The Wah Heemskirk Home and a Dutch Marriage Plot
In 1621 New York Joris Van Heemskirk’s family hosts Elder Semple and his son Neil as talk turns to Katherine Van Heemskirk’s betrothal. Tensions rise over a potential match with Neil while Katherine visits Semple House amid social climbing and a warning about an English suitor. The elder Semple eyes securing his son near home, while Joris wrestles with family honor and temptation. Katherine’s visit to the Semples foreshadows a clash of Dutch and English ties in a city where gardens bloom beside river streets.
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New York
Joris van Hoor
Wall Street
Broadway
Ontakirta
Sbineilior "van Heemskirk
Barneveldt
de Witts
Mr. Justice
van Gaasbeeck
Peter Sluyter
Christopher Laer
Peter, Sluyter
van Heemskirk
Sluyter
Joanna
Joris
Madam Semple
Bram
Alexander Semple
Seotind
Holland
A van Heamakirk
Boere
Jorisiths
Hitler Semple
Katherine van Heema- Kirk
Katherine
Madam van Heemekirk
Elder Semple
Elder
Neil
Semple
Lysbet
Semple House
Col. Gordon
Gordon
Dram
Bram van Heamspkirk
Elza
Lyabet
St. Semple
van Heemskirks
Madam
Capt. Hyde
van Heemskirk's
Temple Garden
Mistress Gordon
Madam Bsomple
Colored inks in tattooing English expert now works in many colors
English tattooing expert Sutherland Macdonald has expanded color options from three to seven, introducing permanent greens, ultramarine blue, lavender, and a difficult yellow. He notes mineral inks provoke inflammation. his pigments avoid it, enabling intricate shading over long sessions of two to three hours daily for twenty to thirty days.
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Pearson
Sutherland Macdonald
Macdonald
Then He Saw It Von Blumer Roaring at the Decorator
A fragment from Harper's Bazaar features a joking exchange where Von Blumer questions a decorator about placing a paper on the wall, remarking on its prettiness as his wife allegedly directed the work.
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von Blumer
Decorator
Harper's Basar
GAMES FOR WINTHA EVENINGS
Suggestions for simple diversion on winter evenings. Proposes onomancy by names using letter tiles and examples like Gladstone and Spurgeon. Describes consonanta games where vowels are omitted and players reconstruct words from consonants as light intellectual pastime for households.
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Lesa
Kitchener
Livingstone
Ohomans
Gladstone
Disraeli
Charles BH. Spurgeon
Europe
How to Model in Wax Dainty Amusement for Women
Dainty pastime described for women with artistic tastes who model in wax. A convalescent woman sparked interest by creating decorative figures, inspiring friends to try the craft. The piece explains materials, technique, and heat softening, noting hands and fingers as key tools.
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Seth
Shane
New York
Harald
Only a Baby's Grave and a Moral Tale
A fragmentary poem recalls a baby's grave as a small yet costly, sacred space that brings grief and a sense of closeness to heaven. The piece contrasts tender loss with reverent memory, noting few tears shed and the weight of a tiny life. It segues into a anecdote from Russian police about a Bible misdelivered as an algebra primer, leading to officials reprimanding a zealous policeman.
Lanterns Guard City Subway Holes At Night
Thousands of red lanterns hang each night across New York streets where the subway is under construction. Lanterns are kept in large chests by day and placed by watchmen in three shifts. Each worker patrols his district with careful, police-like vigilance to prevent falls.
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Werkman
New York
Brick resilience rumor stalls at city yard
An unclear fragment discusses brick crush resistance, claiming a heavy load could crush certain brick types yet dismissing common workers as unable to be crushed. The text is garbled and lacks concrete entities or events.
Peruna touted by Senator’s son in early ad claim
Louis B. Johnson, son of the late Reverdy Johnson, praises Peruna as a cure for catarrh in a letter from 1006 F Street N W. The ad argues catarrh harms body secretions and claims Peruna reaches the root cause, offering free Dr Hartman books and personalized advice from The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
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Louis £. Johnson
Reverdy Johnson
United States
Maryland
President Johnson
England
F. Street
N. Wi
Johnson
Peruna
Louis B. Johnson
Hartman
Columbus
Ohio
Geaus
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
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United States Steel
Crimm, Bruette, Harlan & CO
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Chicago
Busin Y
Mga
Thoromuh
Ipaantal
Cedar Rapids
Beiter
Golden State
el Paso
Rock Island
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
San Francisco
Sebastian, “T,p-A
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