Motor boats bring recreation and sport to all classes
The article chronicles the rise of motor boats as affordable leisure craft from Eastport to Pensacola. It describes family carryalls and cruise possibilities from New York via Hudson and Erie Canal routes to the St. Lawrence, Adirondacks, and Great Lakes, highlighting accessible comfort, self-sufficient living aboard, and broad appeal for clerks, bankers, and businessmen alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York 7
Eastport
Pensacola
Vancouver
San Diego
New York
Hadson Bay
Canadian Adirondacks
Mississippi
New Orleans
Hudson River
Albany
Palisades
Tappan Zee
Highlands
Lawrence
Florida Keys
Florida
Whitehall
Lake
Champlain
St. Johnsbury
St. Lawrence
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Erie Canal
Oswegon Canal
Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence River
State Department
Beaufort
N.C
Georgetown
N. C
Great South Bay
Long Lakes
Cam Island
Guoping
Great Lakes
Illinois
Motor boats and the family carryall era on inland waters
The piece extols motor boats as safe easy to operate for women and children and notes they need no navigator license for ordinary craft. It compares craft sizes from canoes to fifty foot cruisers and highlights suitability for inland waters, hunting, and leisurely outings along routes from New York to Florida and beyond, with Barnegat and Pimlico mentioned as sailing destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carryall
Cartrall
Potter
Congress
Great Lakes
New York
Florida
Barnegat
Chesapeake Bay
Jclear
Pimlico Sound
Uncle Sam as a Buyer of Real Estate Across North America
A historical overview of U S land acquisitions from 1803 to 1867, detailing the Louisiana Purchase, Florida transfer, Mexican cessions, Gadsden Purchase, Alaska, and the Philippines. It notes costs, sizes, and the revenue generated by homestead laws, framing the United States as a vast real estate player with broad geopolitical impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Pacific Ocean
United States
England
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Alleghany Mountains
Mississippi
Spain
Louisiana
France
Napoleon
Europe
Jefferson
América
New York
Black Hills
East River
Ferdinand ViI
South Ameran
Mney
Verdinand
Florida
Ferdinand
Sam
North America
Louisiana Purchase
Mexico
California
Arizona
New Mexico
North Ameri
Manhattan
Queensboro
Gadsden
Arkona
New Alexico
Sau
Chen
Imself
Russias
United States of America
Alaska
Russia
Washington
Montana
Klondike
Orient
East
Steel Trust
Irkutsk Siberia Market Sells Frozen Goods in Blocks
Markets in Irkutsk showcase frozen foods and even liquids in solid blocks. Milk is pressed into chunky blocks with sticks protruding, sold for transport by string or buoyant aid bewaring the cold. Observers note dried meats, fowl, and even propped animals displayed among the stalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irkutsk
Siberia
Searchlights for Boston’s fishing fleet spark new era
Captain Matthew B. Greer fitted his Mary B. Greer with a portable electric searchlight to prevent collisions with tugs and steamers near Grand Banks. The device aids dorymen at night, helps locate lost fishermen, and improves night work on deck and in trawling, with plans for forward and aft electric lights on the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew B. Greer
Mary B. Greer
T Wharf
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Georges
Massachusetts Bay
New England
Greer
Joby Hogan
Gloucester
Muoter
Provincetown
Cape
Kor
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Josuty Colavels Aeraes
of Family Boat
Boston
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