Tim and Timmy on the Coal Barge by the River
A narrator recalls a breezy day on a coal barge where Tim the stowaway and his little friend Ray explore the river scene. Emotions rise as a white slip and a missing child symbolize loss while a tug drags the barge back toward port and a train waits ashore.
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Desa
Amal
Sunny Ray
Tim
Beas
Ray
Tia
Lile
Raynor
Big
May
Gret
Bearde
Aunt Bess
Tom
Jersey Beach
Jersey
Alleady
Baby
Erin
Delaware
Beast
The Coal Bargeman Reveals a Quiet Reunion
In a foggy encounter aboard a river setting, Jon Derwent, unmasked as a coal bargeman, seeks reconciliation with Bess after years apart. Rey, Tim, and Aunt Bess witness restrained emotion as past sins and forgiveness surface, ending with a fragile, hopeful link to Philadelphia.
Artificial Ivory Process Promises Viable Substitution
The Scientific American reports a new patent for an artificial ivory made by hydrating phosphate of lime with phosphoric acid and incorporating calcium carbonate magnesia and gelatine. The mixture is compacted molded and dried, then aged three to four weeks to reach full hardness.
Potatoes vs Cotton Dilemma Stirs Georgia Farmer
Northern Georgia asks why farmers stick to cotton and corn when soil is ideal for vegetables. A Northern visitor urges potato planting with profits cited, but a farmer laments lack of barrels and tools, revealing cultural resistance to change.
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Georgia
Herald
Noted Conductors of the 19th Century Orchestra Scene
A portrait of Julien, Maretzek, Strakosch, Bergmann, Eisfeld, Gilmore, and Thomas. It traces their personalities, styles, and impact on early New York and European opera and symphonic life, noting Julien’s showmanship, Maretzek’s Italian opera influence, the Strakosches, and Bergmann’s precise German approach shaping midcentury concerts and festivals.
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Julien
Man Martesek
The
Etrakeosches
Bergman
Eldipldt
Thomas
Gilmore
Othes
Bergmann
Strakosch
David Braham
Castle Garden
Mother Googe
Gnlsb
Mark
Koenig
Mollenhauer Brothers
Max Mareteek
Maretzek
Pecusiary
New York
Newark
Maretsek
Avenue
Amadlo
Mareszek
Maretzck
Strex
Gsches
Maurice
Maz
Patti
Ivan
Strakosches
Maretzsek
Alder Strakosch
Carl Bergman
Theodore Eisfeldt
Patrick
Theodore Thomas
Boston
New York Philharmonic
Metropolitan Opera
Philhar Orchestras
Niblo
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Jon Derwent
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W. H. Rogers
Central Avenue
Plainfield, New Jersey
E. H. Holmes
Lehigh Coal
Braking Coreen
M. J. Coyne
North Avenue
Madison Avenue
Plainfield, N. J
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Manning Ave
Plainfield
N. J
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Sknidm
Plainfield Water Supply Company
I. L. McVoy
East Front Street
Ovts-Im
John W. Murray
William Wilite
Nathan Harper
R. Pope
Hase
B.D. Newell's
Jackoon & Enerer Ee Counadors
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Cuaneiry
Motarius Public
Veter & Ave
Pete
Nelson
Thaneery Notary Pubs
Etland Park Ave
Orneg
East Prout Street
Luld
N.g
Banke
A. Reed
Laine’s Hotel
Fieet National Bank Tranding
Oothlyr
West Kront Street
Ppp
Malin
Avoute
Wallace V. Miller
Prop’r
John E. Beerbower
City Hotel
Park Ave
Corner
Second ST
Plainfield, N.J
William J. Stephenson
Tee Ee
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Axe Lake
Horatoora
Easton High Bridge
Round Brook
J. P. Baldwin
Shausex
Geo
North Avenue Pharmacy
A. D.son
North Aive
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Stelue & CO
New West Sixth Street
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Stelle
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