The Postoffice in Early Times and Hazard’s Post in New York
The piece recounts the New York Post Office origins from 1775, highlighting Benjamin Franklin’s postal reforms, Ebenezer Hazard’s appointment as first New York Postmaster, and the early struggles including wartime moves to Dobbs Ferry and later to No. 38 Smith Street. It notes Hazard’s challenges with anti-Federalist papers and stage contractors while detailing his modest salary and road network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ripper
Boston
Thomas Neale
England
London
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Great Britain
Ebenezer Hazard
Thomas L. James
New York Povincial Congress
Continental Congress
Hazard
Catherine Clarkson
Matthew Clarkson
Cornelia de Peyster
Washington
Long Island
Committee On Safety
Mr. Hazard
Dobbs Ferry
Clover
Hercules Cronk’s
Abraham Storm
Congress
Fishkill
Smith Street
William Bedlow
Treasury
Vermilye
Parisian Confidence Game Explained by a Parisian Trick
A Royal Page describes the vol a l Americaine scam in Paris where a naive man is lured with a sack of supposed 25 000 francs. After drinking and burying the sack in a vacant lot the owner borrows the watcher’s valuables and disappears with the securities, leaving pebbles in the sack. The ploy is a well known Parisian dodge recurring in newspapers yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
J. J. Hoss
General Custer and the New York Society Visit
A historical tale portrays General Custer as fond of ladies’ society yet faithful to his wife. In New York he frequented a young friend’s home where a new waiter misread him as a flirt, repeatedly whispering “the General.” The anecdote notes Custer’s courteous servantlike stance and a dinner table moment about Mrs. Custer’s plans.
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Gen. Custer
Washington Independent
New York
William
The Commonplace Young Man and His World
A portrait of the commonplace young man who avoids grand ideals yet embodies practicality and sociability. He is witty, adaptable, generous, and companionable, navigating arts, sports, and conversation with ease, reflecting the era’s energy without pretension. He is essential to everyday life, not a genius but a steady social staple.
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Landor
Darwin
Tyndall
Farpers Bazar
Mormon Bridegroom Arrives in Swiss Town
A Continental Gazette report notes Mormon missionaries in Europe secretly proselytize in Switzerland. An American Mormon allegedly courted a Swiss father's four daughters, asking to marry one after weeks of private meetings, declaring he had become attached. The tale highlights covert proselytizing by Latter-day Saints and cultural surprise in 19th century Europe.
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Europe
Switzerland
Salvationist
Joseph Smith
Continental Gazette
French pickpocket tries to hire lawyer after theft
In London near Cranbourn Street and Lower Soho, Mr. Poland, a renowned criminal barrister, was robbed of his watch. A pickpocket was arrested with the watch, and as Poland gave evidence at Marlborough Street, a dirty Frenchman handed him a bribe letter with two sovereigns a two shilling piece and a half crown. The note urged defense.
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Poland
London
Cranbourn Street
Soho
Marlborough Street
New York Sun
Window shutters and a rumour at Greatheart mansion
Miss Greatheart questions Mr Jenkins about a profitable window shutter business while a rumor circulates that he earned $12 by raising Mr Henderson's blind. Jenkins shifts topic to next Wednesday matinees as the exchange ends in New York Sun style quip.
Remarkable Physician Account Sparks Rochester Debate
A Rochester Democrat tale about Dr J B Henson and his claimed kidney disease cure sparked widespread discussion here. Interview excerpts show Henson stressing Bright’s disease dangers and a remedy praised by Dr S A Lattimore and Mr Warner, with caution against neglecting kidney health and a warning about misdiagnosis.
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Rochester
N.Y
Democrat
J. B. Henson
America
Henson
Andrews Street
Bright
Warner
North St. Paul Street
Everett
Sumner
Chase
Wilson
Carpenter
Bishop Haren
Volger
Colfax
Orleana Medical College
Thad
S. A. Lattimore
State Board of Health
H. H. Warner
Lattimore
Wright
Health a Prize in Life Lottery Cherished Always
A prize in the lottery of life is health and its loss makes life a blank. Diseases like consumption and blood disorders burden life, but Dr. R V Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery claims to cure when others fail. Pierce's pamphlet on consumption mailed for two stamps from the World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo NY.
