Townsend's Letter on New York Society and Cable Railways
George Alfred Townsend vents on American exhibition plans, New York rail hubs, and the city’s growth from Forty-second Street to Harlem. He sketches Grant era landmarks, the Vanderbilts, and the High Bridge area, interlacing social critique with vivid urban sketches and reflections on philanthropy and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem River
Island of
New York
Harlem
High Bridge
General Sickles
Philip Barton Key
Laura
Jewish Orphan Asylum
Cormer
Central Park
Manhattan Island
George Alfred Townsend
Commissioner Black Fires Pension Examiner for Sedition Remarks
Washington Oct 8 Joseph E Hayden a pension office examiner earning 1400 dollars was discharged by General Black after criticizing President Cleveland’s civil service reform in a street car talk He said he favored replacing Republicans with Democrats and spoke of assassination threats General Black deemed the remarks dangerous and inappropriate for a federal employee and noted Hayden’s prior service and a convoluted past regarding an assassination incident and a man named Meyers Hayden claimed the remarks were joking but the act was judged serious and seditious.
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Hich Bridge
Third Avenue Horse Railroad
High Bridge
James
George Washington
Miss Philipse
George
New York
Washington
Morris
Joseph E. Hayden
Black
Cleveland
United States
O'Donovan Rossa
Grand Army of the Rublic
Hayden
Blac
Lamar
Hayes
R. B. Hayes
Capital
East Front
William Meyers
Imperialotel
Meyers
Bad Bargain in Chicago Ends in Court Action
Lucia R Burbank and Harriet N Burbank of Lowell Massachusetts sued Mrs Eliza B Cleveland in Judge Gardner's court over a furnished rooms scheme in Chicago. They bought Cleveland furniture for 2600 cash and 2000 mortgage after claiming monthly income of 486. Police raided the premises shortly after. The suit seeks to set aside the bargain relating to the 2000 note.
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iChicago News
Lucia R
Harriet N. Burbank
Lowell
Mass
Massachusetts
Irwin Bible Sale Offered as Cheap Edition Chance
In Irwin a family Bible is to be raffled off at a quarter rate, framed as a cost saving opportunity. The note cites Horace Greeley’s past objections to evangelizing Mexicans by force and suggests the Irwin method may draw criticism, while emphasizing the sale as a bargain for buyers.
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Greensburg Tribune
Irwin
Horace Greeley
And Then the Mother Cried
A New York Journal fragment captures a newly made father defending his baby against a friend’s joke. The friend declares the baby resembles the father, prompting a sharp, humorous exchange about appearances. The dialogue reflects comic social interaction in a domestic scene.
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New York Journal
The Puritan Licked the Priscilla in a Gloomy Census Note
In Boston the census results cast a damp shadow over expectations, stirring fear that the city’s growth appears modest. Somerville Journal notes a streetwise quip about Dodge Brothers Pray in San Francisco and a remark on a land haunted by earthquakes and drunken miners. The Grand Duke of Baden boasts his bridal procession will outshine a tobacco parade in Louisville as rival headlines echo.
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Somerville Journal
Dodge Brothers & Pray
San Francisco
Louisville Courier-Journal
Grand Duke of Baden
Louisville
Woman's Hour
Daily Gros Ufier
Boston
G. F
Niles
Paxton
Gloor
Boys Wear Bright Overcoats And Corduroy Suits At Home
The article surveys new season patterns for boys clothing emphasizing fit and finish through careful pressing and stitching. It highlights fabrics like worsteds beavers meltons and corduroy with styles such as reefers Alpine blouses Norfolk jackets and hooded coats, noting short coats for mobility and warmth and detailing features like velvet collars belt sashes and cavalry knee reinforcement. It also describes fashionable overcoats, knickerbockers, and dressy cremoor jackets with decorative plaits and tailored seams for a stylish, practical winter wardrobe.
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Boston
Creedmoor
Crochet And Daisy Garden Embellishments From The Hour
The column describes do it yourself crochet projects including a Tom O Shamter cap, ladies mittens, a desry pinned to ribbon squares, and a Berlin daisy motif. It also notes the upcoming North Central and South American Exposition in New Orleans starting November 10, inviting women to submit works and detailing contact points for New England and other regions.
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New Orleans
East
New England
John Bb. Mead
Randolph
School Street
Boston
Berlin
Oliver, Clark
Chesterfield
Mass
National Press Association
Woman's Christian Exchange
Bourbon Street
Boston Opium Dens Exposed by Reporters Shock City
In Philadelphia Call notes Boston faced a public uproar after reporters uncovered several luxurious opium dens that had previously been unknown and largely patronized by locals. The discovery sparked broad astonishment at the secrecy surrounding the establishments.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Luncheon busting with old fashioned bills of fare
Marion Harland presents a lively guide to emergency luncheons with multiple bills of fare. It covers mock bisque soup, broiled oysters, croquettes, peas, salads, and chocolate Bavarian cream, plus practical tips for decor, serving, and kitchen shortcuts.
