Exploring New Yorks Quirky Historical Snapshots
Readable notes recall New York trivia: 84th Street and Broadway as a busy corner, St. Ann’s yard graves Lewis Morris, only New Yorker to sign the Declaration. A historic mile marker on St Nicholas Avenue, stagecoach guide. Main Stem crime hotspot 47th to 49th. Earthquakes unlikely. Broadway real estate valued around three billion. Tom Paine at 309 Bleecker Street. Harlem Puerto Rican nightlife. cliffs by the Hudson of volcanic rock.
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New York
42Nd Street
Times Square
84Th Street
B’way
St. Ann’s
Lewis Morris
City Hall
St. Nicholas Avenue
47Th
York
Broadway
Washington
Bleecker Street
Tom Paine
Harlem
Hudson
Statue of Liberty Exhibit Sparks City Curiosities
Parts of the Statue of Liberty were shown in city sections before assembly. Miss Wonderful carries a torch and holds a law inscribed book dated July 4, 1776. The article notes diverse worship sites including a multicultural church, a mosque on Powers street, and St. John's cathedral built entirely of stone. Brooklyn is noted for numerous houses of worship.
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Miss Wonderful
2Nd Avenue
Powers Street
N. Y
St. John’s Cathedral
Brooklyn
Parks and ferries shape New York City's aging landscape
The article surveys urban features from the No 10 Downing Street misreference to New York landmarks. It notes 117 parks amid crowding, Pelham Bay Park as the city’s largest greenery, a preserved Edwin Booth room at the Players Club, Fifth Avenue’s growth, and NYC’s fleet of ferryboats with top speeds of 18 mph.
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Central Park
Pelham Bay Park
Edwin Booth
Booth
Fifth Avenue
New York City
New York Skyscrapers Shape and City Images
A historical note outlines New York’s dominance in tall buildings with 40 structures of 36 stories or more, compared to 20 elsewhere in the U.S. It mentions old terms like cloud-rakers, local laws on building shapes, and marshalling city features such as Hart Island dormitories, the Bronx flag, Bar Bizon Plaza arts, and customs hints on watch movements.
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New York
U.S
Mammoth
N. Y
Washington Square
Hart’s Island Prison
Bronx
Barbizon Plaza
New York City Snapshots From a Century Past
A set of curious 19th to early 20th century curiosities about New York City. Pension budgets, public salaries, outside staircases, bathrooms, ancient geology, and vast counts of buildings. The passage surveys urban oddities and historic contrasts in a brisk catalog style.
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New York City
U.S
Pearl Street
New York
New York Harbor
Lafayette Street
Prairie Guns by E E Halleran
Sue Leonard’s father is killed by Morgan Hapes a lawless sheriff and his ally Barlow. Sue is hidden by Mrs Plyly while Terry Donovan faces pursuit and escape amid Indian threats as a scout troop forms to fight the Redskins.
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Sue Leonard
Morgan Hapes
Barlow
Terry Donovan
Mrs. Plyly
Sue
Hapes
Donovan
Leonard
Terry
Redskins
Willie Andrews
Abe Plyly
Button McTague
Hapes-Barlow
Islanders face harsh odds as escape mission goes forward
Donovan and Abe prepare to break through Indian lines to seek help for Forsyth's stranded group. McTague warns of a possible payday for a stash of papers from Barlow's strong box as the island guards hold fast.
Horses Save The Day on the Prairie Rescue Mission
Exhausted riders Donovan and Abe crawl through Indian menace near camps and a buffalo carcass. Injured Abe sprains his ankle while Donovan carries him toward safety. They reach Fort Wallace as relief troops approach, with Trudeau and Stilwell part of the column.
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Donovan
Abe
Plyly
Hope
Fort Wallace
Terry
Denver
Trudeau
Stilwell
Bankhead
Golf hardest to endure says Armour and Cruickshank
In a talk with Tommy Armour about sport endurance he argues golf delivers the toughest punishment mental and nerve in nature, stronger than football boxing or other games. Bobby Cruickshank and Walter Hagen are cited as examples of golf’s searing nerves and yips that ruin rounds.
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Tommy Armour
Armour
Bobby Cruickshank
British Isles
Black Watch
Bobby
Cruickshank
Richmond Country Club
Joe Louis
Louis
Walter Hagen
Bobby Jones
Dempsey
Bronko Nagurski
Jack Hutchison
Hagen
George Low
Jervty Travers
Baltusrol
Travers
Matron's Nightdress for larger figures pattern 5046
Graceful slenderizing nightdress designed for the slightly larger figure. Cool and comfortable with brief cap sleeves. Easy to sew. Complete pattern and finishing instructions for sizes 42 and 46 included Pattern No. 5046. Send 20 cents, name, address, and pattern number.
Overstuffed Chair Remains After Fewer Installments No Relief
A fragmented passage notes fewer payments on an overstuffed chair but little material left of it. The tone hints at financial strain and a diminished belongings situation without clear names or places.
It Makes Sense Jane Hat Purchase Conversation
It Makes Sense Jane questions why she bought the hat. Jean replies that it was not available for free, implying value in the purchase.
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Jane
Jean
It Takes Time Father Joke Dialog
A humorous exchange features a father recalling childhood fibs and a modern son pressing how old he was when he began lying. The brief quip plays on generational timing and parental wisdom in a light moment.
A Big Surprise
A much occupied wife tells of discovering her husband at home one evening after months of wondering where he spent his nights. The anecdote unfolds as she recalls catching him in a surprising situation.
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No. 10 Downing Street
Madison Avenue
E.E. Halleran
Chapter
McTague
Button
Grinnel
Grover
Forsyth
Willie
Fort Hooker
Arickaree
Done- Man
Iosses
Onovan
Ft. Wallace
Sewing Circle
South Wells St
Chicago 7
Ill
Seag
Henry Witkowski
Kennywood
Kellogg Co
Battle Creek
Mich
McKesson & Robbins
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