Insects Threaten Westmoreland Forests and Orchards
A reader notes a persistent pest harming northern Westmoreland county forests and southern areas, damaging hundreds of trees and a major orchard. The writer urges spraying with Paris green after trunk coating, wrapping, and shaking the tree to kill larvae, claiming birds and sparrows aid in control. cautions about safety and nursery-stock spread. Also includes an unrelated 1899 advert for Hall's Catarrh Cure and endorsements.
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Eniors
Westmoreland County
George W. Leuifer
West Wheatfield
Paris Green
Joux W. Wagner
Jyde, Pa
Parrot Repeats Trick Amid Powder Blast at Wharf
A sleight of hand performer’s trained parrot repeats his master’s catchphrase during a powder keg explosion. The juggler’s candle ignition triggers the blast, blowing the loft into the air. The parrot, blown aloft, clings to a ship’s topmast and shouts the familiar line, “That’s a good trick. What’s the next one?”
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Seasort
San Francisco Examiner
Clearly Proved The Bolivars Spar Over Promises
Mrs. Bolivar sighs that vowed acts became broken after marriage claiming he promised to renounce poker drink and flirtation and to let her summer by the sea. Mr. Bolivar, pupils of rhetoric, counters that her failures prove his love and that his lies were loving acts. City Independent.
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Mr. Bolivar
Bolivar
Enansarz City
Beare the The Kind You Have Always Bought Bignature
Wool buyers flock to the American House bar offering cash for wool. Dealers promise top price and quick settlement for consignments. Local vendors weigh and test fleece, with traders noting strong demand from mills and textile firms.
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Occastona
Ria
Bignature
Daltonism From Alpine Glare Turns Climbers Green
A Popular Science News correspondent recounts five hours in mountain snow causing eye fatigue that altered color perception to green lights after dark. The climbers suffered temporary Daltonism, three hours needed to recover, and the piece cites that prolonged exposure to a single color dulls perception, needing complementary hues to rest the eye.
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Popular Science News
Daltonisi
Cherrenl
Jointed Snake Report From Virginia Farm
Mr. George D. Pemberton of Spotsylvania Virginia reports finding a copper colored snake about 24 inches long on his farm. He struck it with a stick, the body split into four pieces, and the head crawled into a ground hole. He searched for half an hour and found only part of the body later, with the rest disappearing.
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George D. Pemberton
Spottsylvania
Cincinnati Enquirer
Distressing Stomach Disease Cured by Nervine Tonic
An advert touts a South American Nervine Tonic as a universal cure for stomach weakness and indigestion. It claims relief from the first dose, with never-failing results and safe, pleasant use. Sold by Hetrick Bros. druggists in Indiana Patier.
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Hall
Props
Toledo
Hetrick Bros
Indiana
Patier
Blairsville to Indiana Rail Timetable and Stops
Train schedule details listing week day and weekend departures from Blairsville to Saltsburg Paulton Allegheny Junction Freeport Springdale and Allegheny City. Stops include Cokeville Blairsville Smith Blacklick Rugh Graceton Homer Two Lick Reed Indiana and more with morning and evening times and notes for Butler Branch and intersections. Officials Thos E Watt and J B Hutchinson listed as contacts.
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Indi
Ana
Ana Oo Ec
Ace
Ace. A
A.m
P.m. Blatraville
Laveeden
Cokeville
al - Blatraville
Blairsville
Smith
Blacklick
Rugh
Biarrsyilie
Saltsburg
Paulton
Allegheny Junction
Freeport
Springdale
Allegheny City
Butler
Pittsburg
Altoona
Thos. E Watt
Western District
Corner Fifth
Avyenne
Smithfield Street
J.B. Hutchinson
J.B. Woop
Apt
Marriage Is a Serious Thing in Atchison
An Atchison mother recalls her son’s marriage to a woman who required him to shave his mustache before she would make him soup. He loved the soup and had once sneaked whiskers into it when living at home, which his mother took as a compliment to her cooking.
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Atchison
Atchison Globe
Time table of Allegheny Valley passenger trains
Sunday June 7 1859 northward schedule lists Niagara Express from Pittsburg to West Penn Junction Kittanning Oil City Titusville stops and arrival times with Emienton Corry and associated local accommodations and connections through Pittsburg with delays and partial destination notes.
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Niagara Express
Pittsbur
West Penn Junction
Kittanning
Oil City
Titusville
Pittsburg
Titusville Express
Southern Express
Eimlenton Accom
Eimlenton Sundae Lesvea
Emlento
Junction
Dil’ City
David. McCargo
AS. P. Anderson
Fragmentary Notice Mix of Law and Ivory Factoids
A scrambled clipping mentions a man exploiting law to win a loved one, a writ of attachment in a grocery context, and a Chicago Post quote. It also notes Africa’s annual elephant killings at least 65,000 and ivory worth 4.3 million dollars, plus the 47 B C Alexandrian library housing over 40,000 books.
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Chicago Post
Kilmer Swamp Root Ad and Bookmaking in Court
An Erie era ad for Kilmer Swamp Root claims cure for kidney troubles with samples and pamphlets available from Kilmer Co. A New York court tale details gaudy bookmakers betting on murder case outcomes, tallying over $900 in bets as players lay odds, with investigators noting many such book makers near courts and large profits.
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Supreme Court
New York Courts
New York
Pittsburg
Grain-O Claims Coffee Relief for Digestion and Nerves
Grain-O promotes itself as a health drink that substitutes coffee by toning the stomach aiding digestion and strengthening nerves. It targets coffee drinkers, asserting it causes stomach upset and nervous disturbance and offers nourishment in every package priced at 15 and 25 cents.
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Leechburg Roof Paint CO
Indiana Fair Association
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Leechburg, Pa
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Pair Association
M. F. Jasuson
Office OF Farm Journal
Race, St
Philadelphia
Leechburg Paint Co
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Wilmer Atkinson
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A. W. Wheeler, Prop’r
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