Manila Then and Now A Soldier's View of Old Mazila
An 1899 account describes Manila’s walls and gates, fortifications, and bayside scenes. It contrasts Old Manila with New Manila across the Pasig, notes social life under Spanish rule and after American arrival, and details districts Binondo Sampaloc San Miguel and commerce including the Pasig riverfront and Chinese quarter housing over 60 000 Celestials.
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Philippines
Luzon
Pasig
Magellan
Castile
Holy Cross
Manila
Puerto Isabel
Puerto Santo Domingo
Puerto Adriana
Puerto Alaune
Ohl
Augustin
Old Manila
Metelle
San Miguel
Islands
Legaspi
Old
Mazila
Pasig River
Bay
New Manila
Binondo
Santa Cruz
San Sebastian
Sampolia
Old City
Puenta de Espana
Botanica Jardin
Avenue de la Magellanes
Excolta
Wim Ginsser Ana
Secrets of the postal secret inquiry and its concealment
The piece explains the English postal secret inquiry two branch system and how officials detect internal theft. It details methods to open and reseal letters without traces using dough seals and knife work, noting vigilance over new staff and the contrast with continental practices.
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England
General Post Office
Secret Service
Postal Secret Inquiry
Post Office
Home Secretary
John Manners
London
For Sale by Tribune Publishing Co Dillon Montana
For sale notice from Tribune Publishing Co Dillon Montana. Indicates sale of very best editions of novels in special half tone covers.
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Tesmin
Mesmin Chemical Con
Mick N.M. White Drug Store
Dillon
Tribune Publishing CO
Dillon Montana
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