New Map of Bla… Details Localities and Stores
Fragmentary OCR describes a new map of Blaise with locales including schools stores farms and residences. It mentions publishers Police Gazette and costs for six months, suggesting a periodical notice or advertisement in a historical New York City context. The readable text is garbled but points to a map showing localities and businesses.
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Ecuerally
Poe Laney
New York City
Ssamr
Ohio
Advertising Rates and Notices in The Altoona Tribune
The Altoona Tribune lists advertising rates including annual payments and discounts for various durations. It sets charges for administrators notices and professional or business notices, with policy on political communications and continuation of unmarked ads. Obituary notices are priced by length.
Directory of churches and Sunday schedules in Altoona area
Tribun e directory lists Predniterian Rov B Cisne Methodist Evangelical Lutheran Unital Brethren Catholic and Baptist pastors with service times Sabbath School Prayer Meetings and sermon hours. Also includes Altoona Mail schedule railway express train times Blairsville and Hollidaysburg branch notes and office hours from June 21 1856.
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B. Cisne
A. Wilson
Eyning
Sea Evangelical Lutheran
Unital Brethren
D. Sreen
Eigeer
Barbath
Jous ‘Cwieas
Cathallc
Kev
Jos Twieas
Altoona
Hollidaysburg
Westera
Veldayaburghs
Western Way
Hallidaysburg
John Shoemaker
St ‘ Gees
Blairsville
Johnstown
A. Scott
Meetings of Masonic and related Lodges and Encampments
Moynisin Lodge AYM No. 281 meets on the second Tuesday monthly in the third story of the Masonic Temple at 7 o clock. Menthal Encampment AYM No. 10 meets on the third Tuesday in the same place at 7 pm. Alabama Lodge IOOF No. 473 meets Fridays in the third story of the Masonic Temple at 7 pm. Veranda Lodge IOOF No. 532 meets Fridays in Patton's Building on Virginia Street at 7 pm. Winnebago Tribe TQR M holds stated council every Tuesday evening in the LGCB Hall at the Masonic Temple. Junior Sons of America Camp No. 31 meets Mondays in Patton's Hall at 7:14 pm.
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Moynisin Lodge
Tle O'Clock
Menthal
A. Y
Matonic
P.M
Abama Lodge
Masonic Temple
Sig Orlock
Veranda Lodge
C. F
Patton’s
Virginia Street
Geen F M
L. G.C
Eberle
County officers and officials list in 19th century article
The article enumerates county officers including President George Taylor and associates J Penn Jones and David Caldwell. It names Prethonotary Joseph Baldridge, Register Hugh A Caldwell, Sheriff George Port, Deputy John McClure, District Attorney Bevj K Hewit, County Commissioners James Sutchizon and others. Also listed are Treasurer Hoover, Auditor J W Tippery, Morrow, A C McCartney, House Directors C Guyer George Weaver Samuel Aver, Coroner James Funk, and Superintendent John Dean.
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Preaident
Mon
George Taylor
J.penn Jones
David Caldwell
Joseph Baldridge
Register and Recorder
Hugh A. Caldwell
George
Port
John McClure
Bevj
K. Hewit
James Sutchizon
David M
J. R. McFarlane
Hoover
Auditory
J. W. Tippery
Morrow
A. C. McCartney
C. Guyer
George Weaver
James Funk
John Dean
Altoona Borough Officials List and Roles
A partial roster of Altoona borough officers includes Justices of the Peace Jacob Good and JOM Cherry, Council members James Lowther R. IE. McCormick John Allison Peter Reed Nelson Granding, clerk Carnett John McClelland, Borough Treasurer James Lowther, and others for school and audit posts. Also listed are election judges and ward representatives with several clerical titles and assignments.
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Altoona
Jacob Good
JOM
Cherry
Burgese
John B. ‘Warfel
Alexander Riling
Junorclore
A. Beek
Alex. Montgomery
If. Robarts
McLankesph
Wm. Valentine
Wan
Local Altoona Advertiser Listing Trades and Goods
An Altoona notice advertises medical services by Hirst and Good and mentions J Henry Lehr's store in Fresone North Ward. It lists goods including white lead, zinc oxide, paint, colognes, and groceries with unclear pricing and dates. The fragment references a March schedule and a broad assortment of shop items.
