Fifty Years Ago in Atkinson Street House and Its Literary Ties
A look back on a brick Atkinson Street home once home to a Calvinist editor and a lively literary figure, Nathaniel Parker Willis. The piece recalls Willis’s rise, his era’s top authors, and the cultural milieu of 1830s and 1860s America, with portraits of early American letters and social wit.
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Atheneum
Boston ‘Recorder
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Nathaniel Parker Willis
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New York ‘‘Mirror
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Count D’Orsay
Oscar Wilde
Luxenbourg
Hippolytus
Phaedra
Willis
St. Paul’s Church
Willia
Cooper
Irving
Bryant
Halleck
Drake
Longfellow
Lowell
Emerson
Whittier
Webster
Everett
Thanatopis
Death of the Flowers
Marco Bozzaris
Redjacket
Persia
Buddha
The Calf Head in the Pot and a Boy’s Warning
A Maryland village boy in church town shouts to his mother that the calf head boils away the dumplings as she winks and nods. The anecdote is followed by a testimonial from Theron P. Keator editor praising Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds with offers for a free trial bottle at Osborn and Shoemaker.
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Brainford
Mr. Wines
Mise Minke
Mr. Winke
Maryland
Ao EAltor
Theron PF. Keator
Ft. Wayne, Ind
Gaszette
Dr. King
Osborn & Shoemaker's drug store
Ruckien Arnica Salve Adverts for Skin Ailments
An old product notice markets Ruckien's Arnica Salve as a universal remedy for bruises sores and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. It claims to cure piles and promises satisfaction or refund. Also promotes Shilows Cure for coughs and bronchitis, sold by Bodgkinson & Co.
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Ruckien
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Asthma Cure Traced to Western Firms and Agents
A fragmented notice lists Boca Mil Co Boca Cal Towle Bros Towle's Station Gal California Iron & Bred Co heating Cal Truckee Lumber Co Truckee suminttlee Co Pros ser Creeg A. M. Wicke Bronco Os Burn & Shoemaker sole Nevada agents Reddington & Co San Francisco whole agents 529 Market Street Box 1870 addressed to J P Kerr Careful handling by druggists and dealers noted.
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San Francisco
Annie Cuneo
Broadway
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California steam Navigation Co
J. W. Crawford
Redington ud Co
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Roseville
J. A. Hoagland
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Lincoln
Mr. Snell
Boca Mil Co
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Caliente Business Directory Notes Local Firms and Contacts
The page lists firms including Z. H. Cook & Co at Fourth and J streets offering price guides for purchasing goods. California State Bank lists Rideout as President with Cox as Cashier and Abbott as Corporate official. Wilton Fancy and Staple Ty goods advertises samples free. Ngbam Restaurant at No. 28 J Street operated by B. Dennery offers varied styling and services.
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Z. H. Cook & Co
Caliente
California State Bank
N. Ds. Rideout
Frederick Cox
A. Abbott
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Gatimane
Wilton
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B. Dennery
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