Affirmation for Success:

The tide of Destiny has turned and everything comes my way.

Mark Twain’s thoughts on Satan

This missive on Satan was written by Mark Twain and published by Elbert Hubbard…

This little boy’s turtle died, so he put on a tie and had a funeral

This little boy’s turtle died, so he dug a grave, built a cross, and put on a tie for the funeral.

The value of a smile at Christmas

It costs nothing, but creates much. It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing…

Beautifully restored map of Iowa City, Iowa from 1854

It has a high, beautiful and very healthy location upon the Iowa River, which is a bold deep stream of clear water, navigable with Steamboats during several months of each year, and commands the growing trade of a large scope of exceedingly fertile country, well timbered and watered.

Bird’s eye view of Chester, Connecticut from 1881

This old map shows Chester, Connecticut in the late 19th century.