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The article reports on the changes on the signature of the Treasurer of the United States on paper currencies. The signature in American paper currencies has been changed from Dorothy Andrews Elston to Dorothy Andrews Kabis. This change was made following the treasurer's marriage to W.L. Kabis in September.

The article focuses on the controversy involving Warren Gamaliel Harding, former President of the U.S. The "American Heritage" magazine has attempted to publish the controversial love letters between Harding and Marion, Ohio-resident Carrie Phillips. It is suggested that the controversial love letters should be preserved at a reputed library for the presidency record.

The article provides information on factors which led to the fallout between former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and his physician Colonel Edward M. House, also known as his "second personality." According to House, it was their illnesses and the resentment amongst the people around, which became the prime reason of their separation. Edward's book "The Intimate Papers of Colonel House," published after the death of Wilson, led to a controversy.

The article focuses on the martyrdom of Sam Davis, a soldier of the Confederate States of America, who was honored posthumously by erecting a memorial in the state of Tennessee. In the war of 1861, he got enrolled as a scout and did extraordinarily well. Ultimately, he was entrusted with a mission of delivering some important military papers to some officers, but was captured by enemies and ultimately led to his execution.

The author focuses on U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He recalls the dinner meeting that Roosevelt gave in 1939 for the trustees and historians to discuss plans for the management of the Roosevelt Library at Hyde Park, New York. He cites that the president's grave was put close to the Roosevelt Library, and by the family home which became a national shrine visited by people every year. He mentions the literary works of Roosevelt including official papers, personal letters and memoirs.

The article discusses the mysteries in the life and works of former U.S. President Warren G. Harding. The first mystery which is of concern to politics and to the American life is the color of his skin. Another mystery about him concerns on his raising of a woman. The other two mysteries is about the manner of his death and the fate of his private papers.

The article focuses on the permit of local ships to charter for mass expeditions under the Redemption system, a most sordid business. The emigrants who could not pay for passage will be carried without prepayment but on the arrival at American port, they will be auctioned off as bond servants. Further, before they boarded in the ship, the travelers were given a paper to sign in case of death at sea in which the surviving redemptioners were work out the time of those who had died redemptioners.

The article presents a discussion of the joint collaboration or ghostwriting in the production of state papers in the United States. The role of ghostwriters has become a necessity in the modern-day and high-speed campaigning. They help to take the candidate's thoughts and put them into readable, speakable form in which he can present them effectively to the electorate. More information on the ghostwriters in the White House in Washington, D.C. has been detailed.

The article presents the life story of Carry A. Nation, the woman well-remembered in America with the hatchet and as the campaigner to save men from the drunkard's fate. She was born in Kentucky on 1846, married briefly to a physician who later died from alcohol causes. She remarried David Nation. This paper describes her escapades of wrecking saloons.

The article presents symbolism of valentines day. An overview of the conception of valentines day is presented. St. Valentine is a Christian priest who criticizes Romans' deities and was beheaded about February 14, A.D. 271. Symbolisms including Miss Pickle, Miss Preserve, paper lace valentine made by Esther Howland of Worcester, Massachusetts, the lithographed valentine made in 1842, and the valentines created by Francesco Bartolozzi are discussed.

The article presents David Davis' experience of being a lawyer. He and Abraham Lincoln joined the three-month circuit of fourteen countries comprising the Eight Judicial Circuit in Central Illinois. Davis' letters to his wife Sarah mentions Abraham Lincoln and his wife and sons. The paper emphasizes the friendship of Lincoln and Davis. A map showing their destination in Central Illinois is also presented.

The article offers news briefs related to American history. The skeleton of one of the first American warships has been recovered from the Lake Champlain and is now on the beach below Fort Ticonderoga. The National Historical Publications Commission is considering the creation of microfilm edition of the Papers of the Continental Congress.

The article focuses on the history and development of gardening in the United States citing the proceedings of the semi-annual meeting of the American Antiquarian Society. Dr. E.G. Swem of Williamsburg, Virginia presented his paper "Brothers of the Spade dealing with the botanical interests of Peter Collinson of London and John Custis of Williamsburg. "Gardens and Gardening in the Early Maryland," was published in the December 1850 issue of "Maryland Historical Magazine."