Barker's American Checker Player from Cambridgeport
An extant 19th century catalog and club notes describe Barker's American Checker Player, listing 22 openings, 614 variations, 35 critical positions including contributions by Wardwell and Lyman, priced at 1 dollar, with a mail offer and scores from matches between S. Locklin and G. Brown, plus notes on England games, exhibitions, and local draughts events.
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Barker
Messia Wardwell
Lyman
Charles F. Barker
Charles F. Turkes
England
Mb James Smith
A Jackson
America
James Adams
Arnot
Penn
New York
Pennsylvania
Penn Yan
N.Y
Elmira
Plymouth
Pittston
E. E. Gurlingame
Boston Checker Club
Pemberton Square
Busby
Parrow
Smith
Bailey
Liverpook Draughts Association
Argyle Cafe
Eley Clark
James Patterson
Mercury
Cius
Martins
Manchester
County Forum
Ednesd
Heron
Spon Calliny
A. Taylor
A. Jackson
Manchesclub
Greaves
Renee
Aartins
Ice cream and sherbet serving methods
Instructions describe freezing cream and sherbet in a freezer with ice and salt until very hard. Serve on lace paper napkin or a fancy plate. Biscuits may be topped with a mer ingue and lightly colored with a salamander before serving.
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Bouillon
Stumbling-Blocks Open Letter Page Invitation
A community department invites open submissions for a column titled Stumbling-Blocks. Readers are asked to write on one side of the paper, supply answers for mizzles, enclose a return stamp, and address letters to L. H. Patterson in Danvers Massachusetts. The Pastime Association extends an invitation to members to participate.
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Word Hunt
Lady Vera
Poe Sd
L. H. Patterson
Danvers
Mass
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Townsend
Manhattan
Charity For Humanity
Thomas L. James
London
Robert Lincoln
Schenck
Emma Mine
Orleans
Hawley
Connecticut
Vanderbilts
Pennsylvnia Railroad
Jersey City
Ain
New Yor Central
New Haven
Forty-second Street
Grand Central
Yonkers
Grant
Overside Park
West Side
Riverside Drive
Grace
Lincoln Bank
Vanderbilt
General Grant
Fort Lee Ferry
Fort Lee
Lincoln
Garfield
Europe
Monupt Urs
Cyclopedia
Croton Aqueduct
Cabie
Musenie
Odd Wellows
Abent Lal
Cable Railroad
New York &Northern Railroad
Nat McKay
Soares
Astors
Hishem
Astor Ho
Parker House
Young's
Rhoig
General Aatit
Pilgrim
Ande
New York City
George Clinton
Jumel
Mme. Jamel
Rhode Island
Brown
Lelieve
France
Louis XVI
Louis XVIII
Charles X
Napoleon
Aaron Burr
Aaron
Kurr
Nelson Chase
Chase
Carmansville
Hudson River
Alvinder Hamilton
Tenth Avenue
Ninth Avenue Horse Railroad
Bloomingdale Asylum
John McCullough
Riverside Park
Harlem Plains
Long Island Sound
Perate Pardiy
Bone Yard
Illinois
Maxwell
Arthur
Suecaor
Chicago
New York Tribune
Tom O'Shanter
Bos
Marion Harland
Saratoga
Lawrence, Mass
Bel Nd
Hera
Wreatin
Vera
Jreene
Pry K. C. B
Chicago, Il
Kine Pozzer
Kum Orn
Peoria
Atlanta, Ga
Drapwoopa Dick
JustAu Allen
Kennebunkport
Bar Harbor
Bowd
Brooklyn, N.Y
Hich
Taunton
Cohannet
Seaside Library
Vera Crypt
E.N., Jr
Bay State
Rochelle
GLOBE
W. H. Eastman
Portland
Providence
Heaton
Bostonia
Perr
Charles F. Barno
Houghton Street
Cambrid
Cheeses and Checker Players
Bosom
Isaiah Barker
Cambridgeport, Maas
William Koller
Whith. White
Ayrshire
Locklin
Far Wwarren
Omington
G. W. Brown
Ebristol
Cambridgeport
Ingalls
Russell
N. Y
W. Wins
William Taylor
Dundee
H. Z. Wright
Havehill
Wright
W. F. Larkin Wright
Shaw
Meserve Wright
Checker News
William Forsyth
Halifax
Ccted Bey Lady
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