Legalized Nicknames in Colonial Records and City Orders
The article surveys how nicknames appeared in early records from New York and nearby colonies. It cites examples like Hans the Boore and Topknot Betty, explaining nicknames arose when families lacked surnames or forgot them. It notes many Smiths on Long Island led to distinctive monikers such as Rock Smiths and Blue Smithe in contemporary references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pieterset
John
Newtown
Hans the Boore
Rundwick
John the Bwede
Kings County
Gowanus
Tanta the Trisher
Common Council of
New York
Long Mary
Betty
Long Island
Rock Smiths
Bull Smiths
Hired Newspapers The London Price Era of Custom Reads
A 1854 leaflet from Westerton's library offered newspapers by the hour or week, with 10 cent copies and 26 cent reads, tied to the Daily News and its 8 year history under Charles Dickens era editor Williu Weir Harriet Martineau among writers. The hiring custom lingered into 1880s households amid rising prices.
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London
The
Daily News
Crystal Palace
Westerton
St. George's Place
Hyde Fork Corner
Charles Dickens
Williu Weir
Harriet Martineau
England
Times
Chrisan Science Monitor
Drawn generosity and small fortunes in old papers
A collage of comic exchanges shows Jimmy finding sixty cents and giving half to a friend, a mother noting the gesture as fair, and a family dynamic around honesty. Interleaved are clips on cleaning fluid recipes, a Houston Post misdirection about marriage, and a Life magazine gag about a newsboy and a fellow paper editor, reflecting early 20th century humor and domestic scenes.
An Unfought Duel and the Reply Southly Prepared For Byron
The piece recounts Byron issuing a challenge to Southey via Douglas Kinnaird which never led to a duel. Southey had prepared a reply, detailing four conditions to meet on equal terms. The draft letter mocks Byron with bizarre demands including marriage and children, financial bonds, falsehoods, and a religious conversion, ending mid sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron
Lord Byron
Bouthey
Douglas Kinnaird
Southey
J. Roger Rees
Auleide
Fragmentary note shows signature Hobert Southby
An extracted fragment includes a closing line from a letter or note. The writer signs as Hobert Southby and mentions continuing a dispute with minimal additions to the Edinburgh Review. The legible portion emphasizes moderation and proper consideration in correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh Review
Hobert Southby
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim and Guarantee
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. The ad claims internal use through the blood and mucous surfaces will destroy the disease foundation and bolster the patient’s constitution. A $100 reward is offered if it fails to cure, with testimonials available and Toledo based J Cheney & Co as the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo, O
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