Ghostly tale at the Wursthaus of New Amsterdam
In old New Amsterdam known as Wursthaus on Bowerie road, patrons told of a gray cloaked ghost seen near a tavern, with tales from Jacob Twiller and Hans Roelandsen. A Boston traveler fell ill and died, and the haunting faded after the tragedy, leaving belief that a real ghost wandered the night.
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Petras Stuyvesant
New Amsterdam
Wursthaus
Old Post
Bowerie Road
Division Street
Tans von
Jacob Twiller
Watch
Jacob
Cynie
Adam Roelandsen
Tans von Sehneist
Hans
Herr von Solheist
Herr von Selvicist
John Verlocht
Mans
Boston
Zelland
Schweist
Commencement Humor At Washington College
At Washington college's first commencement after General Lee's election sixteen students gave orations full of praise. Lee grew restless and asked Professor Allen how many more would speak. The professor replied four if needed, and the general whispered to have all four speak at once to avoid excessive face praise.
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Washington College
General Lee
Lee
Allen
Bright young pupils show precocity in kindergarten play
The article notes a four year old boy already grasping rudimentary scientific play as teachers confess they have not met such precocity before. It contrasts with older children who rarely learn to play scientifically by age ten.
Florences request to be a boy ends in a goat prayer
In a facetious anecdote from Woman's Home Companion the younger sister Florence asks her mother why she cannot be a boy. The mother explains that girls cannot be boys, prompting Florence to petition God in prayer to be turned into a billy goat.
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Mamma
Florence
No Mappler Couple In Cranes County Romance
A farm tale follows Jimmie Thompson and his wife Nell as strong maternal disapproval sparks a dramatic confrontation over a hidden marriage. Nell defies Mrs Thompson to claim Jimmie legally, leading to a family reconciliation and a lasting, unionic happiness in Crane county.
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Mappler
Jimmie
Nils
Mrs. Thompson
Susan
Orse Rake
Mamma
Immie
Grover Booth
Thompson
Crane County
Jimmie Thompson
Paying an Old Debt
Henry Davis returns from college and offers his father a suit from his youth as repayment for past garments. Mr Davis, setting aside pride, tries on the tailor made evening suit and finds it fits perfectly, with Henry declaring the clothes belong to his father.
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Mr. Davin
Henry
Widow with three sons to wed Dr Lane in Thursday
Mrs Thomson, a disciplined widow with three boys, tells her family after Sunday church she will marry Dr Lane. The eldest boy asks when she plans to tell Dr Lane, reflecting the family's surprised yet respectful stance.
The Pepper Plant in Tropics and Trade
The pepper plant Piper nigram is a climbing tropical shrub native to Indian forests along Travamore and Malabar coasts. It thrives in hot moist climates with 100 inches of rain and leaf-mold rich soil, clinging by adventitious roots, reaching up to twenty feet in the wild though cultivated to ten to twelve feet.
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Travamore
Malabar
India
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W. R. Wright
Usrzyel
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Nims
Jimmiek Thompson
Rosebud
Nell
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