Edison Life Treated As Remarkable Yet Modest
United Press recounts Thomas Alva Edison born February 14 1847 in Milan Ohio to Samuel and Nancy Edison. Despite poor schooling early on he was taught at home by his mother and by age twelve he had absorbed substantial reading including Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
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Thomas Alva Balson
Milan
Ohio
Sim=uel
Nancy Holison
Gibbon
Sear
United Press
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Thomas A. Holison
Varios
Raison
Edison’s Early Career as Inventor and Setback Origins
A rounded look at Thomas A. Holison Edison’s youth and career, detailing his restless work ethic, repeated job terminations, trainside publishing, and the early experiments that sparked his later breakthroughs. The piece notes his tireless invention drive, key moments on the Port Huron Detroit line, and eventual rise with the Stock Exchange ticker improvement and the Menlo Park laboratory. It also covers his two marriages, three children from the first marriage, and Charles Edison as head of the West Orange plant.
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Leland Stanford
California
Edison
Naval Consulting Board
Edson
Thomas Alya
William Leslie
Maton Estee
Milw Miller
Charles
Madeline
Theodore
Holison
West Orange
Ash Can heater ad touts Heatrola efficiency
An advertisement at 8 W Main St promotes the Estate Heatrola as a fuel efficient heater with an Intensi-Fire Air Duct. It claims the Heatrola keeps warmth in every room, contrasts it with a lazier can heater, and invites visits or calls to learn about new models and lower prices.
Corry writer Etta barges into lake scene
Brief fragment shows C E Doane and Paul Robinson reference with disjointed names and a lake incident. Not enough readable facts to confirm date place or outcome. fields limited by damaged text.
Industrial Fatalities Drop to 1916 Low in September
Harrisburg reports September incidents in Pennsylvania total 132 fatal and 9,080 non fatal accidents. Coal mining led with 88 in anthracite and 25 in bituminous sectors. manufacturing accounted for 21 deaths. Falling objects caused 2 percent of fatalities and 1,210 injuries occurred. An elderly Franklin resident witnessed removal of a 204 year old giant black walnut tree on the rear property of Mrs. H. D. Mills overlooking French Creek.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Labor and Industry
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Branklin
H. D. Mills
Two Meals Day Best For Stomach Trouble
An old advertisement promotes a German doctor’s remedy Adherika for stomach and nerve issues. It claims two meals a day with water and glycerin, along with Suckthorn bark and a saline compound to cleanse the stomach each morning. The ad says Adherika contains no harmful drugs and promises relief by tomorrow.
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Adierika
Jevek
Keister
Classified Advertising Page With Household and Business Ads
A fragmented classified section lists ad categories for home, office, farm and personal needs and outlines advertising policies. It enumerates sections for automobiles, services, real estate, jobs, business opportunities, and instructional offerings, with guidance on pricing, edits, and ordering.
Pittsburgh Produce Market Report October Readout
Produce notes from Pittsburgh dated October 19 show Butler nearby prices with 9 percent score and 34 percent standards 89 score fees. Apple and cabbage markets steady while onions and potatoes list varied pricing across New York Pennsylvania and Michigan origins. Miscellaneous ads include room rentals trades items and livestock notices.
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Pittsburgh
Butler
Dent
New
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New York
Michigan
Maine
Green Mountains
Pennsylvania
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