Old Durham Innkeeper Records a Sturdy Traveler Saga
In a New York Press account the old Durham inn details 1840s dining and lodging prices lauded by traveling clientele. Entries describe candy pedlars, bay and lodging costs, wagon trips, and a famed fair of rustic urban life along a rural route into York with sundry bills and notes.
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New York City
Dember
New York
Treadway
Kooth Dur
Ham
Moderm Hotel ‘Regia
Yauinion
Fitz
Rgilway
Paul Revere
Inle
York
Saya
New York Press
Washington Farewell Reflects on Duty and Selflessness
The excerpt from Maguzine of American History discusses Washington's farewell address as a singular historical moment. It emphasizes his focus on country over self and his role as a great central figure guiding the nation beyond his sacrifices.
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Washington
Hunting the Walrus and Harpoon Work in Arctic Hunt
Describes an Arctic hunt where hunters use a harpoon and line to restrain a large walrus. A line runs taut as the animal tires, the Eskimo keeping pressure until the walrus is subdued and dispatched with a lance. The scene captures peril and teamwork during the chase.
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Farrut
Rakima
Larved
Waiting Twenty Years For a College Professor to Wed
A humorous dialog notes a college professor who waited twenty years to wed the woman he loved, contrasted with other long waits and a word study on be and bogan. The piece also reviews the Korean character as described in period columns, praising politeness and good humor.
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Tle
Grataight
Walla
Suis
Mark Tapley
Korea
Japan Weekly Chronicle
Order of Election for Bryan Friends and Neighbors City Officers
The mayor orders an election for city officers in Bryan to be held at Bryan City Hall on the first Tuesday in April. Precinct officials and auditors will preside with all elections conducted under the city charter ordinances and state election law. Signed Maloney. Also includes unrelated notes about a home-less man, payments and deed terms with a contact for an agent.
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Bryan
Hall Old Sala
Subdued Hotel Guest Describes Meal Amid Odd Exchange
A guest in Cofton, New York, complains the steak is tough while a peculiar exchange with a pretty Walter girl and mentions tea or coffee. The fragment ends with a morning reference and the New York Sun in the scene.
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Watter
Walter
Charley
Jen
Cofton
New York Sun
Fragmentary chatter on a marriage and social scenes
A garbled passage mentions Mr Closecoyne at a wife’s reception with lights music food and champagne. The text notes a shocked marriage to an octogenarian and a remark about changing religion, reflecting social judgment and duty in a fragmented scene.
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Baett
Mr. Closecoyne
Abe
Calla
Puck
Billa
Bella
Tella
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Paluchoods
Walrus
Mary Magdalene
London Standard
Brandon
Lawrence
Apri
Ing
Maloney
Emmet & Maloney
John J. Stacy
Ostin St
Texas
Ara
Prige
Don
Eals. Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo, X
Doan
Y Aoe Agente
Talad Btatan
Hav l
Yana
Tas
Levy Bros
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