Gifted Lands and Royal Grants across History
Historic overview of land transfers from monarchs to colonies and companies. Notes include New York and New Jersey gifts, Lord Baltimore’s Maryland, Lords Proprietors in Carolinas, Talbot’s 1793 grant, Prince Edward Island sales and repurchases, Rupert’s Land and Hudson's Bay gifts, and James I’s 1621 Canada gift to Lord Stirling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Columbus
New World
United States
New York
Duke of York
New Jersey
Maryland
Lord Baltimore
Pennsylvania
William Penz
Charles Sl
Yesa
North
South Carolina
London
George
Coltone Talbot
Talbot
Hying
Prince Eoward Island
Georgetown
Charlottetown
Princetown
Dominion of Canada
Canadian Company
Hudson’s Bay Company
Charles IT
Prince Rupert
Hudson's Bay
Rupert's Land
Canada
Atlantic
Hudson's Strait
Pacific
James I
Lord Stirling
James
William Alexander
Nova Scotia
Newfoundand
Charles I
Liverpool
William the Conqueror
Henry II
Lancaster
John
Henry III
Chester
Charles Stuart
Bombay
India
Charles VH
England
East India Company
Shortest life judged by tending to a better
An artful quotation exchange on perception and time quotes EF and a sly optical illusion. The dialogue shifts to a Colton maxim about life’s length depending on purpose, reflecting literary wit in Smart Set.
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Colton
Snobbery Below Stairs in Servants Hall
Frederick Townsend Martin notes enduring snobbery in English servants as seen in the Rothschild visit. A valet recalls traveling for London shows a master’s air and the servants table where staff are ranked by their employer’s name. The piece contrasts past and present class conventions in noble households.
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New York Tribune
Frederick Townsend Martin
Mr. Pickwick
Baron Ferdinand Rothschild
London
Earl Cork
Cork
Artificial Eyes of Glass Lead Across Ages and Nations
The article traces artificial eyes from early methods in Europe to modern prosthetic eyes. It notes medieval and Renaissance practices, the shift to enamel and glass, and the Thuringian and Lauscha glassmakers. It explains materials, construction, and fitting, and mentions the Reform Eye and night-wear practicality.
Night Bell Will and Will Not A Doctor at No 132
A quirky tale unfolds as a midnight caller seeks medical aid and encounters a lawyer who uses a night pen to draft wills for those in urgent need. The piece, blending humor and social observation, notes a doctor in the corner house and ill fortunes spurred by sudden illness.
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Willis
New York Times
Shoplifter Jed and Wife Visit New York City
Jed Shudts and his wife visited New York City and returned home discussing city sights. He recalls entering a department shop and seeing items that whip clean to the top, while his wife humorously misnames them as shopifters.
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Jed Shudts
New York City
Jed
Tarnation
Jedediar
Encouragement Amid Comic Exchange
A brief Harper's Weekly dialogue features Dottipate asserting sharp wit and Miss Cronica calling Cody dear while predicting a future Rice ski challenger, underscoring playful banter and confidence.
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Dottipate
Cody
Miss Cronica
Stong
Harper’s Weekly
Cause For Congratulation
The Boss notes a trace of liquor on your person and the bookkeeper replies that it shows how much better your cold is. This exchange unfolds in a morning encounter featuring Mr Stubpen and the boss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stubpen
Puck
Andrew Jackson and Napoleon in Memoir Anecdotes
The passage recounts anecdotes about Andrew Jackson and Napoleon Bonaparte. It describes Jackson’s plain attire and blunt wit in a Buchanan encounter, and Napoleon’s visit to Frederick the Great’s tomb at Potsdam where he etched Napoleon’s sword in dust and remarked on the fallen king’s enduring presence.
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Andrew Jackson
Franklin
J. W. Forney
James Buchanan
Mr. Buchannan
Russia
Jackson
Buchanan
Miss Fribbe
Europe
Indy
White House
Napoleon
Frederick
Jeaa
Prussia
Potsdam
Frederick the Great
Art and business share a common value says Comrox
The Washington Star notes a conversation where an idealist declares art and business have nothing in common. Mr. Comrox counters that a painting’s value, like a check, hinges on whose name appears at the bottom.
New Jersey Title and Abstract Company Amends Incorporation
Legal notice records a board resolution to amend Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation. It details reducing par value, adjusting total capital to six thou s eight hundred thirty five dollars divided into four hundred eighty one shares at thirty five dollars each. Assent of stockholders is given by two thirds in interest at a meeting held February 27, 1911 at Newark New Jersey.
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New Jersey
Sta
Broad Street
Newark
Charles Nes
Tans Grabee
Ie Nan ‘Corporation
Sai New Jersey
Secretar
Pourther
New Jersey Title and Abstract Company
Hesex
Charles Jones
New Jersey Title and Abestract
Arthur
Ortiz
Delix
Board of Directors
Charles Jow
James PF. Mylod
Reed and
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James L. Toa Lord Stirling
Hudson Bay Company
Germany
Coburg
Ambroise Parc
Dresden
Prague
Stockholm
Thuringia
France
Paris
Lauscha
Micaus
Flannagain
Cassidy
Flannagan
Casey
Philadelphia Ledger
New York Globe
Lady Randolph Churchill
Connaught Place
R. Bedell
Grocer
Franklin and Vreeland Aves
Nutley, N. J
Blunt Andrew Jackson
E. S. Hine
Broad ST
NEW Wiss
Passaic
Chas. Greeme & Son
Main Avenue
Erie RR
Carpenter
Market ST
A. Weyersberg
Valley Brook
Kingsland
Nir
Florist
Cor
Walnut St
Avondale Rd
Nutley, Mds
Nutley
Arthur S. Corbin
Charles Ion
George E Rust
Corbin Oscar. Olsen
George Gleeson
State of New Jersey
D. Dickenson
Department OF State
D. Dickinson
State of
Trenton
TD Bickinson
Seaty
Secretary of State
S. Eblair
Centre Street
Momen
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