Ned Young of Poverty Alley Sails for California and Builds a New Life
A long tale follows Ned Young, once a burly drunk in Poverty Alley Whitechapel. He emigrates to California with his wife guided by a parson’s blessing. He works hard saves money and loses drinking. Their children grow up amid wealth and fancy schooling while Ned’s character and pride endure through years of success.
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Ned
Parson
Calfornia
Ned Young
Poverty Alley
White Chapel
Misda
California
Nogland
Ashesp
Wyoming
Algernon
Gawd
Halgernon
Poverty Valley
Halpernon
Alzernon
Bit
Ike
Algernon Young
Tivo
Edward
Young
Whitechapel
San Francisco
Fashion notes promise lavish confections and hats this season
Shoppers favor candied violets and rose leaves at eight dollars a pound while cherries and plums sell for a dollar. Qid-timed ribbon trims hats at two dollars per yard as mills and shops reveal airy hats, laces, and braids. A picture in Leiter's art store shows a pugilistic dog in a large muzzle framed with a silver chain and a safety message.
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South Meridian S
Leiter
Ram Jam slang and odd notes from a Boston to Kyoto to Brooklyn page
A mash of curiosities and brief items from early pages. It mentions a Poughkeepsie man on bonds, a mistaken revolver incident, autograph refusals from Sir Henry Ponsonby, and a joke about a church dubbed The Church of the Holy Rooster. It also recounts Wilde, morphine houses in San Francisco, medical syringes called guns, and a life saver from Gloucester.
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Poughkeepsie
Massachusetts
Uean Victoria
Sir Henry Ponsonby
Boston
Brooklyn
Oscar Wilde
Mr. Wilde
Oscar Repliet
Sann Francisco
Costa
Arthur H. Rowe
Gloucester
Mass
Coffin’s Beach
Topers’ Club
Kyoto
Japan
Teventy
Chatneoga
Mack Carter
Bill Carter
Tuck Phillips
Yar the Gunes paragraph framed as war ad from Detroit Prep Press
A vivid promotional piece links warlike imagery to medical healing. It extols Warner's Safe Cure by depicting battlefield scenes and mass suffering, urging enlistment in a "great army of Living men and women" saved from disease.
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Brompton Hospital
Warner
Detroit Prep Press
H. H. Warner & Co
Eld
Ugle
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Costermonger Ned
Californy
Missus
Joe Wallace
Brunswick
Daren Provice
The
Indianapolis District Telegraph Co
South Meridian ST
B. Burford
Indianapolis
Histaulistad
Indianalolis
Usiress University
Poon
Bock, Opy
Postoffice
Jay
Heeb & Osborn
Lucrativa
Teddlers
James Pyle
Grand Opera House
Lienmain Thompson
Phey
Two Sisters
Sy Tae
Enieriba
Alice J. Shaw
Gilie Torbett
Carleton Opera Company
Carleton
Lee
Mynheer
Erminie
Nanun
Pri¢es
Suleol
Kevins Mamday
Erin
Imre Kiralfy
Vale
F. Harhart
East Washinsion-st
Docuta Mfg. Go
Travelers Egister
Union Station
South Ilinois Street
WPC
Springfield
Ohio
Bloomington
Peoria
Pricipal Sissouri
Chicago
Daily
City Ticket Office
Jackson Place
Uldaman
Vwaut Vig
Joenars
Ray Tune
Sisenar
Washington and Baltomorg
IE & D
Cincinnati
Dayton
Toledo
Detroit
Ofice Thingis-st
Wentuckys-aye
Pennsylvania
Bidols
Panhandle
Leepers
Pitts
N. YJ
Chga
Northwest
SOUTE
Louisville
South
T& VR. R.soupawest, Ly
Cairo
Vincennes
Viricannes
Wandana Line
ST. Louis
Ludianapolis
H. R. Dering
ouNam Lidbam
Repert
Aisthivg
Pullman
Peiacs
Oinewaati
Uuion
Washington
Moerichansts
EH. H. Eldridge & CO
Alabama
Maryland
Louis Reibold
Ars
Victor
Saimplea
Prisos
Bhradlaw, Holton & CO
Guica
Washington St
Indianapolis, Ind
C. Eden & CO
Contractors - and - Builders
Delaware Street
SUN
E. Chiost
Tan Sun
East Washington
Qradrie
Eid
Youwie Bros
Iforest City
Tae Lux Real Estate
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