Painting Banners and Badges Mark 1861 Political Campaign
Special New York correspondence recalls the 1861 shift from roosters poke stalks and coons to grand banners and badges. It details banner production methods on Broadway shops, the rise of silk badges for Republicans and Democrats, and the Moonstone Badge adopted by major exchanges, noting the vivid period imagery and the lasting tourist appeal of campaign memorabilia.
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New York
Soi
Buck
James Carveal
Jackson
Almosh
Broadway
Harrison
Cleveland
Morton
Thurman
White House
New York Stock Exchange
Board of Trade
Gibbon
J. H Beadle
Eli Cooper Locomotive Engineer and Early Rail History
Boston correspondent recalls the first American locomotives led by Eli Cooper of Lowell. Reports the 1834 arrival of The Stephenson and its 1835 26 mile trial to Boston in 77 minutes. Cooper, born 1804 in Stockport, later lived in Woburn, with notes on his youth and career amid 19th century rail pioneering. Also includes health notes on overexertion dangers and heart stress from London Lancet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Boston
National Museum
Washington
Manchester
Hogland
Stephenson Company
Kirk Boott
Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation
Middlesex Canal Company
Lowell
Stephenson
Patrick
Patrick T. Jackson
John Barrett
Eli Cooper
Cooper
Woburn
Mass
Stockport
England
the Locks and Canals Company
Lowell Machine Shop
Boston and
Lowell At Rod Corporation
The Snow and Red Dog Miners Camp Show
A Sacramento troupe recounts taking a two horse wagon to mining camps in Placer County in 1855. In Red Dog they improvise a stage in a former store, face a hostile crowd, and are coerced by local miners to perform again the next night after a raucous welcome and heavy drinking.
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Specis
San Francisco
Sacramento
Placer County
Red Dog
Digeon’s
Avier
Webster
Leried
Tony
Friscom
Consar
Tomorrer
Cap'n
Wild show draws packed hall and tense past misdeeds
The hall packed for six nights as a rough crowd routed rival snide shows. Lew Rattler recalls a policelike feud over questionable circuses and the night a local committee prepared ropes but chose to spare the performers after a blistering, crowd-pleasing display.
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Tio
San Francisco
Lew Rattler
BR. Morncay
Unusual Tomato Recipe From Historic Cookery Note
A dated home recipe describes peeling and pressing eight tomatoes to extract juice, chopping the fruit, and blending with melted butter before steaming in a mold. After cooking one hour in boiling water the dish is served with a sauce of tomato juice thickened with flour, seasoning, and a quick boil. a sweetened egg white drink is suggested for children with upset stomach.
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Butto
THE
Snow &T Red Dog
Pacific
Muistaik
Cornlty
Magbeth
PyRs
J.N
J.B. Hobersack Medical and Surgical Ofice
North Second ST
Philada
Radawni
Philadelphia
Arch Street
Conewango Foundry
ARD
Machine Shop
Gonewango
John T. Hill
Kidnelwy
Bright
Areh St
Phila
Curry Business College
School OF Shore Land
Tuerurc
Maple Shade Hotel
U. G. Shope
Kates
Peer Bay
Kinzua. PA
J. K. Ronne
Liberty Street
Postofice
Warren, Pa
Rren Savings Bank
L. F. Watson
T. Nesmith
A.J. Anveline
O. Ht. Hunter
M. Dunham
Jas. Clark, Jr
Nesmith
A. J. Hazeltine
Freeman
EU Ens National Bank
Warren, Fa
Myron Writers
Presir Franueis
Henry
Gerould
Cashier
Capital
Myton Waters
Francis Newry
A. Jamieson
V. Thivis
SP. Jameson
A. Hertzel
W.D. Tiresyn
Gl .N. Parmice
A. T. Scofield
United S
Flat National Bank
Warren, Pehu'a
Ll.d. Wetmore
Pres. M. Nercher
Cash
Ang. WU
Ireland
Cote Land
Europe
Warren
Island
Wsapru
QO. Koheley
Agad
Binghamton
N.Y
J. Arnold
Washington Street
Binghamton, N.Y
E. Harder
MD Haven, Pa
Duchgine
Harter Medicine Co
ST. Louis
Heme
Theel
North Fourth Street
Bel
Grea Piladaipa
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