Gum price gun described and seasonal harvesting noted
A writer details how gum price guns are produced for market, noting autumn harvests in Canada and Manitoba, the gum’s seasonal hardening and aging, and how pickers extract it from trees. It covers how weather changes affect gum color, texture, and value, and describes labor by families and children in remote woods.
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Burkes Gum
Wold
Evry Watt
Canada
Virnjonb
Sanmer
My Maryland lyric by Jomea Randall origins and impact
The piece recounts Jomea Randall of Baltimore now in Augusta Ga writing My Maryland during the Civil War after reading news of the Massachusetts attack. He describes the inspiration and rapid popular spread of the lyric, noting its impact on Confederate sentiment and its reception at Poy- Ayan College and beyond.
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Jacob
Tacol
Breakiaah
Tau
Teghel
Rachel
Anid I
Polly
Tady
Aunt Wolly
Jacob Gay
Henry
Tenchi
Toruvat
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Ruth
Mary
Tedds
Harry, Jr
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Amy
Nuy
Macy
Diene Ag
Harry
Mgod
Mevan
Walter
Maryland
Jomea R. Randall
Baltimore
Augusta
Poy- Ayan College
Points Conpea
Bauase Riviere
Louisiana
New
Orleana Delta
Teo Vandie
Deak
Mpirit Nusemuyilte Poshina
Ptliik Ua
Vrecall
Hangall
Hoyn
Delta
Randall Addy
Werony
Letter from Artemis Ward to Amelia A Elmira girl
A newly published Artemis Ward letter to a young Elmira girl Amalia describes family quirks and misses, with Ward joking about relatives, a memory of a grandfatherly stove and a forgetful Ramsey. He warns of danger while wryly offering affection and advice, ending with hopeful, friendly tone.
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Ariens Ward
Artemis Ward
Elmira
Balem
Aly
Amelia
Sam Alwys
Sarai
Mr. Eamsey
Ramsey
Mrr Green
Malden
Ramey
Tom
Turkey
Aanelay
A. Ward
The Fifth Avenue Transition From Aristocracy to Trade
A New York Graphic view of Fifth Avenue fading aristocratic houses into stores. The Astor block resists change while pawnshops and liquor signs creep up, threatening marble mansions like the A. D. Stewart residence. Merchants push north, turning grand façades into commercial spaces amid urban transformation.
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Fifth Avenue
New York Graphic
Astor
Astor Houses
A. D. Stewart
Astora
Generation Nvom
Iland
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