Old Jack the Soldier and the Mother of his Child
A veteran recalls Jack Delaney a boy from rags who rose to a cavalry major during the Civil War. Molly Delaney, a street woman, nurtured him and later supported his romance with Miss Dollie before Jack resigns to care for Molly. The tale shifts to Millan a hesitant scout who dies in action and a note on leaf color and a Chicago weekly debut.
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Amnarit
Jack
Mally Delaney
Molly
Bure
Yong
Solgor
Desartio
Jack Delaney
Brigade
Ontakiita
New York City
Ssc
Oman
Jock
Rm Pe
Express
Jock Delaney
Callie
Lander
New York
Dollie
Snony
Misa Dollie
Tackabe
Hind
Pacific Canal
Tank
Misa Dollier
Sue Danaid
Molly Saint
Nakee
Nhe
Cyrus Bnasey
Millan
Canton
Army of the Southwest
Bussey
Stanton
Tarael Anderson
Joseph T. French
The Farmers Market at Gansevoort Market
An early morning tour of Gansevoort Market reveals a bustling New York City scene. Wagons arrive from Long Island New Jersey and beyond, loaded with crates of vegetables as drivers, grocers, and speculators barter before the market opens at 4 am. By noon the activity wanes as vendors and customers head home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gansevoort
New York
Lana
Wagela
Weill
Long Island
St. Jobnland
New Jersey
Union Hill
Manhattan Island
York
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Newark
Yonkers
White Plains
Norges
Watroet
Vane Ou
Market talk and farmer confidence in New York Star
Fragmentary note describes farmers and a sharp salesman moving stock, claiming market strength for a nominal rent of 23 cents per day. Mentions bogus farmers and a consumer choice angle in the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beys
New York Star
Ancient Chinese Agriculture Under Woo-Weng Reforms
A fragment from Popular Science Monthly describes Prime Minister Teheou-Kung under Emperor Woo-Weng introducing water-raising machines and canal works. The land system divided fields into wells with ditches uniting farmers to cultivate state-provided tracts, ensuring statewide rent and food supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woo-Weng
Teheou-Kung
Ennjuanee
Dourishul
Bim
Lindbord
Earl Farmer
Old-Time Moral Laws and the Bine Laws in Early Colonies
AUNCLEAR fragment discusses Puritan bans in Connecticut and Massachusetts around 1645. It cites prohibitions on food and lodging for Quakers and heretics, Sabbath restrictions, reading the Book of Common Prayer, Christmas and saints days, dancing, cards, and music except trumpet. It notes tobacco restrictions and Tobacco Parliaments, with Weeden's First Hundred Years as a source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Masachusetts
Massachusetts
Weeden
Remembered Their Master in Brussels Menagerie
A famed trainer Martin recently died and revisits his old Brussels menagerie. He steps over bars, calms the crowd, and tenderly lassos a tigress who recognizes him, licking his face before he leaves. The scene ends with the animal refusing further food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Brussels
Rotterdam
New York News
What 4 Man Eats
A Saint Louis restaurant keeper argues that a man with a strong appetite would, over a sixty year life, eat about 365 pounds of meat annually totaling 91 900 pounds, plus 43 800 pounds of vegetables and bread, 10 950 gallons of drinks, and would consume enormous additional amounts of lambs chickens butter and sugar, illustrating how restaurant keepers survive on such consumption.
Musical Praise Of A Contralto And A Patent Remedy
An advertisement praises a high contralto singer and touts Dr. a coupled with Dr. Golden Medical Discovery as an unequaled remedy for bronchial throat and lingering coughs. It notes chronic nasal catarrh and claims benefits from the advertised products. The pitch blends musical praise with medical claims and product promotion.
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Cstarrh
Dr. A
Dr.Golden
Sherman
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James Ner
Elgit
Old Jack
Colonel Almx
Dure Bailnt
Sven
Axmw
Cork
Haz
Chicago
Favor
New Yorks
Gansevoort Market
Groner
Farmar
China
Parte
Sharyo Donbie
Naa Ie Coy
Reas
Arril Letarges
Lowe
Fittely
Bowie
Nugh
Mic
Sislogu Smit
Th & Wes
Ee C& Wesson
Tavalliiers Za
Ragoty
Hivtisneoam
Ametruggml
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