Family and Patriots Entwine in Delaware River City
In a well lit parlor on Spruce Street near the Delaware, Marian Eastcourt and her daughter Lillian counsel Robert Seaton on loyalties amid rising colonial unrest. Eastcourt, a tough widower, offers cautious approval of Robert’s patriot stance, while Marian vows support for the Revolution and warns of hidden loyalties.
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Spruce Street
Delaware River
Jacob Eastcourt
Jacob
Marian Wilton
Ben
Wilton
Delaware
Boston
Macian Wilton
Lillian Eastcourt
Darling
Marian
Jace Kastcourt
Billian Kastcourt
Terpsichore
Lillian
Robert
Marian Eastcourt
Trobert
America
White Tiger Shot in Assam. rare feline discussed
A white tiger was shot in February in Assam by W. H. Greenish of the Naharkutta tea estate. The skin, sent to Calcutta taxidermist Mr Newing, measures 9 feet 6 inches and will gain about 10 more inches after curing. Rare white tigers have been noted historically. black tigers are even rarer with a single sighting near Chittagong recorded.
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Assan
Assam
W. H. Greenish
Naharkutta
Upper
Newing
Calcutta
Exeter Change
Griffith
Cuvier
Major Robinson
Lancaster Fusiliers
Poona
Bombay Presidency
Howard Saunders
Goodwin Austen
C. T. Buckland
Chittagong
Influenza in Cats Warns Public Against Handling Affected Pets
A London Daily Mail veterinary warning cautions that cats with colds may spread influenza. Parents are urged to keep children away from cats or dogs showing cold symptoms to prevent transmission. The notice reflects broader concern about disease spread from pets.
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London Daily Mail
London
Plant Fruit Trees for Year-Round Fresh Produce
The article notes that many fail to plant trees due to fear they won’t live to eat fruit. It recounts an elderly planter who still expects to harvest fruit at eighty-seven, and lists when various fruits begin bearing. It also describes a method to control hog lice with a sprayer and compares radish varieties Leafless and Triumph.
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Schuylkill
William Howe
Hall of Congress
Ele
Liberty
Jacob Wastcourt
Jacob Eastpoor
Robert Seaton
Eastcourt
Congress
Dastcourt
Washington
New York
Weill
Robert Seeton
Jacob Eastcourt and
Ireland
Bushmills
Grant’s Causeway
New York Weekly Tribune
T. F. van Luyen
The
Poultry West
Connecticut
General Assembly
Lerfless
New Yorker
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