A Lesson on Business Risks From a Dull Era
A 19th century commentary warns business leaders against overreliance on borrowed capital during prosperity, arguing for leaner operations, cash purchases, and smaller inventories to endure downturns. It describes a hypothetical firm over leveraging itself and outlines a path to recovery and stronger capital for future emergencies.
Iron steamer Alders launched at Wilmington
Editorial notes describe a Thursday morning departure to Richmond with stops in New York Wilmington Baltimore and Washington. At Wilmington on Friday afternoon the iron steamer Alders was launched by Harlan Hollingsworth, 275 feet long 38 feet beam 22 feet hold, the twenty-seventh iron steamer built under Captain James Lawless, with the next due next month. The piece also humorously critiques hat fashions and hair trends of the day.
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Orleans
Algiers
Panwix
No. & Woodward
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company
United States
Sloop of War
Monitors, &c
Wilmington
J. T. Gause
T. B. Smith
James Lawless
N. R. Benson
Thos. Jackson
Isaac C. Pyle
Clayton House
Baltimore
Barnum's
Washington
Capitol
Senate
House of Representatives
Richmond
GA. Q
Virginia
New York City
Del
Charles Morgan
New York
Lawless
Grashear
New
January 1876 Real Estate Transactions
January 1876 property transfers listed by buyers and sellers across Franklin High Constitution Wood Thames Bay View and other streets. Transfers include wards to Pitman Pearse Bell Manchester and others with prices from 1 to 2500 dollars. Names include Samuel Wardwell William Manchester Archibald Bell Mary Manchester Albert Bennett and many others in multiple parcels.
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Samuel D
Wm. T. C. Wardwell
John H. Pitman
Franklin Street
Hope
High Streets
William H. Manchester
John B. Pearse
Wood Street
Constitution
Union Streets
Same
Archibald Bell
Wood Streets
Mary C. Manchester
Constitution Street
Hope and
Albert C. Bennett
William C. Pendleton
Charles F. Daggett
George Street
William A. Tucker
Albert ©. Eddy
Ferry Road
Joseph L. Gardner
Charles R. Cutler
Hope Street
Bradford
Franklin Streets
Thames Street
Robert H. and
George A. Simmons
J. Sheldon
Bay View Heights
N. N. Cole
Wizzie Peckham
High and
Charles H. Spooner
Meltiah Davis
Bradford Street
Thames and
Hope Streets
Nathaniel Manchester
Richard 8
Gladding
High Street
Union
William Streets
Robert H
Gale
Jandon Bay View Heights
William T. Coggeshall
W. T. O. Wardwell
Back Road
Warren
John Waldron
N.N. Cole
Catherine -Street
Susan B. Hamilton
Barton
Walley Streets
Lewis A. Phillips
John ‘B. Pearse
Cassie * i
Louis Ii. Smith
Inrest
George H.urnham
Providence
R.I
Mark Anthony
O’wolf
Mary ‘I’. Babcock
Bristol
Mount Hope
William B. DeWolf
William B. DeWolf Jr
William B. DeWolf, Jr
Jonas Minturn
Charles H. Rh. Doringh
Mount Hope Bay
Samuel VY. Church
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de Bristol
ING
Mears
Sixth Ave
Nineteenth St
Greenbacks
Wall Street
Rufus Hatch
Christ Church
Wm. E. Dodge Jr
St. Bartholomew’s
Episcopal
Sankey
Mme. Brignoli Nee McCulloch
South Carolina
St. Stephen’s
Catholic
Soprang
Grace Church
Mme
Asylum
St. Michael’s Church
Brethren of the
Association For United Prayer
Association
James E. French
Daniel W. Mason
Bradford Read
Wm. BR. Taylor
Alathes R. Eaverson
Eliza W. O' Wolf
Robert Keating
John Getty
Seth
A. R. Paull
Wm. Paull
Martha A Clarke
Jefferson A. Bennett
Peter Jladding
Wm. R. Taylor
James Hoard, Jr
Supreme Court
Henry Sandford
Isaac L. Hoard
William H. Clinton
James C. Bowler
Frederic A. Wright
