Shantytown’s Curious Dwellings On New York’s Hills
A study of Shantytown in New York details its cluster of dilapidated cabins perched on rocky slopes, built from found materials and arranged against a steep terrain. The area, inhabited by Germans Irish and Italians with a predominance of Irish residents, faces redevelopment as land is sought for new streets and brownstone houses.
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Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
Ifty-First Street
New Z
Conor
Ee Avenue
Ted
Central Park
New York
Edwards Roberts
San Francisco Chronicle
Chawley Deemed Fearfully Defawmed in Danville Breeze
In a tongue in cheek aside, the Danville Breeze describes Chawley as fearfully defawmed due to a prominent cowlick on his forehead affecting hair parting. The passage blends humor with a playful slang of the era.
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Chawley
Gange
Danville
Why He Took Himself Away
Dialect humor from a Philadelphia Call clipping where Cholly and Aurelia spar over a clock and timing as a joke. The banter centers on a midnight exchange about speed and presence, with playful misunderstandings and a wry punchline.
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Cholly
Aurelia
Philadelphia
Palmer Couple Raise Gardener's Son Half the Year
Senator and Mrs Palmer without children indulge in a unique arrangement. They care for their gardener's son at their Michigan home for six months each year, providing luxury during his stay and returning him to a workman's home for the rest of the year.
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Senator
Mock dignity of barn storming tragedian told in fiction
In Chicago Herald a tale mocks a seasoned stage drunk with artifice as an actor strolls Union Square lifeily. He extolls imagination over happiness and proclaims ownership of a imagined chop, while savoring a real doughnut and a mutton scent. He boasts the charm of old world performance.
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Union Square
Ncle
Bill
Chicago Herald
Irish Colonel Guardsmen In Shenandoah Valley Ambush
Col. Michael Boland of Kentucky recounted with Sheridan’s advance guard in the Shenandoah a close fight where ammunition ran low. Boland found a bullet in Kelly’s breast pocket surrounded by three card monte cards. the cards saved Kelly’s life as Boland noted the bullet’s impact. The Berlin fraud case and a music anecdote follow.
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Michael Boland
Kentucky
New York
Sheridan
Shenandoah
Kelly
Green Isle
Boland
New York Tribune
Blowing Up a Turkish Monitor by a Russian Officer
An account from a Figaro contributor recounts how a Russian officer blew up the Turkish monitor Hisezi Rahman on the Danube during the Turco Russian war. He describes the stealth torpedo attack at midnight, the silent approach, the explosion, and the ensuing destruction despite Turkish panic.
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the Figaro
Danube
Hisezi Rahman
Monitor
Portrait of Lieutenant General and His Four Daughters
Washington cor respondent notes the army lieutenant general strolling Pennsylvania Avenue with four daughters, little Phil's gray hair and white mustache contrasting his young heart. He wears a sack coat and tall silk hat, is popular in Washington, stays home for family, with wife recovering from illness, seen publicly with daughters in bright gowns.
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Army
Pennsylvania Avenue
Phil
Little Phil
Washington
Chicago
Washington Cor
Philadelphia Record
Training Horses to Stop by Mouth Commands
Excerpt quotes Assistant Fire Chief Hester describing a method to control horses by vocal commands rather than pulling lines. He says trained horses understand words and can stop within forty feet, reducing collisions compared to traditional driving. The piece also cites The Times of India disputing reports on ex King Theebaw’s drinking, claiming he abstains.
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Hester
Theebaw
Burmah
Times of India
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Shiloh’s Cure advertised for coughs and consumption
Multiple claims tout Shiloh’s Cure and Shiloh’s Vitalizer as guaranteed remedies for croup whooping cough bronchitis and stomach liver disorders. Testimonials from Dr George H Thayer and others accompany sales by J F Fezer. The text emphasizes immediate relief and universal cures with printed guarantees.
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Shiloh
J. F. Fezer
Bourbon, Ind
J.F. Fezer
Money and Agency Offer in Portland Ad Mix
An unclear Portland Maine notice advertises a money oriented offer described as the biggest income source and agency deal for an unspecified “beast sell out” with terms and beginner success claims.
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Agency For the Beast
Halver Ook
Portland
Maine
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Champa
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Hart
16Th. Street
LANS
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