Samoan Disaster Details Shipwreck Toll and Salvage
A Pacific gale near Apia wrecked the Adler Nipsic Vandalia Vandalia and Trenton. Seven drowned on the Nipsic. many officers and sailors saved or rescued, shipwrecked crews clinging to rigging as rescuers aided. Germans and Americans held memorials, with burial in one spot as heat hindered identifications. The storm did not alter Samoa’s political stalemate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Apia
Fber
United States
Nipsic
Olga
Samoa
Auckland
Sydney
Vandalia
Calliope
Trenton
Ripley
Kimberly
Striker tensions flare as Erie switchmen clash at Fillmore House
In Borvato New York April 15 crowds of Erie switchmen invaded Fillmore House where boarders who filled striker positions quarrelled leading to a pistol drawn before police intervened. A separate hotel invasion occurred Saturday night. The Scoopers Union met to discuss a strike against Niagara elevator bos but police cleared the meeting hall and a crowd in the street with clubs, making one arrest and warning of possible further trouble.
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Borvato
N. Y
Erie
Fillmore House
Scoopers’ Union
Niagara
Light Infantry Refuses to Follow Militia at Washington Parade
Charleston reports Major Gilchrist of the Washington Light Infantry received a General Cruzer letter denying the unit prominence in New York’s inaugural centennial parade. The 1407‑dated group plans to march separately, carrying Colonel William Washington's banner, the lone Revolutionary flag, rather than align with militia.
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Charleston
D. C
Gilchrist
Washington Light Infantry
Cruzer
Washington
New York
Light Infantry
William Washington
Tragic Oklahoma Territory Gunfight In Kiowa Claim Battle
Report of a bloody feud in western Oklahoma between Kiowa Kansas and Texas men over a claim. Gunfire killed one Kiowa and mortally wounded a Texan. the other two fled with wounded comrades in a wagon, truce failed, later found by cowboys near a station.
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St. Louis
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Kiowa
Kan
Texas
Sigs
Tragic Queen and Imperial Bond in Napoleons Circle
The reminiscences recount a boyish quarrel between the Prince Imperial and Louis Conneau over strawberry cream at the Tuileries. It contrasts with the moment the Empress learns of the Prince’s death as the Due de Bassano bears news, prompting the Queen to vow resilience and urgent travel to London and Suez.
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Regenie
Louis Conneau
Doctor Conneau
Napoleon III
Madame Carette
Tuileries
Conneau
Due de Bassano
Lord Sydney
Due
Prince Imperial
Sydney
Zululand
Louis
London
Suez
Origin of Uncle Sam name linked to Elbert Anderson tale
A late 19th century note traces the Uncle Sam label to a 1812 Troy purchase of pork by Elbert Anderson. Samuel Wilson, nicknamed Uncle Sam, allegedly marked barrels “E A U S,” prompting jokes about United States. The anecdote, cited by historian John Frost, entered American folklore and language.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Great Britain
Elbert Anderson
New York
Troy
N. Y
Samuel Wilson
E. A
U. S
John Frost
Boston
Tippecance
H. H. Warner
Warner
Iself
Through Car Service Links Toledo to East via Bowerston
Daily Train No 18 from Toledo at 7 45 p m carries passengers west of Kingsway. Road now open Toledo to Bowerston with through service to Cambridge Marietta and connections to Pennsylvania System east. M D Woodford and James M Halt oversee operations as general manager and agent.
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Toledo
Kingsway
Bowerston
Pennsylvania
Cambridge
Marietta
Akron
Youngstown
Pittsburgh
Chicago
M. D. Woodford
James M. Halt
Gen'l Pass
Bellaire Zanesville Cincinnati Railway Time Table
Time table takes effect November 25, 18X8 for trains operating on Central Standard Time. Partial readable notes reference routes among Bellaire Zanesville and Cincinnati with unspecified train details.
Lack of a Proper Utensil Mistress and New Girl Dialogue
A dialogue from New York Weekly features a butcher ordered to deliver a roast and vegetables to a new housemaid, with misgivings about kitchen capacity. The exchange includes a brief intrusion by a thief and a policeman denying the intruder’s request for ear ring access, reflecting period anecdotes.
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Castle Garden
N. Y
Free Kemp’s Balsam Trial Bottle Offer
The ad invites all to visit any druggist for a free trial bottle of Kemp’s Balsam for the Throat and Lungs. It promises relief and cure for chronic and acute coughs, asthma, bronchitis, and consumption, with large bottles priced at 50 cents and one dollar. A scientist’s unrelated remark about a mosquito is noted as a separate comment.
