Historical Newspaper Articles

Within the collection of the Phineas Parkhurst Quimby papers at the Library of Congress, is a scrapbook containing many newspaper articles that span his professional career.

   It appears this book was originally a recycled business ledger of some kind, which was a common re-use of old books.  The ledger itself, would be of great interest to Quimby historians and scholars, if it could only give up its' secrets, which lie beneath the articles.

   It was also common for people to clip out newspaper articles, which were of importance to them, without making notations of the newspaper's name or the date of when the article was published.  This was an unfortunate practice for interested present and future generations.  I have endeavored to accurately transcribe these articles to make them easier to read.

   I have also attempted to present the articles in chronological order where it is possible. Each article is presented along with the original image or images, as published.   You can click on each image to see a larger view.  It seems safe to assume that Dr. Quimby clipped out and saved many of these articles himself.  They reflect not only stories about him, but also some of his interests.

Ron Hughes - September 7th, 2003

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