Frozen North City Described By Lone Miner
Miner George H. Kershan recounts a trek from Juneau to Yukon and a winter camp in Alaska where a city of ice appeared in a valley. He claims the ice city, with streets and artlike buildings, is the true Mair glacier mirage cited by newspapers, and asserts he was the first white man to see it.
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Mair Glacier
Willoughby
Victoria
Sann Francisco
Silent City
George H. Kershan
Eveland
Australia
New Zealand
Cape Colony
California
Alaska
Kershan
Juneau
Yukon
Buck
Muir Glacier
California climate improves eastern race horses
Charles Dudley Warner observes in Harper's Magazine that California's endurance and climate shape horses more than race lineage. He notes native horses surpass expectations, Arabian strength rivals, and crossbreeding broadens size, muscle, wind, and endurance. Eastern horses gain from California winters, with California racing stock gaining attention for records at eastern courses.
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California
Charles Dudley Warner
Harper's Magazine
Marriage customs in Tibet and the fate of Tibetan women
The Century reports on Tibetan marriage where a man can purchase a wife from her family, sometimes paying up to ten ponies and thirty yaks. Weddings last as long as funds allow while women manage tea, spinning, weaving, prayer wheels, and vermin control, with limited washing and rigid clothing that fits all children as they grow.
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Kumbum
Indianapolis
Brown—‘Fenderson
Fogg
Boston Transcript
Boston
Eddie
Harper
Watts
Potts
Barbaer
iIndianapolis Journal
Glim
Meddergass
Bronson
Boomtown Banner
West Shore
Buffalo Express
Johnny
WW. Y. Weekly
Munsey's Weekly
Maria
Scribbleton
Washington Est
Snapper
Wilson
Tomson
Jackson
Brooklyn
Central ‘Africa
Harper's Magazine
The Dykes of Holland From St Nicholas
Mary Mapes describes the Dutch dykes as deliberate, stone and cement walls that guard against floods. Straw mats pressed to embankments prove adaptive in danger, keeping vast lands dry. The scene includes carriage roads atop dykes, canals and fields below, with frogs and birds observing.
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Holland
Dirk
Mary Mapes
St. Nicholas
English Firm Buys Peruvian Oil Fields for Global Supply
An English company with large capital has acquired petroleum near Payta Peru and expects to furnish oil for South America Australia China and Japan. Immense tank-ships are being built to support the business and export capacity.
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Payta
Peru
South America
Australia
China
Japan
A Scientific Opinion On Death And Dying From History
The article surveys signs of impending death, noting variability yet common indicators. It cites Shakespeare and describes sensations, bodily changes, and possible unconsciousness, arguing death is universal and not necessarily more painful than birth, with resuscitation often resisted by those revived.
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Shakspeare
Falstaff
Dledical Journal
Origin of Familiar Fairy Tales Narrated
An English authority links familiar tales to real events and ancient legends. Cinderella traces to an Egyptian story, Jack the Giant Killer to Corineus, Blue Beard to Count Conomor, Tom Thumb to King Arthur, Humpty-Dumpty to a baron under King John, and The Babes in the Wood to a Norfolk crime with a house mantelpiece relic.
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Norfolk
Wayland Wood
Rhodope
Psamiticus
Memphis
Jack
Corineus
Cornwall
Brutus
Conomor
Brittany
Girls Who Make Poor Wives
A quoted passage by Ella Wheeler Wilcox argues that pampered daughters shaped by indulgent parents become failed wives. It asserts that in marriages the self-centered woman, calm outward, hides faults until marriage reveals them, leaving husbands hurt and misled by lauded feminine charm.
How to Train a Horse
A writer from the New York Ledger cautions against tricks on horses and warns against teasing. He advises sticking to familiar routines, avoiding unnecessary manipulation, and sharing honest signals to keep a horse calm and responsive.
Alaska bear hunting touted as paradise and peril
A Juneau Letter extols Alaska as a bear hunter’s paradise with vast yearly hides markets. It details five bear species from black to polar, notes St Elias grizzly near the Yukon, and describes a risky hunting method using a musket shot followed by a spear, praising Alaska Indians for courage while warning of hazards.
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Alaska
Globe
Yukon
St. Elias Alps
St. Elias
Juneau
Smuggling Tricks Across the Atlantic
The piece recounts clever smuggling methods cited by a New York World account. A diamond ring was smuggled duty free by concealing it in a pipe and lit tobacco. Others hid unset stones in coat buttons and hollow shoe heels, enabling entry with wealthy contraband.
