Indian stone mortar in Brooklyn unearthed in relic hunt
Antiquarian George C. Jones examines a two foot long granite stone found on Merwin Brook banks. He removes it to his museum deeming it a genuine stone age mortar or millstone with significant value and links it to local Indian encampments near the Falls Village region.
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Danbury
Centre-street
Brooklyn
George C. Jones
Merwin Brook
Sherman Foote
Jones
Housatonic River
Zoar Bridge
Great Falls
Falls Village
Forgotten invitations haunt a New York dinner host
A prominent local official, noted for public service rather than wealth, hosted an elaborate dinner in New York but none of the invited guests appeared. After awaiting an hour, the host discovered in his hotel drawer a full bundle of unmailed invitations, revealing his memory lapse. The vignette, attributed to the Buffalo Courier, showcases his humorous misfortune.
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England
Europe
Salisbury
Beaconsfield
Lauderdale
Sir Richard Maitland
Mary McAdam
New York
Richard
Miss McAdam
James Ramsey Maitland
Frederic
Buffalo
Autumn Queen and the Weary Maiden
A lyrical poem recalling autumn scenes and a youthful companion. The speaker carries the tired maiden through dusk, framing the season as a bright, fleeting procession. References to red berries sunlight and golden hair deepen the autumnal imagery with affectionate nostalgia.
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Murray
New
Jersey City
Lower California
Sun
Hoy Kee
Ballenas Bay
Abrejos Point
San Diego
United States
California
Cal
Henry Maitland
Sir Richard
Court of Appeals
St. Peter’s
St. Peter’s Church
Ogilvie
Albany Journal
Jim
Wyoming
Missouri
St. Louis
William R. Walker
Supreme Court
Court of Common Pleas
Supreme Court of
Ben
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Howe
Ep. Dunham
John Malloy
Fort McHenry
Key
Eleanor Foy
Miss Butler
Mr. Foy
Swain
Maid
James Hendey
the Greeley Tribune
Colorado
Weld County
Greeley
Tribune
the Tribune
Greeley Tribune
Carver & Dunning
Publishers and Proprietors
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