Sunbury Wilkes-Barre Rail Schedule Changes
Daily trains run Sunbury to Bloom Ferry and Wilkes Barre with Mail and Express services. Sunday timetable includes Sunday Mail departures from Sunbury and Sunday Accommodation from Wilkes-Barre. Chasek Pugh and J R Wood sign as General Manager and General Passenger Agent.
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Wilkes-Barre
Sunbury
Bloom Ferry
Wilkes Barre
Wilkes- Barre
Chasek
Pugh
J.R. Wood
John Drumheller and Peter Collins Legal Representatives
John Drumheller and Peter Collins with their legal representatives and all whom it may concern are named in a public notice seeking adjudication or action. The document references involved parties and a formal request for court consideration or official response. Further details appear in the surrounding notices.
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T. John Drumheller
Peter Collins
Avethia and Reading Train Schedule November 18 1888
Train times for Rupert and connections to New York Philadelphia Reading Pottsville Tamaqua Catawissa Williamsport Lewisburg Sunbury and Atlantic City. Regular and Sunday departures listed with omits for Sundays. Also court notices include various civil actions and docket entries.
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Rupert
New York
Philadelphia
Reading
Poutsville
Tamaqua &c
Catawissa
Williamsport
Lewisburg
Sunbury
Tamaquas
Pottsville
Tamaqua
Atlantic City
Pier 7
Chestnut Street Wharf
South Street Wharf
Local Auction Grid Names Voters by Township and Week
A fragmented 19th century list shows February and second week schedules of individuals across townships including Bloom Beaver Berwick Catawissa Centralia Conyngham Franklin Greenwood Hemlock Madison Mifflin Orange Scott Locust Pine Roaring Creek and more. Names such as Hassert Heist Kitchen Palmer Richart Sloan Shuman Neshafer Amerman Hopler Dean Eyer Mensch Sawn Waters Zarr Bower Hidlay Hoffman Reinbolu Tooke Hess Lemmon Pealer Gottschall Munson Manhatt Savage Driesbach Knecht Control and many others are present in dense voter or participant roll entries. The document appears to catalog participants or attendees by township and weekly period.
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Bloom
George Hassert
Gideon Heist
Isaac. H. Kitchen
Hiram Palmer
W. C. Richart
C. P. Sloan
Beaver
T. J. Shuman
George Neshafer
Berwick
Henry Amerman
Samuel Hopler
Catawissa
Thomas L. Dean
William Eyer
L. B. Kline
Adam Mensch
Stephen Awn
Perry Waters
Daniel Zarr
Boyd Bower
Samuel Hidlay
Reece Hoffman
Conyngh
Joe Cory
J. C. Dotgy
Charles Kelchner
William McBride
Franklin
John L. Artley
Sylvester Hower
Greenwood
C. W. Eves
Francis Eves
John Mather
Jacobiie
W. P. Robbins
Hemlock
Daniel Go
Orange
G . Miles Delong
Scott —A. B
OUR DAIRY INTERESTS READ BEFORE MILLSVILLE FARMERS
A talk by J. Eckman of Serenopa advocates a reform in dairying focusing on Jersey cows a shift from common stock and scrubs to better breeding and winter dairying He argues for tested cows culling unprofitable ones and investing in warm stables feed and manure management to maximize milk and butter production and reduce waste.
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Jersey
Baltimore Man Credits Cure for Sciatica to Sulphur Flakes
Thomas Hughes of Baltimore writes that a Sister of Charity advised flour of sulfur as a cure for sciatica. He says Hot Springs relief helped but returned on exposure, and after using sulfur in his shoes and stockings he experiences lasting relief from pain.
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Thomas Hughes
Baltimore
New York Herald
Herald
Justice Beach
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Sister of Charity
Anu
Froghatch Enterprise Promises Quick Return at Menasha
Oshkosh Northwestern interview with Menasha frog farm proprietor details a breeding program claiming over 2,000 females producing 600 to 1,100 eggs each per cycle. He outlines stages from egg to tadpole to frog and forecasts 25 000 frogs at two dimes per dozen as next spring’s potential reward.
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Oshkosh Northwestern
Menasha Frog Farm
Batrachia
Pastor Focus Sparks Church Fashion Two City Debates
A Boston woman complains that her pastor never looks at her while preaching, instead fixing his gaze on sinners across the church, diminishing the sermon’s moral impact. In Chicago a woman objects to a pastor who always looks at her, especially when denouncing bumbugs and hypocrites, deeming it an outrage to slight respectable pewholders.
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Boston
Chicago
PortER of Merrimac Builds in Norfolk Navy Yard
Joan L Porter designer of the Merrimac the first ironclad remains at Norfolk Navy Yard wielding a broad ax despite being almost 80. His eventful career contrasts with John Ericsson builder of the Monitor whose old age has been free from want.
