Some Gentlemen for Van Dieman's Land Chapter Three
In three chapters Captain Wyllys Gannet tells how Marlin and Bolter survive a treacherous voyage. After landing, they flee a doomed ship the Iron Duke as flames rise. Rescued by an American whaler, they sail to Sidney to seek the English consul and plan a confrontation with the convicts.
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Bolter
Marlin
Phere
Gosshawk
Iron Duke
Balter
Sidney
Vibne
Her Majesty
Resolute
Morton
Proctor
Mr. Bolter
van Diemen’s Land
Bath printer recalls old Bath citizens and city recollections
The writer visits a job printing office at 363 Washington Street and encounters Gene Whitcomb. He shares memories of Bath residents including Walkershill and Candy Row figures like Nelse Ham Big Sprague George Marshall and Nat Ongley as part of a nostalgic reminiscence continued on page 6.
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the Independent
Washington Street
Bath
Gene Whitcomb
Walkershill
Thomas Wakefield’s
Gene
George Marshall
Nat’ Ongley
Marshall
Knots To Untie Flower Puzzle Answer List
A historical puzzle list from Manchester New Hampshire, noting flowers and garden plant names such as marigold, sweet William, aster, bleeding heart, poppy, anemone, bachelor button, jack in the pulpit, four o clock, wild thyme, rose geranium, bridal wreath, love in the mist, bride roses, lady's slipper, forget me not, sweet peas, tulips, violets, and candytuft with numeric labels and stray terms.
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Sweet William
Bleeding Heart
Poppy
Anemole
Bachelor Button
Phiav
Vo & Abbe
Manchester
N. H
Knots Prom New Hampshire Conundrums Sent to Editor
In Manchester New Hampshire on March 7 1899 M B submits a reader letters to the Bath Independent offering two conundrums after solving a Flower puzzle differently. Conundrum One describes a riddle about the contented poor rich inn spender and near graves while Conundrum Two hints at something formed yesterday yet made today used while others sleep given away by few and not kept by most.
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Gosshawk
Providence
Marlin
Manchester
N. H
Bath Independent
M. B
Mannchster
N. A. Mlb
Bowdoin College in 1822 Buildings and Scenes
The article illustrated Bowdoin College as it stood in 1822. It notes Massachusetts Hall built 1798 1802, a wooden chapel, Maine Hall dormitory erected 1807, another dormitory 1822, and the 1820 cupola used for drying skeletons. It describes commencements early crowds, a wheelbarrow man, a gingerbread trade delta, cattle on the quad, and land purchases from Col. Stanwood and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin College
Thomas Pool
Samuel Elcher
Massachusetts Hall
Maine Hall
John McKeen
Delta
College Woods
Brunswick
College
New England
Wm. Stanwood
John Dunlap
Samuel Thompson
Psejepacot
Tobey’s
Col. Stanwood
Wm. Mitchell
Stanwood
Mitchell
Mere Brook
Scattered verse and verse fragments on fashion and life
A collage of humorous lines and aphorisms, touching on fashion, poetry, social trends, and playful observations. It riffs on expansion and progress, mentions Bath, Boston, and Bath’s proverbial quiet, and includes quips about proverbs, animals, and everyday folly. The piece reads as a lighthearted miscellany rather than a single narrative.
Old Lady in His Bed Practical Joke Ends in Gaffe
A Bath man visiting a Georgetown family ends up startled by an apparent aged lady in bed only to discover a wooden card dress in female attire in the prank setup. Laughter from upstairs reveals the ruse by two lively girls, leaving the guest embarrassed but safe.
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Georgetown
Also Mentioned on This Page
Anderson
Anderson's Drug Store
Dentistry
W. A
W. E. Rowe
D. C
Crosby Block
Centrh Street
Snow
Gilmore Dental Rooms
A. C. Miller
Hathaway Bakery
Cambridge
Mass
Leonard the Baker
Poli
Diversi
Italy
Paul
Gream
van Dieman’s Land
South Pacific
Wyllys Gannett
HUB Chop Suey
Boston
Keiths
Hub
Centre Street
Mar
Knots Prom
New Hampshire
Reed
Massachusetts and Main Halls
Gobbles
Col. Payne
Chicago
New York
Kennebec
Philippines
Rain
Maine
Motormen
Queen Victoria
France
Solomon
Sherwin-Williams
Johnson Bros
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