Uniformed pallbearers formed in Milwaukee
A pallbearers association formed in Milwaukee plans to supply uniformed escorts for funerals at short notice and low cost. The attire includes a black coat with lace, knee breeches, a black hat, and a sword, with a heavy cloak in bad weather. The move reflects Milwaukee’s diverse funeral customs and could influence New York practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Adence
New York
Knights Templars
Turner Societies
Turners
Europe
New York Tribune
Transfer Or Delayed Fare At Shoreham Station
A woman in a black sack dress boarded a herdic at the transfer station in front of the Shoreham. She brandished a small black bag from which she rummaged for her transfer while passengers watched. After a long search the transfer was found at the bottom of the bag and deposited, but she then realized she had gone two blocks past her destination. washington star
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoreham
Washington Star
Barred Classes Clause in Hitchcock Will
The Boston will of David W. Hitchcock includes a provision restricting a Wellesley Female Seminary scholarship fund to white Protestant girls, excluding Roman Catholics and African Americans. Officers of the seminary would select beneficiaries unable to afford education, prioritizing brightness and potential. Also notes Evarts’ farewell jokes about the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David W. Hitchcock
Boston
Wellesley Female Seminary
Fate of a Once Powerful Ava Supis Tribe
A New York Post correspondent reports the Ava Supis, once exceeding 4500 in number and warlike rivals of the Apaches, are now under 120. Once wealthy with horses and cattle, they are impoverished and confined to a canyon about 60 miles northwest of Williams Station along the Santa Fe railroad in northern Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
Kit Chison
Arizona
William Station
Cataract Surgery Offered by Dr Sadler in Jolietown
Newspaper ad describes lens opacity behind the pupil requiring delicate operation to remove a pea sized body. Dr Sadler of Pittsburgh cites a 116 of 120 success rate, offers money back if directions fail, and provides pamphlets on cataract and eye defects. Permanent at Capital Hotel Jolietown Pa. The page includes a humorous aside about a dead parrot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadler
Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh
Capital Hotel
Jolenetown
Better Yet Lady Engages Cook Over Bicycle Cleaning
A dialogue shows a lady seeking bicycle cleaning advice from a cook who cannot clean bikes but offers to share the address where his own bicycles are cleaned. The exchange appears in Fliegende Blatter.
United States Leads in Paris Prize Wins and Bitters Endorsement
The piece notes the United States won more prizes at the Paris exposition than any nation except France, tallying 1 981. It extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as an absolutely reliable remedy for common digestive troubles, listing numerous ailments it claims to cure and urging readers to try it. It also advertises W S Daugherty's planning mill for building materials and mentions Pennsylvania Railroad reduced rates to Cerro Gordo, Illinois, for a meeting of Old Order German Baptists, with travel details and ticket rules. An endorsement from a Millwood, Pa., resident praises Anderson's Indian Herb Cure for rheumatism, stating long relief and improved ability to perform household duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
France
America
Millwood
Anderson
Frances Campbell
Reduced Rates to San Francisco via the Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad will offer greatly reduced excursion tickets to San Francisco from July 4 to 12 for Epworth League Convention travel, valid from all stations. Information on rates routes and ticket conditions available from ticket agents. Also notice of horse stallions 21-26 Experience Jr and Cloud Almont Jr by David Edwards at Indiana Pa farm Onherp and fair grounds schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pennsylvania Railroad
Epworth League
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Fertilizer and farm machinery advertised from local dealer
Two carloads of Fertilizer fresh from factories include Garden and Potash Oats and Corn and Grass Fertilizer. The dealer sells Kraus Sulky Corn Worker Brookville Wagons Hoosier Corn Drill Deering Mowers Reapers Binders with roller and bicycle ball bearings for lighter, longer wear. Call for samples and prices before buying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kraus
Brookville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Senator Evarts
Evarts
Philippines
Harner's Weekly
Bronson
London
Daugherty
Cerro Gordo
German Baptista
Nevvene
Jane
Sehr Khan
Daugherty Bros
Tndiana
W.1 Moore
Homer City
Ernest Stewart
Indians, Pa
Telford
Elford & Stewart
Sutton Building
Philadelphia Street
Clare
Indiana
Farmera’ Bank
Jj and
M.C. Warner
Frank Eramee
Watson & Xeener
Indians
Omics
Indiana, Pa
D H, Tomb
Attorney-Atlaw
Farmers’ Bank
Jan
P. Klein
Hikin Building
Philadelphia
Sixpet
John H. Pierce
J. M. Cunningham
John N. Banes
Trando
Elder Peelor
George J. Feit
Peelor & Frit
Samuel Cunningham
John B. Cunningham
Foeer
Wana, Pa
Tare
M. Mahan
Farmers Bank
N. Langham
Pi J
Farmers Bank Building
Jonn L. Getty
Attorney-At-Lap
Jandt
Blair
Hotels
Indiana House
John Hour
Lesdizig
Kamunis
NEW American
H. Moore
Lawson House
D L. Moorhead
Court House
H. B. Buterbaugh
Diana
N. F. Ehrenfeld
South Sixth Street
Ames
Clatr
J Vorerineky
South Street
Pittsburg
H. Kleber & Bro
Fifth Avenue
KNABE
Henry F. Miller
Sthaube & Grown
OPERA
Gilmore
Burdett
Apollo
Washburn
Duquesne
Virgil
FREE
Les Eiere
Buffalo, Pitts & Co
Timothy and
Clover Seeds
Law
W. H. Johnston
Church Street
the People's National Family Newspaper
York
Weependiy Toeay
Diaue
Daily Tribune
Tribune
I Tribune
National Family Newspaper
THE
Highes
Indiana Progress
Empfields
Spurr
Ruth S. Empfield
Frank Douglass
Indiana, Penn’a
Ley’ Keele
Inkenness
Keeley Institute
Ava Biatsburs
Pricea
Edward P. Grove
Beokla
Rowe College
Johnstown, Penn
Rowe
Nic
Lockard
Ard
Indiana County
Ilog Kard
TheiArchitect & Builder
Penn’a
Vogel Brothers
Indiana Tailors
Sixth Street
Pennsylvania
Thompson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!