New York's 1789 Northward Extension Map Revealed
An old map shows New York extended northward in 1789 to Reade and Grand streets. The report notes Belgium Netherlands Denmark France and Switzerland have minimal forests and must import timber. It also cites rising profanity in New York City among boys and a record of conversation among 840 males, excluding women.
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New York
Reade Street
Broadway
Grand Street
Belgium
Netherlands
Denmark
France
Switzerland
New York City
Green- Wood Lake
New York Times
Fragmented Q&A from a governess scene in old text
A garbled passage depicts a governess scolding a child and a brief exchange about behavior. The fragment hints at a domestic setting with implied punishment or moral admonition, but lacks clear actions, names, or dates to anchor a fuller report.
Twin Calipers Aid Machinery Advancing Bee County Oranges
Improved twin calipers widely used in machine shops and metalworking are highlighted, while Bee County Texas emerges as a citrus hub. W C Beeville notes the Dugat orange tree, over 23 years old and progenitor of 100,000 trees from Florida to California, with California growers planting 20,000 trees and others over 100,000 trees planted last spring in various ventures. He remarks that every farmer in Inco County now raises oranges, from a dozen to sixty trees per farm, marking a new era in commercial orange production.
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Texas
Bee County
W. C. Beeville
Dugat
Florida
California
Nevett
Deckville
Houston Post
A Sporting Parson Society Tale From a Seaside Parish
In a seaside parish of old England a sporting parson kept a local ritual with woodcock arrivals. During a Sunday sermon a parishioner in church signaled for attention, mistaking the moment, and the preacher called for order while muttering about his surplice as the intruder disrupted the service.
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Woodcock
John
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