Jagger and the Battery Scheme at a Glimpse of Wall Street
The passage depicts a chaotic scene around Jagger a dubious broker conducting a battery related scheme with electric lights ventures and a parlor show. It features Jaggers’s dramatic performance a strange gray object and a sequence of receipts checks and large cash handling amidst a crowd of solid respectable gentlemen. The text also references a separate note on women’s influence and a Boston society item tied to Harvard history and a playful medical aside.
Military Bridges and Pontoon Tactics in Civil War Campaigns
Report on wartime bridge building and pontoon trains used by Union forces. Describes improvised crossings across rivers like the Chickahominy and Fredericksburg, with soldiers anchoring wagons and logs to span water. Noting the long pontoon bridge near It mouth and the dramatic beach crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lander
Chickahominy
Auust
Fredericksburg
Barksdale
Ppt
Leo
Michigan
T. PF. Galwey
Ghisago Hem
The Esqu Mau and the Reindeer
A fragment from a historic column contrasts age and youth with a lawyer’s retainer story. It includes dialogue about aging, memory, diet, and the mind, ending with a curious note on knife handles and a reference to a reindeer tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Lead Pencil Making and Related Household Practices
Fragmentary archival text describes lead pencil production processes with molds and furnaces, plus references to home workshops and routines. It mentions boards and air exposure in rooms, then shifts to brief notes on travelers, winter wear, and Indian household customs as observed by Alice Fletcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliven Triaune
Mima
Alice Fletcher
India
Hal Peven
Miethal
Unclear fragmentary item from historic page
The readable text presents a chaotic line about someone named Tay or Bet and a severed hand, mentioning boasting and a French reference, but lacks coherent context or identifiable event.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bassmageray's Battery
Snes
Kewry
Otto Frases
Olga Fotte
Esemi
Mack
Sharp
Jaggers
Wall Street
Delmonico
Bane
Babel
Air Ling
Jagpers
Seppe Sock
Mariot Movant
America
Massageran
de Hadji
Miessinger
Jagner
Desire
Ferther
Jaggern
Tam
Ceri
Jaguers
Andes
China
Texas Siftings
Boston
Harvard
Mile Mather
Elgin
Avery
Buon Diay
de Lacy Evans
Steve
Evans
Thomas
Cerenis
Faber Fac
Muremburg
Org
Patimtoo
Stam
Ee Lees
Sirong An & Rs
Mimdown
Htumia
Vag Jeden
Flory
Loire
Masuma
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