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R. V. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
World's Dispensury Medical Association
Buffalo
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
John Bull
Sam
Allin
P. O
T. A. Slocum
Pearl St
New York
Rheumatism Relief Report From Portland Reader
The Weather reports Lieut. Charles W. McKim of Portland Kentucky describing twenty years of rheumatic pain. He credits St Jacobs Oil with rapid relief giving him ability to stand within half an hour and ending his suffering during bad weather.
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Charles W. McKim
Portland, Ky
A Vegetable Bouquet Novelty From England
An English lady presented a vegetable bouquet to a gentleman using only vegetables. Carrots in two shapes, radishes, kale, curled endive, and Batavian parsley substituted fern fronds formed the arrangement, including the holder, measuring fifteen inches in diameter and mounted with wires.
The Art of Getting Vigorous Digestion First
A simple rule to gain vigor is improving digestion using Has tetter's Stomach Bitters. Avoid excesses and you may increase strength appetite and weight. Many invalids build lasting health with this renovator of a dilapidated physique and energy. Dyspepsia clears and the constitution strengthens against illnesses like malaria and rheumatism as use becomes persistent.
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Beal Eiters CO
Holland City
Mich
Mulberry Tree Yields and Silk Egg Profits
The Philadelphia Press notes that three and four year old mulberry trees per acre yield 50,000 pounds of leaves to feed 1,000,000 silkworms. With each female laying 300 eggs, a one in ten chance yields 100,000 females and 20,000,000 eggs weighing 500 ounces. Eggs fetch $1.50 to $2 per ounce, giving a baseline egg value per acre between $900 and $1,000. If cocoons are reeled, profits after expenses reach about $2,000, with figures claimed for California and the Southern States.
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California
Philadelphia Press
All Men Are Liars and Health Ads in 19th Century Columns
A collage of period notices promotes Dr Sage's Remedy for catarrh and other cures with free consultations and stamps for books. It also ridicules young heirs, hints at delicate diseases, and ends with quips about hotels and a whisky barrel as a joke.
Medical elixirs and hotel ads feature in fragmented ad page
An assortment of patent medicines and tonics advertised for headaches blood purification and cough relief. Dr N S Read notes Horsford's Acid Phosphate for sick headaches and nervous exhaustion. Also Lydia E Pinkham's Compound is touted. Gault House Chicago offers $2 to $2.50 rooms. Compound Oxygen treatment by Starkey and Palen advertised with free literature. Brown's Bronchial Stuches promise cough relief. Canzouine hair restorer promoted as best for restoring hair vitality.
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N.S. Read
Chicago
Drs. Starkey & Palen
Girard St
Phila
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Davidcfold
Dr. Sage
Bradford Mail
New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Aco
Grand Union
Hades
Horsford’s
New Orleans
Picayune
Lydia E. Pinkham
Boston Post
Gault House
Clinton and
Madison Streets
Union Depot
H. W. Hoy
Brown
Charles A. Vogeler CO
O A. Vogeler & CO
Ballimory Md
Ohio
Ont Ste So
Suit
Smith
Bull
Main St
Louisville, KY
Appison
Usta
Allen
H.C. Mooney
la Faye
Burrill HH. Davis
J. N. Harris & CO
Cincinnati
A. H. Chamberlain
Madison
Wis
Valentine Bros
Janesville
G. CO
World M
Milwaukee
Jacob Woodley
Dearborn St
Ill
J. ME. Taylor & CO
Dearborn Street
Missouri
Oakinis
J.worth
Louis
R. U
Lorillard
DE_LA CLARE
Dela Glare
Ghicaco
Saul Compling
Hops & Malt Bitters CO
Detroit
Duneztar Wayne, du Page Co
Mlinois
France
Cance
Eri
Teexibien
John A. Salzer
Risin
Kfar
W.clm
Des Moines
Towa
Hen
Maryland
Gramps
Hop Bitters
C. L. Janes
Beltsville, Prince George Co
A.reed & Sons
Reed
State Street
Chicago Ledger
United States
Western News Co
THE
Franklin Street
Bagan's
Man and
Beast
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