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Joan L. Porter
Navy Yard
Norfolk
John Ericsson
White's Pile Specific guarantee claim advert
An 187 year old sales notice promises a universal cure for piles with White's Pile Specific. The product is sold and guaranteed by druggists or sent on receipt of price by L M White, Pharmacist, Bloomsburg Pennsylvania.
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White
L. M. White
Bloomsburg
Unfathomed Quicksand in Western Rail Routes
The Kansas Pacific and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railways faced heavy quicksand in western Kansas rivers. Pile driving failed as piles disappeared. earth and stone fills failed. engineers built short truss bridges despite high costs. An engine vanished in River Bend near Denver, sinking to sixty five feet with no trace found.
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Southwestern States of America
Kansas Pacific
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
H. L. Carter
Kansas
Rocky Mountains
Carter
River Bend
Denver
Huuiau Ken
Artificial silk may replace worm silk, says Paterson maker
A Paterson silk manufacturer says artificial silk is not impossible and could replace worm silk in time. He notes artificial methods already process waste silk and cites Dr. Chardonne of France, who reportedly created a purely artificial silk from nitro cellulose and chemicals in a water bath.
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Paterson
France
Dr. Chardonne
New York Mailand Express
The Peculiar Franklin Family Of Glade Mountain WV
The Chicago Herald reports on Joshua Franklin and his family living on Glade Mountain West Virginia. The couple married on October 14 and all nine children were born on that date with five deaths also occurring on October 14. Franklin claims Confederate service two US captures four wartime misfortunes all tied to October 14. Locals avoid the house on that date and night due to superstition.
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Glade Mountain
West Virginia
Joshua Franklin
Franklin
Chicago Herald
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery for Consumption
Advertises Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for consumption with claims of rapid and sure arrest of ravages if taken in time. urges readers not to despair before trying the remedy.
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Dr. Pierce
Retired Clerk’s Will Leaves 80,000 Florins to Widow
In Vienna a late government clerk bequeathed 80,000 florins to the widow at door 63 who always nodded in greeting. The two daughters dispute the bequest causing impending legal action though lawyers favor a compromise to divide the money.
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Vienna
Sulphur Bitters Promoted as Blood Purifier
An ad-style line urges readers to use Sulphur Bitters as the best blood purifier for clear smooth skin, promising pink and white complexions after treatment.
Misprint over Admiral Luce heading in Louisville paper
A misprint in the Louisville Commercial headings suggests Admiral Luce steamed into the Raytian port with spotted guns. The fragment raises questions about the article’s clarity and potential historical mislabeling in the issue.
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Louisville
Luce
Gloucester man saves lives as life-boat rescuer
ArtTHOUR H. Rows of Gloucester Massachusetts is noted for stopping sixty runaway teams on land and saving many lives at sea with his life-boat. A wagon driver in a Southern town uses the motto Do not monkey with the donkey in his cart.
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Artthour H. Rows
Gloucester
Mass
Dogs as war messengers carry gear on collars
The excerpt discusses methods for dogs to carry dispatches and ammunition using collar mounted cases and chest straps. It notes the small metal case’s security and low visibility versus bulkier leather pouches, and speculates on dogs returning to munitions wagons or serving as water carriers for the wounded.
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Black Wood
Ancient orange trees tied to religious sites and record yields
The Rural Californian notes orange trees in Rome at least since A D 1200 and in Mendi since 1272, plus one in Seville from Pedro I era. Some trees reach enormous sizes with trunks up to five feet around, while others boast ages of thousands of years. Yields are astonishing with trees in Malta and Naples bearing thousands of oranges per season.
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Convent of
Santa Sabina
Rome
Monastry
Mendi
St. Thomas Acuinas
Seville
Spain
Pedro I
Andalusia
Alcala de Guardaire
Malti
Naples
Huerta Granda
Mairena del Alcor
Slip and fall on defective grate injures man
A man asks a lawyer about redress after a slip on a defective street grate. They discuss suing the owner of the property, possible damages, and locate the property owner, but a remark that the law is so defective a verdict comes rarely.
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Sys No
Blank Street
Immense petrified wood block on Broadway NY
A 4200 pound petrified wood block from Chalcedony Park Arizona near Carriza measures 403 by 33 inches and 84 inches high. It is shown on Broadway and used for tabletops and ornaments with a polished surface blending yellow and black resembling redwood.
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Broadway
New York City
Chalcedony Park
Arizona
Carriza
California
Druggist Endorses King's New Discovery Remedies
The speaker claims years of selling Dr King s New Discovery for consumption Dr King s New Life Pills Bucklen s Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters with universal satisfaction and a ready guarantee. If not satisfactory the purchase price will be refunded.
