Quiet New York Mother Lifts Silent Burden Over St. Nicholas
In a stark New York scene at the corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and 128th Street a plain, orderly woman with a calm face is seen at dawn walking toward Central Park. The passage describes how the city’s poor dwellers overlook her quiet dignity amid daily struggles for meals and shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas Avenue
One
Hundred and Twenty-eighth Street
New York City
Central Park Gate
Kady Brownell keeper of Central Park kiosk remembered
An army veteran notes Kady Brownell known as Comrade Brownell in Providence for serving in the Civil War. She is the only woman regularly enlisted in the Union Army and marched beside her brothers. Her pension, a Burnside tribute, and a torn Confederate flag fragment mark her service to the Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
One Hundred and Twenty Eighth Street
Park Cottage
Robert C. Brownell
Kady Brownell
New England
Brownell
Providence
Silas Howe
Army of the Union
Burnside
United States Service
Ie Flat
Fighting Bob Evans Earns Nation Wide Popularity
The piece profiles Captain Robly D. Evans known as Fighting Bob Evans. It highlights his popularity in Washington and the Navy Department, his command of the Yorktown during Chilean tensions, and his self restraint after calls to strike Valparaiso. It notes a Virginia lineage and thirty eight years in the navy with a daring reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Robly D. Evans
Evans
Yorktown
Chile
Valparaiso
America
Bob” Evans
Sam
Virginia
Navy
Uncle Sam
Leaders of Army and Navy Profiles in Civil War and Frontier Fame
A portrait of General Nelson A Miles tracing his rise from a twenty six year old volunteer to major general and frontier legend. It also features Captain Robley Evans known as Fighting Bob for naval exploits including Fort Fisher actions and garrison authority in Varparaiso harbor. The piece notes Miles and Evans as emblematic soldiers blending discipline and risk with public stature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Jefferson Davis
Fortress Monroe
Stanton
Grant
Fort Sumter
Boston
Massachusetts
Hancock
West Point
Chancellorsville
Lee
Washington
Second Army
Europe
Sherman
Judge Sherman
Cleveland
John Sherman
William T. Sherman
Jack Tar
Jack
England
Army
United States
Queen Victoria’s Private Mail and Royal Servants Rules
A historical sketch explains why many letters marked private to Queen Victoria receive no reply. It details folding etiquette, paper color, courier handling, and the roles of the Mistress of the Robes and the Indian secretary, plus strict royal color and carriage rules for servants and family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Household
England
Agent's visit sparks identity mix at merchant's desk
A patent chuin salesman, Barton Zebulon Day, visits a busy merchant. The merchant reads the card and replies with a playful double meaning, noting the name Day on the card matches his own name, B. Z. Day, before bidding farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton Zebulon Day
Cosmopolitan Novelty Company
B. Z
Klondike talk ends with fishy cow milk tale
In Alaska era lore a mission Jersey cows fed on dried salmon all winter, producing cream for coffee. A Klondiker testifies from experience while others doubt the tale. The scene ends with a dealer paying three large dog salmon as proof of truth.
Wife of late Guatemalan president Barrios an actress
The wife of the late President Barrios of Guatemala was Miss Alge Benton. She lived for a time in the Protestant orphan asylum of Mobile Alabama. She later became an actress, and it was during her stage career that Barrios met her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Barrios
Guatemala
Alge Benton
Orphan Asylum
Mobile
Ala
Barrios
Fireproof Furniture Demanded by Fire Officials
The record of fires in buildings highlights the need for drastic regulations on furniture inflammability. Brick walls and iron beams help little without strict rules. Desks and chairs must be metal or nonflammable, with no wood in plastering casings doors or windows. Private papers only may burn.
Story of English Pluck: Hendersons Africa Adventures
The Outlook details Lieutenant Henderson’s daring travels in the Gold Coast Hinterland. He outwits captors at Sofa camp near Wa and faces Samory’s 4000 warriors on his throne visit, impressing the monarch by refusing tribute and shaking hands. His calm courage yields a valuable British Mohammedan power liaison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieutenant Henderson
Africa
Gold Coast
Henderson
Samory
Jimini
Great Britain
Culinary and Decorated Ware at Low Prices
Fehiman Bros offers CuIina and decorated ware at very low prices, emphasizing value and selection for bargain shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CuIina
Fehlman Bros
The Expert Professional Woman Mender Earns High Pay
The expert mender earns a pretty penny by neatness and deftness in repairing rents and replacing buttons. Women who keep clothing in order are easier on charges than tailors, and the professional mender regularly engages customers and never neglects them.
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Warren Mail
Warren, PA
Kady CR. Brownell
Royal
Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
Bob Evans
Iowa
General Nelson A- Miles
Man OF
the Hour
Captain Rob
ZY D. Evans
Capt. Evans
Nick
Bob
Fort Fisher
Gore
Herbert
Andrew Carnegie
Capt
Nelson A. Miles
Pierce
Wm. Smothers
Millston, Jackson Co
Common Sense
Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
Victoria’s Facs
Queen Victoria
FrOz
Walter L. Main
Warren
May T
N. K. Wendleboe
Liberty St
First National Bank
F. H. Rockwell
F. K. Russell
Warren County
Penn’a
Ireland
Scotland
National Line of Iron
Liverpool
Queens
Town
Antwerp
Hamburg
Bremen
Havre
Paris
Gothenburg
Christania
Copenhagen
Maean Lizbiz
Walter LE
Producer
Consumer
Kopf. & Henry
Grocers
Water Street
Maine
F. R. Scott’s Book Store
Water St
the Rambler
Rowland & Sons, Exchange Block
W. H. Drouen
U. S
Dearborn St
Chicago
The
N. Y. Weekly Tribune
National Family
N. Y. Tribune Almanac
National Book of Reference
State of
McKinley
Con
Whittaker
Wasrren
Lord Wolseley
Greyfriars
Edinburgh
Sexton
Aberdeenshire
Highlands
Hielands
Batchelors
Erie
Philadelphia
Cincinnati St. Louis
East
West
N.Y
Russia
Czar of
County
Pennsylvania
Sheffield
Harrisburg
Sunbury
Lancaster
Baltimore
Pullman
Williamsport
Kane
Phiadelphia
J. B. Hutchinson
J. R. Wood
Gen’l
Avent
Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley & Pittsburgh Railroad
New York Central & Hudson River
R. R. Co
Ux. Sun
Sun
Dally Run
Sosee Bytacube
Rochester
Niagara Falls
C.cccsreeee Bummbio
Cesses
Dunkirk
Fredonia
Cassadaga
Oole
Sieee Oie
Frewsburg
Fentonville
Youngsville
Pittsfield
Escowe Galla Dd
Sesese
LOY Podo
Grand Valley
Titusville
Ol City
Falconer
Falconer Junction
D. C. Moon
N. Y
H. Pakry
Exchange St
Ma Atul Railway
Kinzua
Bradford
Salamanca
Olean
Olean Express
Pittsburg
Irvington
Trifoute
Tionesta
Oil City
Buffalo Express
City Express
W.S. Leffard
R. Bell
J. A. Fellows
Mooney-Brisbane
Clinton Streets
Tionesta Valley Railroad
Sheffield Junction
Lamona
Junction
Shef
Jerry Crary
Humphreys
Colkefulr
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