Vote Drive Aims to Mobilize Pennsylvania Republicans
Philadelphia dispatch reports Pennsylvania Republicans intensify efforts to mobilize the vote ahead of a presidential year. Chairman Quay and Leach push active workers to overcome apathy, stressing close organization and individual outreach to ensure every voter goes to the polls on November 5.
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Philadelphia
Republican State Committee
Quay
Leach
Pennsylvania
Pattsville
Sth Iist
State Committee
Montgomery County
Telegraphic Mail for City to City Letters
A New York Post perspective argues that the telegraph should handle mail with machine telegraphy. Proponent P B Delany estimates 40 000 to 50 000 letters daily between Chicago and New York could be sent over copper wires at 12 to 15 cents each, delivering in one hour with typewriter print.
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P. B. Delany
Chicago
New York
Delany
Rowland Hill
Universal Postal Service
New York Post
Origins and meaning of croft in English and Scots usage
The article traces the word croft from old English craft to its modern form, noting its appearance in Edgar era charters and its varied regional sense. It surveys the term’s literary uses from Piers Plowman to Milton, and cites Milton’s Comus as a key moment in elevating the word.
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Edgar
Murray
England
Ray
Fitzherbert
Catell
Crofter Commission
Milton
Jest on West Street Car Drivers Wins Gentle Clout
A car platform scene on West street shows a cheerful driver using humor to tame a traffic jam. He smiles through the crowd, makes merry banter with trackmen and car 78, and proves that a light touch can calm a crowd better than shouting. The exchange includes jokes about a beer wagon and a Cork/Limerick lineage.
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West Street
Cork
Limerick
New York Herald
French detective Goron to retire from police service
M. G. Goron, famed French detective, is nearing retirement after a storied career. He supervised safety arrangements for Tsar Nicholas II during a Paris visit, including a discreet tour of the city’s poorest quarters in disguise with the Russian prince.
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M. G. Goron
M. Goron
Cheapness Versus Excellence in Trade and Wages
An analysis argues that cheapness and free trade undermine quality, citing wool and shipbuilding as examples. It warns that shoddy goods and undervalued labor depress standards, while high wages produce superior products. It urges voter participation in Pennsylvania off-year elections and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with local sales agents listed.
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United States
Castoria referenced through generations in town notice
An old advertisement mentions Castoria across generations from baby to children. A thirty horse power portable engine and sawmill is offered for sale in good running order at a bargain. For particulars, inquire at the Progress office. The note also refers to White & Sanford's shaving parlors in the Elkin building as popular rooms in town.
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Progress Office
White & Sanford
Elkin Building
Indiana County
Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania
Said
Indiana
Said County
Harry White
George H. Matthews
George Findley Matthews
East Wheatfield Township
G. H. Matthews
John Matthews
Robert Matthews
Altoona
Geo. Howard Hamilton
Elizabeth Hamilton
Geo. H. Hamilton
William Rodgers
Wheatfield Township
B. F. Stutzman
Elias Stephens
Spackman
Archibald Matthews
Blondage Dow
Eigen Loon
Mary Ylor
Low
Taylor
Isaac
Court of Common Pleas
Penn’a
William R. Mellwain
Benton K. Jamison
William M. Stewart
David
Robinson
Saltsburg Bank
Saltsburg
Geo. W. Hood
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Woolford
Herrick Bros, Druggists
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Croft
Cornhill Magazine
Rhoddy
Daugherty Bros
W. I. Moore
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W. J. Stewart
Thomas Simpson
D. W. Simpson
John T. Stuchul
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Jacksonville
H. B. McIntire
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Mary Lewis
Register of Wills
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Orphans’ Court
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Martin Reitz
Austin Welchence
James McHenry
Borough of
J.N. Banks
Wm. Davis
Evan Williams
Pine Flat
Green Township
Ebensburg
Frank Keener
Auditor's Notice
David W. Davis
John Davis
Jack & Taylor
John Swazey
Centre Township
Jara
John A. Scott
Idr. A. Shaeffer
Rochester Mills
Grant Coetianin
Fee
John 8. Ross
Lewis Decker
Grant Township
Ister
Salem Sheesley
Penna
New Digestion Co
N. J
Pitcher’s Castoria
Tremont Range
G. T. Hamilton
Philadelphia St
Indiana, Pa
The
New York Weekly Tribune
United Staes
Putahell
Splendid Journal
Ash
Addres Peal Medicine CO
Cleveland
Ohio
Daugherty Bro’s
Thompson
Insurance Agency
Ows. G. Groft
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