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New York World
Castle Garden
Ior
Revenge in the Raton Canyon Bear Attack Tale
A Kansas City Ltd party pursuing a bear in the Raton mountains encounters a silver tipped mother bear and her cub. The cub is killed early. the mother returns, is fatally shot, and the party notes the cub’s body and the bear’s ferocious charge before the hunt ends.
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Raton Mountains
Kansas City Ltd
Winchester
Growth of London Housing Adds Regular Millions
The article notes London expands about 1,000 houses monthly with water demand rising from 754,464 in August to 766,797 in September this year. September 1890 also shows 10,976 more houses supplied than in September 1889, a trend felt across the north and northwest suburbs per the Fall Mall Gazette.
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London
Fall Mall
California Vineyard Potential Compared With France
California spans 156000 square miles and could gain more area for vineyards by expanding. One third of its ores suits grape culture, suggesting vineyard potential rivaling France if fully utilized. France produces 1 400 000 000 gallons of wine while California has 22 000 000 gallons.
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California
New York
Connecticut
France
California Climate And Geography In Warner's Harpers Sketch
In a Harper's Magazine excerpt Charles Dudley Warner contrasts California’s varied landscapes from pine and palm to deserts, noting rapid climate shifts within hours. He describes missions, coast ranges, and the Sierra Nevada driving a state with diverse climates and products, cautioned against simplifying its identity.
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California
Pal
Sierras
Heine
San Dies
Monterey
Sierra Madre
Hesssary
San Francisco
Golden Gate
San Diego
Santa Clara
Cavalcade to the Mission Church in a Spanish California Wedding
A wedding described in The Century features a Whelding cavalcade from the bride’s house to the Mission church with richly caparisoned horses. The bride rides in a saddle looped with her white satin shoe, escorted by her family and groom's party, often riding fifteen to twenty miles. After the ceremony the bride is carried by the groomsman’s horse. A silk tasseled string or gold-fringed sash ties the couple at the altar, and bold middle and lower class custom includes the groom crafting satin shoes for the bride.
Man's life span tied to toil and temperance, says critic
The article argues death results from disappointment and toil rather than age, noting that strong individuals die abruptly while the frail may reach old age. It compares humans to barnyard animals, claiming man should live 100 but rarely does, due to hard work, irregularity, and intemperance, consuming himself with internal fires.
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Shakspeare
A Very Queer Old Hen
An old farmer recalls a humorous tale of a hen that forms an unlikely bond with an old brindle cow. The hen repeatedly climbs onto the cow and captures the cow’s attention by scratching her back, easing insects and earning the cow’s companionship and relief from pests.
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Biddy
Brindle
How a Trout Gets His Color
The color of a trout’s back mirrors river bottom, with rapid growers showing silvery sides and well defined spots while poorly fed fish lack spots and have drab bellies. Young, middle aged, and old trout differ in color and body shape with age and diet altering brightness. Access to salt water also enhances color and variety of tones.
Wit and Humor Seamy Side of Life Reflections
A collage of quips and witticisms from various papers, centering on social manners, sharp retorts, and humorous anecdotes. It ribaldly contrasts insider versus outsider views while preserving a playful, era-appropriate voice. It caps with jokes about hypocrisy, misfortune, and everyday oddities.
Local newspaper rates and ads terms
The fragment lists subscription and advertising rates for a Pittsburgh area paper with administrators executors and dissolution notices, estray and caution notices, and general ad pricing. It includes names of advertising agencies in New York Philadelphia and Chicago and general pricing details.
Trains Schedule From Allegheny City to Indiana and Blairsville
Through passengers from Philadelphia for Indiana Branch connect via the Mail at 7.00 a.m. from Philadelphia and 9.20 p.m. Western Point. The Pacific Express departs New York at 8.00 p.m. and the New York Mail at 6.30 a.m. Blairsville Accommodation departs at 10.40. Trains leave Allegheny City for Indiana via West Penn R K with departures at 6.46 a.m. and 3.15 p.m.
