Views and notices from Johnstown and vicinity passim
A crowd of items from Johnstown and nearby towns covers views of disaster wreckage at Smiths and Buiths, local ads, and notices. Reports include Miss Ida Johnston at Wegley Johnston, undertaker John Henderson reopening after the flood, and plans for 100 store openings in Johnstown within a week. Also mentions a Basket Picnic at Boyer’s Grove on July Fourth and flood damage estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Johnston
Wegley & Johnston
Ida
John Henderson
Eychenye
Rayne Township
Bum Bee Hollw
Bum Bee
W. Rees Mahan
Johnstown
Raing
Green Township
Lebius Bush
J. M. Armstrong
Montgomery Township
Isensee
Boyer'a Grove
Gas and church life fill Homer City and Blazesville
Local notes describe natural gas coming to Homer City with lighting on Walnut street and a new gas fitter office opening in Greensburg. In Blazesville many events mark a busy period including Children’s Day services in Presbyterian and Methodist churches, a large Amendment meeting, and a planned church completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Neal
Graham
Presbyterian Church
Rev
Pershing
Hoffman
M. E
Diamond
John N. Banks
Walnut Street
Peniff & Brunet
Greensburg
Main and
Spring Streets
T. H. Zimmern
Woodring
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with reward offer
One hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co claim honesty and financial ability to meet obligations. Toledo wholesale druggists endorse the remedy and advertise internal use and bloodstream action. Testimonials offered free, price 75 cents, sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West &Truax
O. Walding
Kinnan & Marvin
O. E
Castoria Advertisement Recalled in Rhyme Form
The verse promotes Castoria as a remedy used through generations of children. It traces a mother’s care from infancy to adulthood with a repeated line about Castoria as the trusted remedy. The rhythmic cadence mirrors classic product jingles of its era.
Quick Time and Improved Train Service at Atlantic City
The Atlantic City season outlook is strong as the Pennsylvania Railroad expands seashore service. A June 29 start introduces faster trains, more express runs, and late evening options from Philadelphia and to Philadelphia. New coaches and Altoona built Parlor Cars improve comfort, with direct Broad Street Station access enhancing promptness for travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Seashore
West Jersey
Camden and
Atlantic
Pennsylvania
Atlantic City
Delaware
Ocean
Philadelphia
Agate
New York
Washington
Woodruff
March of Progress
Broad Street
Fertilizer Offer For Buckwheat From Indiana Pa Seller
Joseph Holsopple of Indiana Pennsylvania announces readiness to supply buckwheat fertilizers on Monday June 24. Farmers are urged to mail orders immediately to secure supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Holsopple
Indiana
James Fenton, Eay
Charles McCramer
Maggie E. Clawson
Blacklick Township
Indiana County
Wanted Wheat at Cherrytree Roller Mills
Advertises a 1000 bushels No 1 wheat purchase by William and John McKeacee at Cherrytree Roller Mills. Highest market price offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherrytree
John McKeacee
W. M. Cunningham
New Ice Cream Delivery Offered at Moderate Rates
Fred Koenig announces delivery of ice cream to any town area at moderate prices. The notice appears in West Indiana Borough with local contact details. The School District of West Indiana Borough seeks to borrow ten thousand dollars in bonds from one to twenty years, interest semiannual. Apply to Coulter Wiggins, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Koenig
F. Korwic
Philadelphia
Indiana
West Indiana Borough
Coulter Wiggins
Bargain notices and products from multiple stores in Philadelphia
An old advertisement fragment lists tonics and patent medicines including Miles Nerve and Liver Pills and cautions against whipping a sick horse and pills. It mentions samples at Tom E Hildebrands and bargains in Philadelphia and New York. Several merchants including W B Kline Marshall & Kline Lydick M K store advertise shoes, mattings, wool prices, trunks, and deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Tom E
W. B. Kline
Philadelphia
New York
Pittsburg
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
Marshall & Kline
W. M. Cunningham
Local Advertisements and Notices Chronicle 1889
A collage of shop ads and notices from Marshall Kline Smith and others. Promotions include cabinets, tin roofing, hats, shoes, glassware, ranges, and dress goods. There are also travel notes, a 1633 to 1634 Maryland voyage anecdote, and a small town humor piece about shops closing for a wedding.
