Gibraltar Portrait by a Traveling American in 19th Century
Wakeman describes Gibraltar as a monumental fortress and scenic harbor, praising its strategic value for English speaking peoples. He walks the promontory from the signal tower to Europa Point, notes Moorish towers, fortifications, and the bustling harbor with ships from many nations, and extols the cultural tapestry of the Rock town.
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Ohms Dnc
T DE Arch
Gibraltar
Jan
Streit
Rock of Gibraltar
George Rooke
Elliott
France
Spain
Levant
England
Mediterranean
East
North America
Great Britain
Dome
Finisterre
Valladolid
Madrid
Gerous
Spanish Sierras
Barcelona
Sea
Portugal
Italy
Pyrenees
Europe
South America
Sion
Atlantic
Tangier
Africa
Gunmors Inne
el Macho
Bay of Biscay
Morocco
Fez
Imprecnedea
Bay of Gibraltar
Alveciras
Cabrita Point
Bron Eas
Europa Point
Bay of
el Hacho
Genoa
Naples
Almeda Garden
Waterport Street
Epcak L. Wakeman
Slices of Science and Electric Traction Tests
An article describes Chicago tests of a new underwater trolley system that uses a conduit beneath the track and a return current on its own wire. It details construction, safety features, 150 horsepower power, 500 volt operation, elevated motorman platform, and potential to replace horses.
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Chicago
Love Electric Traction Company
P. C. C. Clothiers Basement Bargain Prices Rush
Day sale at P. C. C. Clothiers basement department features many men suits across multiple lots. Prices range from 35 to 455 with cassimere cheviot and Harris fabrics listed for mass clearance, drawing shoppers to Grant and Diamond streets.
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P.C. ©. C. Clothiers
Guar
Hargain
Pittsburg
P. Cac
Ana Elgism
E. O
Best bargains at Campment Sons Fifth Avenue sale
Vests pantalettes and peeves priced 16 to 32 cents. A. G. Campnent & Sons advertise best bargains yet offered at 25 and 27 Fifth Avenue.
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A. G. Campnent & Sons
Krause’s Headache Capsules Promise Quick Pain Relief
Advert says the capsules prevent or stop any headache when taken as directed and claims attacks will diminish with use. It asserts even a cracked skull would feel no pain and that regular use prevents future headaches, sold by all druggists.
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Krause
All Thecisis
Wfrssu
Globe within globe shows day and night with sun beam
A miniature 3 inch earth and 12 inch heavens are set inside a crystal shell. A handheld lantern beam acts as the sun, casting light to illustrate day and night through the year. Swedish papers report a locomotive steam boat built at Kristanstad to navigate lakes with wheel driven tracks on a 3 ft 6 in gauge and 1 in 33 grades.
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Tropics
Kristanstad
Camellia Flour Promises Better Bread Quality
A newspaper note proclaims Camellia the Queen of Flour, claiming the flour makes bread whiter richer and more regular. It urges readers to ask their grocer for Camellia as the preferred brand for improved baking results.
Fleishman Co. Clears Stock Before March First
Fleishman Co to close all ladies and misses coats by March first with deep discounts. Eight medium weight jackets to 250, ten cloth jackets to 5, $8 Newmarkets to 1 50, $10 misses Newmarkets to 2 650, twenty five cloth capes to 10, $15 cloth capes to 7 50, $10 Astrachan capes to 5, $18 Astrachan capes to 8, and 18 French seal to 8 50. The Last of the Season.
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Newmarkets
Breed's Building 98 Fourth Street City Hall to Law Office
A wartime sketch recalls the Old Provost Marshal's Office known as Breed's Building at 98 Fourth Street. Erected about 1846, it housed a city lockup and Mayor's office, later serving as a law building with second and third floor rooms.
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Fourth Street
Avenue
Conscription in the War Era A Provost Marshals Office History
The text outlines 1803 conscription laws, the Provost Marshal's Office figures, and draft procedures. It recounts officers including J Heron Foster, M D Robert B Simpson, William Campbell, and mentions Stanton and other War Department figures. It notes exemptions, substitutes, and penalties, with references to hearings and penalties for noncompliance. It ends with a poetic line quoted by Campbell.
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United States
Hornet
J. Heron Foster
Tue Disraten
Robert B. Simpson
William Campbell
War Department
Edwin M. Stanton
George W. Murphy
Charles W. McHenry
Foster
Cure for St Vitus Dance Promises Nervura as Great Child Cure
A claim that Dr. Greene's Nervura cures epilepsy and other nervous fits in children is advertised as a pure vegetable remedy with $100 price for diabetics in this 19th century promotion. A Brooklyn parent notes his daughter was cured after two bottles following failures by prominent doctors.
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St. Vitus
Brooklyn
Cor City Bank Notice at 401 Smithfield Street
Financial notice lists address 401 Smithfield Street Cor Capital 100000 Surplus 275000 Deposits of 1 and upward received and interest 4 percent. Advertisement promotes Piso’s Cure for Consumption with a coughing warning and 25 cent price at druggists.
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Smithfield Street
Cor
Fourth Avenus
Piso
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