Two Bear Flags of California Republic Are Revealed
In a San Francisco Pioneer California history hall two rare flags from 1846 are displayed. The flags show a bear and a star with California Republic beneath, one bear rampant, the other on all fours, tied to the Bear Flag revolt led by Ezekiel Merritt and Fremont's expedition. The piece recounts how Sonoma was captured on June 14, 1846, the flag sewn by Mrs. John Sears, and the eventual hoisting of the Bear Flag before the U.S. flag replaced it after war declaration.
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Genial Order and Historical Society
The
Pioneer of California
Fourth Street
Mission
San Francisco
Mexico
California Republic
John Fowler
Mr. Fowler
Fremont
United States
California
Fort Gabilan
Sonoma
Sutter
Arce
Ezekiel Merritt
Merritt
Vermont
Golden Gate
Col
Ethan Allen
Continental Congress
Republic of
Texas
John Sears
William Todd
Todd
H. L. Ford
California Pioneers
Commodore Sloat
Chicago Tribune
Jay Gould’s Neuralgia and a Private Car Dream
The Brooklyn Eagle reports Jay Gould suffers neuralgia from long years of work and strain. Insomnia and sudden pain spasms are noted, with a cable request to Dr Brown Sequard for relief. A private Pullman car, named after Atalanta, reflects Gould’s wealth and aims to travel broadly, with a prediction that private cars will become common among the rich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Jay Gould
Gould
George
Brown Sequard
Pullmans
Brooklyn Eagle
Bearing the London Stamp in New York Fashion
Alfred Trumbull notes in the New York News how English goods and branding captivate Americans. Boots, hats, suits, shirts, and walking sticks naively marketed as English, with London codes and stamps, shape status. An English tailor’s rising, humorous racecourse scene underscores cultural mimicry and commerce.
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London
England
America
Delmonico’s
Xryzwitzkzi
Alfred Trumbull
New York News
Dizey and the Rough Hat Trick Escapes in Street Fight
A reader recalls a suburb encounter where a drunken man kicked a dog. The narrator used a cane to strike the man’s hat and fingers, then dodged as the assailant fled. The tale ends with a boast about a hat trick method to disable an attacker.
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Dizey
Dawn
New York Journal
Through New Mexico To Primitive Dwellings
A traveler recalls a rapid shift from civilized America to primitive mud houses in New Mexico. Entries are made through roof openings, with ladders hoisted up and down for access. The writer plans to send photographs to England, astonished at such scenes in the United States.
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California
New Mexico
England
America
Globe-Democrat
Five Cents For Peaches and Bermuda Onions Offer
An exchange depicts a vendor offering peaches at five cents each and Bermuda onions priced at three cents each, with the onions pitched as larger and pitless. The dialogue highlights a brisk bargaining moment and suggests a bustling market scene.
The Opera Comique Fire Horrors and Gen Boulanger Role
Paris Cor says a gas like prussic acid filled the Opera Comique during the blaze causing many deaths as crowds jammed outward doors. Gen Boulanger directed police and ordered courtyard doors opened to speed rescue, while pumps arrived hours late amid crowded streets.
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Theatre Comique
Opera House
Demos
Boulanger
Gen. Boulanger
la Rue de Mauvaux
Place du Y Opera Comique
Paris
New York Tribune
Signs and Omens Among the Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore
Edgar L. Wakeman reports on the Pennsylvania Dutch farmer beliefs linking moon phases to farming, livestock omens, and weather signs. Superstitions include moon position guiding planting and harvesting, animal signs predicting luck or misfortune, and death omens tied to church bells, bells, broom use, and dreams.
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Edgar L. Wakeman
A Pointer for Young Wen Clara told off by De Jones
Clara and Dora debate handling a persistent suitor De Jones who calls every night. Genevieve suggests practical kitchen comfort as a courtesy, while all agree the situation tests tact and friendship. The exchange ends with a witty remark about choosing the lesser evil.
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Wen Clara
de Jones
Dora
Clara
Genevieve
Pittsburg
New Kind of Traffic From Osage River Paint Source
The Globe Democrat notes a new substance called tift found along the Osage River near Elizabethtown. After grinding and processing it yields a handsome paint and is largely collected by a single local firm, likely to boost regional paint production.
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Osage
Osage River
Elizabethtown
Globe Democrat
Tempted Monkeys and Their Tempers in the Wild
Telix Oswald in Our Youth describes the temperamental red howler and other primates. He notes the loud defensive roars of the Mycetes monkey when a jaguar appears and the pursuit that often follows. Arab hunters influence rock baboons with stones provoking charges and captures. A Chacma baboon’s hunger and fury cause it to attack bars, escape, chase intruders, and be recaptured after a dramatic rooftop chase.
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Telix
Oswald
The Mexican and His Lottery
In City of Mexico a crowd buys lottery tickets as a daily wheel turning business. A tired old woman smiles and reveals a winning ticket, a priest buys and saves his, and even a beggar seeks a ticket while the Mexican man in the street car bets on luck.
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City of Mexico
Cor
Boston Herald
Gen Sherman's Dramatic Exit At Daly’s Gala
General Sherman presided at Mr Daly’s hundredth performance of The Taming of the Shrew with Miss Ada Reban nearby. He lauded drama’s power to move, then noted that battle’s bugle and a dying comrade’s heart convey what art cannot, ending with a measured, memorable farewell.
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Opera Comique
Earnest Whitney
Poevich
Bobrves Cross
Acker
L. G. Noyes
Warren
Il. G. Neyes
Aker
Drugecst
Philadelphea & Erie K. R
West Sheffield
Erie
Erie E. Pennsylvania Railroad
P. & E. Division
Warren Dail
Sheffield Express
Sheffeld
Ridgway
Ridge
Oil
Sheffield Pin
Sunby Barrisburg
Lancaster
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Pulman
Williamsport
Kane
Erie Express
Aus
Erie Mail
New Yorks
Wilamsport
Warren Express
Sheffield
Il Express
Shefield
T. UL. Erie Express
Chas E. Pughl
Gen'l Man'ge
J.R. Wood
Gen’ Pass
Agt
Pelotos
Glade
Conewango Bridge
Co. L. Dalrymple
Cain
Association
Eotable Revident Association
John Anderson
J.B. Arnold
Etaly
Davis
Beroas
Deaters
D.G. Beers & CQ
Newtown
Conn
Ltzek
N.w.ayer & Son
Philadelphia Cor, Chestnut and
Eighth Sts
AYER
SON
Warren Savings Bank
Warren, Pa
L. F. Watson
T. B. Meemith
A.J. Hazeltine
Cashier
DrrEectors
O. H. Hunter
M. B. Duntam
Jas. Clark, Jr
B. Nesmith
L. RE. Freeman
Eeene National Bank
Myron Waters
Francis Henry
D.L. Gerould
Cashiel
Capital
H. A. Jamieson
I.V. Davis
S.p.johnson
A. Hertzel
W.D. Brown
G.n.warmlee
A. T. Scofield
Efast National Bank
L. D. Wetmore
Pres
M. Beecher, Cash
Warren County
Ireland
Scotland
Europe
Chamberlain Institue
Randolph
N.Y
General Agency
John Sill
Warren, Fe
Adam
Meldrum
Main Street
Nas A
Roy
Raglans
Newmarkets
Newmarkets and Raglans
Jhrsehys
Ande
Main St
Amerarren, Pa
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