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The Commodore and the Marine Artist [published Apr. 27, 1884]

jpkntz November 15, 2023

There has been a considerable amount of newspaper...

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Arthur Tappan’s Good Intentions [published Nov. 29, 1885]

jpkntz November 1, 2023

The recent death of Elizur Wright naturally suggests...

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The Music Patronage of Henry Meiggs [published Mar. 25, 1883]

jpkntz October 26, 2023

People are talkin’ now of the monster musical...

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A. T. Stewart, Wine Connoisseur [published Nov. 1, 1885]

jpkntz September 30, 2023

The late lamented Morris Franklin president of the...

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The Sarsaparilla Wars [published Jan. 14, 1883]

jpkntz September 14, 2023

One of the most successful humbugs in the...

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The Great Bean Man [published July 3, 1881]

jpkntz August 13, 2023

There is a quaint old gentleman livin’ in...

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The Vinegar of the Four Thieves in New York [published July 8, 1883]

jpkntz August 9, 2023

The reports of cholera in Egypt and yellow...

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Gordon W. Burnham’s History (?) as a Bootblack [published Mar. 22, 1885]

jpkntz July 19, 2023

[ALERT: PLEASE READ THE “EDITOR’S NOTES” AT THE END...

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Ferdinand Palmo and Italian Opera in New York [published Sep. 11, 1881]

jpkntz July 16, 2023

The recent death of that “prince of caterers,”...

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The Curious Career of Talbot Watts [published Feb. 24, 1884]

jpkntz July 15, 2023

Writin’ of William E. Burton, last week, caused...