Battery memories of Old New York and Castle Garden
Old Boy's letters recall the Battery as the cradle of New York, with Castle Garden, fort sites, and the evolving waterfront. The piece surveys historic houses, immigrant crowds, and weekend strolling life, ending with reminiscences from Charles Gaylor and a final stroll through Lower Manhattan's past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Green
Lower
New York
The
Battery
Fez
England
Wales
Ameriky
Bowery
Salvation Army
Charles Gaylor
Castle Garden
Christendom
Battery Esplanade
Castle William
Izaak Walton
Origin of Proverbs and Greek Roots in Sayings
A historical survey argues proverbs arise from wisdom shaped into brief sayings. It traces Greek and Latin sources, early authors like Hesiod Callimachus and Menander, and links to biblical phrases seen in Christ, Paul, and other writers. It notes common modern proverbs derived from ancient roots and cross-cultural parallels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aristotle
Ardrigin
Agricola
Thomas Fuller
James Howell
Atin
Solomon
Christ
Saul Os
Pindar
Eschvlug
Euripides
Hesiod
Callimachus
Menander
Erasmus
la Quincey
Sophocles
Chapman
Tomer
Burton
Chicaco Times
New Rattan Basket Design Cuts Freight Costs
A St Louis Globe-Democrat report notes an inventor in the city has created a rattan basket with a packing design that keeps bundles from obstructing bucket packing. The method would allow such baskets to be shipped as fourth class freight instead of double first class, saving space and cost in transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navarino
Gen. Lafayette
Gen. Jackson
John Tyler
Jenny Lind
Barnum
Kossuth
Broadway
Castle Garden
New York
Canal Street
St. Nicholas Hotel
Niblo’s Garden
Beekman Street
Felax G. de Fortran
St. Louis
Sounded Well Cheersboy Hello From Six Months Away
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a lighthouse service, a dramatic company, and a reference to a Pittsburg Bulletin. Names, roles, and precise events are unclear, leaving only scattered hints of past assignments and an observed conversation tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seediman
Light House Service
Eittsburg Bulletin
Also Mentioned on This Page
OUR
New Yor
New Yorker
Court
Henry Hudson
Manhattan
Peter Minuit
Dutch West India Company
Central Park
Washington
Talley Brand
Benedict Arnold
Gen
Gates
Fort Amsterdam
George III
Oliver Wolcott
Connecticut
Ayer
James H. Eastman
Stoneham
Mass
S. J. Graham
United Brethren Church
Buckhannon
W. Va
Lucy Moffitt
Iillingly
Ann WH. Farnsworth
Woodstock
Dr. J
Geo. S. Davis
Tuys
Mecicines
W. A. Kinnear
F. G
Second and
Liberty Streets
Warren, Pa
Jno
J. Nesmith
Water Street
Revere House
Fancy
Croceries
Philadelphia
Times
Pennsylvania
Globe
Associated Press
Boston
Chicago
Unday
No Tons
Science Society
Big
Httle
Tie Times
Tue Times
Oe the Times
the Times
Pearson &Co
Maple Grove Nursery
Waterloo
N. Y
J. F. Reterer
Carver House
T.B. Clawson
Grocer
Three Doors
Fram
Tluireh
Warren
Pasco
Cgoooprici
Fehlman
Kopf & Stenry
Warren Mills Co
Airdairgee
Voc
Hickory St
Carver
Lund
P. Lund, Cutter
Morck Brothers
U.K
Morck
August Morck, Jr
Fanzer& Old
Onesty
Finzer & Bros
Louisville
W. Freeman
John Hepburn
Waren
Pi NA
Liberty Street
Souutheas
Wrecks
West
John C. West &Co
Johnson & Siegfried, Druggista
Dunkirk
Allegheny Valley
Burgh
PITTS
Sredonia
Tairville Ro
Mill
Rwusuvusi
Junction
Feulonville -Aaiey
Russell Orth Warren
Nekson
Apvire Youngsy
Pittsfield
Garland -Newton
Tand Valley
Titusville
M. Jaca
Eaves Warren
Lake Shore and Erie Railways
Jamestown
Graford
D. Thayer
L. T. Bishop
Raymond
C.&h.bartsche
Diamond Block
Wareen
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