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C.J. Airset
MLD
Margery Lee and the Meadow Shadows
A narrator recalls a past romance in a moonlit meadow, where two shadows mingle as a youth proclaims love. He later marries a widow with many children, while the speaker asks if her own youth and beauty could have changed the outcome. The memory ends with the enduring allure of a heartfelt, unfulfilled love.
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Juno
Margery Lee
Harry
Ard
Margery
Mysterious Scar and Anecdotes from a Maine Village
A traveler recalls a scarred landlord in a Maine village and a sheriff tale of a 1839 murder by Liste, hidden via a trap door under a cabin. The piece then shifts to brief notes on handshakes and a humorous Ohio legal scene with a boastful attorney.
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Maine
Brigglf
Liste
Jong
Gou
Sheriff Recalls Bold Cellar Rescue From Murder Plot
A sheriff recounts descending a dark cellar after a push from a farmer's wife. A pistol flash injures him but he overpowers the prisoner, places bracelets, and uses a ruse with the wife to lure the sheriff’s horse. The man is captured, jailed for life, and the sheriff bears a lifelong scar from the fight.
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Gude
Jem
Arkansas Wedding Tale and Humorous Southern Observations
A narrative in humorous sketches and travel notes covers a Hartford church sermon on laughter, travel wisdom, and home comfort. It includes a boisterous Arkansas wedding with Melindy Woods and John Stribner, a parson, and a rowdy toast. and a remark on rats, noting Pennsylvania farmers sustain about 976000 bushels yearly.
Trout lore from a New York Farmers Club talk
Robert H. Pell describes trout as seasonally unique and rapidly growing. He notes spawning in October, freshwater behavior, and insects parasitizing the fish until warm weather clears them. He contrasts female and male trout, discusses taste, feeding in ponds, and the trout’s surprising ability to vocalize when pressed.
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Farmers’ Club
New York
Robert H. Pell
Cee
Editor Speaks of Ghosts and Missing Papers
Fragmentary editor notes describe a ghost of a sinner who died without papers and were not found. The jumbled text references horror and a search for a peper, with garbled lines indicating a troubled discourse on missing documents.
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Weg
Peper
Moos
Bible first printed work and a vellum copy’s value
A vellum Bible copy once sold for 2500 dollars highlights the Bible as the first printed book after the invention of printing. The work appeared around 1445 with about 1300 pages in two folio volumes, printed, not penned, revealing early labor and secrecy in the process.
The Babe as Anchor of a Mother's Mood
A mother cannot stray far from her child’s future while by the cradle. The cradle makes the voyage more vivid than any imagined future, guiding her thoughts through years to come. The babe becomes a bold pilot steering a mother’s present.
Kind Words Heal Hearts and Brighten the Home
A quoted piece extols kind words as the brightest flowers of earth, advising use around the fireside to create a paradise in humble homes. It highlights their priceless value for healing wounded hearts and lifting downcast spirits above riches.
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Wwe
Earth
Firedide
Fragmentary reverie on hunger and ascent in war era prose
A terse, archaic reflection contrasts pride and hardship as a man reaches a hilltop. The speaker notes the dignity of honest effort and the shame of ignoring the hard path traveled by the poor, framed within a wartime mood.
Why I Didn't Marry: A Moonlit Confession of Lottie
An unnamed narrator recounts a May moonlit courtship with Lottie, her vivid beauty and heartfelt vows, and his sudden heartbreak when she marries his rival Harry the next day, explaining why he never wed. The tale blends romantic imagery with a sharp personal revelation.
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Lottie
Lattie
Harry
Fragmented Satirical Lines From an Odd Ball Entry
A garbled piece uses sharp slang to mock social behavior with lines about nose wiping nutmeg graters toothpicking razors and aging brides. It features exaggerated scenes of drunken nights and odd beauty schemes alongside mockery of political pursuits and harsh parenting gestures.
City girl recalls maple sugaring trip in country tale
A city girl writing home describes accompanying her beau to a maple sugaring effort in the countryside. She recalls Charley dear attempting to eat wax with his moustache and jokes about a man eating thin dough, noting the humor of rural life.
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A.city
Beau
Charley Dear
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