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Dr. King
Bucklen
C. A. Kleim
Australian parasites thrive in San Mateo County
Parasites imported from Australia by the California State Board of Horticulture to combat the white cottony cushion scale survived the voyage and are now thriving in San Mateo County. They reproduce rapidly and penetrate the scale bag to kill the pest.
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Australia
California State Board of Horticulture
San Mateo County
Sleeves Too Long in Winter Comfort Trend
A humorous exchange in dialect asks if sleeves are too long as winter nears. The pair discuss keeping wrists warm as the secret to comfort, reflecting a light fashion note from the era.
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Moses
Gentleman Offers Seat on Streetcar in Chicago
In a crowded streetcar a gentleman offers a seat to a lady who enters. She takes the seat and coolly replies Bliged. He adds a final quip as the exchange ends. Source is the Chicago Tribune.
Barber Shop Quarrel Sparks Firing in Boston
In a New York Sun excerpt a barber shop dispute in Boston ends with a boss discharging a worker on the spot. The exchange centers on language and manners as patrons debate proper terms for gentlemen.
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New
Boston
Vance
New York Sun
Mrs Foster draws big headline in western paper
Mrs Foster is highlighted in large type in a western paper, prompting remarks about gender expectations and media attention as illustrated by a Somerville Journal item.
The Republican and the nee Pres sent to any address for $2.00
A brief notice states that the Republican and the new president were sent to an address for a payment of two dollars.
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Nee Pres
Brothers strike rich in Colorado gold mine claim
S R Roger and his brother, former Hastings residents, found a rich silver bearing vein in the Iron Mask and Kewanee claims near Breckenridge, Colorado. Report says 5,000 men gathered after the find, with offers of 100,000 dollars but a demand of 200,000. The mine lies on the east mountain side and remains work under snow.
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S. R
Roger
Hastings
Mich
Breckenridge
Col
Roger Brothers
Rogers
Chicago Tribune
Two coppersmiths in Hankow coin counterfeiting ring
Two coppersmiths in Hankow formed a private venture to melt imperial copper, producing about ten thousand coins worth roughly £3 before capture. The ringleader faced immediate decapitation, an accomplice was to be decapitated after imprisonment, others received transportation to Turkestan as slaves, and two domestic workers were banished for three years with a hundred blows.
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Rome
Ayer
John W. Benson
Lawrence St
Lowell
Mass
Aver
Hankow
Turkestan
Perkin Gazette
Crape Fabric Origins and European Manufacture
The report traces crape as a light gauze like fabric from raw silk spun on twill. Bologna produces much of it while France popularizes two forms in Lyons. China crape once baffled imitators until M Dugas unveiled the secret.
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Bologna
Italy
France
Jacques Dupius
Lyons
M. Kezon
China
M. Dugas
Clock in Grocery Wins Silent Awe for Twenty Five Years
Regulars at the grocery store admire Jenkins clock, a tireless timepiece that has ticked for about twenty five years since the shop opened. The grocer notes the clock’s steady rhythm as the most striking aspect of the shop.
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Jenkins
George
Mount Vernon History and Washington Family Ties
Mount Vernon began with farm buildings and a mansion built by Lawrence Washington in 1743. He named the estate for Admiral Vernon while serving in the British navy. The property later passed to George Washington, who enlarged the mansion and estate. he died and was buried there in December 1799. Located in Fairfax County, Virginia, on the Potomac River about eight miles below Alexandria.
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Mount Vernon
Lawrence Washington
George
Admiral Vernon
George Washington
Fairfax County
Potomac River
Alexandria
ointment promises cure for skin eruptions in ad style
An old advertisement touts Swayne's Ointment as a simple external cure for eczema tetter salt rheum ringworm piles itching sores pimples and all scaly itchy skin eruptions with no internal medicine required. It claims potency effectiveness and a low cost dated Oct. 18.
Sprinkling Pot Plants With Guano Mixture
A teaspoonful of guano added to two gallons of water makes a spray for potted plants. Use to keep plants in good condition during winter. Ensure pots have good drainage and are placed where frost cannot injure them.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Offered as Winter Cleansing Medicine
An old notice promotes ASPRING medicine for winter health claiming salt meat and animal fats disorder the liver and dirty blood. It endorses Ayer's Sarsaparilla as the best cleansing remedy for all.
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Ayer
Pet Friendly Sign at Sedana Store Invites Passers By
A sign on a Sedana Missouri storefront invites passers by to come in and pet the store cat. The casual invitation aims to attract customers with a welcoming tone at the roadside shop.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cure for Dyspepsia
Advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla relieves thousands of cases of dyspepsia and will cure you with druggist sales.
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Hood
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