Cyrus Stackpole’s Orchard Fence Defies a Railroad
A stubborn old man, Cyrus Stackpole, fights a railroad’s right of way through his ancient orchard. After a heated warning, he builds a stump fence across the track. A letter from his son sparks a dramatic rescue when an approaching train is halted by a red-flag signal and the stubborn planter’s wife helps save the day.
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Cyrus
Colonel Bowker
Cyrus Stackpole
Wilmington
Orange
Frank
Stackpole Farm
Gyrus Stackpole
Frank Stackpole
New York Evening Post
The Alphabet's Meeting Bickers Over Head Positions
A Brooklyn Eagle item narrates a playful meeting of the alphabet where letters quarrel over who should occupy the head position. A, G, J, K, L, B, C, D, E, F, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z each claim primacy while others mock or support, ending with the fetters remaining at the top and bottom.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Talk of Marriage and the Double Standard
A Nineteenth Century column examines why men may openly discuss future marriage while women face ridicule for the same. It argues men can marry within their class easily, while women face limited choices and social pressure, reflecting an entrenched double standard in English society.
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Ymwan
Reduced Rates to Cleveland for G A R Encampment
Pennsylvania Railroad offers greatly reduced excursion tickets from its stations to Cleveland for the Thirty fifth Annual Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Cleveland Ohio September 10 to 14. Tickets good for travel to Cleveland September 12 and return until September 15 with a 50 cent deposit to extend to October 8. Inquiries to ticket agents for rates and details.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Cleveland
Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Cure a Cold in One Day Pills Ad
A vintage ad promises quick relief for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It notes a refund if ineffective and features E. W. Grove's signature on each box, priced at 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Porch Bros Piano Catalogue and Prices for Johnstown
Porch Bros at 242 Franklin Street Johnstown Pa offers the Chickering Sons and Lester pianos for Indiana county with catalogue details and price information for potential buyers. The ad highlights trusted brands and convenient availability.
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Porch Bros
Chickering & Sons
Lester
Indiana County
Franklin Street
Johnstown
The Honeybee Tongue and Its Amazing Mechanism
A detailed look at how the honeybee stores its tongue beneath its head, the jaws, and the maxilla. It explains the telescoping proboscis, the spring and hinge actions, and the hairy tongue’s role in nectar uptake and transport to the honey sack.
Undesirable Boarder in New York Sun View
A former boarding house keeper with a strong local reputation finds it hard to secure lodging in rival establishments. Her notoriety and scrutiny deter land ladies from sheltering her, illustrating how women with success face exclusion in the lodging market.
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New York Sun
Old Militia Elections and New
From the American Revolution to 1823 militia officers in New York were appointed by the council of appointment on recommendation of commanding officers. After the 1823 law, officers were elected, in line with the period’s democratic spirit, with ceremonies and uniformed officers. The note adds a stark corn crop estimate, hinting at uncertainty in yield.
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State of
New York
Clark
Wheeler & Wilson
Business and Shorthand Courses Offered to Students
The prospectus details a Business Course including Sings Double Harry Retail Wholesale Jobbing Commission Railroading Banking Corporation and Joint Stock Company and the Voucher System plus Correspondence Commercial Law Business Forms Arithmetic Penmanship. The Shorthand Course covers Stenography Composition Spelling Punctuation Canela tion Bald Longhand Verbatem Reporting Typewriting Dictation and related skills.
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Mares
Rowe
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Arthur Stringer
Ainslee
Stackpole
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
H. Kleber & Bro
Fifth Avenue
KNABE
Henry F. Miller
Straube & Grown
OPERA
Gilmore
Gardett
Apollo
Washburn
Duguesne
Virgil
Fifth Ave
Atchison Globe
Rowe College
Penn
Penn Run
G. BE. Frantz, Prop
Penn’'a
Work & Son
Court House
Indiana, PA
McFarland & Turner
I. McFarland, Smith & MacCartney
A. L. Smith
Philadelphia St
Clymer Manufacturing CO
Michigan
Philadelphia Street
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Steving & Sutton
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