Widow Wicks and a cryptic cradle of memories
A reflective piece centers on a silver cup as a token of past love and a widow in a Bleeker street boarding house. It recounts a romantic fable of loss, memory, and the enduring bond between mother and son amid urban 19th century life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bleeker Street
Holland
Lorenzo Dow
Lord Erakine
Dickens
Oxford
Bangor
Portsmouth
Ohio
England
Shining Angel
A Toast at Port Jervis Celebration
A keynote toast by Joseph Gibson condemns intemperance and its rail route from respectability to ruin. He links the trade to Manokind’s freight, urges prohibition under the Maine law, and calls for charter removal, engineer and conductor discharge, and reversal of the “Nea” to protect freight.
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Scientific American
Port Jervis
Joseph Gibson
Rim
God
Maine
Nea
Amusing Odds and Ends From a Noisy Era
A collection of comic snippets and anecdotes from a Western capital. A barber’s reward for instant hair removal. a hotel hall notice about Assembly members and dining room etiquette. a veteran militiaman’s wary vow regarding British conflict. a showgoer’s blundering entrance prank at the Wigwam. a Wisconsin libby show anecdote involving a door keeper and a suave patron and a misidentified wife. an elderly man’s long prayers delaying breakfast while a son notes the clock and Jerusalem.
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Wisconsin
Chicago
Dodge
Wellihon
Lothia
Madison
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Emeline &. Smitil
Mamma
Widow Wicks
Somers
Charlone
Charlotte
Miss
Congress
United States Agricultural Society
Wm. W. Corcoran
District of Columbia
Washington
Harden
Belvidere
N. J
Jacob S. Harden
Mr. Day
Methodist
Mr. Kirk
Presbyterian Church
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Goobye
Cisus
Avastin
Heliver
New Jersey
Blairstown
Philadelphia
Mount Lebanon
Newell
Fairmount
Virginia
Sagacity of the Bear
Siberia
Sugcest
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