The Last Census on Pennsylvania Horse Power Savings
The piece argues Pennsylvania has 18 436 horses with many males, calculating costs at 10 percent interest and depreciation. It advocates selling lease rights to military highways every twenty years, proposing a double track road to carry freight and passengers, claiming long term cost savings and faster city access. It envisions a best road in the world and improved city transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennvania
Pennsylvania
Kirk
BAD ROADS A Grost Loss to Farmers
A farmer faces costly losses from poor roads with two-horse teams taking two days to haul twenty five miles, costing 3.50 per day, lodging 2.00, totaling 83.00 and marketing 9.00, before land costs. The piece argues road law could shift produce transport to cheaper electric motors, cutting costs to 50 cents per ton for ten ton loads, and 1.00 per ton for smaller loads, contrasting with higher market costs from Chicago. It laments industries leaving Allegheny county due to high taxes, listing steamboat, cotton, hat making, cabinet, slaughter, saw, wagon and plow works, and mills reduced or moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adarmer
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Canton
Ohio
A. Em
Allegheny County
Pittsburg
Hall & Speer
Manchester
Rules for Building and Maintaining Pennsylvania Roads
A fragment from a historical pamphlet advocates improving road design and maintenance. It cites emotional costs of bad roads in Pennsylvania and argues for wider ditches and proper water drainage. It includes quotes attributed to A Km and references Andrew Carnegie on road networks and England.
Public Sales At Multiple Indiana County Farms
Public sales announced for November 1898 at farms near Mechanicsburg Brushvalley and Center township Indiana County. Auctions list teams mares cows calves hogs wagons and assorted farming gear with credit terms and auctioneers noted.
Crossed Eyes Corrected In Six Year Old Boy
Doctors Sigmann and Sadler of 804 Penn Avenue Pittsburg report success in eye straightening for a six year old, Master George Aul of 115 Seventh Street, amid parental fears that early surgery is risky. Also notes cheap excursion rates to the Pittsburg Exposition and a farm sale near Indiana on November 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drs. Sigmann and
Sadler
Penn Avenue
Pittsburg
George Aul
Seventh Street
Sigmann
Pable
James Hamilton
Indiana
Punxsutawney Road
G. R. Hannon
D. M. Arison
Women urged to promote Hygeia Belt and Bandage
An appeal seeks an active woman in each town to introduce the Hygeia Safety Belt and Catamenial Bandage Supporter, praised by 10,000 physicians as the era's greatest invention yet offered at 50 cents. Agents' terms and free sample outfit available for 13 cents postage to Nichols Manufacturing Co., 378 Canal Street, New York. Also notes ProGREss term report cards aid teachers and a rye straw purchase request from Ok & Calhoun, Indiana, Pa. Plus Sharretts selling warm lined shoes from $1.10 to $1.35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michols Manufacturing Co
Canal Street
New York
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promises Health To Women
Copy extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as boosting strength health and vitality in women. It claims it cures inflammation tones nerves eases pregnancy pains and restores complexion while sharing patient testimonial from Mrs Etta H E Smith of Grenola Kansas and offering a mail order medical library in exchange for stamps.
Public sale of household farming utensils and supplies
A public sale will be held at the same time and place offering personal property including household and farming utensils hay and straw grain by the bushel and many other articles too numerous to mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Auld
Mechanicssburg
Yellow Creek
Lenebeon
Gordon
Blelick Township
Indiana County
James K. Reprint
R.N. Miller
James Johnston
Center Township
J. M. Johnston
SmekKing In New Guinea Smoked Tobacco Practices
SmekKing in New Guinea describes native smoking with the baubau pipe, using wild tobacco loaf or manufactured trade tobacco. The bamboo pipe is long and narrow with a small hole near the closed end, shared among villagers as smoke is drawn and swallowed, making tobacco last longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Brooms Of Service And Farming Figures From Haggard
Gave Three Brooms. One broom in a house is at least two brooms too few. There is use for at least three brooms every day the new pliant broom for the carpet the partly worn broom for the Kitchen and Salts the stubby broom for the woodshell and steps and an occasional brush of the gravel paths. Rider Baggard as 2 Farmer Wow H. Rider Bagerrd is telling what he lenews about farming and his knowledge thereon tallies very closely with that ofmost of those who write and lecture on the subject. It seems that Mr. Haggard has a farm of about 400 acres and he loses about $3 000 a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rider Baggard
Wow H. Rider Bagerrd
Haggard
Buston Herald
Office Desks For Sale In Latest Style Discount
Large discount sale offers new office desks of the latest style. Also available bedroom suites sideboards lounges and related furnishings. Open to visitors and inquiries for pricing and delivery options.
United States Claims Policy Shift for Citizens En Masse
The policy announcement states sweeping changes aimed at all U S citizens without conditions. It applies regardless of military status or affiliation. Officials emphasize universal applicability and broad reach across departments and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Prolong Life Claim For Kidney and Bladder Remedies
An advertisement touts Br. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy for kidney and bladder diseases. It promises a cure and outlines signs of disease, urging readers to submit urine in a bottle, and to send address for a free sample bottle. The testimonial cites a Rochester resident and notes price at $1.00 per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Br. David Kennedy
Whuzas W. Apaws
Jefferson Avenue
Clifton Street
Rochester
N. Y
Kennedy
Bright
Kenny
Wren
S.co
Peal Medicine CO
Cleveland,.c
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A. Kirk
Arthur
Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
England
Central Park
Uecrge Sturons
S. Grison
Munda Douglass
Brushvalley
Eelock i
Sharp
Manda Douglass
San
Rashvalley
S. 5
Greson
Cees
Ok & Calhoun
Jockm
CSM Ueel
Dr. Pierce
Love Hill
Pierce
Common Sense
Buffalo
Gregator's Sale
S. KE. Lockard
West Mahoning Township
Wlt
Allowanes
J. M. Lydick
B. C G. Irwin
Sarah Sebring
George Mabon
Jonathan
Neff
Jackson McMillen
Frantz Brothers
J. C. Lockard
John M. Leech
Conrad Ramey
Orphans’ Court of
Daniel Ramey
Frederick Ramey
Conrad Remey
Sarah Ramey
A.D
T. C. Ramey
A. D
Catherine Fleck
Caroline Russell
Mary Gates
Elizabeth Petter
T.C. Ramey
W.S. Ramey
Franklin Ramey
John H. Pierce
Julian St.Clair
West Wheatfield Township
James J. ST. Glatr
Agnew
M. Barkman
Binghampton
Elmer W. Alliston &Co
Caldwell’s
Court House
Barnesboro Supply Co
Cambria County
D. D. Lewis
Barnesboro
Penn
E. W. Griffith
The
Indiana, Pa
New York Life Insurance Company
H. J. Alisman
Farmers’ Bank Building
C. S. Apple
Jewler & Optician
Hotel Cain
Kron
Stone
Hamilton
Penna
Daugherty Bros
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