The Strikes and Business Chaos in New York of 1870s
Special correspondent reports on Erie road strike leadership Donahue, high living costs in Therne lsville, wage cuts from 26 to 30 dollars, rising rents, and social strain. It notes destructive trade disruptions, perishable goods losses, and widespread crime. Temperance drives target liquor shops, while women support strikers and forthcoming unrest looms.
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New York
Tavent
Ludlow Street
Donahye
Erie Road
Ile
Donahue
Thernellsville
Ife
Arade
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
How Prairie Dars Get Water
A Nebraska cor sensor notes prairie dogs dig water wells. F Leech, former Mercer county resident now in Ogalalla, reports each prairie dog village has a concealed deep water well with a circular staircase. One well was 200 feet deep, with a descent route for drinking, illustrating the animals’ bold persistence in survival.
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F. Leech
Mercer County
Ogalalla
Neb
Nebraska
Chicago Journal
London Exhibition of Varley Telephone Invention
The Telephone by Cromwell Varley is shown in London with a large condenser connected to the induction line. Varley plans a speaking telephone soon and hints at possible advantages over Bell’s design. Telegraphy influence noted as the device gains practical use in large buildings and offices with rental at 35 a year and over 400 units in operation. Prof. Bell has gone to Europe and will test transatlantic talking experiments.
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Cromwell Varley
London
A. Graeham Bell
Bell
Mar. Varley
Atlantic
Europe
Norge
Woodbury
J. J. Case & Co
Bergman & Dorman
Bridge St
Court House
CircumVenting the Husband Amusing Irish Drinking Incident
A Waterbury Conn. American describes a comic Irish tale where a man locks his wife indoors to stop her whisky drinking. A whisky friend arrives, she uses a clay pipe to siphon liquor through the keyhole, and the husband returns to find her drunk on the floor.
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Erin
Begorra
Strictly Confidential Country Visit Hint From Detroit Girl
A Detroit Free Press snippet recalls a girl describing summer plans for a trip to the country. She mentions her family, including a rich seeming father, work in a saw-mill, berry picking, and fixing clothes for fall, while the family stays away in the heat and keeps the secret.
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Cass Avenue
Uncle
John
Tom
Detroit Free Press
The Credit Business and Public Dinner Toasts
A Detroit exchange notes two men debating credit in a Woodward Avenue store with a witty miscue about granting credit. A public dinner scene follows a preacher’s toast to all people that on earth did dwell, reflecting on eternity and human limits. The Norristown Herald cites a Pittsburgh paper about a young man who shot himself in the West End, with playful commentary on his prognosis and hypothetical directional details.
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Norristown Herald
Pittsburgh
West End
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Temperance Alliance
Marry Ersking
Woodward Avenue
Detroit Prep Press
Smith
Michigan
Parmer's Co-Operative Mouse
Cor
Stephenson and
Adams Streets
JL Case& CO
Usay
United States
Gary
First Nationa Onithd Spaapital
Ako
Orfork Wei ‘Presta Alban Terk DePosiTa Py
Davin Neinion
Prells
Kingsley & Milig
Freeport
P. Dorn
Wonese Musser
Opera Houge
Tis
W. Wance
Pennsylvania House
Tohub
Sind
First Methodist Church
F. A Dietrich
M.D
Stoneman
Stegen and
Exchange Streets
Cherry Street
Esther W. Taylor
Jmoeln
Opera House
Stephenson
Qmce Bonty
Ip A.m
R. &. Hayes
Traver's Block
Realdence
Stengon Street
G St
Geo
Kingery
Brookville
Gle County
Illinois
J. C. Burbank
van Buren Atreet
Galen Avenue
Coch
Insurance Agency
Trembor
Fry's
Springfield
Springheld
Mass
Glns, Co
Jeremiah Dean
Boedek
Theo Kort
Henry C. Hyde
tn _Garlipp
The
D. B. Schulte
Phumber
J. R. Perkins
Moritz
Vaukle, &A
D, Kuehner
Galena and
Exchane i
West
Coffing
Arvana Vont
Freeport Stone Works
Thave
Jowest
Galeng
Adan
Flachtemyer
Dling Dyactien
Dita
Rejectel
Mike
Snow & CO
Pate
Llalary
Patent Office
PRL
State of the Union
Periis
T. Hauer & Co
Portland
Maine
Whitcomb
J Vyrice
Grafton Medicine CO
St. Bonis
Avin
Waddams Township
Fowler
Horth
Manny
A. Fowler
Leta
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