Wilmington Market Prices and Goods Report of Oct 20 1869
Wilmington market report lists extensive prices and sales across commodities. Turpentine oils sold 15 barrels Virgin and Yellow Dip at 275, Hard at 160. Spirits Turpentine test sales at 41 cents per gallon. other items include cotton, mutton, veal, pork, fresh trout, fish, vegetables, fruits, and dairy products with varied per unit prices in busy coastal trade.
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Winuietos
N. C
RUSIN
OTTON
Wholesale prices fragment sheet with varied goods
An OCR extracted list shows wholesale prices for lumber, tobacco, sugar, molasses, hams, flour, lard, fish, salt, shingles, timber, and other commodities. Numerous entries include weights, units, and scattered prices, suggesting a crowded market itemization from a historical newspaper page without coherent narrative.
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Nolasses
Rosin
Shea Lord
Uerring
City
Goshen
Fates
C. Starch
Engsh Dairy
Tou
N. Carolina
Nice
Caroling
Guus
Porto
Var
Rastorn
Nortlett
Liverpool
Lumher
AyEn
Twain Celebrates Queen’s Birthday With Soda Water
Mark Twain, in Nisgra, recounts a British officers’ party for the Queen’s birthday. He declines strong drink, joins the festivity with Major of the Forty-second Fusileers and other Englishmen, and ends up drinking thirty eight bottles of soda water to honor the occasion.
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Mark Twainesh
Ile
Nisgra
Twain
Mesaye
Principel Hotel
Forty-second
Fusileers
Princes and Presidents in a Long Night of Drink
An Ohio narrator recalls endless celebrations for royal birthdays and a shaky health toll from lemonade and cider. The tale shifts to a decayed tenement and a miser, then to Martin Van Buren’s rise, revealing his political craft and sharp papers on Jackson era ethics.
The Pirate and the Insane Woman Legend
A tale from Picayune about a man of wealth whose secret motive of murder centers on a Portuguese pirate lineage. An insane woman accuses a father figure, a nurse reveals a hidden backstory, and a miser lives alone in a ruined house haunted by memories.
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Moreau Street
Ife
Lafitte
Picayne
Glimpse of Charles Lamb Letter to a Child Parts
A 19th century fragment from a sister to Charles Lamb recalls fifty five years past. The letter describes living in Temple Lane and the makeshift garrets created after moving from their home. It details a cat’s escape, rent of a garret, and Lamb’s struggle to write in an empty, stark space.
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Martin van Buren
Fulton Market
Broadway
United States
Tewenty
Fulton
Mr. van Buren
Polic
Publc
van Buren
Tie
Sud
James A. Hamilton
Jackson
Mr. Hamilton
Hamilton
Hermitage
Washington
Tramilton
Harper's Magazine
Charles Lamb
Temple Lane
Salisbury Plain
Disappointing Garret Turned Print Room To Favorite Sit
A narrator recounts transforming a garret into a print room with old carpeting and wall prints. Her brother trims books for frames while she curates notable authors from Ovid, Milton, and Shakespeare. A hidden Ariosto translation on back of pictures reveals a poem, halting plans and reshaping the space into a beloved study
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Charles
Ovid
Milton
Shakespear
Ariosto
Nothcing
Garret
Koskoo the Poplar Medicine for Women’s Diseases
Thousands of American ladies suffer and die yearly from diseases of the female organs. The Koskoo is praised as a cure for stubborn Scronuma, Disversia, Liver Disease, kidney affections, and general bang. It is widely prescribed by doctors and recommended by thousands of citizens.
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Case
Quack health remedy promises restoration to vigor
A dubious claims advertisement touts a universally applicable formula labeled as a standard remedy meant to restore health and vigor when other treatments fail. It presents the product as non secret and widely available but relies on broad assurances rather than verifiable evidence.
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Wilmington
Wilmington Market
Homestic Market
Prince of Wales
Mejor
Princess Alice
Ier
Duke of Edinburgh
Beatrice
Anne
Mary
Elizabeth
Gertrude
Augusta
William
Simon
Ferdinand
Irene
Spira
Susannah
Socrates
Sampson
America
W.H. Link
A. D
Geo
D. Flack
Jayx
Adm
W. H. Linkhee
J. A. Gray
N.Y. P
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Morning Star
Wilmington, N. C
WM. H. Bernard
Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company
Chartered
Act of Congress
Banking House
Pennsylvania Avenue
19Th Street
Washington, D. C
Wilmington, N.C
Dock Street
Front
R.french
Chin
Benjamin Durfee
WM. Whittlesy
First National Bank
United States Depository and Financial Agent
W. A. McRaxy
Jas
H. Cuaposcurn
D. Waxlace
Exr Murray
Eowin E. Burrouss
Asa K. Walter
Wa. Larkins
K. M. Bowpen
D. Wallace, JR
EARE
South Front Street
Exchange Corner
L. A. Hart, MO. C. Bailey Wilmington. Iron and Copper Works —and
Front Street
Market Street
N.C
Hart, & Bailey
Proprieters
Koskoo
Dr. Lawrence
J. J. Lawrence
M. D
NokFoLs
Miscellaneus
New York
Tue Peorie
Jevman
NEW York Weekly
Europe
N. Y
Street & Smitu
Fulton Street
N.Y
Atom Matue
Califormiania
Byiox
Moone
Bousxs
Mibgon
Tennysons
Ota Tts
Cy Timi
Ucion
Caeli
Parker & CO
Summer St
Boston
Mass
Colton
North Carolina
J. A. Jones
Raleigh
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