Jury lists and names linger in county court records
The document catalogs dozens of individuals from Indiana and surrounding towns such as New Florence Marion Center Blairsville Rochester Mills Saltsburg Homer City Creekside and others, listing names and rural routes alongside a proposed Petit Jury for April 13 and related clerical details.
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Falcon
John
New Florence
Simpson
J. A
Indiana
R. D. Boring
James K
Work
Edgar L
Rochester Mills
R. D. Chamber
J. M
Trade City
Rising
W. J
Houck
Lowry
Penn Run
Brown
Thomas E
Seward
Burkett
Samuel
Marion Center
R. D. Graff
Blairsville
Uumilton
J. W
Kime
B. B
Bell
J. T
Moore
J. J
Creekside
Lakehart
W. C
Pierce
P. C
Lowman
Clyde
Saltsburg
Rowland
Allison
E. W
Ropkins
William
Bailey
S. B
Gipsy
Kerr
D. E
Plumville
Elrick
Kelley
P. B
R. D. Dorn
Eli
Marchand
Thompson
Heilwood
Edwards
J. N
R. D
Stephens
Finley
Strongstown
Gueas
S. S
R. D. Sutter
J. B
Emrick
H. C
Wilson
J. C
Allen
W. H
Dayton
Risinger
Homer City
Beans
Harry
Fisher
George
H. T. Boarte & Co
Harry Plickinger
H. R. Grumbling
H. E. Burns
Deckers Point
Hasinger
G. W. Ploceer
Frank H. Twain
H. Reithmiller
G. E. Daugherty
N. H. Wetzel
Clair Knapp
Dueling Prime Ministers in Historical Quarrels
The London Standard recalls Croker’s note that several premiers including Pulteney Shelburne Pitt Fox Canning and the Duke of Wellington faced duels in the past century. He adds Peel and Castle Pengh among near-ministerial figures noting the custom has declined and few or no prime ministers have fought duels recently.
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John Wilson Croker
iStl
Pulteney
Lord Bath
Lord Shelburne
Pitt
Myr Fox
Canning
Duke of Wellogton
Peel
Castle
Pengh
House of Jords
London Standard
Kansas Love and Prose Reflections from Kansas City
A reflective piece extols Kansas state imagery and agriculture, praising wheat and corn, rye and hops, pork and beef, various crops and climates. It leans into metaphor to celebrate Kansas landscapes and the people of Kansas City, highlighting regional pride and cultural tone.
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Kansas
Rima
State of
Ste Hilda
Kansas Porker
Kansas Topnach
Kansas City
Invention of the Organ and Early European Use
The text traces the organ’s invention to Ctesibius of Alexandria about 440 BC and notes a claim for Archimedes. It states the instrument spread to Europe from the East or Greek world and was used in churches around AD 650. It also includes fragmented dialogue about a photographer and legal questions with garbled lines.
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Ctesibius
Alexandria
Archimedes
Europe
Birth of the Grand Canyon by Volcanic Forces Discussed
Sir John Murray explains the Grand Canyon's origin as a vast plateau uplifted by volcanic action on both sides, creating the immense chasm. He compares the process to a loaf rising, notes an ancient inland sea with fossil oyster shells, and situates the event within twenty to thirty million years ago.
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John Murray
Royal Grogiphen Society
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Guitnd
Imland Sea
Sir John
Lessie's Weekly
True Horse Marines Help Bolivar Cross Apure River
In a vivid anecdote from HH Morans, Bolivar orders 800 Manero lancers to seize Morillo’s Spanish flotilla on the Apure. Crossing by river horsemen, they fight off crocodiles and storm the boats, capturing the flotilla to secure Bolivar’s crossing.
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Bolivar
South America
Spain
Ihineros
Veneznola
New Granada
Orlnuovo
Magdalena
J. Morans
Apure
Morillo
de Apse
Paez
Hotiila
Swira
Sevire
Tiotilla
The Old World Smitten by Onloinity and War Hires
A fragment from the 1954 New York Tribune laments lingering fears of old problems in a modern world. The satirical tone questions missiles and sea breezes, referencing a seaside summer and a distant base as it ponders contemporary anxieties.
