The Growth of New York and Its Past Echoes
A 19th century-style oration reflects on New York’s rise from primeval forests to a vast metropolis. Abram S. speaks at the Creal Bridge address, lamenting the rapid urban growth, the displacement of native lands, and the sweeping changes in civilization and law.
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Manhattan
New York Row
Tims
State of
New York
Luwury
Dom Abram S
Flarites
Creal Bridge
Srivuce
Wind and Sea Waves From Gusts to Swells
The text explains wind behavior in storms, showing gusts and squalls as air undulations driving sea-waves. It describes wavelets forming swell and tidal waves, noting ripples’ origins in air vibrations and their role in wave formation. It cites a ten-wave pillow progression and remarks on salt spray and coastal vegetation impact.
Prison labor and Wheat Trade in Global Context
A fragmented article discusses convict labor in prisons, British irrigation projects in India, and the impact on wheat export. It notes India’s protection duties, India's decline in handloom competitiveness, and England's canal systems. It questions using convict labor for public works to revive native manufactures and boost banana farming as alternative to wheat. It ponders cane and wheat prices, transport costs, and future production capacity influencing global supply and prices.
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Enlia
India
Punjab
Kae
Amber
England
Carthly
Bareland
United States
Atone
Omapldines
Sittin Bownds
Tao
Dakota
Wyoming
Daudet’s Salient Figures in Alphonse Daudet Critique
The essay examines Daudet’s aim to depict both people and contemporaries rather than generic types. It notes his fascination with revealing individual celebrities through vivid portraits, citing figures such as the Irish Doctor Jeakins and Madame Sarah Bernhardt, and discusses whether the works reveal real persons or types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diudet
Henry James
Alphonse Dauelet
Timile Zola Tits
Jeakins
Paris
Fullein Ruys
Madamoisella
Sarah Bernhardt
Constance Creamita
Madame Taglioni
Styris
Naples
Prince of
Axel
Oranze
Tom le Vis
Rue Royale
Elysee Merant
Doctor Boughet
Alphonse Daudet
How Octiuloid is Mads A Pulp to Elastic Sheets
A detailed nineteenth century description explains converting paper with sulphuric and nitric acids into cellulose then pulped. After washing and mixing with camphor, the material is ground, pressed into sheets, dried, and cut. The resulting Colliloid imitates amber and various materials and is used for teeth pieces, knife handles, combs, collars, and other items.
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Datrees
Pali
Ratway Journal
The Sun Newspaper Propels Honest Government Message
The Sun argues its wide reach and influence in 1831, claiming massive readership and daily truth telling. It urges readers to trust the paper as a force for honest government and political engagement in the coming year.
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Printing House Square
Mount Conernicus
Amerigan Dowspabtra
Aweri- AD Ludh
Sun Fg
Republican Party
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Western Land Association
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Marshall
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Ut Law
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Detroit
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Wilcox & White, Taylor & Farley
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Ayer
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Vatl & Crane
Detroit, Mich
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