California Syrup of Figs Ad Warns Mothers
An old advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. It claims quick relief from constipation and related ailments, warns about counterfeit syrups, and directs buying a 50 cent bottle with clear directions for all ages.
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Pat's Whereabouts in the Mill Yard Joke
An English mill manager searched his yard for a missing Irish workman. After returning, Pat explained with a quip that he had been in the center all along, despite the manager claiming to have searched the four corners.
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Pat
Bad Beginning and Odd Personal Ads
A Baltimore American snippet shows a confused marriage inquiry and consent followed by a request for $10. It also notes Putnam Fadelse dyes as easy to use and ends with a cryptic ad stating the only sure things are those that already happened.
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Washington Monument movement in New York 1840s history
A retrospective on Hamilton Square and the aborted Washington Monument project in New York, noting the proposed site, the cost hoped for, and the rallying efforts led by Isaac S. Lyon. It covers the peak of activity in 1847 and the subsequent lapse into obscurity, alongside the broader civic landscape and related figures.
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Washington Monument
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Third
Fifth Avenues
Central Park
Park Avenue
Normal College
Seventh Regiment
Morgan Lewis
George Washington
Washington Monument Association
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Cartman
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Out of the Mouthe of Babes
A dialogue between Robert and his father in which Robert reflects on his father’s boyhood virtue and laments that his father may have missed much fun. The exchange centers on a grandma’s praise of George and Robert’s feeling that strict virtue dampened experiences.
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George
Babyonian Child Delighted by Language Worries
A fragment describes a baby slow to talk in a Broadway Evanston Avenue home. Four year old Elizabeth asks anxiously if the child will grow up English or possibly French, reflecting concern over language.
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Mee Evanston Avenue
Elizabeth
Bhoot Styles Stir Women Allegations In Brief
Scant remarks reveal edgy fashion trend provoking complaints by women about new styles. The terse exchange hints at cultural tensions as designers push boundaries amid social scrutiny.
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