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Wild Man of the Woods (1870)

☞ The wild man has made his appearance in our midst, and the ghost which was wont to travel at night, and devour costly meals in one of our dwellings has departed. Last week one of our village officials was… Continue Reading →

Troy wit (1856)

☞ A musical festival comes off in the Garden on New Year’s Eve. The Orchestra consists of two hornpipes and six canary birds. After the festival, “Lamb” will recite his Carriers address. Admittance two pistareens. The Trustees and Batestown visitors… Continue Reading →

Roasting the chestnut “Beautiful Snow” over an open fire

Once I was Pure. — Oh! the snow, the beautiful snow, Filling the sky and the earth below! Over the house-tops, over the street, Over the heads of the people you meet, Dancing, flirting, skimming along; Beautiful snow, it can… Continue Reading →

“There was an old man of the ‘burgh” (1879)

Popular poetry: There was an old man of the ‘burgh, Who carried a nice little jurg; And he sipped from it frequent, Wrote things most indecent ‘Bout the people who lived in the ‘burgh. “Village Notes.” Lansingburgh Courier. January 24,… Continue Reading →

Batestown Museum 1855

☞ A museum has been opened at Batestown. The collection consists of ‘a mammoth beet’ belonging to Francis of the Troy Times, and a ‘pair of buckskin suspenders’ worn by the man who built the overslaugh. Admission twenty-five cents. Children,… Continue Reading →

“Guiltless Poverty No Disgrace” (1854)

For the Lansingburgh Democrat. GUILTLESS POVERTY NO DISGRACE. Ponder it well O ye, who blessed with store, Regard with score the abject, suffering poor; In tattered garb what though thy brother be, No shame to him pertains, but rather thee;… Continue Reading →

Batestown Lyceum (1857)

☞ At the last meeting of the Batestown Lyceum, the Question, “When does a dog turn?” was fully debated. It was decided in the negative, although the referee intimidated that “the case being altered, would have altered the case.” This… Continue Reading →

“Where Troy’s Chief Industries Lie” (1890)

Where Troy’s Chief Industries Lie. A facetious but clever correspondent, desiring to show that Lansingburgh owns the majority of Troy’s industries, sends the following account of a school examination in the ‘Burg: Teacher—First female class in geographical location please take… Continue Reading →

“A Visit To Bald Mountain” (1866)

A Visit To Bald Mountain. BY TITUS A. BRICK. Mount Raffinesque is situated three miles North-east from Lansingburgh and the ‘burgh is three miles South-west from Mount Raffinesque. Mount Raffinesque is (very) French for Bald Mountain. Bald Mountain is English… Continue Reading →

“Martial Law in Lansingburgh” (1863)

MARTIAL LAW IN LANSINGBURGH. To our great surprise it has become necessary to declare Martial Law in that dreamy place, that place of repose, Lansingburgh. We are as yet ignorant of any overt act committed by the Burghers of the… Continue Reading →

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