Stuyvesant's Wooden Wall of New Amsterdam
A look back at Peter Stuyvesant’s wooden Wall Street era protective barrier. He built a palisade from East River to North River to guard against a supposed New England attack. The wall, with a ditch and bolted gate, hindered early town growth for about fifty years before peace with England and the Dutch ended the threat.
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Holland
England
Wall Street
America
Peter Stuyvesant
New England
Connecticut
Stuyvesant
Fairfield
Bridgeport
Massachusetts
Orvieto Wine Movingly Praised By Medieval Bishop Tale
A medieval tale tells of a German bishop who toured Italy tasting wines and marked doors with chalk. In Orvieto he found a wine so superb he wrote Est Est Est on the inn door. He stayed in Orvieto, drank only Orvieto wine, and supposedly died from overindulgence. Bottles today bear Est Fast Fast to honor the memory.
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Italy
Orvieto
Gertuin
Rescue of a prisoner sparrow at assizes case
A remarkable case from Manchester London reports a sparrow perched on a roof while others fed it. Officials freed the chained leg by a thread snagged to brickwork, and the bird joined its flock after crumbs and water were offered.
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Manchester
London
Assizes
Breathing Space in a School Essay
A fragment from a school essay critiques overreliance on theory and humorously misstates breathing science. It notes that limited knowledge can be dangerous and jokes about indoor life and carbon monoxide risks, contrasting old proverbs with classroom ideas.
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Johnny Jones
Oly Rattee
Roya
Height gain in women linked to reduced exertion and sports tools
The text argues American women have grown taller over four decades, attributing most height increases to less exercise. It mentions that only a small portion of women engage in alk eties and suggests tools like broom, wandtub, wolf stick, tennis racket, and domestic labor influence muscle development, noting household work roles.
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le Uinders
Dom Bot An Avale
Palace Refuges for Russian Emigres in Rome Villa
The Russian embassy in Rome has become a night refuge for Russians fleeing the revolution, crowded with nobles and peasants alike. Political pressure from Vorovsky and Lenins emissaries fuels tensions as guards keep watch, while the issue pits safeguarding refugees against official recognition of Lenin’s government. The piece also notes color theory and a brief aviation forecast by L Air, citing French firms pursuing 220 mph speed planes with up to 600 horsepower engines.
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Rome
Porta Pia
Wrangel
Russia
Vodovexy
Lenin
Foreign Ministry
Count Sforza
Vorovsky
Guardian Regia
L'Air
France
Gobi Desert
Nieuport
Spad
Hanriot
Selectite American
Danish Briquette Machine Produces Cone Shaped Fuel Briquettes
A new Danish device presses turning and boring chips into cone shaped briquettes weighing about six pounds each. The briquettes are used with silicon and manganese additions for stronger castings and can replace pig iron scrap in engines and other components. The text also notes the repeal of a questionable wall of batter in England known as the guinea, with the pound clarified at twenty shillings and a blend of practical pricing insights.
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England
Gond
London
Saving Syrup Mystery Flavor Dispenser Quip
A fragmentary excerpt shows a quirky exchange about flavoring syrup. A girl asks a question about flavor while a druggist mumbles phrases about saving money and using a dispenser. The dialogue hints at a humorous or nonsensical scene likely from a period newspaper page.
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Sotte Voon
Thal
Notice and Advertisements from Lander Wyoming 1921
Notices include a land office filing for Eisie Nieman widow of Fred Schoettlin, witnesses named, and a December 1 date. Public sale of property in Lander and Hudson features lime quarry machinery, buildings, teams, and a 45-horsepower boiler. Rentals offered: furnished four room house for $35 and an eight room house near the courthouse for $22.50. Bake sale by Neighbors of Woodcraft at Delevan Cafe on December 31 at 3 PM.
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Department OF the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Lander
Wyoming
Eisio Schoottlin Nieman
Fred Schoettlin
Range Wear
Meridan
United States Land Office
Herbert Bawden
John C. Auer
James Hurley
F. D. Freeburgh
Irving W. Wright
Register
Hudson
Vocational High
Mt. Hope
J. P, McKenna
Wyo
Woodcraft
Delevan Cafe
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Lander Coal, Feed and Auto CO
Jasper Carr
the Motor Inn
L. E. Pierce
General Automobile Repairing
Rexall Store
Fremont Hotel
John Downs
Lessee
Yfe’s
White House
Solitaire
Sunkist Coffe
Good Housekeeping
Guinea
Lander Evening Post
Fremont County
Noble Building
Lander, Wyo
Postola
J. Hines
Bell Telephone
American Ress Association
New York City
Notion Por Publication
P.O
Court House
Bath
R. W
Josef F. Replogle
Baldwin Block
E. H. Fourt
All Courta. Adams Building
Sidney Swett
A. H. Cooper
John Dillon
Orchard
W.E. Hardin
Rae
First National Bank
Benson-Coollidge
Kramer Kleaning
Jodepan Plumbing
STING
Sheet Metal
Chas. Geiser Heen
Poposia Coal
Hudson, Wyo
Noble Hotel
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