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New York ‘Tribune
Wisely Choosing Insurance and Lighting Advice
A cautious man delays buying life insurance claiming present costs and convenience, despite good health and future risks. The article argues premiums rise with age and urges immediate policy purchase, plus guidance on lighting to improve efficiency and reduce waste from colored wallpapers and surfaces.
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Ufey
Thumbs of the Apes and Their Limited Mobility
The article notes that gorillas and monkeys share hand bone structure with humans but differ in thumb function. Gorillas have short thumbs that do not reach beyond the first joint, cannot twiddle or circle the thumb, and their fingers and knuckles support knuckle-walking. Monkeys have a separated flexor muscle, keeping the thumb on the same side as the fingers and unable to bend it around objects.
Oddities of Human Skin Mosaic of warm and cold spots
A fragment describes how skin reacts to stimuli with varied sensitivity. It notes that cheeks, tongue regions, and a knee area show distinct warm or cold responses, including a patch near the biceps and a keel where a pin may prick without pain, forming a mosaic pattern on the cuticle.
Bertie's Tramp The Tramp at the Back Door Joke
A fragmentary anecdote recounts a tramp at a back door prompting a curt inquiry What do you want The exchange includes evasive humor and odd reflections about returning to earth and sending double Vea, as observed in a Louisville Courier Journal item.
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Bertie
Ti Tring
Martie HL
Wdt
Burt Pertickier
Cleveland Plant
Louisville Courier-Journal
Fragmentary Note Lapses Into Odd Advice and Names
The readable bits read like a garbled coaching or moral note with stray names such as Nell and Oliver. It mentions self-reliance and doing well, a warning against rivals, and hints at relationships and tasks left unfinished. Overall the fragment shows confused, noncohesive scribbling without a clear event or outcome.
Unclear account of women at Shayok camp amid improvised firemaking
Fragmentary report describes three women hiding at Shayok camp and attempting primitive fire production with tinder and gunpowder while improvising tools. The text mixes archaic medical or surgical terms with rough details of shelter, cooking, and makeshift experiments, presenting an incoherent scene without clear outcomes.
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Shayok
Alesis
Snowball Showers Across North London in 1850
A London Standard report recalls a March 1850 event where dense hallike snowballs rained over a wide area during a storm. Eyewitnesses noted no ice or shell shapes, with a probable electrical cause proposed and mountaineers skeptical of old guides’ tales until trapped by an unusual barrage.
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London
London Standard
No Room For It. A Quick Tete-a-Tete Declined
Dialogue fragments show Mrs Newrecks and Mrs Newrocks debating supper etiquette after a big meal. The exchange ends with a polite refusal to sit and talk further, reflecting social dining norms in a Boston Transcript style.
Big Surs Report From South Africa Observed
An English astronomer in South Africa notes about 800 stars one hundred times solar size, 5 000 ten times bilge, and around 200 000 objects of similar magnitude.
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South Africa
Famous Explorer David Livingstone Remembered And Quoted
Fragmented passage recalls David Livingstone as a renowned explorer and Christian civilization advocate. It notes his burial honors at Westminster Abbey and a 1874 death relate state, then shifts through brief vignettes and quotes on politics, Eskimo origins, romance, and aphorisms in a collage-like style.
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David Livingstone
Atria
Chitambos
Mattar
Livingstone
Bnghind
Westmluster Abbey
Punxsutawney Sanitarium Treatment Offer
Punxsutawney Sanitarium advertises treatment for stomach diseases under Dr. John H. Murray. Rates range from 12 to 85 dollars per week, varying with room size and care. Included are board and nursing. hydrotherapy electric light bath and vibrato treatment are offered in the hydrotherapy department.
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Punnxsutawney Sanitarium
John H. Murray
Punxsutawney
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