Susan or Kezzyah Love Duel In Small Town Court
Judge Crane, a bachelor and former town judge, ponders a marriage to one of two Appleby sisters Susan or Kezzyah. He seeks advice from Zebulon, who leads him toward Susan, while the plan collapses into a tense, comic porch consultation and a visit to the Appleby home to meet Matilda, the prudent widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunis Crane
Crane
Keziah
Luean
Zebulon
Matilda
Zeb
Sewin
Zelulon
Susan
Jedge
Sue
Tord
Appleby House
Kezic
Extinct Brindle Steer and Dog Highlight Rural Loss
A New Orleans Times-Democrat writer recalls brindle steers and brindle dogs that once defined country life. He notes steam and electricity crowding out the steer and the dog vanishing despite no clear link to modernization, pondering why these rural icons disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bringle Dog
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Alcohol in bread sparks a saucy bread myth
A chemist tries to sell a theory that bread retains alcohol after baking. He claims twelve loaves averaged 3 14 per cent alcohol and that eating 100 pounds of bread equals five ounces of alcohol. The longtime claim equates bread alcohol to seventeen quarts of whisky over ten years, prompting disbelief from a Philadelphia Record reader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bolas
Phiadelphia Record
The Stokehold of a Steamship and Fireman’s Craft
Benjamin Brooks in Scribner's describes the shipboard stokers life as the ship’s heartbeat. It explains the brutal heat and constant precision required to manage thirty fires, maintain a near constant temperature, and squeeze maximum coal efficiency while the engines push the vessel toward the horizon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Brooks
Scribner's
How Chinese Hatch Fish Use Shell Eggs In Spawn Rearing
Chinese fishermen collect spawn from water margins and surface, then fill emptied hen eggs with it. They place the eggs under a sitting fowl, incubate in sun warmed water, and hatch the fry. The young fish are kept in pure water until ready to be released into ponds, a significant trade in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Doan's Kidney Pills Cited by Indian Woman for Pain Relief
An Indian woman from Railroad avenue reports quick back pain relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills, purchased at Hetrick Bros. drug store. The ad-style testimony claims most pains disappeared within a half box, with price 50 cents per box. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is named as sole US agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Mia
Jennie Roof
Railroad Avenue
Dean
Hetrick Bros
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
United States
Notice to Schnetberg and Caseys to answer by July 1903
Sheriff Josiah Neal of Indiana County warns Henry Schnetberg administrator and Barbara and Benjamin Casey to appear and answer by the upcoming Monday in July 1903. failure to do so risks legal peril. The notice is dated June 9, 1903.
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County of Indiana
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
B. B. Tiffany
Henry Schnetberg
Schnetberg
Barbara Casey
Benjamin Casey
Indiana
John W. Sutton
Thomas Sutton
John Sutton
Henry Schnetbers
Pennsylvania
Clymer Alley
Joseph Thompson
Said Thompson
Harry White
H. M. Lowry
Josiah Neal
Indiana County
J. H W. Elkin
W. F. Elkin
W. F. Wettling
Buena Vista Coal Company
Whareas
John E. Dick
Green Township
Udiana County
G.H. Dick
Penn Run
Single man to travel through southern states with crew
Applicant seeks position as lead traveler with a small crew to journey across southern states. Apply to P. Barrett, care of Mrs. Orr, West Philadelphia Street.
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P. Barrett
Pittsburg Trust Company Offering Savings and Checking Plans
Capital surplus and profits secure depositors at Pittsburg Trust Company located at 323 Fourth Avenue Pittsburg Pa. They pay 4 percent on savings and 2 percent on checking accounts and accept deposits by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Trust Company
Fourth Avenue
Pittsburg
Adept
Pennsylvania Chautauqua excursion tickets offered Mt Gretna PA
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company announces special excursion tickets from major points to Mt Gretna for the Pennsylvania Chautauqua from July 1 to August 5, 1903. Tickets sold June 25 to August 5 are valid for return until August 14, with specific rates via ticket agents. Also notes generic ads for Dean's Ointment and a blacksmith job listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Gretna
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New York
Philadelphia
Chestnut Hill
Phoenixville
Wilmington
Perryville
Frederick, Md
Washington, D. C
East Liberty
Butler
Indiana
Connellsville
Bedford
Clearfield
Martinsburg
Bellefonte
Waterford
Canandaigua
Wilkesbarre
Tomhicken
Mt. Carmel
Lykens
Mt. Gretns
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Susan Or
Kezzyah
Lawrence Perry
Zel Uioy
West Lebanon
Armstrong Township
Anthony
D. W. Davis
N. M. Bothel
Rayne Township
Rock Bottom
E. M. Ansley
James N. Houck
J. N. Banks
Edward A. Gaible
Indiana Borough
Maria Gaible
John HL. Pierce
Mra
Emily Beringer
Indians Borough
Ssid Eatate
Realmente
Enibas Enowing
L Empacires
Oo Wok Glass
Mary McGregor
Cherryhill Township
W. GC. Blace
J. N. Banka
William , Shields
A. H. Shields
Cunningham & Fisher
John B. Rittenhouse
Grant Township
Margaret J. Rittenhouse
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wanstep
Ames G
Jiana
John G. Cameron
Life, Fire & Accident Insurance
Farmers’ Bank
W. E. Mahaffey
Clawson House
Potts
Blairsville Lacy
Laura Hill
Maple Avenue
Conklin
Oliver
Indiana Hardware Co
Penn’a
Wade
Lockard
The
Architect & Builder
Feltop, Sibley & Cos
Patton Sun
J. Tr. Boucher
Norice
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