Strange Letters and Reunion Follow Long-Lost Kin
A New Castle Courier account tells of a sister named Jessie with a playful missive exchange that ends with misspelled signatures from Jessica and Jeasie. It also recounts Barton Guyer, long missing since 1855, returning to Indiana after forty-nine years, reuniting with his brother Jabez in Cy Guyer’s store in Harrisburg, Texas. The tale spans North Carolina, Texas, Mexico, and Indiana, highlighting family ties across decades.
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New Castle
Wenneeday
Guyer
North Carolina
Barton
Jabez
Texas
Mexico
Harrieburg
Indiana
Henry County
O. Guyer
Lewisville
Frank Guyer
Swayzee
Barton Guyer
Harrisburg
Cy Guyer
Excursions to Chautauqua via Pennsylvania Lines
Special low fare trips to Chautauqua N Y are offered this summer via The Akron Route with through car service from Indianapolis Richmond Dayton Cincinnati Columbus and others. Return limit thirty days for an extended stay. First trip Friday July 5 returning August 6. Second trip Friday July 3 returning August 27. Round trip from Cambridge City is 1.00. Inquiries to J E Gray Cambridge City.
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Chautauqua
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Akron
Pennsylvania and
Erie
Indianapolis
Richmond
Dayton
Cincinnati
Columbus
Cambridge City
J. E. Gray
Half Fare to Cincinnati via Big Four for Convention
Round trip tickets go on sale July 5 6 7 from all Big Four points within 150 miles of Cincinnati at One Fare for the round. Tickets valid for return until July 14 with a 50 cent extension option to Aug 31 1901 by depositing at Cincinnati Joint Agent. For rates and details contact Big Four agents.
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Cincinnati
Big Four
Christian Endeavor Convention
Incinnati
Avauet
Sangerfest Excursions to Buffalo Area Tickets
Americana excursion ticket details indicate travelers will pay Buffalo via Pennsylvania Lines and may return by July 2. The notice mentions Buffalo connections and travel arrangements without specifying dates beyond the return deadline.
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Buffalo
Fragmentary railway notice hints timetable and ticket details
Incomplete OCR text references train schedules and passenger tickets. It mentions dates, times, and line details but lacks clear names or places. The readable fragments indicate timetable adjustments and passenger-end ticket terms without coherent context.
Stable ventilation for Pan American Exposition livestock
Herbert Shearer outlines a practical, cost effective stable design emphasizing cleanliness, fresh air and sunlight. The article explains a King style vent system with a hooded stack, air feeds, and central roof intake to ensure bottom air exchange and top air inflow, promoting healthier winter stock and easier health inspections.
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F. A. Converse
Board of Health
Herbert Shearer
Pan American Exposition to Sparkle with 300000 Lights
The Pan American Exposition will be a Rainbow City by day and City of Light by night with over 300000 incandescent lamps planned for the main court and surrounding buildings. Additional displays on the Midway will add thousands more, including arc lights and lamps on concessions such as the Thompson Aeric Cycle and Streets of Mexico. The Electric Tower illumination is described as astonishing and artistic.
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Mexico
Automobiles Emerging as Major Global Industry
The automobile has gained immense favor and is becoming a leading new industry worldwide. The United States, with its strong inventive capacity, is expected to spearhead this growth. The Pan-American Exposition will illustrate the nation's leadership in this field.
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United States
Instructive Exhibit at Pan American Exposition On Electricity
The passage discusses how smoke behavior reveals air flow needed to ventilate rooms and mentions two systems used in stables. It highlights the widespread curiosity about electricity seen in streets, stores, and homes and endorses the electrical exhibits of the Pan American Exposition as educational and engaging for all walks of life.
Personalities in an amused parade of titled lives
During a late visit, Curzon rode in a carriage drawn by rhino, while tales recount the aging British elite. The piece surveys rulers, nobles, and politicians from Louis XVI’s era to Elizabethan curiosity, noting declines, resemblances, and distant travels. It recalls Tyler’s sons, Armour’s taste, Hall Caine’s vanity, Hale’s absentmindedness, Harlan’s survivor status, and Mrs. Hanbury’s long life.
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Junagach
Curzon
Louis XVI
Queen Victoria
Europe
Spain
Greece
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Austria
Russia
The Glass of Fashion in Spring Gowns
Fashion notes describe embroidered henrietta cloths for waists and negligee gowns, camel hair serge for tailor made pieces, surplice bodices with lace chemisette, crepe de chine sashes with white embroidery, and silk embroidery as a prominent feature. Velvet accents appear in hats with bows and roses, while pale chiffon forms overall bat shapes with floral trims.
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New York Sun
Items of Interest from a Curio Mix of Facts
A miscellany notes Canada has 6000 miles of roads, India may rise as an iron and gold producer, Bengal tigers caused 8 9 deaths in India last year, early American press boasted 1800s papers, 1900s totals show 2262 dailies and 23 038 others with six months of new starts. It mentions Turner’s Grand Canal painting now valued around 125000 at the Metropolitan and Vanderbilt’s reported 75000 payment. It adds a line on kings as insurance risks with monarch lifespans about 50 years since Norman conquest.
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Hale
Maine
A. J. Harlan
Savannah
Andrew County
Kossuth
Congress
T. P. O'Connor
Andrew Clarke
Lord Beaconsfield
India
Clarke
Victoria
Taasmania
Straits Settlements
Major Macnair
Lord Roberts
Miss Bews
Elizabeth Hanbury
Dynevor House
Richmond Hill
Cornelius Hanbury
Christchurch
Richmond
Hanbury
Society of Friends
Royal Bengal Tigers
United States
Turner
Grand Canal
Venice
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Vanderbilt
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Miles
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Ory
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Will
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C. T. Wright
W.H
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Gilbert
John ‘Ountry
Fran Shel
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Myers
Calvin
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Guy Ten
John N
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Fred
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Hahn
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Chas Country
Cambridge City Laundry
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Webb
Cambridge City Lumber Co
Lik Carver
Country
Jackson
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John Stonecipher
Sarber
Central Hotel
Johnson
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Jones
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Chapman
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Scott
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Kepler
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Kerlin
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Hubbert
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Charney
Thornburg
County
Doney
Lindsay
Sara
Sane
Thornbu
W.H Barr
Laeubarweae
Chas Country Tribune
Burg
Ray- Sooeseees Coudiiy
Dooney
Geo
Little
John-e
Littell
W. R
Donicker
Tout
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Dublin Lumber Co
Loeb
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Coun Ead
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Aple
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Walter Seeeee
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Fremont
Osa
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Marson
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Martin
Mt .Auburn
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Walters
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Elliott
Ila
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Evening Star Office
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Ason
Weber
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Western Bank Farm
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James Ree
Cosees
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A. R
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Isaac
Williams
Mack
Willard
Whissle
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Wise
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Wiker
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Coun
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Virginia Senate
William and Mary College
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Glass OF Fashion
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