Howe Hewitt recalls perilous voyage in Alabamian rescue
In a Cooper Union speech Oct. 22, Hewitt recounts nearly losing sight of the Alabamian during a December 1844 gale. Capt. Hitchcock narrates the rescue of eighteen aboard lifeboats, while Hewitt’s gratitude to Peter Cooper and Capt. Raymond is described through a contemporaneous letter.
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Europe
New York
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Gulf Stream
Hitchcock
Leghorn
Capt. Hitchcock
Gulf
Capt. Raymond
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Epwamp Cooren
Abram S. Hewitt
George B. Raymond
Atalanta
Peter Cooper
Cooper Or Hewitt
Iotes Club
Cooper
Harpers Weekly
History of the Postal Card and its Early Adoption
A Berlin publication reviews the postal card history noting Dr Stephan as originator who penned an 1865 essay. Austria adopted in 1869 with 2.93 million cards mailed in three months, Germany followed in 1870 sending 45,468 in Berlin on day one and over two million in two months. Other nations soon joined.
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Berlin
Stephan
Austria
Germany
Haight Confesses Linking To Express Robbery
W W Haight, accomplice of Witrock in the Adams Express robbery, says poverty drove him to scheme and that Witrock took charge after. Haight claims he forged Damsel letterhead and that Fotheringham is innocent. Robbers to be sent to the penitentiary. Witrock says detectives promised mortgage relief to his mother as part of the loot recovery.
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St. Louis
W. W. Haight
Witrock
Amair
Haight
Qoscar Cook
Leavenworth
Damsel
Fotheringham
Adams Express
Pinkerton
The
Express
New York’s Mulberry Street Reveals Hidden Lodging System
A National Review piece tours Mulberry Street NY revealing basement lodgings fed by straw beds and grain swill, where 20 to 30 people cram into stalls with stove kitchens and 25 cent weekly rents, illustrating a stark side of urban civilization amid churches and schools.
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Henry AppLeton
New York
Mulberry Street
Tony Pastor
Examinations Echo Wit in Medical Student Anecdotes
A historical collection notes sharp retorts by medical students to examiners. Highlights include quips about making patients sweat, kicking to test muscles, and a pithy exchange over a hay breakfast. The piece mocks famed severity while preserving humorous misstatements about anatomy.
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Abernethy
M. Lefebvre de Fourcy
Monseur
St. Paul
Kingsley and His Pets
Canon Kingsley cherished animals as part of daily life. He treated his dog and horse with patience and kindness, guiding them calmly like a skilled horseman. A Scotch terrier named Dandy accompanied him as rector and parish companion.
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Kingsley
Mrs. Somerville
Dandy
A Struggle for Life Over a Tender Small Steak
A man orders a tender small steak and then pretends to prepare for battle. The scene escalates into a comic, staged bout as if under Marquis of Queensberry rules. The “fight” lasts ten rounds with the small steak emerging victorious.
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Marquis of Queensberry
How to Advertise in a Journal
A modern adage notes readers may not trace purchases to ads. Business is like a river with many tributaries. A journal repeatedly reached by the right audience can become a fountainhead of profits. Persistent use of printer's ink yields eventual gains with interest.
Intelligent Dog Outwits Squirrels in Maine Lumber Camp
Andrew McCatherine of Princeton Maine owned a Newfound land dog noted for exceptional intelligence. In a lumber camp the dog devised a plan to trap pine squirrels by hiding in hay with only his nose exposed and snapping his jaws when the squirrels entered the box, providing himself fresh meat all winter.
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Andrew McCatherine
Princeton
Maine
McCatherine
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