A Story of Webster and Boston Wharfs of 1640
A reminiscence recalls Boston in 1640 with empty wharfs and no steamships as sailing craft dominated transport. It describes ships at India, Central, Commercial wharves and the long shoreline, plus boys who chased sea dreams from school. Daniel Webster appears in a tale about meeting a harbor sailor who later testifies in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel P
Nanton
Heston
Boston
East India
India Wharf
W. i Weld & Co
Central Wharf
Gardiner
Hallowell
Bous
Piya
Long Wharf
Slate Street
Hinghow Bucket Company
Hingham Station
Gallag
Nia
Monkey Jack
Halyar Ls
Fan
Mahes
Leasharf
Ito
Daniel Webster
Limana
Ma Bao
Bowilteh
Web
Couraét
Transcript
Dreamland ideas and a night writer’s wandering dreams
A writer describes dream inspired ideas that vanish on waking and the struggle to capture a vivid story from a dream. He recalls encounters with a purple mastodon and a character named Fiddiesticks, detailing notes lost upon waking and the unreliable memory of dream details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiddiesticks
Agata
Whitigner
Chen
New York Herald
Bursting the Blame and Odd Observations From Abroad
A jumble of clipped anecdotes reports a Yorkshire mother blaming a surgeon for her son's deformed hand and a grim Russia study noting peasants hibernating by a stove. It recalls Civil War era tales of a Warick, Massachusetts youth who hanged himself from a tree as a child, with scattered musings on schooling and social folly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkshire
Tommy
The Quesnella Mine Gold Pay Streak Bulk Estimate
A New York Sun excerpt describes the British Columbia Quesnella river mine with a pay streak of 25 cents per cubic yard. It notes 1,200,000 to 1,600,000 tons of earth must be processed for 400 pounds of gold worth about 100000, explaining the vast scale of mining operations and transport challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quesnella River
British Columbia
Autcroft
Canadian Pacific
New York Sun
Red Snapper Fishing Tales and Bishop Weighs In
A column mixes fishing lore on red snapper banks from the Gulf of Mexico and a 19th century anecdote about Bishop Blomfeld. It describes snapper bones, flavor, sizes, and bold catches near Galveston, plus a parable about church interior with wooden figures guarding the pulpit and a joke about the archite ct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
Banks
Ayariclund
Galveston
Cam- Denchy
Florida Porta
Blomfeld
London
Ufe
Uttla
Justin
Thrifty Convicts Make Escape From Prison Stores
A felon recently released from Nashville state prison kept $150 earned during sentences. Prisons employ inmates in factories paying $400 to $500 monthly for extra work. Some convicts craft canes and bake cakes to sell to visitors, aiding early release from the walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Friehson & Shirley
People’s Banks
Anderson
Brave Benson Brothers at Nation al Education s Convention
The article notes Brave Benson Brothers, including Blackuray Benson of an Atlanta publishing firm, at the National Education Convention. It recounts their Civil War service in South Carolina Volunteers, McGowan’s brigade sharpshooters, Appomattox surrender, and posts in Augusta and Charleston. Berry Benson is honored on a monument in Augusta, with vivid anecdotes of scouting near Spottsville and a famous charger ride to Major Dunlap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackuray Benson
Atlanta
Benson
Maxey Gregg
South Carolina
Virginia
Vienna
William T. Haskell
McGowan
Appomattox
William J. Haakell
Gettysburg
W. 8. Dunlap
Host
Lee
Grand Legion
Sergt Benson
Berry Benson
Augusta
Pointein
Charleston
Spottsville
C. H
Dunlap
Trent. N. S
Graham Hassell
Benson Brothers
Villa View
The Air We Breathe and Its Life Giving Oxygen
The piece explains the composition of air, stressing nitrogen and oxygen. It highlights oxygen as essential to life, describes breathing mechanics, and notes how fresh air exchanges gases in the lungs. It includes ad copy and scattered notices about medicines and remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Agnes Giberne
Only a Fishing Writ: Earthworms and Their Role in Nature
An observation filled note on fishing with worms as bait and a careful look at earthworm anatomy and movement. It explains worm segments and setae, how worms move forward, and why they survive when dried. The piece compares worm activity with walking and notes worms help soil by grinding leaves and enabling root growth, balanced by birds that control worm numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puugit
Urvatures
Antmaa
Natal
London Mail
Setao
Setno
Attoks
Aven
Also Mentioned on This Page
Webster
Hans
Ladies’ Home Journal
Bavaria
Professor Schelwink
Afrina
Ay Urain
Tula
Em Davkeat
Rusaia
Rusgian Bureau of Statistics
Paskov
Russia
Ogg
Augustin Bites
Warwick
Mass
Eckiool
Brave Benson Brothers
Evans
Evans Parmacy
Paws
New York
Evans’ Pharmacy
DeWitt
Villa
Bradfield
Spot al Datta
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta, GA
D. S. Vaxmven
P. Vaxviven
Thue
Binzglen
Linu
Velichor
Valdiver Bros
MAJ
Its
Farmers and Merchante Bank
Ilbaral
Mapadttalt
J.C. Chatham
N. B
Bee
Wofford College
James H. Carlisle, Ll.d
IGHT
A. M. Degrooe
Gympssium
Athiatic Grouady
Dhat Lane College
Wofford Llege
A. A. Gamewell
Spartanburg
Bank OF Anderson
J. A. Brook
N. Brown
Mauldin
Uty
H. Nance
Mary Donnell
Saumpton
Kennedy Street
Athoe Lunda
Mary' O'Donnell
Ofice
Bytibem & Watkins
SU Abe
Ternv
Sinkweges
Savannah
Auk
Torma and Plat
Bonham & Watkins, Attorneye
Tim
Court of Common Pteca
Yeack Sammend
Matthew Gambreil
Reuben Owens
H.W. Lovell
W. 1
Forges
Tavig
Columbia & Greenville
Nance
Nahe
T. R. Langston
Andeicson
Cures Ry
Liam
Pérnonn
Officaal Thompson Building
Public Square
C. T
Anderson Steam
Andersom Steam Laundry CO
East Soundary St
A. Mayfield
Supt
Tress
D. C. Bi & Browetere
Paten
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