Broadbrim's Hew York Letter On Brooklyn's Rise To Power
A New York letter compares Brooklyn and Manhattan, praising Brooklyn's growth, moral standing, and future prospects. It notes rapid transit, housing, commerce advantages, and cultural gains, while contrasting tenement life with Brooklyn homes. It forecasts population surpassing New York and Brooklyn’s potential commercial leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtocon Rt
New-York
New York
Brooklyn
Rockaway
Coney Ibi
Nagin
Manhattan Beach
Levy
Pat Gilnore
Beecher
Plymouth
Dr. Storrs
Church of the Pilgrims
DeiWitt "Palmage
America
Emerson
Wesley Allen
Ferdinand Ward
Fish
Rapid
Manhattan Island
John Smith
Legislative letter from 1850s with liquor law debates and fiscal notes
A dated legislative summary outlines House debate over a liquor sale ban within twelve hundred yards of asylums, alcohol restrictions near schools, and penalties up to 500 dollars or six months in jail. It notes Senate action on executions at the penitentiary, canal appropriation changes, eight hour work discussions, and various bill introductions on reform schools, county official pay, and election revocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Herr Sonnenthal
Konigs
Vienna
New York
Sonnenthal
Sennenthal
Uncle Sim
Ike
Montana
Canada
North Pole
Marquis of Queensberry
Richard K. Fox
Harry Hil
Ane
Artietic Club
John Taylor Johnson
Messomer
Kuntz
Jay Gould
Mr. Gould
Vanderbilt
Providence
Senate
Crowell
Bennett
England
Cleveland
Reform School
House
Ernest
Li Taistag
Apul Roth
Cate
Masterly Inactivity in Ohio Prohibition Debate Sparks Alarm
The piece argues that states move toward temperance reforms with education bills, prohibitory amendments and court decisions. It contrasts Ohio’s “masterly inactivity” stance with other states advancing prohibition, urging churches and unions to mobilize against the liquor trade. It also covers agriculture tips on Merino sheep, wool, dog-damage remedies, onion and crop guidance, horse water needs, pig growth, and Southdown sheep praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
West Virginia
Oregon
Jowa
Supreme Court
Ohio
Anehow
Ohi
Rum
Commonwealth
Tee
Jnst
Southdown
Chicago
Wether
Questions and Answers at the Examination Belkt
A long item lists questions from a March 36 1885 examination, touching presidents Discoverers time reckoning Continental Congress and battles, plus arithmetic, grammar and reading questions, with scattered notes and reader prompts. It includes reference to the First Continental Congress, the Nullification Act, and various math and language tasks. The text also features medical and general interest snippets and promotional lines interspersed with questions.
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U. S. Mistory
Amelia
England
Bunker Elm
Quebec
New Orleans
Mill Springs
Chancellorsville
United States Bank
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Broadbrim
Saoaderim
Dr. Bull
Bes
J. Duccay
Park Price
Oo Harries
Agriculture
Chaoreig
Rand
Kadril
K Jatabto
Sobreka
MV. P
Whrratv
Lew Yplains
North America
Mt. Shasta
Yukon River
Maly
Turkey
Greece
Switzerland
Russia
Siberia
Lie
Brown
Edgerly
Dexter
McTlaughlin
Scarborough
Paris
Donaldson
St Jacobs Oi
Carter
Hly
Great Britan
Elliott Dubois
Indianapolis
Mishler
Rondour
United States
Ayer
Act
City Hall
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