Reservoir history shows Conemaugh and Juniata works
The article recounts the Conemaugh reservoir built on the South Fork near Johnstown and the Juniata reservoir near Holidaysburg. It notes construction dates from 1840 to 1853 for Conemaugh and 1840s to 1847 for Juniata, with later abandonment as canal use declined. It also mentions 1889 faculty resolutions at Indiana Normal School and a local baseball game where Greensburg played Kiskiminetas, highlighting Wilson’s home run and Brownlee’s unassisted double play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conemaugh Reservoir
Pittsburgh
Johnstown
Conemaugh
Sylvester Welch
Portage Railroad
Pennsylvania Canal
Pennsylvana Railroad Company
Juniata
Pennsylvania
Welch
Holidaysburg
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Johnstown Tribune
Salteburg
Greensburg
Kiskiminetaa School
Wilson
Brownlee
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THE
Indiana Progress
Smith’s
Kernviille
Smith's
Buffalo
Buith’s
George Duncan
Elothing
G. T. Jones
Peter Houcks
Cherrybill Township
McKeage Brothers
Hood
Mises Myrtle Cunningham
A. V. Cunningham
Qohia
Howard Lehr
Main &J
Rolting Millis
Company Statore
Fatal
Leechburg Advance
Jacksonville
Ella Adams
Davenport
Jos
B. Adams
D. L. Ralston
Me. Adame
Texas
Kiskiminetas
Harry White, Jr
Pottstown
Republican County
J. N. Langham, Esq
West Mahoning
Greene Township
Banner Township
Greene
Maj
John McMurray
Brookville
Jeffersonian Democrat
W. L. Sansom
Sansom
Westmoreland
Central Hotel
Blairsville
Livermore
New Florence
Nineveh
Cokeville
Keily Station
Saltsburg
Black Hills
Chicago
England
Sodom
Gomorrah
Lori
Yonder River
J. HL. Pierce
Rey
Wx. G. OwEns
Chainman Co
Homer City
Will Alcorn
Heahben
Maggie Graham
Herbie
Blazesville
Castoria
Mims
Montgomery
W.E. Lovenry &Co
Bole
P. BR. R
China
Marshall & Kline's
Lydick’s
Penn Bus, Pa
Vallees
A. T. Taylor’s
Smith
Penn Run
W. M. Cunningham's
A. T. Taylor
Josiah Lydick’s
Dreas
W. M. Cunningham’s
Marshall & Kline’s
A. T. Taylor's
Josiah Lydick
J.M
Florence
Boston
Samuel Calvert
Lord Baltimore
Ark
Cove
Maryland
Chesapeake
Virginia
Potomac
Calvert
St. Mary
Philadelphia Times
Laddie
Outh
Bastoens
Topeks
Kan
the Normal School
Mra
Lyman Walker
Mary Angus
Africa
Indiana Normal School
Jesus
Jane E. Leonard
M. C. Gorpon
A. E. Maursy
Committee
Derr
D. W. Swiggart
W.H. Helman
Tanoma
Laure E. McCullough
Dixonville
Charles F. Weisenthal
Heilman
Thomas Saint
Saint
Paris
Walter Hunt
Hunt
Elias Hows
Massachusetts
Howe
Amasa
Wm. Thomas
London
Aime
Elias Howe
America
Engeland
Singer
Grover
Gibb
St. John
Victor
Wier
Faber
United States
Castre
Cunningham
J. T. Boucher
Philadelphia St
OHN F. Steetle
Koopa
Cae
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