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Indiana
Two-Lick
Homer
Black Lick
Blairsville
West Penn Express
Allegheny Valley R.R
Butler
Allegheny City
Parker & Karns City
Karns City
Butler R.R
Shenango
Allegheny R.R
Pine Creek
Pittsburgh & Western R.R
Johnstown Ave
Pittsburgh
Uniontown Express
Greensburg
Connellsville
Uniontown
Two Lick
Blacklick
West Penn
Pacific Express
Philadelphia
Johnstown
Pittsburz
Greensburg Ave
Blakrsville
Blacklex
Twolick
Western Ex
Johnstown Acc
Pacific
Penn Mail
West Penn. R.K
Indiana Branch
de- Tt
Phila
Western Po
New York
Eaves Ow York
Offalo, Rochester & Pietabsuegh Railway Company
Buffalo
Rochester
Salamanca
Bradford
Ridgway
DuBois
Punxsutawney
Brockwayville
Johnsonburg
du Bois
Clc
McGaw
Paonxsutawney
KJ. P. Thompson
Geo. W. Bartlett
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2 Abner
Tee Go
Tibet
Hua Wheeler Wilcox
Ladies Home Journal
N. Y. Ledger
the Bears of
Growth of London
Avery
A. Shoemaer
Dallas News
Dictison Globe
Boston Traveller
Puck
Koch
Washington Star
Shehison
Atchison Globe
Mihwwaukee Journal
Boston Gazette
Déchison Globe
Mrs. Bellows
Bellows
Mr. Bellows
N. ¥. Herald
Ole
Aia
Syemortat
Franklin Sansom
Church Sr
R-R
G. P. Rowell & Co
Spruce Street
Dauchy & Co
Park Place
J. H. Bates
Park Row
Paladelphia
N. W. Ayer &Son
Sth
Chestnut
Pratt & Co
9Th
Arch Streets
R. RK
Remington
Crrcaco
Lord & Thomas
Presbyterian
Church Street
David Hall
J. Day Brownlee
Methodist Episcopal
E. Knox
Oak Street
Father Tower
Evangelical Lutheran
Sixth Street
Lewis Hay
ST. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Winter Street
Baptist Church
Indiana Lodge
Palladium Lodge
A.O.U.W
Clymer Lodge
K. of H
National Christian Temperance Union
Fenn Connell
Royal Arcanum
Council
Cunningham Hall
Cunningham's Hall
Congress
S. A. Craig
H. &. Sloan
Harry White
D.C
E, Ek, Allen
W. L. Reed
Garis
Rn Langham
J. N. Banks
Indiana, Pa
Eo. W. Hoed
A. Attorney AT Law
Philadelphia Street
A c. Rufener
Ofice
Fhiladelphia Street
T. Stuch
Aptorney
W. Taylor
Ohn x. Pierce
Court House
Homas Sutton
South Sixth Street
E. Boyers
Main Street
John H. Hill
Wm. M. Stewart
Ankheeenee
Watson & Telford
M. G. Watson
Telford
Atson & Telford
Harry Yzai
Philadelphia St
W. x. Cline
Saltsburg
Salt Street
Point
J.T. Bell
Coulter Wiggins
Eggins & Sell
Olice
Pear Corner
7Th Street
Annibal K. Sloan
Clymer Street
Public Buildings
David Blair Taylor
Summers M. Sackack
Dr. Tons
Col. D. 8
Porter
Phil
Ohn N. Banks
Wm. Banks
L. Stewart
Stewart & Clark
Asters
Gres
Sixth & Water Streets
Chabees Gompers
Banks
Indiana County
Deposit Bank
Genera
James M. Watt
WM. M.stewart
Tom. FE. Hildebrand
Ass't Cashier
W. M. Stewart
Robert McCuesny
Limeon Truey
J. K. Thompson
W. 3B
Parrigon
Jno
B. Taylor
Frep
Wertiise
Teller
Farmer’s Bank
General Banking & Exchange
Businss
Jas. A. McKnight
J.N. Banks
S.A. Johnston
Wm. B. Pattison
Ed. Bowe
Robert Mitchell
Israel Thomas
Baileyoats
Ndiana Branch
Jobstown
J. B. Hutchenson
Robt. E. Pettit, Gen’l. Superintendent
Ell’s Gap Railroad CO
Clearfield & Jefferson Railway Co
Bellwood
Coalport
Mahaffey
Horatio
Brain
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hutalo
Rorhester
Pittsburg
Punsutawney
Cambria and
Clearfield
la Jose
Mitchell’s
Cush Creek
McGees
Glen Campbell
A. Ford, Supt
Pel Moghas
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