New York Letters From a Greenhorn Observer
Special correspondence from New York on August 27 offers a blunt contrast between metropolitan life and provincial town living. The writer jokes about opium joints and Astors while detailing neighborhood rents, street cleanliness, and police manners, noting the city’s high cost if one chooses to live well and the grim practicality of getting by on a tight budget. He observes parks, noise, and the urban landscape, contrasting it with Buffalo and Kansas City, and ends urging aspiring travelers to prepare financially before moving to the metropolis.
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New York
Greenhorn
Metropolitan
Astors
Jeromes
Central Park
Kansas City
Harper's Weekly
New York State
Buffalo
Marguerite
Bar Harbor
Chicago
Lake George
Albany
Johnstown
N. Y
Niagara Falls
East River
Madison Square
Corporation
Broadway
Washington Heights
Park
Park Department
Park Row
Rochester
Coney Island
West Brighton
Cert
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
New Yorker
Charles H. Tuomas
King George and Queen Olga Athenian Visit Prompts Admiring Tour
The King and Queen of Greece, in Athens, glide past Mars Hill and the Acropolis recalling ancient and modern contrasts. King George reforms revive industry while living in a plain palace. Queen Olga sews and quilts in an American rocking chair, speaking English learned at the local MP.D. school.
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Greece
Athens
Marshill
St. Paul
Otho
Acropolis
Pireus
Theseus
Mars Ll
George
Olga
Mp.d
Horace Gresley on Horace Greeley as a public speaker
P T Barnum recalls Christmas Day at Dr. Chapin's church when Horace Greeley substituted for the ailing pastor. Greeley’s drawling humor won over a skeptical Kentucky spectator, transforming initial prejudice into admiration. Barnum notes Greeley's engaging, if lengthy, addresses and the memorable reception from Hightstown residents.
Pussy and the Rat Enjoy Unlikely Friendship at City Livery
A Louisville letter reports a remarkable pair, a large black cat and a large rat, forming a playful bond after an attempted fight. The rat, once trapped, is now seen clambering on the cat and seeking protection, with both spending much time beneath a city stable office as crowds observe their unusual companionship.
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Louisville
Tom
New York Commercial Advertiser
Drunkards Cured by Soaked Bread and Wine Treatment
A Baston Herald summary describes a Norwegian method treating drunkenness by imprisoning the drunkard and serving only bread soaked in wine. After days, the dish nauseates the patient, leading to aversion and often total abstinence, with most patients not returning to drinking.
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Norway
Toper
Baston Herald
London lawyer turned judge cites witness oath deceit
A Boston Transcript note recalls Charles Phillips, an Irish-ancestral London criminal lawyer who rose to a judge in an insolvent court. He rebuked a witness who kissed his thumb on oath, saying you may try to deceive God but not me. Maine buried treasure tales recount a Smithfield man finding a silver teaspoon after 32 years and a Bath woman recovering a spoon during house teardown.
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Custom House
Charles Phillips
London
Boston Transcript
Maine
Capt. Kidd
Lewiston Journal
Faulkner & Allin Subscription Boom Prompts Agents
Philadelphia publishers Faulkner & Allin report high demand for their American Fishes. Agents flood in with eager requests for territory to sell the new work, attracted by promises of substantial earnings and rapid profits.
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Faulkner & Allin
Philadelphia
Fran Tslick
Pur purchasers' Aid Book for Wedding and Holiday Gifts
The notice announces a newly issued Purchasers Aid Book containing a complete stock list and gift-buying hints. It offers to mail the booklet to anyone who applies, inviting readers to request a copy.
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Horace Gresley
Mr. Greeley
Dr. Chapin
Ali
Trom
Kentucky
Hightstown
N. J
Greeley
Mr. Barnum
America
P. T. Barnum
SIA
Wu. Ayres & Sons, Philada
Baker Blanketa
Williams
Harvest Home
Delmonico
G. B. Williams
Adelphia Kitchen
Warren
Punn's
Sulfhr Pat
Solihor Bittersik
Toston
Mass
A, P, Ordway & Cogiva
Court of Common Pleas
Warren County
Jade Township
W. V.N. Yates
Glade
L. F. Watson
T. B. Nesmith
A.J. Hazeltine
H. Hunter
M. 5
Dunham
Jas. Clark, Jr
B. Nesmith
A. J. Hazeltine
L. R. Freeman
Myron Waters
Francis Henry
D. L. Gerould
Cashier
HA. Jamiogsh
Davis
S.P. Johnson
A. Hertzel
W.D. Brown
G.N. Parmiee
A. T. Scofield
Tranqacis
United States
Eric Erickson
Warren, PA
Conewango
Foundry
And
Machine Shop
Conewango Foundry and Machine Shop
John T. Hill
Island
G. Koebley
Nowready
American Fishes
North America
G. Brown Goode
U.S
Lane
Pittsburg
Jewelry
R. Siedle & Sons
Jewelers
Fifth Avenue
Pittsburg, Pa
Howes
N. K. Wendelboe
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