Brewing in New York in colonial times and rules
The article traces New York brewing from 1633 in Bridge Street with early brandy, taverns at Coenties Slip, and stout measures. It notes prohibitions on tapping beer during services, fines, and three month sales bans, plus the Stone Street paving in 1657 and early brewers like Van Covenhoven De Forest and Van Courtlandt.
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New York
Bridge Street
Broad
Coenties Slip
York City
Stone Street
Whitehall
Brouwer Straat
Stone Streets
van Covenhoven de Forest
Bayards
United States
Bayard
van Courtlandt
van Breesteed
Cooper
William Beekman
Beekman
North River
Albany
Old Newcastle
Wilmington
Cornelius Segers
Virginia
John Jacob Astor
New York Tribune
Market Life in St Francois Aims for 6 AM Fare
A vignette of St Francois market life shows women arriving before dawn to sell fruit vegetables and butter while townspeople bargain amid meager supplies and vague tureens. The piece notes slow farming habits and a lively summer fish market with eels wriggling over counters as merchants strive to keep wares on display.
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St. Francois
Plantation Philosophy from a Humble Observer
A narrator quips that a prudent man judges others by their virtues but misspecifies his own, noting that even insects can be wiser than people. The piece humorously warns that honesty isn’t in everyone and suggests avoiding overreliance on associates who share the same company.
Poignant Parable Of Wealth And Memory From Arkansaw Traveler
A concise, folksy fable describes a hungry man recalling past hunger while a well fed neighbor offers no help beyond a remembered obligation. The tale contrasts rural life, charity, and class with a simple, pointed moral.
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Dar
Arkansaw Traveler
Water angel plant blooms with waxy white blossoms
In China the water angel plant grows in running water to keep bulbs and pebbles clean. In a bowl with pebbles and fresh water, bulbs emerge after four weeks, then white rootlets spread and a crown of green leaves appears. Buds form on a stem, opening into a cluster of white blossoms with a gold crown, heralding the New Year and gifts.
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China
Who Discovered the Mississippi in Historic Queries
Somerville Journal notes debate over who first knew and traversed the Mississippi River. It cites De Soto crossing the river in 1539, Joliet and Marquette in 1673, and Cabeza de Vaca as the first European to stand on its banks, while a 1520 map hints at early knowledge.
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Drole
Louis Joliet
Father Marquete
Mississippi
Canada
de Soto
Peres Joliet and
Marinette
Rio del Espiritu Santo
Cabeza de Vaca
Shea
Rhode Island
Somerville Journal
How to Split a Sheet of Paper
A guide explains a method to split a sheet of paper using plate glass and soaking. By bonding both sides with cloth or strong paper, then pulling apart, sections cling to each side. Soaking the paste allows easy removal from the cloth for reuse.
A Lunch Novelty at Prof Swing's Chicago Party
A stylish Chicago luncheon at Prof Swing's elegant home features a society lady who talks nonstop. The amused host drops a satin napkin over her head to hush her eloquence, quipping that it’s how he serves his canary when he sings too well.
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Prof. Swing
Chicago
Grin and Bear It Quip Endorsed By Minister’s Wife
A clergyman visiting a gravely ill woman asked if she found comfort in Bible instruction. She replied she relied on the passage "Grin and bear it." The minister went to fetch a concordance, according to the Oil City Derrick.
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Oil City
French Journalist Dies After Joking About Time
A journal director in America suffers apoplexy just before publication. His family seeks medicine to extend his life two hours or more. He calmly declines, saying two hours would still be too long for the evening edition. He then dies heroically.
The Streets of Venice City and Canals Described
Venice sits on eighty two small islands with over one hundred canals and nearly four hundred bridges. The Rialto and three canal bridges span the Grand Canal while narrow land lanes thread a vast labyrinth of four foot passages and stairways to gondola landings. A Merceria street and St Mark’s Piazza offer broad avenues, and a two mile viaduct connects to the mainland. a steamship shift may replace gondolas, altering charm but boosting commerce.
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Venice
Lagoon of
St. Mark
Grand Canal
Defending Health With Hosteller’s Stomach Bitters
The piece argues that strong physical condition cannot defeat climate sickness alone and urges use of Hosteller’s Stomach Bitters as part of a preventive routine. It stresses sobriety and avoiding disease triggers, claiming the tonic helps ward off malaria rheumatism dyspepsia constipation and other maladies when combined with precautions.
