Centennial Letter on the Philadelphia Exposition
A reader praises Philadelphia for its beauty and politeness, admires the Exposition main building and its diverse exhibits. The writer highlights Tiffany’s diamonds, the Orange Free State collection, a Hungarian opal, a silver canoe piece for the White House, Gobelin tapestries, Mexican embroidery, Meerschaum, Chinese carving, and the Log Cabin restaurant, urging a broader view beyond popular displays and noting Centennial police help for lost children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New York
Tilden
New
United States
Tiffany’s
Orange Free State
Tiffany
Hiawatha
Gorham Company
Grant
White House
Executive Mansion
Allen, Johnson & Aero Braces
Com. Rendevioregph
Centennial Police
Centaur Liniments Promised Heals and Pain Relief
A bold advertisement extols Centaur Liniments as cures for soreness pain rheumatism and a wide range of flesh and bone ailments. It claims to heal burns scalds bites stings frostbite and various joint and nerve conditions with testimonials from Josiah Westake and others, urging widespread use by doctors farmers and stage proprietors. The copy asserts the product can reduce long standing rheumatism and enable walking without crutches within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah Westake
Marysville
Ohio
C. H. Bennett
Rock Prairie
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U. S
Washington, D. C
R. 8. Gage
Indianapolis
Athens County
National Surgical Institute
Geneva
Ireland
St. Petersbug School of Mines
L. Nicolsky
Smithsonian Institution
Dom Pedro
Mexico
Meerschaum
French Department of Memorial Hall
Penelope
Ulysses
Minia
MELC
Brooklyn Argus
Dem
Samuel J. Tilden
the Argus
Argus
Michigan
Congress
Wetmore & Tilden
Credit Mobilier
America
Tilden and Tweed
Railroad Ring
Tweed
Connolly
Lewis Cass
Brooklyn
F. P. Graham
New Lexington
A. L. Roach & Son
Main Street
Athens
Centaur
Geo. W. Ferris
Laboratory of
J. B. Rose & Bro
Dey St
Samuel Pitcher
Mass
J. B. Rose & Co
Dey Street
Ohio Central Railway Company
Bearin
Court House
Bucyrus
Crawford
State of
Atlantic and Lake Erie Coal Company
Brier Ridge Coal and Iron Company
Dover Mining Company
Sunday Creek Valle Mining Company
Sunday Creek Valley Mining Company
Ohio Great Vein Mining Company
B. B. McDonald & CO
Bacyrus
Wm. H. Powe
Chas, Levassor
Wm. H. Powell & Co
Furriers
Knox & Youmans
Weat 4Th Street
Cincinnati
Wancy Printing
G. H. Carpenter, M. D
Old Stand
Congress Street
W. Sparrow
Silvus
B. Frame, M.D
Norton’s
D. Will G. Cooley
Pomeroy
Dentist
Athens, O
Union St’s
H.K. Blackstone’s
Athens, Ohio
Notary Public
Welch
Chas. Townsend
JONES
Attorneys AT Law
E. J. Jones
First National Bank
W Reed Golden
Merete J. Davison
State ST
Carpenter
Hotels
Brown House
Elmer Golden
W. H. McMonigal
Court St
Ndd-Ly
United States Hotel
L.steenrod
Ndld-Ly
Col. High and
Town Streets
Columbus
Board of Examiners
B. Port, M
City Hall
J. M. Elliott, G. Y. Armstead
Elliott & Armstead
South High Stret
India
C. C. Farquhar
Zanesville, Ohio
Warren House
Farquiar
O.C. Farquhar
Kenocing, &c
Canaanville Railroad
N. Warren
Canaanville
K. K.golden, ‘Ather
J. B. Hustep
Rons
County
N.Y
Broadway
N. Y
Inventors Union
Greenwich St
Beatrice
National Chromo Co
Phila. Pa
Jacob Grones
South Court Street
Prp
W. Ziegler & Co
J.A. McCurdy & Co., Cin
East 8
Union Square
Horace Waters & Sons
P. Duff & Sons
Pittsburgh
Roest
Nebras
Vase Pacific
Mitte Oneer
U. P
BR. B
Omaha
Neb
Brazil
Crittenton
Avenue
Tree & Co
Auguste, Mo
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