Sights, Scenes and Gossip of New York's Wall Street
A vivid stroll through Wall Street scenes with curb brokers piles of stock, diversions from Swiss guides to pirates, and a peek at Webb Meyer stock dealings. It notes the curbs as a rival yet unseen force, and surveys speculation, punishment, and the ebullient wine trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York’s
Wall Street
Wallstreet
Broadway
Buffalo Bill
Water Front
Sidi Toys
Demerara
China Seas
Canadian Pacific
Northwest
Broad Street
Stock Exchange
Standard Oil
Consolidated Exchange
Webb-Meyer
W. Seward Webb
W. H. Vanderbilt
Vermont
New York
Hackensack Meadows
Horace Greeley
Meyer
Manhattan Island
Nova Scotia
Mr. Lamb
Bear
Bull
Webb
Vanderbilt
William K
Monte Carlo
Adirondack
Vanderbilts
Child labor and old New York directory curiosities
The piece attacks New Jersey factory practices and child labor with 12 year old workers earning two dollars weekly, then shifts to a Chicago Evening Post note on an 1822 New York City directory. It highlights Vanderbilts, Astors, Burr, Hamilton’s son, and other famed families listed among trades and residences in old Manhattan.
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Gov. Murphy
New Jersey
New York
Jersey
Omar
Indiana
Manhattan Island
Chicago
Librarian of Congress
Chicago Evening Post
John C. King
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Cornelius
Vanderbilts
Cartman
Manhattan
Jacobs
Johns
United States
Astor
New York City
Longworth
City of
Lorillard
Pierre
Lorillards
Peter
Chatham Street
Peter Lorillard
Peter Cooper
Bedford Street
Aaron Burr
Nassau Street
Reed Street
Burr
Alexander Hamilton
Weehawken
Roosevelts
Goelets
DePeysters
Stuyvesants
The Telephone in Surgery Uses Telephone Probes
Reports from London hospitals describe surgeons using a telephone linked probe to locate bullets and metallic objects. The patient touches a saline covered plate while the operator wears the receiver on the head, and the probe connects to the telephone to detect contact with metal.
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London Hospitals
Duchess of Buccleuch Serves As Royal Propriety Shield
The duchess Louise, mistress of the robes to Queen Alexandra, acts as a go-between in political and social matters for the crown. She chairs wardrobe duties for the coronation year and state occasions, commands influence over bedchamber staff, and hosts London entertainments famed for brilliance at Montagu House.
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Great Britain
Duchess of
Chicago Chronicle
Buccleuch
Buerluch
Queen Victoria
Grace
Tiny
Louise
Amana Society as Noted American Communism
The article describes the Amana society in Iowa as a strictly communal settlement. It details common ownership, no private money, shared labor, eight settlements led from Amana town, and a centralized kitchen system. It notes simple attire and absence of individual clothing fasteners.
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United States
Iowa
Amana Society
Germany
New World
Fort Worth
Amana
Winzenried
Genera
Abode of Inventors in Connecticut A Tale of New Britain Patents
A lengthy survey notes Connecticut leads in invention with 1447 patents by 344 New Britain residents. Justus A. Trout tops with 121 patents followed by George E. Adams 66 and Thomas F. Corscaden 51. The article highlights notable devices and a few women patent-holders, plus mentions Hartford and other cities as invention centers and a Waterbury case of Chris Downey. It also covers a Paris theft ring and a St. Louis river diversion project for the World’s Fair.
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America
Connecticut
New Britain
Chicago Record-Herald
United States
New
Justus A. Trout
Trout
George E. Adams
Thomas FE. Corscaden
Henry G. Voight
Mr. Voight
Hartford
New Haven
Ansonia
Waterbury
Bridgeport
Meriden
Chris” Downey
Downey
Sarah Jane Wheeler
Elizabeth Milner
Alice M. Hobson
Frances E. Maisonbille
Useless Statistics and Humorous Dialect Snippets
A Chicago Daily News item mocks prosaic questions about age with a colored man’s response and a later Ohio State Journal quip about twins arriving in bunches. The pieces showcase regional humor and dialect in brief quotes.
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Robbie
Ohio State Journal
How Much Sleep Do I Require
Frances Barton emphasizes personal assessment to determine sleep needs and argues for regular, sufficient rest. She notes children require long hours, adults vary, and eight hours may suffice for many, while excessive wakeful stress demands adjustments to sleep and daily balance. Regular, restful sleep is essential for health and readiness for life.
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Goethe
Frances Barton
Sam's Choice of Brides Tale Ends With Mock License
Former Kentucky Lieutenant Governor John C. Underwood relatos a negro employee who marries four times, each time given five dollars. He procures a license for $1.50 and deducts it from the payment, misnaming Mary Ann Jones instead of Sarah Jenkins, prompting a comic exit as the man chooses the cheaper option.
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John C. Underwood
Kentucky
Chicago Daily News
Underwood
Sam
Mr. Underwood
Mary Ann Jones
Marser
Sarah Jenkins
Col. Underwood
New York Times
Jellied Chicken Recipe Instructions
Step by step method for making jellied chicken using fowl pieces simmered with salt pepper and herbs then strained to form a jelly. Cook bones long to extract liquor, strain, pour over chicken, chill until solid and serve in mold.
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Nara
Harry Lehr
Drexel
Lehr
Child Slaven
van Albert
Scott
Brooklyn
THE
Queers
Alovesdra
Sweden
Paris
London Express
St. Louis
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