Insurance Companies in Philadelphia and Cumberland County
The Franklin Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia lists directors including Charles N Bancker George W Richards and Samuel Grant. The Alllen and E Pennsborough Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Cumberland County announces full organization under commissioners Stayman Shelly Gorgas and Logan with agents in Carlisle and York County and calls for applications from residents seeking low rates and efficient service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Franklin Fire Insurance Company of
Philadelphia
Charles N. Bancker
George W. Richards
Thomas Hart
Mordecai
D. Lewis Tobias Wagner
Adolphe
Borie
Samuel Grant
David S. Brown
Jacob R. Smith
Morria Patterson
Jhe Allen
E. Pennsborough Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Cumberland County
Commissionera
Vizi
Clu
Stayman
Jacob Shelly
Wm. R. Gorgas
Lewis Wyer
Christian Fleet
Robert Sterrett
Henry Logan
Michael Cocklin
Benjamin St. Maeser
Levi Merkel
Jedob Kirk
Sami Prowell, Sr
Meichair Breneman
Cumberland Valley Mutual Protection Company Board and Agents Named
The Cumberland Valley Mutual Protection Company announces a board for the ensuing year led by President Thos C Miller with Samuel Galbraith as Vice President and David W McCollough as Treasurer. An Agents network across adjacent counties is appointed to forward applications for approval and issue policies swiftly. General Agent S A Coyle Carlisle Dr Ira Day Meshankisburg George Brindle Esq Monroe Jos M Means Reg Newburg John Clendenin Esq Hogestown Stephen Culbertson Shippensburg. September 29 1447.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Valley Mutual Protection ‘Company
Managres
Thos
Premium Plaster by R W P Irland Promises Cure
Indian Vegetable Premium Plaster by R W P Irland claimed to cure pronarsis ursin and related womb ailments in women within three weeks with careful use. He asserts success in 350 cases and sells at one dollar per box in Carlisle through E Elliott and Dr J J Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. P. Irland
Phishe Feela
Carlisle
Elliot
J.J. Myers
Daguerreotype Likeness by J OC NEFF in Carlisle
Daguerreotype artist J OC NEFF informs Carlisle and vicinity he has opened at Hanover and Southern streets, opposite William Leonard’s store, in the former Humer and Reed grocery location. He offers single pictures for 1.50 with a fine morocco case, colored true to life and warranted not to fade.
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J. OC. Neff
Carlisle
anover-and-Souther
Humer É& Reed
William Leonard
Creenesses
New Furniture and Cabinet-Wares Exhibition Notes
A local notice invites patrons to inspect elegant furniture and ready made articles. Prominent display items include seating and bedroom pieces with refined craftsmanship and tasteful design. The advertisement calls for buyers to visit the showroom for further details and pricing.
Sailor Boy’s Funeral From The Sea Song
Poetic lament for a sailor boy named Alan with imagery of seas and sunset. The verse describes lowering the body from the ship, the tears of companions, the helm and foam, and the request to lay him to rest beneath the deep with seaweed and moss wreaths. Dated June 2, 1848, by M C W.
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Alan
Lovers Fated by the Well in Killarney Legend
In a storm bound cottage on the lakes of Killarney a Kerryman recalls the O Donoghue legend. Noreen O Donnel and her beloved Phelim guard a mystic well, vow love, and perish as the waters rise, their spirits said to haunt the guardian sea nymphs and the lake's legends.
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Megillacuddy
Killarney
Europe
Lord Headley
Killamney
O'Donoghue
Cristal
Enn
Donoghue
O'Dondghue
Himsalf
Earth
Couten
Ind
Ander
Luke Whiardi
Lotto
Pharicisne
Noreen O'Donnel
O'Donnel
Noreen
Phebe MacGrath
Phelin
Phelim
Aral
Phesim
Mariner
Invocation to Mother Earth Poem Verse of Nature’s Blessings and Longing
A reflective poem praising Mother Earth for dawns and dusks, lakes and rivers, storms and stars. It mourns weariness yet affirms love for nature, hoping future generations find rest within the earth’s embrace. The piece blends pastoral imagery with a plea for solace in a changing world.
Ambitious wanderer observes fervent village sermon
A narrator recounts attending a crowded village church where a preacher captivates listeners. He notices a courting ambiance as he and a dark-eyed young woman exchange glances amid revival passion. The tale blends romance with social strictures and moral reflections.
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Ambassador of Grace
Shea
Wardaine
John Hay
The Hunter of Tallulah Vanpeven the Tracker
The in depth portrait of Adam Vanpeven known as the Hunter of Tallulah describes his rugged life at Tallulah Falls Georgia. It notes his war exploits in the Creek conflict his large family and thirty children his hunting methods and record deer killed and game hauled on mule back. It recounts remarkable escapes and perilous close calls and ends with a heroic tale of a boy carrying his injured brother two miles home after a rattlesnake bite.
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Tallulah Falls
Geo
Adam Vanpeven
Tallulah
Tallulah Chasm
Vaxoven
South Carolina
Kentucky
Georgia
Ottassee
Vandever
the Devil
Tom Walker
Wanderer
President Polk
Will Online
Fandevaer
Elineh
Ieakoa
Taltulaha
Vancever
Union County
Vadever
Chasm
Tallalah
Washington and the officer who would not drink wine
An army officer visiting General Washington in Philadelphia refused Washington's toast arguing a personal rule against wine. Washington defended the guest's principle, stating he would not force guests to break an established social rule or drink against their inclinations, praising consistency and self restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorner North Hangver
Ulin Shejr
Thale Ling
Boule Plata
Mane
Mysful
Thay
Parsons
Abibut
Ayala
Iber
Waslixee Ton
Washington
Curious Love tale of Charlemagne secretary and a Khodas
A fragmentary veneer of an ancient tale speaks of Eykvaid, a Charlemagne secretary, who falls for the Khodas. A winter visit ends with peril as a grave test and near betrayal unfold, leaving the outcome uncertain in the messy rhad-raphy.
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Eykvaid
Charlemagne
Limon
Hadat
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John J. Myers
West High Street
Geo. Willis Foulke
Jefferson Medical Colllege
S. Hannover Street
Morrets’ Hotel
Ad. Lippe
Qo Mogora Thic
Ain Street
F. ‘Ehrman
Dr. Lc, Loomis
Win-T-Brown
Cumberland ¢ County
Main Street
Garlisle
Joseph Knox
Pittsburg
Allegheny County
Henry Edgar Keene
Cumberland
South Hanover Street
Graham
James R. Smith
D. Adair
Garson G. Moore
Dr. Toster
R. A. Lamberton
Harrisburg, Pa
Wwiliiam Blair
Souther Street
Plainfield Classical Academy
Keey
Cumberland Valley
Burns
Weakley
High Street
Winrot
Cumberland and Perry Hotel
Weilly
Hlailing
Oful Oatler
A.calltront
Leroleon le
Alora
Peither
Borat Rane Aviana
Sipustaphe
Ysis
Irene
Mae Ion of Bliys
FFICE
Chesnut Street
Fifth Street
Pany
Aly
Charles N.bancker
Preat
Cons
Baycksn
Soe
W. D. Seymour
Fire Insurance
THE
Cumberland Valley Mutual Protection Com
Wostyp
Sailor-Boy
Silisesu Mansons
Mother Earth
Grace Greenwood
Mother
Oli Abe
National Intelligencer
Tallulan
Tibet
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