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Magee
Great Rock Island Route to Pond Creek Oklahoma Country
Advertises a covered travel route for settlers from Chicago via Kansas City and Caldwell to Pond Creek in Indian Territory. Proclaims fast through trains to Caldwell and daily Pond Creek arrival at 10:15 PM. Promotes stage route to Euxemsure and a government land office, with agent contact Geo. H. Smith in Chicago.
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Oklahoma Country
Great Rock
Chicago
Kansas City
Caldwell
Kansas
Pond Creek
Indian Territory
Euxemsure
Government Land Office
Onp Apmene Carrierail
Stace Roan
Rock Island & Pacific
Kansas & Nebraska
Joliet
Ottawa
Peoria
la Salle
Moline
Rock Island
Illinois
Davenport
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
West Liberty
Iowa City
Des Moines
Knoxville
Winterset
Atlantic
Audubon
Harlan
Guthria Centre
Council Bluffs
Towa
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minnesota
Watertown
Sioux Falls
Dakota
Gallatin
Trenton
Cameron
St. Joseph
Missouri
Beatrice
Fairbury
Nelson
Nebraska
Horton
Topeka
Hutchinson
Wichita
Belleville
Norton
Abilene
Colorado Springs
Denver
Pueblo
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Texas
Arizona
Idaho
California
Pacific Coast
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Portland
Los Angeles
San Diego
San Francisco
Union
Albert
Atchison
Leavenworth
Northwest
Iowa
Seneca
Kankakee
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Lafayette
United States
Canada
ST. John
E. A. Holbrook
No Chemicals Walter Baker Cocoa Promotes Purity
An advertisement extols Walter Baker & Co. breakfast cocoa as chemical free and pure. It claims the product is a delicious and healthful drink, cheaper than tea or coffee, and notes the company’s century long reputation for quality. The piece also mentions vast unsurveyed land in Washington Territory as a secondary point.
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Walter Baker & Co
Washington Territory
Fortune Seeking Emigrants and Patent Medicine Notes
A collage of promotional blurbs and trivia from an era newspaper page. It highlights Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for emigrants, Carter's Little Liver Pills, and Pike's Toothache Drops, with anecdotal notes on a photographer's joke, a Brooklyn suitor, and a Harrison Bible reference. It also mentions Date's Honey of Horehound and Tar and Dr Isaac Thompson's Eye Water.
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Date
Pike
Honest Doctor Recommends Golden Medical Discovery
A physician prescribes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for bilious dyspepsia and torpid liver. The remedy purges blood impurities through the liver and kidneys, boosts digestion, and acts as a tonic. It guarantees benefit or a refund, per 1858 copyright notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womip’s Dispensary Medical Association
Proprietors
Timetables Baltimore and Ohio R R Westbound March 10 1839
Baltimore and Ohio timed westbound service between Chicago and Philadelphia via Washington and Baltimore detailed in a concise timetable. Highlights include vestibuled train routes and schedule alignment for travelers in March 1839.
Through Line for Columbus and Cincinnati Rail Route
The Cleveland and Marietta Railway advertises a through line among Marietta Caldwell Cambridge Newcomerstown Canal Dover Canton Akron Cleveland Buffalo Toledo Pittsburgh New York Coshocton Newark Zanesville Columbus Chicago St Louis and Kansas City. Trains No. 1 and No. 2 run north and fast bound with daily and special schedules effective Dec 2 1888.
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A.M. M
Chicago
Holgate
Fostoria
Sandusky
Shelby
Town
Manafield
Cincinnati
Columbus
A.M
Newark
Wheeling
Pittsburgh
Pp. M
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Sander
C. O.scuul
W. W. Peabody
Ill
Marietta
Caldwell
Cambridge
Newcomerstown
Canal Dover
Canton
Akron
Cleveland
Buffalo
Toledo
Coshocton
Zanesville
St. Louis
Kansas City
Maretta
C.&p
Valley Junction
Valley Railways
Panhandle Route Timetable 1888 Steubenville to Pittsburgh
Condensed Panhandle Route timetable lists train numbers and through services between Steubenville and Pittsburgh with arrivals and departures for No 20 No 6 No 10 No 9 No 5 No 1 No 3 along with connections to Wheeling Cadiz New Cumberland Columbus Cincinnati Indianapolis St Louis. Through sleepers Pullman Palace Buffet cars and through time cards are noted.
