New York City in 1728 and the Battery later growth
Special correspondence recalls New York’s founding at the Bowling Green area in 1626, the fort called Fort Amsterdam, and early streets like Broadway and Wall Street. It traces the Battery’s growth, Castle Garden, and state of the city through British occupation and postwar expansion to today’s bustling waterfront and skyline.
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Fort Amsterdam
New York
Welling Green
America
Bowling Green
North River
New Netherland
New York City
May
Narrows
New York Harbor
Staten Island
Governor’s Island
Fort Willam
Bedloe's Island
Castle Arden
Belgium
Port Amsterdam
Washington Irving
Broadway
Wall Street
William Street
Pearl Street
Washington
Fort George
Ragged Little Army
Bowery
Redcoats
Castle Garden
Niblo
Mario
Grisi
Jenny Lind
Sonntws
State Street
Battery
Murray Hill
Bay
Upper
Fifth Avenue
Steamship Companies
Foundling Babes
Dowling Green
Luttle
Bowlngg
Produce Exchange
Standard Oil Company
New City
Park Row
Astor House
Chambers Street
Trinity Church
Fort
Trinity
New Amsterdam
King George
Fort William
Washington City
National Capital
Georgetown
District of Columbia
Capitol
Through Train Comfort in Virginia Journey
A Virginia Railway travelogue recounts an accommodation train from Washington to Richmond covering 116 miles in five hours. The narrator describes Washington’s growing architecture, a Petersburg girl’s reunion with her parents, curious passengers, and locals near Quantico and Fredericksburg, ending with Richmond arrivals and a lingering memory of Virginia creeper.
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Richmond
Washington
Virginia
Petersburg
Potomac
Mary
Pennsylvania Avenue
Florence Dombey
Betwreen Way
Fredericksburg
Milford
Ashland
Oil City
Titusville
Garland
Garfield
Gale
Ridgway
Erie
No Family Physician Quip From Judge About Medical Beliefs
A judge remarks on Freddy and his family lacking a single physician with varied beliefs among relatives. The Brown family’s medical views range from homeopathy to allopathy and Christian science, with relatives relying on quack medicines and massage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddy
Mrs. Hendricks
Jane
James
Bill
Not enough to Go Round in The Epoch
Flossie bursts into her house in tears after her sister Sadie Wa-Wallies takes her chewing gum and refuses to return it, prompting her mother to comfort her with sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossie
Sadie
Merck Drug Store shines in new location under Mullen
The Merck Drug Store, now under T. B. Mullen, offers accurate prescriptions, broad patent medicine stock, and popular goods. New brands of cigars, brushes, perfumes, and holiday wares fill a well lit Scofield block shop, aiming to please public trust and broaden trade.
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Merck
T. B. Mullen
Storea
Merck Drug Store
Ender
Sui
Scofield
Moxais & Mururx
Bargain Goods Offer From a Local Merchant
A local merchant advertises affordable goods, claiming to buy and resell at the lowest prices in the area. The notice emphasizes keeping prices reasonable for customers and suggests a broad range of items available at minimal cost.
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Gotham
Dakota
Montana
Casilo Garden Imam Prate
Cyrus W. Field
Kings Farm
Orver
Alexandria
Windsor
Woodbridge
Quantico
Rappahannock
Castoria
Hotel
la Pierre
8. M. Hogan
Prop’r
Exchange
Oil Exchange
M. Hogan
Ely
Uay Fever
Mall
ELY Brothers
Warren, Btreet
Finzer & Bros
Louisville, Ky
Western
Penna. Fi
Waureen, Pa
P.W. St
Pittsburg
P.M. P.M
Iinsburg
Dap
hEarg Parker
Moxmuty
Franklin
South Carrolton
Sihsiebiel
Allegheny
Vt Olean
Pest
BMI P. Geo
Gatchell
Uien
Gener
Licket_ Agere
Buthoo
Lefford
Ore and
Krisith Traina
Thayer
Clite
Bishop
Warren
Philadelphia & Erie FH. R. Eastwarks
Westward
Sheffield
Erie Accom
St Marys
Erie Dai Kane
Bunbay
Eric Mall
Eric Madl
Pennsylvania Railroad
P. & E. Division
Sheffield Express
St. Marys
St. Marta
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Philadelhia
Williamsport
Kane
West Ward
Erie Express
Erie Mail
Philadelpha
Warren Express
Old Express
Chas. E. Pugh
J.R. Wood
Warren and
Farnsworth
Clarendon Area
Corwen
Underwood
Tiowest Imeta
Dunham's Mill
L. Wood
Valley R. R. Co
Bheteld Dilson
Barnch
sHowers
BrooksionThorpsor
Shefield Jun
Foxbury
North
Val
Sas
Myal
Tionesta Valley
Fransworth Siding
Tiona
Markham
Fransworth
Jerry Crary
Ayer & Son
Chestnut
Eighth Sts
Sanjeie Ayer & Son
Dunkirk
Allegheny Valley
Pittsburgh
AP OM
Fredonia
Laona
Sinclairvil
Rosa’ Mill
Falconer
Junction
Irewnburg
Fentonville
Ackie
Ruase
Youngsville
Pittaflele
Newton Au
Titusvell
Suday
ALL Trailroad
Lake Khi Railways
Ounki
Jamestown
Bradford
5Ia Electric
Wa. Avitas & Sons
Adam
Melgrum
Anderson
Main Street
AIO, Iv. WY
Mit Lgens
Meldrum & Anderson
Bloue
Buffalo
N.Y
Bartsch
Water St
Diamond Block
Warres
Call and
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