Obelisk Erected to Outlast the British Monarchy in Calvary Cemetery
Daniel Murphy of Ballintobnig Ireland funded and erected a Quincy granite obelisk in Calvary Cemetery New York. The stone bears the inscription to outlast the British monarchy and cost about 24000 dollars with plans to spend more, as Murphy, now 73 and blind, supports Ireland’s cause.
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New York World
Calvary ‘Cemetery
Daniel Murphy
Ballintobnig
Tralee
County E
Ireland
Eleanor Murphy
New York City
Solomon
C. H. Murphy
Daniel
World Reporter
Johnston
Madson
New Chambers Streets
Bright
New Jersey
A Winter's Morn and a Waif Across the Years
The verses trace stark contrasts from a bitter winter dawn to a newborn child, a bright home, and a fall into crime. It moves to a summer eve where a mother dies after a long life, contrasting faith, care, and loss with sin, sorrow, and abandonment. The work laments lost innocence and the harsh path from hopeful youth to desperate end.
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Jair
A Lesson in Good Manners by Amos Kaeg in San Francisco Chronicle
The piece discusses Hanover as a German language beacon for foreign families and the social awkwardness of English speakers abroad. An incident in a Palm Garden raoneeet highlights cross culture tension and a courteous rescue by two men. The Philadelphia Times notes police preparing in new uniforms and humor about officer gear and duties.
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Amos Kaeg
San Francisco Chronicle
Hanover
Black
Kaeg
Chicago
Philadelphia Times
Brooklyn Bridge Melts under August Heat in New York
In a hot stretch the Brooklyn Bridge dipped to 185 feet nine inches above the water, far lower than in cold weather when it sits about two feet higher. Engineers did not expect such heat to affect the structure, yet the sunlit city jokes that the bridge might melt and drift away on a blazing August day.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Peck
New York
Long Branos
Baratoga
Millionaire Seabury Brewster and the Broadway Puzzle
A billionaires’ idle Broadway block at Nos. 627 and 629 Broadway stands vacant for twenty years. Rumor links Seabury Brewster to the odd fate of the sites while neighbors complain of gloom and lost trade. Brewster, famed as a bachelor with a hearty appetite, refuses offers and repairs the Prescott-adjacent property at great cost, yet the mystery persists with no tenant in sight.
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New York Journal
Broadway
Houston Street
New York
Seabury Brewster
Broadway Sills
Brewster's
Brewster
Mr. Brewster
Lyman Brewster
New England
Europe
Paris
Napoleon II
Rothschilds
Russia
William
Bismarck
von Moltke
McMahon
Napoleon
Maryland Mining Company
Apollo
Metropolis
New York Hotel
Cranston
Central Park
Daniel Webster
Seabury
Hoe
Building Commission
Prescott House
Crescent Shaped Tables Highlight Milwaukee Display
A novelty crescent shaped table and under shelf attract attention with rosewood legs and deep rim. The top uses satin wood adorned with metalized designs of birds lilies arrows heads and apple blossoms in gold red silver and bronze.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Tribune Founder Thomas M Elrath Lives Humbly at Home
Thomas M Elrath, founder of The New York Tribune with Horace Greeley, is described living a modest life in an unassuming home reflecting simple, frugal habits. The short profile highlights his enduring influence on American journalism and his dedication to public-minded reporting.
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Philadelphia
Thomas M.elrath
The
New York Tribune
Horace Greelay
Atlanta Post-Express
Gainesville
Fla
James Bell
Smithsonian Institute
Alachus County
Judge Bell
Books as Merchandise and Makers of Fashioned Pages
A long tour through the fate of books shows junkmen and collectors alike shaping use and value. Presents and country libraries drive sales while bindings and display affect choice. Snippets on a snake-collecting judge and a Boston transit encounter add varied local color.
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Jas Queston
Calico
Texas
North Carolina
Health of Soul and Railroads Reflect in Townsend Dialog
Speculation prompts Townsend to reflect on aging health and the psyche amid rapid railroad growth. In a Windsor hotel talk with Gen. Deveraux of Cleveland, they debate railroads as modern chivalry, salaries, and the dangers of speculation. Gould is cited, with views on stock betting and consolidation versus speculation.
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George Alfred Townsend
J. H. Deveraux
Cleveland
Ohio
Windsor Hotel
The
Saints
Evreux
Arerica
Harrison
Taylor
Jackson
Cass
Gen. Deveraux
Massachusetts
Deveraux
Jay Gould
Marblehead
Mass
A Smart Young Man and a Rural Boor
A humorous sketch contrasts a pretentious railroad job seeker with a dismissive but clever rural water carrier. The first tale shows a freight agent boasting and provoking a patent exhibit, sparking a cautionary retort about a milk churn. The second anecdote recalls a talk with an old Negro woman whose silent wisdom marks a powerful stumbling block to hog thieves.
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Parmenas
Anygent
Patenta
Raza
How a Lady Should Act When She Is Serenaded
The piece jokes on proper conduct for a serenade a lady receives. It contrasts romantic fiction with real life by suggesting she should light the gas so the serenaders know she is awake, close the curtains, and avoid missing the moment before the room is illuminated. It notes the common mishap of forgetting the curtains.
Brown's Iron Bitters touted as blood purifier remedy
An 19th century advertisement extols Brown's Iron Bitters as a blood purifier that strengthens the system, claims to avoid teeth staining and headaches unlike prior iron tonics, and presents testimonials about curing dyspepsia indigestion weakness and consumption related wasting, with addresses and dates.
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N. Eutaw St
Baltimore
Brown
Merona
No other blood-purifying medicine compares
The passage states that no other blood-purifying medicine is made or has ever been prepared that fully meets the needs of physicians and the general public, highlighting its exclusivity and broad appeal.
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Ayer
Hatto
Tex
B. F. Jamrson
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Mblile
Grado
Jolo
Tera
Uts
Murphy
Mingland
Barclay Streets
Astor House
Hancock
Obelisk
England
County
Wexford
Elizabeth
the Cowboy
Leland Stanford
San Francisco
Stanford
Vina
Tehama County
Tribune
Jedge
Endel & Herman's Clothing
Deane
Boston ‘Transcript
Newport
Boston
Lydia Pinkham
S Peck
Sun
Academy of Science
Rhodes & Troxell
Dr.j.c.ayer & Co
Lowell
Gray & Pearse
Chevenher
Prosa
Medical Weekly
W. Tith
F. Schweigkert
Dhalar
6Th Street
Eddy and
Ferguson
Cheyenne
Wyoming
McCormick
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