California Money A study in names and coinage in early California
California money details coinage shortages foreign coins and bank practices through 1856 with gold dust and notes. saloon profits from coin exchange and the impact of minting and express charges. a second note reflects on New York names inscribed on apartment vestibule plates and a twist of labor trades and stereotypes.
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D. C
California
Moffit & Co
San Francisco
United States
D. C. Mills & Co
Adams & Co
Page, Bacon & Co
Wella Fargo
Uncle Sam
P. B. Magazine
New York
Vienna
Becker
Schneider
Schuster
Kelner
Lehreiner
Fuhrman
Drucker
Schreiner
Baker
Carpenter
The Schooner and Fore and After Rigs Compared
James G. McCurdy discusses the advantages of the schooner over square riggers in modern transport. He notes lower operating costs from wind power, easier handling, and closer sailing to windward, with schooners loading heavy deck cargos and handling lumber trade efficiently in the Pacific Northwest.
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Pacific Northwest
James G. McCurdy
Quting
The Worm Eater and the Antique Furniture Trade
In London a quirky portrait shows the worm eater, an elderly craftsman who transforms shabby chairs into aged curiosities. He crafts each piece by wormlike methods, then sells them to upscale shops with grand, if dubious, Parisian flair, aiming at wealthy American buyers.
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England
Brittany
Portland Place
Pimlico
Duke of Buckinghawn
Mogsville
London
Tatler
SPEECH OF PARROTS Do These Birds Understand What They Talk About
A reminiscence on talking parrots, recounting Polly the green parrot learning words and phrases, mimicking calls like milkman cries and canary song, and startling visitors with improvised questions in a domestic setting. The piece reflects on whether learned chatter implies true understanding.
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Polly
Helio
Pice
Polly the Parrot’s Hints of Human Woes
A narrator recalls Polly the parrot reacting to illness and household events. The bird questions, consoles, and mimics phrases, mispronounces lines like Count your blessings until corrected, and shows keen interest during family routines, including watching stove tasks and brass polishing.
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Polly
Goodby
Owever
Polly Refuses to Speak in Tense Exchange
In a terse exchange, a man questions Polly about her wellbeing and whereabouts while she remains silent, replying that she is busy. The dialogue captures a tense moment as he presses for conversation and she offers a curt reply.
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Washburn
O. K
Blymer
Carter’s
Sanford’s
Arnold’s
Rand
Ota
Plymouth
Majestic
the Vindicator and Republican Co
Estherville
Iowa
Lane
Howard Graves Provident
BH L Sondrol
James Raphset Oaahier
Estherville State Bank
Sdirectors Inc
Barker
Sondrot
A.D. Root A.F. Lough’ W
Jones
James Hapeset
Howard‘'Graves
Estherville,cwa
E. B. Roper
J. P. Kirby
Wheb Vincent
H. Allen
Cashion
The
First National Bank
Estherville, Iowa
Old Line Company
Dard
U. Dann
London Spectator
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