Cheapest Manhattan Island Lot Revealed By Old Real Estate Agent
A 19th century real estate view places a Manhattan Island lot at about $650, pointing toward Bouyton Duyvil, with a comparison to a prior sale at 250. The broader piece sweeps through unfinished notes on intermarriage law, state lists of lawful marriages, a Pennsylvania museum funding proposal after a clerk’s pay, medical topics on women in hospitals, and a long lament on forest fire losses and prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan Island
New York
Limitations of love and the divine in human striving
The speaker contends that love underpins the universe and endures beyond physical decay. He argues souls seek higher heights and that love, renamed as God by some, is the source of all creation. A single drop of this great love remains eternal while kingdoms and stars fade. Bland 28: Huddleston, in Pleayiille.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Bland
Huddleston
Pleayiille
Blind Death and the Blind Panther Hunt
The narrator recalls wandering from camp near Black Hill settlers, stalking a mortally wounded deer he shot, then tumbling down rocks. He hides as a sightless panther stalks him, its blind gaze and feral power contrasted with its lost sight. He survives until aid arrives, fearing the beast despite its blindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milous
Benet
Aman
Father of Sunday Schools and their early spread
The article traces the origins of Sunday schools from early Christian catechism practices to formal efforts beginning with the 18th century. It notes precedents in Gipnester and the Catechumens, Luther in 1527, Knox in 1560, Borromeo, and later spread across Scotland Ireland and America. It mentions Raikes and the shift from paid to volunteer teachers around 1786.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Raikes
Raikes
Gipnester
Tertullian
Martin Luther
Wittenberg
John Knox
Scotland
Borromeo of
Robert Ralkes
Tvere
England
Ireland
Bishop Asbury
Hanover
Bishop White
Philadelphia
Bolton
St. Loula Republie
Why the Baby Cried in the Verandah Light
A southern home scene shows a baby in a cab on a verandah growing fussy as a sunbeam highlights a gold streamer. The child reaches for the light, smiles when blocked, then cries aloud drawing neighbors. The text shifts to a note on typhus treatment and alcohol aiding digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile
Baby
Puck
Pool of Death Tale From Mendocino Spring Legend
Gavin McNob recounts a California tale of a deadly spring near Hopland along Mendocino County road. The water emits a deadly gas killing animals and humans, with mangled remains found near the spring. Local fear grows as incidents include a child and a squaw dying beside the spring, though no warning signs exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Death Valley
Gavin McNob
Apeakar
Uwell
Mr. McNub
Atory
Mendocino
Hopland
Ukiah
Holland
Altroya
Mr. McNab
Fare Mora
San Francisco Chronicle
When Dogs Were Domesticated Varying Dog Progenitors Debated
The article debates whether dogs descend from several wild ancestors rather than a single species. It cites tamed wolves showing doglike traits and notes the origin of the dog lineage traces back to a remote epoch, with Darwin cited on canine behavior in domestication contexts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Joe Tka
North America
Cabot
Newfoundland
Australia
Fancler’s Journal
Darwin
Flowers In London Markets Auction Towers At Covent Garden
Report describes a public flower market in London where auction towers near Covent Garden are opened to private buyers at 9 and again at 10, with a vast display of blossoms in a space spanning about three quarters of an acre and a 700 yard frontage. It highlights the exchange between higgler buyers and sellers, the eager flower girls, and the appeal to urban poor children learning of a distant English meadow world as March approaches amid hail and rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baill
Palotuo
Tjinge
New York World
London
Covent Garden
Rhargaile
New York Sun
Deep Pacific and Atlantic Depths Talked in Ocean Lore
The article describes the deepest Atlantic and Pacific soundings, noting 23 250 feet near the Virgin Islands and 27 930 feet near the Ladrome Islands as historic maxima. It mentions the Tuscarora Deep found during a 1890 voyage while assessing a cable route to Japan and records a 1890s era fascination with ocean depths and related wonders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Virgin Islands
Pacific
Globe
Ladrome Islands
Inforth
Tuscarora
Japan
United States
Ladies Department Silks and Fashion Notes
Readable items describe silk patterns with white and green thistles, color variations, and economy. Short fashion notes discuss skirt length shifts, hosiery, and trailing petticoats possibly going out of style. Images detail coiffure trends and a critique of women’s roles in electricity research.
German styles in Vinton matrons promenade wear
The article describes German styles praised for their primacy and worn by Vinton matrons, noting Parisian influence and delicate tailoring. It highlights subdued color palettes and refined silhouettes, with emphasis on light gray tones and quiet elegance in the garments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parisiar
Fashion notes and home arts from the 1891 column
A collage of fashion sketches and trends from New York and Chicago, detailing velvet and faille garments, decorative hats, and trimming ideas, along with practical notes on stamps of the era. Overviews on stampeding cattle, ink stains remedies, omelet making, and summer ironing provide domestic tips and rural anecdotes.
A Novelty in Entertainment Inspires Fashionable Gossip
The Brooklyn Citizen notes a trend of socialites adopting Gortinit teas and couture as a playful escape from formal receptions. Guests pose with portraits and share opinions on the art, while hosts offer a cordial toast amid spirited commentary on appearances and style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn-Citizer
New Mica Mines Opened at North Groton N H
Scientific scraps report two mica mines recently opened at North Groton New Hampshire. Other items note the naming of a small planet Unitas No 306 by Aim at Rome and various scientific curiosities from brain weight to enamel bricks and early electric lighting debates aboard ships. The Bohr Hertz exchange on force and magnetism is discussed along with a French dirigible project and a royal Siam barge described in vivid detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnote
New York Post
New York Tribune
North Groton
N. Ih
Millcovich
Aim
Rome
Amau
William, Thomson
Elihu Thomson
Thomson-Houston International Electric Company
Flcat
Paris
Aaron
Frederick Abel
Renard
Moudon
Versailles
Bohr
Californian Academy of Sciences
Monterey
Preston
Hertz
Also Mentioned on This Page
Missouri
Connecticut
California
Colorado
Delaware
Idaho
Ows
Kentucky
Lourgiena
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Nebraska
New Jely
North Caroline
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Thode Island
South
Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Weat
Virgins
Wisconsin
Baiuel Mellingaworths
Centennial Board of Financial
Penn
Butler
Mpre
Howard E. Young
Pennsylvania Museum and the Historical Society
Chicago Post
Anstris
Bada Ber
Gordon and Forest
Europe
Phildelphia
NY M. Quad
Botton
lGuul
Frederick Chartes
Tobes
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Womn
St. Louis Globe Democrat
New— York
United States Patent Office
Chicago News
Fabnon
Jess
Nancyish
Sean
Cata
KR. S. Carter
New Moxico
Catte
Besina
Sitin
Siam
Andhione Ders
Menwu
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!