Decline of New York City’s Canal Street Arcadia
Thomas A. Janvier recounts a sharp social descent of the Canal Street area in New York City from fashionable suburb to decayed quarter. Once an aristocratic hub near St. John’s Park, the district faded after 1869 when the Hudson River Railroad Company built a freight yard, leaving mainly foreign residents and grim tenements amid once grand houses.
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New York
Canal Street
Hudson Square
St. John's Church
Hudson River Railroad Company
John Ericson
Buttler
Monitor
St. John’s Park
Thomas A. Janvier
Harpers’ Magazine
Quotations Spark Reflections on Work and Time
A fragment quotes Gray on employment and happiness, Cuamberland on wearing out versus rusting, and Arnuald pondering eternal rest. The dialogue invokes life, labor, and lasting meaning in concise aphorisms.
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Gray
Cuamberland
Arnuald
Dream Balm Cited As Cure For Catarrh And Cold
A Rutland VT sufferer reports fifteen years of catarrh pain eased by Ely's Dream Balm with apparent cure. A New York NY grocer recovers from months of severe head cold after a week using the balm, calling it the best remedy known.
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Ely
Z. C. Warner
Rutland, VI
Samuel J. Harris
Front St
New York
An Old Dominion Candidate Charles T O Ferrall Virginia Governor Hope
Charles T O Ferrall Democratic candidate for Virginia governor is a long serving congressman with 81 consecutive terms. Born in Frederick County in 1910 he began as clerk of Morian county court and held Confederate cavalry commands reaching colonel rank. He was wounded eight times and left for dead on the field after Shenandoah Valley actions at Lee’s surrender. After the war he practiced law in Harrisonburg. His wife was Miss Knight of Richmond, daughter of a former state agricultural fair president.
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Old Dominion
Charles T O'Ferrall
Virginia
Congress
Frederick County
Mor
Ian County Court
Shenandoah Valley
Lee
Harrisonburg
Knight
Richmond
Juan
John
Annie
Mr. Cummains
Mr. Cummings
Papa
Joan
Rev Thomas Spurgeon and Tim 3 Noted London Clergy
Thomas Spurgeon recently succeeded to his late father’s London pulpit and Tim 3 was born in London where he studied for the ministry. He left England at majority due to health climate, first for Australia, with climate still his main obstacle to a lasting London tenure. Despite this, he is widely regarded as highly capable and set for eventual success.
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Thomas Spurgeon
London
Tim 3
Jority
England
Australia
Samuel Edison Father of Inventor Dies Not
Samuel Edison, 90, of Port Huron Michigan, famed for athletic feats in youth and a notable 60th birthday leap over peers in the Twenty second Michigan regiment. Described as tall, jovial, and fond of politics and humor, he claims no inventions, yet is noted as father to a renowned innovator.
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Samuel Edison
Port Huron
Mich
Twenty-second Michigan Regiment
Strange Marriage Sparks in Park to Escape Poverty
John Collins, out of work and nearly penniless, meets a distressed young woman in a New York park. He offers help, proposes marriage, and the pair marry with a pastor’s blessing. By Monday he seeks work while Annie’s past wealth is revealed. a distant heiress twist changes their fate and confirms their bond.
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John Collins
John
Towad
New York
How to Care for the Skin and Lamp Shade Ornament
A physician prescribes a daily soap facial cleanse, a lean diet low in fat and sugar, and outdoor activity to improve skin, followed by a year of steady progress and youthful health. The piece also outlines decorating lamp shades with pressed leaves fixed with mucilage for a lasting decorative effect.
Flowery Chinese Tea Recipe Engraved on Teapots
Housewives eager to shine as good teamakers may treasure a Chinese teapot inscription. It describes boiling clear rainwater on a tripod, pouring it over tea leaves, and letting the vapor rise, promising a pure liquor to chase away the five causes of trouble.
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Celestial Empire
Practical Home Remedies for Foot Care and Rug Cleaning
Advice on cooling tired feet with cold water baths and fresh footwear, foot baths with sea salt, and using alcohol to prevent colds. Also instructions for cleaning a rug with naphtha and ammonia, including ventilation and drying steps.
How to Remedy Tired or Tender Feet
Instructions recommend a foot soak in cold water with a tablespoon of hay rum and two of ammonia for ten minutes, splashing water up the legs, followed by rubbing with a rough towel. This home remedy emphasizes immediate soothing and drying.
Woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's remedy for relief
Florence Kentucky resident Mrs. Ja Rice reports eight years of female troubles ending a year ago after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She promotes the tonic as a safe cure for irregular or painful menstruation and related stomach and headaches, urging others to try it through druggists and the company address.
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Lydia EL. Pinkham
Azs
JA. Rice
Florence, Ky
Prudent Forgiveness Over a Lost Notebook Fight
In a tense morning quarrel a husband Frank accuses Helen of concealing his notebook after a minor misplacing. The couple clash until he confesses, buys a ring, and Helen demands the notebook be found. He finally admits the book is recovered and they reconcile at dinner.
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Helen Johnson
Helen
Frank
Jerusalem
Rodgers
Adna H. Lightner
Cincinnati Post
St Mary's Episcopal Church at Newton Lower Falls Historic Center
The article recalls one of Massachusetts oldest church buildings at Newton Lower Falls. It notes the 1812 corner stone ceremony, parish links to Wellesley and Weston, and a 19th century revival with a rebuilt chancel choir room and memorials. The present rector H A Monro oversees a growing choir and community programs.
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St Marys Episcopal Church
Massachusetts
Newton Lower Falls
Wellesley Ring
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Elm Park
Wellesley Hills
Worcester
Dioner
Meridian Lodge
Pree Masons
St. Mary’s Church
Caiswold
Masons
Minnus
Dr Beaury
Newton
St Mary's
Welesle
Wellesley
Abbotts
Charles River
Wellesley Falls
Linajonty
Wellesley Paris
Weston Jouie
Wellesey
Sone West
Hubbard, Blake and Young Famlies
Samuel Warren
St. Mary’s
Judge Abbott
Steck
Judge Abbey
Judge Abbey, Who With His Wife Repose In the Chinch
Wellesley Phils
John Batchelder
Lone
Batchelder
Baerminn
SB. Whitney
England
Chow
H. A. Monro
East Boston
St. Mary's
St. John's
Boston Highlands
Converse
Episcopal Church
Old St. Mary's High Church
Broad Church
Low Church
Wellesley Review
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