New Jersey

• Gambling
• Horses and Horseracing
• New Jersey

Horse Racing Disappointments and Fixes [published July 20, 1884]

jpkntz May 9, 2024

     Takin’ in the races at Monmouth Park some...

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• Animals
• Marriage and Divorce
• New Jersey
• Writers and Editors

The Odd Home and Strange Temperament of a Brilliant Writer [published July 2, 1882]

jpkntz January 21, 2024

      Havin’ some business near Newark, recently, I passed...

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• Con Artists
• Entrepreneurs
• Medicine
• New Jersey

Beaucoup Buchu as a Path to Riches [published Feb. 22, 1885]

jpkntz January 8, 2024

      I see that the handsome Mrs. Helmbold has...

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• Landmarks
• New Jersey
• Sailing Ships

Desolate and Lonely Sandy Hook [published July 8, 1883]

jpkntz October 7, 2023

      Ninety-nine out of a hundred persons look upon...

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• Alcohol
• Entertainments
• New Jersey
• Taverns

Downfall of the Westcott Heirs [published June 22, 1884]

jpkntz September 27, 2023

      Goin’ down Broadway recently I passed the site...

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• Disasters
• Music
• New Jersey
• Taverns

How Sandy Spencer Got to New York [published May 3, 1885]

jpkntz August 25, 2023

      Sandy Spencer is dead, and the papers have...

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• Fishing
• New Jersey

Fishing Lore With Joe Dodd [published Sep. 11, 1881]

jpkntz August 19, 2023

      I have always been fond of goin’ fishing,...

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