Snooker Davies, Esq.
Hard Times. April 29, 1863 SPORTING NEWS. Noggs and the Metropolitan.—We are enabled this week to present our readers with a brief account of the…
The Renegade
The Flag of our Union. Boston, Saturday, August 13, 1859 A Story of the shores and waters of Connecticut. By Malcolm J. Errym. <…> “And…
Folk Lore
Notes and Queries. 16 December 1865 “Red within and red without,Four corners round about.”Ans. A brick.“All hair but the head.”Ans. A cow tic.“Four stiff standers,Four…
Mrs. Barnaby Allsop
The Independent. October 5, 1871 By Augusta Larned <…> Barnaby Allsop is immensely proud and fond of his wife. He has forgotten all about Snooker’s…
List of Letters
The Weekly Shelby News. April 9, 1856 Remaining in the Post Office, Shelbyville, March 31, 1856<…>Patterson EddieSmith EdnaSpeer Laura V.Snooker T.B.Singleton W.Sharrard J.S.Sloan Jas.Tucker N.R.Wiese…
The Model Policeman and The Model Servant Girl
Spring-Heel’d Jack: The Terror of London. By Alfred Coates. 1867 Chapter XXIII. <…> He had just recovered one of those painful shocks to his feelings—…
Antiquity of billiards.
A history and description of Billiards. Samuel May, Billiard Table manufacturer. 1867 Interesting relative facts. The origin of the game of billiards, like the antiquity…
The Game of Billiards.
A history and description of Billiards. Samuel May, Billiard Table manufacturer. 1867 The origin of the game. This delightful game has become so universally esteemed…
Billiards in the home circle—medically considered.
A history and description of Billiards. Samuel May, Billiard Table manufacturer. 1867 By Dr. Marcy, of New York Nothing contributes more to the physical, moral,…
The King of Games
A history and description of Billiards. Samuel May, Billiard Table manufacturer. 1867 In Europe, billiards has for centuries been called the game of Kings. In…
Mingot, the Great French Billiard Player
A history and description of Billiards. Samuel May, Billiard Table manufacturer. 1867 Inventor of the cue leather To the famous Mingot is attributed the invention…
Topping’s convert
Frank Leslie’s Boys’ and Girls’ Weekly. An Illustrated Journal of Amusement, Adventure, and Instruction, November 28, 1874 “Come to-night, my friend,” said Mr. Topping, joyfully,…