Simply enter the word you wish to find and the search engine will search for every instance of the word in the journals. For example: Fight. All instances of the use of the word fight will show up on the results page.
Using an asterisk (*) will increase the odds of finding the results you are seeking. For example: Fight*. The search results will display every instance of fight, fights, fighting, etc. More than one wildcard may be used. For example: *ricar*. This search will return most references to the Aricara tribe, including Ricara, Ricares, Aricaris, Ricaries, Ricaree, Ricareis, and Ricarra. Using a question mark (?) instead of an asterisk (*) will allow you to search for a single character. For example, r?n will find all instances of ran and run, but will not find rain or ruin.
Searches are not case sensitive. For example: george will come up with the same results as George.
Searching for a specific phrase may help narrow down the results. Rather long phrases are no problem. For example: "This white pudding we all esteem".
Because of the creative spellings used by the journalists, it may be necessary to try your search multiple times. For example: P?ro*. This search brings up numerous variant spellings of the French word pirogue, "a large dugout canoe or open boat." Searching for P?*r*og?* will bring up other variant spellings. Searching for canoe or boat also may be helpful.
| Entering in only one field | Searches |
|---|---|
| Year, Month, & Day | Single day |
| Year & Month | Whole month |
| Year | Whole year |
| Month & Day | 1600-#-# to 2100-#-# |
| Month | 1600-#-1 to 2100-#-31 |
| Day | 1600-01-# to 2100-12-# |
Whitman's "old fashioned" furniture and a "canary" that "sang with all his might, and a kitten [that] played
rather pretty house for those times, built I think by Flynn of the old Bowery Theater —I think he played
the "Iron Chest" both pieces besides all you name I saw him in—at this representation I speak of—he played
— a very good singer I believe for she was before my time—but a very bad immoral woman—they were playing
theater goer in my time—I am getting a little in the "sere and yellow leaf" now—but I still enjoy the play
He introduced many famous British actors to New York and with his focus on spectacle, Price played a
William Macready (1793–1873) was a British stage actor, who played Shakespearean roles, including Richard
While the duel apparently never took place, Webb continuted to editorialize against the couple and played
issued in a different shape—quite square I should like to have it—so as to give your long lines full play
The famous white hat sat on the top of his thick snowy hair, and the flickering gaslights played in unromantic
office—he was in St Louis a week—with one of the dramatic Companies I saw him often—did'nt go to the play
"Be seated, I will sit here where I can see the children at play beneath the green leaves," and the poet
day I went into the country and naked, bathed in sunshine, lived with the birds and squirrels and played
A canary sang with all his might, and a kitten played to and fro.
country, found a secluded Creek, and naked bathed in sunshine, lived with the birds and squirrels and played
yesterday and turned into the unpretentious thoroughfare called Mickle Street, a freckle faced urchin playing
soldier who traversed camp and field as the conquering head of the army while the Camden poet was playing
sonnet I wrote originally for Harper's: " As one by one withdraw the lofty actors From that great play
in Philadelphia for the beneficient effects wrought by crisp air, blue skies, endlessly fascinating play