The City Relation to the State and Public Powers
The piece discusses the balance between city and state authority, arguing the city should have discretionary powers in its affairs while respecting core government principles. It notes potential tensions between municipal and general government limits and references historical commentary from the American History Review on portraits and notable figures, with advertising for fashion journals and a medical remedy.
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Mayer Ddyspaix
Baltimon
Nowen Ascin- Gan
the Magazine of American History
Celtbue
Doula
Columbus
Ferdinand
Jewbella
Mex
Lamb
Columbia
America
World
Philadelphia
Napoleon Bonaparte
Enmangel Spencer
Johan
OM. Byers
Bonaparte
Pretty Girls march to Tonee the minuet in New York
Readable fragments note the New York and Paris Young Ladies Fashion Bazaar selling fashion plates and offering subscriptions. Mentions an 8 month minuet training for a royal performance and a focus on American participants and attire. Also references publishing house Munro and a Nor th American Review article on business prospects.
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A. McDowell & Co
Wentwith Street
New York
la Mode
la Mode de
Paris
Diva
Myles Ae
Ita
Udo City
London
Mae Ai
Sively
Ardrees George Munro
Munro
Rouse, CP
Vandewater St
New York Chamber of Commerce
North American Review
Why He Wanted to See a Heathen and Robbie’s Baby Duty
A narrator recalls Robbie a sturdy freckled boy who tends a baby and dreams of school, bat, and earnings while wrestling guilt over a heathen belief. He asks if he loves God, learns “heathen” means those outside, and laments his imagined destiny as a burden.
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Robbie
Bert
Nome
Amy Elizabeth Leigh
Kate Field
Washington
Sea Metaphors and Quirks in Victorian Notes
A seaside pulpit tale shows a preacher misusing nautical metaphor to reach seamen. A remark from an old tar mocks the ship analogy and its odd demand to trim the vessel. Also cited are quotations on equality in algebra and a quip about career in childhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Robert Resonde
Ronardo
Mgebra
Listeaitine
Witte
Intelligence of a Cat Moves Family Across Town
A New Port family cat and her five kittens flee a terrier, relocate to a neighbor, are chased back, then return to their original home. After the mother is sold to a butcher, the united cats persevere, reunite, and end by reestablishing their old shelter. The tale highlights the cat clan’s resolve and cleverness.
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Newport
Monser
Owen Meredith
New York Tribune
Old Marriage Customs and Ceremonial Details
A discussion of historic wedding rites across churches notes betrothal using ring dowry and veiling while nuptials include the oblation kiss benediction and crowning. It criticizes the priest’s first kiss and describes Anglican practice of recording names in the vestry as bells toll.
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Rey
Thomas P. Hughes
D. D
New York World
Treasury gong kept silent to deter cashroom raids
In the Office of the Captain of the Watch, a large gong wired to the cashroom alarms the Treasury. Officials say it has never rung in tests and hope it never will, as its sounding would signal a serious security alert and immediate armed response from watchmen.
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Treasury Department
Treasury
Washington Post
Woolen Cloth Shrinking Methods Described in Epoch Interview
An Epoch interview outlines how cloth is shrunk after testing. Methods include wetting and drying, rolling cloth around perforated copper cylinders with live steam, and cooling to set shrinkage. Some firms sponging goods for trade, but large clothing houses typically perform their own sponging.
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New York Epoch
Popular Cal Prods and Personal Advice in 19th Century Ads
The page mixes medicinal claims for Syrup of Figs and Blood remedies with user testimonials. It touts California Fig Syrup as a universal laxative for colds fevers and constipation and features a Louisville Kentucky note plus a testimonial praising S S S blood medicine for eczema and skin issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup CO
San Pancieco
Cal
Louisville
New York
Swift's Specific touted as blood purifier and tonic
The advertisement promotes Swift's Specific as a harmless vegetable remedy that cleanses the blood and strengthens the body at all ages. It claims it prevents disease, aids growth in youth, supports adult vitality, and offers a free book by mail. It cites broad medical authority and urges applications to receive the booklet. Capt. O Haver and Squire Garvin back Winchester Cemetery park plan with public support growing daily.
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Jxc. A. Brano
Louisville
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
Swift
O'Haver
Squire Garvin
Winchester Cemetery
J. R. Kearney
Tennessee Regiment
Avalanchie
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OSA
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