Phrases of the Bowery and the street talk in 19th century slang
A sprawling catalog of slang phrases and colorful idioms captured from ferryboats, streets, theaters, and Wall Street. The piece notes how these expressions emerged from the Bowery, Broadway clerks, brokers, and fashionable circles, shaping everyday speech across New York. It cites observers and figures like Herman, Da Wendbull, and Brigham Young in a kaleidoscope of gritty vernacular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Collins
Woodbine Twineth
Philadelphia
George
George Vi
Ward
Gort
Artemas
Vladdie
Muldoon
Willie
Ile
Bomdholder
Jim
Jeffison
Keizer
Greely
Battle Row
Sam Slick
Academy of Music
Philharmonic
Bowery
Don Giovanni
Jove
Nicholas
Pierrepont
Manion
Wall Street
Wlack
Broadway
Falun Street
Zenileman
Herman
Peron
Brooklyn Eagle
Sleep and straw beds for healthier farm life
The article urges farmhouse readers to fix sleep quality through clean bedding and straw mattresses. It argues the body loses water and toxins at night, contaminating sheets and bedding. It favors old fashioned straw beds with fresh straw every three months and periodic washing of coverings to improve health and appetite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dami
Evse
Iain Faraier
Proper Walk Training for Farm Horses Advocated
A long walk builds a fast, efficient horse. Farmers should train youngsters to walk five miles per hour before trotting, easing daily journeys and reducing fatigue. Emphasis on walking over trotting benefits work horses like Dexter, Gold Emit Maid, and Occident. Agricultural societies urged to promote walking events at The Fairs next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yairs
Patched Wind Protector Wilder’s rough aid rules
The fragment lists home remedy tips for injuries and accidents. It includes washing eyes with water, avoiding inserting instruments in ears, applying pressure for bleeding, cooling skin, smothering fires with carpets, and guiding smoke navigation. It also mentions mouth poison, vomiting induction, and delaying wound treatment. The text is fragmented and unclear in places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Protector Wilder
Tian Avery
Catrion
Poisons and First Aid Rules From Historic Guide
Practical tips outline emergency steps for poisoning by water or mustard. For acids and opium poisoning advise strong coffee and keeping moving. Describe positioning for apoplexy, fainting, and maintaining airway with Goat on the back phrase.
The Care of Oil-clothes
Oil cloths require careful care and should not be scrubbed. Sweep with long handled hair brushes, then wash with milk and water half and half or tepid water without soap. Do not use hot water or soap as they injure the paint. Wipe dry to keep a bright look and prefer aged oil cloths for durability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
America
Elaine
Leavin
Mablie
Sthee
Lemon Syrup Healthful Beverage Guide
The text explains lemons are wholesome and useful in certain states of the system and during warm days. It instructs pressing juice, removing seeds, separating pulp from peel, boiling pulp with water to extract acid, straining, and boiling the mixture briefly to make a lemon syrup. A few spoonfuls mixed with water create a cooling healthful drink.
Stanton Death Fueled by Own Hand Rumors
A Civil War era account alleges War Secretary Edwin M. Stanton died by suicide on December 29 1869 with a barber assisting and a private chamber kept secret. The piece claims whispers in Washington tied his death to depression and mounting illness while detailing discreet burial and kept confidences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah Black
Edward M. Stanton
Stanton
Congressional
Mr. Stanton
Congress
Manton
Vic
Letpo
Tere
Linety
Tan
Daneras
Talward M. Stanton
wat-Klaitford Times
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Wendbull
Brigham Young
Edwin M. Stanton
Black
Stanlon
Arthur
Ifie Home Magazine
den Logan Iostudential
Tin Istic
Tun Anakes
Deborah Normant
Tos
Teest
Fk. Duty
Udinatoat
Pagemeiet
Arthur &Son
Paradelphia
Teey
the New York World
the Democratic Paper of
New York
Club of Ten
Club of Twenty
Club of Fifty
Araange
Theorier
He Patrnus
Farmers’ Club
The
American Institute
Tevelter-P
Club of
Binghamton
Democratiic Party
Showll
Manchester Union
Park Row
Weekly Gazette
Gazettre
Cumis
Anievey
Sard Beyan Ie
Agate
Cincinnati] Gazette CO
Phoenix
Tmermann EK
Ekg Lung
Twamilton
Simrs
Chee
Rte, Tyely
Ohio
Ohio Farmer
Ould Farmer
Cleveland
ART Journal OF America
Issled Montilly
Aldine
Abdine
Ithe Chrama
Art Guton
James Ser- Tox
Press
Aldine Company
Maiden Lane
Weekly
Enquirer
Perry
Com
Oliver AM. Perry
Asimall
Agrestoullar
Salecof i
ANG General News
Initadts
Faran & McLean, Publishers
Cineinnatic Ohio
MD. Brown
Ife Hamilton
Hamilton and Vicinity
Jacob Maas
Tammp St
Hamilton, Oid
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