Subscriptions and notices from a bygone era
Subscription rates and official names appear, listing figures for One Year Six Months Four Months Two Months. The text then shifts to varied topics including remarks on China arming for war, a World’s Fair heat issue, New York suicides, an Irish MP introducing the American straw hat, Vigilant yacht costs, congressional clerk hire debates, Polk family reinterment in Tennessee, presidential appointments, and advertisements for Arnica Oil Liniment and Mandrake Bitters with Dr Schilcher.
Prairie Fires Ravage Plains From Dakotas to Oklahoma
The article recalls vast prairie fires sweeping the Dakotas, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and Oklahoma, with deaths and heavy losses of homes, livestock, and hay. It details fire origins, guard strategies, and frontier defense, highlighting how farmers use plowed guards and controlled burns to halt flames while stressing risks to towns and people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley
Great Plains
Dakotas
Oklahoma Country
Rocky Mountains
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahooma
Yanleton
Omaha
Topeka
Yuma
Holyoke
Wray
Prairie Country
Col
Colby
Hodgman
Logan
California
Douglass County
Frontier
Plains
Wa. C. Fern
His Vivid Imagination
A brief Town Topics dialogue questions Hobbs credibility. One speaker disputes Tobbs truthfulness, suggesting he may be credulous if he believes a hundredth of his stories, while the other resists charging him with untruths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
Boyg
Tobbs
Saved by a bear in a dramatic alpine swim tale
A boy on a bear hunting trip describes a solo lake swim far from shore as a storm approaches. He recalls diving, floating, and enjoying deep water before a bear rescue unexpectedly interrupts his mood of fearless adventure.
Bear vs Man on Lake Storm Rescue by Bear
A swimmer abandons pursuit of his drifting boat during a mountain storm on a lake. He finds a drifting bear and, after a cautious approach, the bear hauls him toward shore through torrents and lightning. They survive, and the man vows never to kill a bear unless it first attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawam
Chicago Tribune
Cottage footstool pattern from tomato can method
A home craft note explains making a cottage footstool by lining empty tomato cans with newspaper, arranging them in a cluster on paper, tracing the outer shape, and cutting the pattern. The pattern is enlarged later as needed.
Do It Yourself Footstool Cover and Peach Serving Method
A Chicago Record excerpt describes crafting a footstool cover from coarse fabric, padding with cotton, and upholstering with finished fabric and cord. It also details peeling peaches by blanching, cooling, and skinning, then serving with ice, sugar, and cream in individual portions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Willis
Chicago Record
Alpaca Suggested for Bathing Suits Over Flannel
Alpaca for bathing suits is strongly recommended by testers as a lighter substitute for flannel. It is said to shed water rather than hold it, unlike flannel or serge, improving comfort in wet conditions.
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Freeland Tribune
A. Buckley
Eprror
Prorriztor
Mary Streerawook Centre
Efficee
Grover Cleveland
Grover
Allegheny
Roger McGarry
Stegister
Stanley Davenport
James W. Ray
Wilkes-Barre
Plymouth
White Haven
Thomas M. Dullard
Thomas McGraw
Beach Haven
W, BE. Bennett, John F. Neary
Pittston
Freeland
China
New York
Comercial Advertiser
M. McHugh
Armagh
House of Commons
Giladstone
J. Knox Polk
The
United States
Sarah Childers Polk
Polk Place
Nashville
Tennessee State Capitol Grounds
Capitol Hill
Cleveland
Ornblower
Justice Tratehford
Mr. Allen
Potter
Rome
Hornblower
Allen
Supreme Bench
Ila. Press
Schilcher
Mountain Lake
Male
Keiper
Cor
Laurel and Mine
Philip Keiper
PROP
Haaleton
Great Barcatns
Centre Street
Henry, Jonsson
Schilcher’s Drug Store
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Drifton
Jeddo
Lumper Yard
Stockton
Hazleton
Mauch Chunk
Allentown
Bethlehem
Phila
Easton
Newark
Vie Highland
Glen Summit
Wilkes, Barre
B. Junction
Lumer Yard
Delano
Mahanoy City
Shenandoah
Philadelphia
Mahanoy
R. H. Wilbur
Eastern
A. W. Nonnemacher
G. P
Derawann
Susquetanna
Servyiri RaKoap
Eckley
Hazie Brook
Beaver Meadow Road
Houn
Hazleton Junction
Harwood
Cranberry
Tombicken
Deringer
Sp Munday
Oneida Junction
Harwood Road
Humboldt Road
Oneida
Sheppton
Sunying
Ipi
Saeepeat
Roan
Meadow Road
Hazle Brook
Eddo
Haxle Brook
Thng
Jeanesville
Audengee
Lehigh Traction Co
Dlifton
BP. KR. i
Sunbury
Harrisburg
E.R. Coxe
Danial Coxe
J. J. Powers
D. J. Ferry
Ringler
Hell Gate
Rochester
Centre and
South Sts
C. P.geritz
Wise’s
GEO, Wise
Jeddo, Pa
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