James Lawder
Joseph P. Thompson
James N. Gifford
Parmenug Skinner, Jr
George Alger
Robert Dunbar
George Tilley
John Cullen
Patrick Brine
Tost
Congregational
Baptist
Methodist
Gorpen
Dr. Shaw
Francis Wood
Alfred Crown
Phanix
Kinnicutt
Manufacturers Hotel
Chadwick's
George R. Kinnicutt
Dan. Phaeton
The
Sun
George
Daily Mail
Metropolis
Hannah D
Bristol County
William Allen
Howell
Jordan Rexford
William Viall
Amey A. Drown
Lydia Wood
Eliza Cooke
Toseph P. Bick
Drownville
Barrington
Congress
St. Louis
Cc. &c
William House
Congregational Church
House
Episcopal Church
I F. Cady, Esq
Barrington River
T. W. Bicknell
William Viall Esq
Jordan
Feast Grammar
Lane
Mary Gavin
Usher
Coggeshall
John Pollock
William Phillips
George Lindsey
Bernard Lane
Myra Edson
Theresi Hughes
Annie Lawder
Elis Brownell
Lena Pearse
Minnie Chadwick
Carrie Manchester
Loig Burnham
Mary Darling
Virginia Howard
Cordelia Johnson
Sarah Manchester
Thomas Lonergan
Frank Simmons
Edward Mayo
Charlie Manchester
Willie Briggs
Alfred Carey
Charlie Douglass
Thomas Henderson
John Faulkner
Jamie North
Eddie Hill
Lena Evans
Mattie Hawkins
Isadora Knight
Nellie Martin
Hattie Newbold
Lizzie O'Conner
Annie Pepper
Charlie Dimond
Allen Fales
Charlie Newman
Louis Sanf
Willie Thatcher
Donnie Waldron
Arthur Sayles
Maggie M’laughlin
Anthony Brogan
Freehorn Cole
Abram Bliss
Ervin Burr
John Galvin
Thomas Gillroy
Charles Hoar
Mary Bannon
Annie Christie
Marcia Pearse
Maggie Simmons
Bimary School
Horace Miller
Charlie Miller
Archie Dunbar
Jami Peters
Frank Sylvester
Maggie Duffy
Sarah Munroe
Mary Munroe
Fabiana Baltrand
Ophelia Thompson
Annie Ditmar
Lena Munroe
NORTH
Joe Bacon
Dods DeWolf
Jimmie Johnson
Florry O’brine
Fred A. Arnold
Frank Bourn
Michael Galvin
Albert Knpher
Willie Paull
Frank Paull
Raymond Paull
Conrad Perske
Michael O’brine
Gertie Bourn
Maggie Brown
Louise Munro
Nellie Walsh
Indy
Alnce
Boreas
E. R. Wood
Advent Chapel
Congregational Society
A. Margott
Lonsdale
Baptist Church
Congregational Chapel
Frances E. Harper
Washington, D. C
King Philip Steam Fire Engine Co
Artillery
State Street
Herrick’s
Quadrile Band
Gs Trinity Church
Odd Fellows Hall
Jack Frost
March
Darramt Writ Munro
West Indies
Munro
Behar
Union Quartette
Boston
Martin
Spinning
Dr. Schenck
Schenck
Hale
Pike
Lyon
Pyle
Jasgs Pyle
Alaaint Hope ‘Patiollue
Copper of Hope and
Wardwell Streets
Barnes
Ee Agar
Ag Geo. A. Plikk
Parsiclan and
Sur- Geon
Bradford Streets
E. B. Jackson
U. S. Navy
New Chamber St
Morris
Jallycow N. U. Bedell
Phoenix
Marine Journal
Port of
Sattpoday
Anonicus
Fall River
Canonicus
Orswell
Favorite
Dyer
Schr
Whale
Edwards
Portsmouth
Wm. F. Mitchell
Verity
Provience
Orawell
Patience
Gilmore
Prudence
Town Hall
Court of Probate
Adenine
Haniel Fales
Enia Asristol
Havin
ARTH
Pales
Francis L. Waldron
Peter Gladding
George D. Rogers
Daniel J. Rogers
Robert Rogers
Newburgh
Supreme Court of
State of New York
A. Ludlowage
Newport
R. J
Rhode Island
Sehn
Robert Heating
Bristol Hoenix
Frances H. Richardson
Yann
Tam
Eliza Flarr
Lbwleo Jiwky
Mary Jane
Mary Af John B
Newman
Peckham
S. Adlam
A. Russell Newman
Zoa A. Peckham
Monro
William Munro
George H. Burnham
Doyle & Joslin
Robert H. Blanding
Welcome A. Greene, Jr
Susan A. Greene
Welcome
Lincoln
Rhoda Island
William “. Allin
Henry B. Franklin
Crown’s Cove
Narragansett Bay
Providence Hiver
Bullock’s Cove
William HH. Allin
William I Allin
Patrick Martin
Isaac F. Williams
Nthan N. Cole
M. T. Bennett
Henryaff
Wm. B. Kimball
Wm J. Miller
E. W. Brunsen
Wm. Garley
J. Howard Manche
Nathan C Bedell
E.M. Wardwell
John G. Watson
Geo, Tilley
G. Bedell
John Gladding
Ths
Norrie
James A. Miller
Jno B. Munro
Court House