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Mops
Slade Witters
Reef
Hops & Malt Bitters CO
Detroit
Mich
How Mormon Women May Become Immortal
Interview with a Mormon elder outlines the group’s defense of plural marriage. He argues Biblical precedent and belief in eternal spirits justify polygamy, claiming a woman's immortality hinges on marriage to a man and that a man’s status in the afterlife depends on his descendants.
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Fider
Recreation for the Aged in Novem ber Country Party
Aged man in his nineties shows a pastime to pass time knitting afghans from wool yarns. Granddaughter taught the craft, boosting health and purpose as he stays active and not idle. Herald of Health notes. Also remarks on Salt Lake baldness and a light quip about brides and rings.
Favorite Prescription Ad Promises Cure for Women
A quacklike medical ad targets women with nervous complaints and draggin g down sensations. It touts Dr. R V Pierce s Favorite Prescription as a cure all and notes a reduced price available through druggists.
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Bay
What the Sexton Said of Red Star Cough Cure
Lewis Edwards sexton of Mt Vernon Place Church Washington DC reports months of severe coughing and chest pains. He tried several remedies then used Red Star Cough Cure which gave him complete relief.
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Lewis Edwards
Mt. Vernon Place Church
Washington, D. C
Habit of Haste Debated by The London Lancet
The London Lancet condemns the habit of haste in modern city life noting how nervous energy drives work and services. It cites Daniel Lewis M D from Pulpit Treasury, arguing that calmer daytime work would ease nighttime wakefulness and improve rest.
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London Lancet
Daniel Lewis
Pulpit Treasury
Chicago Standard
Resignation of Dr Pierce and his medicine
It astonished the public to hear of the resignation of Dr. Pierce as a Congressman to devote himself to his factory or a physician. His Golden Medical Discovery promises cures for consumption bronchitis cough heart disease fever and ague intermittent fever dropsy neuralgia goitre and diseases of the blood. Also notes steel wire spring beds shipped to New Zealand with a satirical line about frying missionaries.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
New Zealand
Speedy cures and hotel ads in a turn-of-century miscellany
An assortment of 19th century notices and pitches includes cures and pamphlets from World’s Dispensary, hotel promotions for the Grand Union in New York and Gault House in Chicago, travel tips, medical endorsements, and humorous quips. Featured names include Bos ton Port, Dr. J. N. Robinson, Mrs. Hinkham, Drs. Starkey and Palen, and Compound Oxygen. References to the Chicago Standard map series, Carboline oil, and a hair growth anecdote conclude the item.
Allens Lung Balm Sam Promoted by Endorsed Users
A nineteenth century advocacy text extols Allen's Lung Balm Sam as a pure remedy for throat and lung diseases. It claims no opium in any form, stresses high quality ingredients, and urges readers to trust the old, proven product for immediate relief. Endorsements from H. Mooney and Burrill H. Daves accompany the note.
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Allen
Riad
Astoria
Tus
Mooney
Draggiat
la Fayvetry
R. L
Burrill H. Daves
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Pusson
Salt Lake
America
World'’a Dispensary Medical Association
Main Street
Buffalo, N. Y
Boston
New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Grand Union
Horsford
J. N. Robinson
Medina, O
Gault House
Clinton and
Madson Streets
Union Depot
Hoy & Garks
Drs. Starkey & Palen
Girard St
Philadelphia
Athlophoros
Wm. P. Corbit
St. George St. Methodist Church
New Haven
Athlophoros Co
Wall Street
N.Y
Standard
Reo Star
and Mark’ Star
Drugerate
Charles A. Vogeler
Baltimore
Maryland
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Binghamton, NY
P.O
F.L. Pond
M_D
Aucora, Kane Co
Lebanon
Ohio
John Bull
Luis Touie
Bull
DR. Torn Bull
Smith
Main
Louisville, KY
Spanmar
ELY Brothers
Dee
Enone
Peru
J.C. Hottman
Jefferson, Wi
Buckbe
Bor
Hockford
Chicago Ledger
Western News Co
Franklinzo
R. U
Lorillard
R. H. Shumway
Rockford TI
Mark
Kidder
Browell& Cay
Charlestown
L. A
Isaac Thompson
John I
Me Co
Troy
Givaoapresa
T. A. Slocum
Peart St
Etra
John A. Salzer
la Crease
Wis
Globe Manufacturing Co
Mags
CNL
Adnison
A. J. Hileman
Addison
A. J. Colbomn
the Somerset Hers
J. N. Harris & CO. (Limited
Cincinnati
All Medicine
Furnis
Valentine Bros
Janesville
Geo. E. Brown & Co
Aurora, Ill
Cleveland Bay
Anglesea
Exmoor
Europe
England
Holland
W. Tenbury
Fr Street
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