Death of James Z. Young Scout of Kit Carson
The Baltimore Sun notes Captain James Z. Young born in England and raised in Baltimore died in Pueblo Mexico on March 3 1885. A former B&O baggage master and Texas ranger he rode 220 miles in three and a half days and spent years with Comanches and later as inspector for the Mexico and Vera Cruz railroad. He saved passengers in a train wreck, survived robberies and a hanging threat, leaving a Mexican wife and kin in Ohio.
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Pitteburz
Pueblo
Mexico
James Z. Young
Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
England
Baltmore
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Wheeling
Kit Carson
Captain Young
Fort Laramie
Texas
Ant
Mexico and
Vera Crus
City of
Young
T. H. Young
Painesville
Painsville & Youngstown
Baltimore & Ohio
Washington
India
Africa
Advertising in Print The Power of Attractive Ad Pages
The article argues that successful merchants gain from well crafted ads and that newspapers reach the public most effectively. It notes that American advertising pages are highly designed and harmonious with sale copy, contrasting with the plainer English pages.
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United States
England
Domestic Hints and Recipes from a Prairie Kitchen
A collection of practical home preserving methods and baking recipes. Directions cover canned fruit with boiling syrup, sweet pickles prepared with spices and vinegar, poached eggs, several cakes including almond and lunch cake, rice cake, and rice pudding. A note defends Catholic clergy against Northwest Rebellion rumors.
Washington's Romance and the Yonkers Manor Meeting
The piece recounts George Washington courting Mary Philipse at the Philipse Manor House in Yonkers in 1756. It notes Frederic Philipse’s wealth, the manor’s grandeur, Washington’s visit on March 10, and Mary Philipse's eventual engagement to Captain Roger Morris, driving a rift with Washington who had been a friend in the Braddock expedition.
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America
General
Mediterrean Sea
Philipse
Yonkers
Washington
Mary Philipse
George Washington
Boston
Frederick Philipse II
Virginia
Mary
Roger Morris
Morris
New York
Philipse Manor
Love
Colonel Morris
Mary Phil'pe
London
Lafayette
Old Morris Mansion
Jamels
The Morris Mansion and Madame Jumel House Tale
A sprawling historical account chronicles the Morris Mansion at 155th Street and its ties to Washington, the Morris family, and later owners Madame Jumel and John Jacob Astor. It details interiors, treasures, and famed visitors, with vivid notes on the house’s evolving fate and its place in New York lore.
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Morris
155Th Street
New York City
Washington
New York
Morris Place
John Jacob Astor
Madame Jumel
Aaron Burr
Maybowne
Phebe
Nelson
Brooklyn
Lonis XVI
Charles X
Moreau
Noleon
Napoleon
Moscow
Waterloo
Madame Jamelared
Count Bertrand
St. Helena
Vertu
Cleveland and
Hendricks
How Boys Should Be Taught Pres McCosh of Princeton
President McCosh argues for early immersion in reading writing and arithmetic and delaying abstract science until after ages 12 to 13. He urges Latin and Greek start around ages 9 to 11 with languages learned before science and says college preparation by 16 aligns with German gymnasia timing. He contrasts Princeton primary schools with European systems noting higher later outcomes.
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Riel
Canada Presbyterian
Northwest
Winnipeg
Winnng
New York Tribune
Manhattan Isle
Frederic Philipse
Episcopal Church
Manhattan Island
West Chester County
Valley of the Hudson
Philipseburg
Washington Heights
Phlipse Manor
Hudson
East Rivers
Captain Morris
Cuniel Morris
Massy
Dean
Car’ling
Ben
Uncle Ben
Magine Missus
Daniel Wash'ton
Missus
Putnam
San Francisco
Benjamin Franklin
Washington Street
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