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Lamb was in the middle of converting the former coconut-processing plant at 165 Duane into co-ops and offered Mango work as a night watchman.
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 June 2026
Perhaps the oddest was a night watchman of cows.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Instead, Dick Eastland, Edward Eastland and the camp’s night watchman, Glenn Juenke, were the only three adults leading the evacuation effort, a process that quickly turned into chaos.
—Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Filene found them in city directories: James Doyle, depot foreman, Northern Pacific Railroad; Frank Appleton, night watchman.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 June 2026
Perhaps the oddest was a night watchman of cows.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Instead, Dick Eastland, Edward Eastland and the camp’s night watchman, Glenn Juenke, were the only three adults leading the evacuation effort, a process that quickly turned into chaos.
—Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Filene found them in city directories: James Doyle, depot foreman, Northern Pacific Railroad; Frank Appleton, night watchman.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Night watchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/night%20watchman. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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