Forty Niner Era Trek Began With Stove Across Isthmus
In 1849 D. C. Lewis recalls Chambers & Heiser of New York sending DeWitt and Harrison to open a San Francisco store. He details a grueling voyage from New York to Panama, transport hurdles across the Isthmus, and securing passage on the brig Belfast to reach San Francisco by April 1849.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers & Heiser
Bordentown
New York
C. H. Lewis
California
New -York
Crescent City
Panama
Chagres
Bara
Gorgona
Howland & Aspinwall
San Francisco
Oregon
Obsgres
Stout
Belfast
Pearson
Zackinson & Nelson
Steawehip Line
Isthmus
Miner Turns Two Cents Into Mining Fortune
A penniless miner, Sam Calkins, overhears rivals discuss ore priced at six hundred to the ton. He trades a two cent token for insider tips, helps push Constant mine stock, and gains twelve thousand dollars as others profit from the reveal. His family suffers while he wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Calkins
Lle
Sandwich Hotel
Sama
Patty
Calkins
Calking
Latock
Cafking
Fisher
Heaven
Hell
Mining Exchange
Fortune
Alligator Tongue Tale and Dime Novel Tricks
A humorous fragment from a periodical collection recounts Bishop Saylor Smith contrasting an alligator’s tongue with African coastal lore, then shifts to writers colluding on a cliff rescue scene. Other items note poetry in court, London anecdote on wine and cod, a professor’s Europe trip farewell, and a humorous engagement broken tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Saylor-Smith
Exeter Hall
Blank
Europe
Lippincott's
Peculiar Russian match in university tale
Ekaterina, an eighteen year old daughter, seeks university study against her father's will in tsarist Russia. A proxy marriage to Stepan Aleksandrovna is arranged to secure her access while duels and social pressures erupt. She later learns her husband’s identity, agrees to further duels, and finally marries him after finishing her studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Karthanes
Moscou
Ekateina
Tani
Russia
Stepan Aleksandrovna
Ekaterina
Aleksandrovna
Paul Pollzoff
Polizo
Karibanofs
Volizoff
Pinking
Dmiri Paskudin
Paskudin
Skaterina
Jndrosky
Great Store Offers Superior Hats and Trimmings
The store promotes its stock as superior to local rivals with a wide range of Slats Feathers and Trimmings and cites quality artistry at low costs. It notes ladies travel distances for hats due to variety and value, boasting rare Valves in Messalines Taffetas Bengalines and more priced from 60 cents to 1.50. Latest fabrics and colors available 25 to 1.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peppler
Cts
New Jersey
Cranbury
Middlesex
Brown & Glason's
Cranbury Station
White's
Plainsboro
Midosex County
A Spencer
Smith Street
Perth Amboy
Supe
War F. Pennine
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Cranbury Press
Cranbury, NJ
Geo. W. Burroughs
Editorial
PropRician
Lewis
Alek
Stangnér
Cal
D, C
Lew
Louise B. Cummings
Hive
Tes Armerican Press
Dr. King
New Life
N. F. Clayton’s
Mary
Cleveland
Updhirch
Glen Oak
Okla
N. F. Clayton
Mark Ewann
Dan Beard
Twain
van Beard
Rex
Mark Wwus
Benard
New York Sun
London
New York Tribune
Baltimore
Sultor
Joel D. Willard
American Press
Asioehithon
New Holland
New Holland Co
Oliver
Thomas Peppler
Hightstown, N, J
C.C. Blauvelt
Hightstown, N. J
Charles B. Pullen
Decenand
Orphans’ Court
County of
Jovern
Burab Hoagland
Middleamx
Couvenius Hoachany
Loose Leaf Books
Globe-Wernicke
E. State ST
Trenton, N. J
Frank A. Brown
Liverpool
London & Globe
Ins. Co. of North America, North British & Mercantile
Niagara, Queen
Commercial, Union, Standard, Western of
Pittsburg
Mercer County Mutual
Shrewsbury Mutual
Oranbury,n. J
O'neil’s
Listah
Jamies O’neil
Maln St. Cranbury, S.J
Second Church
W. J. Thomas
Monroe St
Holman Jordan
Middlesex Creamery
the International Tailoring Co
The
American Ladies Tailoring Co
T. Mason & Son’s
Main
Hightstown,n. J
Clothing House
Clothiers Hatters Haberdashers
C. F. Danser
Butler
Chas. F. Danser
Cranbury, New Jersey
Eyra
Sun Optical Mfg. Co
F. C. Leaming
Applegate Optical Rooms
A.B. Andef
New York City
A. B. Anderson
Studebaker and
Owego Farm
Charles Wicoff
Higuwestown, N. J
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