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St. Louis
Columbus
Cincinnati
Union
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
Reppert
Iow
Ohio
Lim
Steubenville
Indianapolis
Chicago
Ilsaves
Steuben Ville
Cadiz
New Cumberland
St Louis
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the Prince Imperial
London Telegraph
Arkansaz Traveler
Monroeville
Norwalk
Maoo
C .S
Frese Landing
Huron
Milan
M. K. Ar
Lake Erie
R. R
Liv
M. P.m
Canal
Dover
New Comerstown
Macksburg Marietta
Macksburg
Fremont
Oak Harbor
Clyde
Bellevue
Wellington Creston
Orrville
Massillon
Navarre
Va Ney Junction
Sherrodsville
Leesville
Huron Division
A. M.p
Bellaire, Zanesville & Cincinnati Railway
Il Oz
M. P.m.a.m
New Cumberland Ii
Creston
Wellington
Teres
Chandlersville
Cumberland
Belle Valley
Sarahsville
Summerfield
Woodsfield
Catina
Bellaire
P. m. Bellaire
Wees
Te Cumberland
M. Hobarz
Hood
Tlood
William Lansing
Post 49
Neenah
Wis
J. A. Magee &Co
Lawrence, Mass
Hans
Carter
San Crece
Cal
Brooklyn
Harrison
Isaac Thompson
Tne
Seft
No. Y. World
L’art de la Moda
M. J. Morse
Ee & Bust Ith
New Pork
Moody & CO
P. H. Fitzgerald
Ind
C. J
T. Fitzgerald
Attornt At Law
Washington, D
Joseph H. Hunter
Washington, D.C
Rooochktoonn
Wias
Dr. Sage
Missouri Pacific
Mountain Bourr
Oki
Arkansas City
Winfield, Anthony & Kiowa
Ft. Smith and Wagoner
H.C. Townsend
Str. Louis
Paris
Baker’s
W. Baker & CC
Dorchester, Mass
Bate Glee
Northarket
Ontario
Sia
Colomado
Fred
Eusties
G.P. A.C. BR
Q. RR. R
Island
Savage & Farnum
Island Home Stock
Girasse Jele Wayne Co
Mich
Addrer Bavage
A Farnum
Kerkort
Pioneer Buggy Co
Columbus, C
Vocook & CO
Tuapolis
Indiana
Rite
PW. Ziegler &C
Chestnut St
Bonanz
GEO
A. Scott
New York City
A. W. McCormick & Bons
Cincinnat
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Louig
Great Rock Island
Chicago, Ill
Murray St
Timetabs
Baltimore & Ohio
PLM. P.M
Newari
Columbus Ly
Escees
Barnesville, Bellaire
Midland
Central Time
Cleveland & Marietta Railway
Vikoff
Gen
L Annae
W.K. Ric
Agen Valley Railway
Canton & Marietta
Everett
East Akron
Myersville
Greentown
New Berlin
Fake Path
Spenseskiss P
Mineral Po
Mm. A.m
ROD 8
P.m. Ra
P. Peabody
Chicago, West
MULUU
Ent
Ar. P.m
Caywood
Stanley Whipple
Elba
Dexter City
Olive
Dudley
Glenwood
Point Pleasant
Byesville
Oldham’s
Miller’s
Kimbolton Guernsey
Post Boy
Wolff's
Phillipsburg
Turner's
Valley
Nee — A
P.m
Parkersburg
Independence
Louisville
Madisonville
Midland City
Wilmington
Sabina Washington
H Bloomingburgh
Mt. Sterling
Columbus, B
M.a. m
A. m
Pratt Valley Junction
Mineral Point Sake
Lake Park
Myversville
Secon Meses
Bloomingburgh
Washington C
Pitts
Cincinnati & St. Louis
Panhandle
Navy
Limited Express Lyv
Penna
Swift
Sable
Dec
Ann Louitwelt
Lav-Eever
Tun Scher Sprerme Co
Drawer 3
Atlanta, Ga
Ely
Catarreh
Warren Bt
N.Y
Dradfield
Saats
Regulator
Bradfield Regulator
Atlanta
Darvu
Jackson
Maud
Hibbard
Rv. J. Roserts
M. E. Cherch
Fremont, Mich
Ann Arbor
Bright
Slibbard
Agent M. C.R. R. Co
Albion, Mich
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