] (open access)

[Clipping, March 31, 1866]

A newspaper clipping from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The clipping is a business advertisement for P. Reynaud who was a commission merchant from Houston Texas. Reynaud's advertisement notes that his line of business was in the sale of cotton, hides, and country produce. It also lists a few of his associates.
Date: March 31, 1866
Creator: Waco Texas Register
System: The UNT Digital Library