Philadelphia Patrons Propose Grand Grange Camp Near Centennial Grounds
Prominent patrons in the Philadelphia area propose a large temporary hotel encampment near the Centennial grounds with 1000 rooms 8x10 feet and dining facilities. The plan aims to offer affordable access for farmers and visitors, with ground near the Pennsylvania railroad and low transport links to the park.
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Phiadelphia
Cena
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pers
Coverca
Grove Ot
Real Estate and Loans Services in Fort Collins Colorado
Cari Boughton solicits town property for sale and rent in Larimer County. Non resident taxes are paid. stock ranches and agricultural farms offered. Ge. F. Inman piano teacher and agent for McPhail pianos in Boston. Pianos available. inquiries via P O Box No 5.
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Fort CoLllins
Colorado
Fort Golline
Larimer County
McPhail & Co's
Pianos
Boston
P. O. Box
Fourteen year old Agnes Beckwith swims five miles in Thames
Miss Agnes Beckwith daughter of Professor Beckwith of Lambeth Baths swam from London Bridge to Greenwich in about one hour and nine minutes. She started at 4 55 pm and finished at 6 04 pm amid crowds and naval salutes. She used the breast stroke throughout and declined stimulants. The feat follows Captain Webb and may be followed by a Channel crossing attempt.
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Agnes Alice
Professor Beckwichh
Lambeth Baths
London Bridge
Royal Hospital
Greenwich
Beckwith
Thames
Father Thames
Waterloo
Miss Beckwith
Cherrygarden Pier
Globe Wharf
Horseferry Dock
Young Beckwith
Canada Wharf
London Docks
Commercial Dock
Margate
Millwall
Greenwich Park
Millwall Pier
Deptford
Pean
Engine Works
Captain Webb
English Channel
Webb
London Times
BHOOTING NIAGARA. Michigan schooner sent over falls in 1829
In September 1829 the Michigan schooner owner planned to dump the craft by sending it over Niagara Falls to draw crowds. A crowd arrived as stages, boats, and wagons converged. Crew towed the ship with a buffalo, bears, foxes, a raccoon, a dog, a cat, four geese, and effigies. The vessel survived a booted voyage, mast broken, then bilged near Grass Island, with some animals lost and the Andrew Jackson effigy found undamaged among the wreckage.
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Michigan
Lake Erie
Niagara Falls
Rocky Mountains
Green Bay
Grand River
Grass Island
Andrew Jackson
Harvesting Nevada Pine Nuts Described by Winnemucca Paper
The Winnemucca Silver State details how southern county pine nuts are harvested by the Ute and other Indians. Nuts ripen in Table Mountain and East Range timber, where forest untouched by settlers yields a busy season as squaws roast cones to release kernels. Prices rise as whites demand the nuts, which Indians sell for cash rather than flour.
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Winnemucca
Table Mountain
East Range
Train carries grieving mother after child vanishes
A third class carriage hosts a dramatic disappearance as a mother loses her three or four month old infant and a lively three year old daughter. Passengers react with shock and unity, telegrams rush, and a village awakens in shared sympathy for a bereaved mother.
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Darling
Come West: A Melancholy Offer From New York To Virginia's Hopes
The Virginia Enterprise reprints a letter advising a 26-year-old New Yorker to seek work in the western mines. It warns of extreme climates and high living costs, but promises possible mine work at depth with pay around four dollars a day after years of toil and danger.
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G. Stinson & CO
Portland
Maine
Virginia
Sin
Loma
A. Mel
East Twelfth Street
New York City
New York
Ormus
Ind
Tartarus
A Marvelous Bonnet At Boston Military Establishment
An opening display at a fashionable Boston military institution showcased a remarkable bonnet. It featured dark green velvet and ecru silk with a wreath forming a nest containing six sparrow-sized birds on wires, plus wings and an extravagant front fill of flowers and ribbons. The full ensemble used a yard and a half of velvet and silk.
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Boston
Clara Morris Reveals Tortures of Spinal Burnings in Paris
Clara Morris the actress, fresh from Europe, recounts in New York a Paris treatment that burned her back six times to stop spinal joint enlargements. She describes needles, pinching, the doctor’s marking, and a dramatic hair burn before Dr Fordyce advised rest and return home.
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Clara Morris
Europe
New York
Duchesne
Ball
Dr. Fordyce
Paris
York
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Watertown
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