Calcutta under the City of Palaces and Hooghly views
A vivid 19th century travelogue describes Calcutta from the Hooghly riverfront, outlining Howrah across the river, Fort William, the Strand and Chowringhee, and the maidan. It notes the city’s canals, bridges, jetties, ghats, markets, hospitals, and mosques, with vivid scenes of carriage life, palanquins, and a cosmopolitan crowd at Eden Gardens at sunset.
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Boston Journal
Asia
Boston
Aleutl
Ooghly
Garden Reach
Ballinghatta
Tolly's
Phis
Howrah
Calcutta
Hooghly
Bengal
Govindpore
Chatanatti
Kalighat
Dob Charnock
Durga
Hind
Tolly’s Canal
Hastings Bridge
Ghaut
Fort William
Mikes
Maidan
Eden Gardens
Eden
Une Government House
Strand
Government House
Dalhousse Square
Hooghly Bridge
New Orleans
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Bankround
Clive Street
Bank Road
Chowringhee
Tenth Street
Chitpore
Circular Canal
Wood
Wellesley
Wellington
College
Cornwallis Street
Great Barrackpore Road
Canal
Can
Old Town
Great Circular Road
Cositella
Miseregunge
Domtooly
Mirzapore
St. Paul's Cathedral
Chowringhes
Presidency Jail
Chowringhee Road
British India
Friends of India
Englishman
Bengal Observer
Metcalf
Jack
Tere
Ganges
Esplanade
Burdwan
Band H. M. S. Nineteenth Regiment Concert Match
The Nineteenth Regiment band performed in uniform, playing Kallich Overture Donizetti selections and other pieces including Lady of Lyons and God Save the Queen. Officers mingled with the crowd as the music rose to a measured tempo, while the narrator reflects on past times and hints at future journal entries.
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Relisnrle
Donizett
Don Careos
Vera Valae
Lady of Lyons
Briggs
Tam
Iean
ACTIU
Stieviens
Tos. M. Gibdens
Household hints and odd tips from Life
A readable Life column offers light household tips and oddities. It lists jam making, door finger tricks, cod soaking, or wrapping a cod’s throat, and notes on canned peaches losing flavor. The item closes with a joke about a singer and a testimonial for Bardock Blood Bitters from Chas. I. Ainsworth in Ilivapolis, Indiana.
Grand Union Hotel Promotes Low-Cost Luxury in NYC
An early notice touts the Grand Union Hotel near Grand Central Depot offering 600 elegant rooms at about one million dollars in cost, with European plan pricing from ST and upwards per day. Elevator, restaurant, horse cars, and elevated railroad access advertised. claims families can live better for less at this first class hotel. January 1.
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Grand Union
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Grand Central Depot
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