Classified Local Business Cards and Professionals
A scanned page lists diverse local professionals and businesses including a justice of the peace office in Griffiths Brook Kawnaf PA, PapER House proprietress Mrs C W King at Airstow, artistic photographer Warren Penna R Thos Kane physician and surgeon serving ladies and children, Kane physician Dr Evan O N Kane at Magowan’s Way Drug Store, M E L L Whiting surgeon to M E I L, milliner and dressmaker on Chase Street with millinery stock, and hotel GEO H Leonart proprietor with fine sample rooms plus W J Armstrong entry.
Sunny Italy travel notes amid snow and slow Italian trains
Crawford describes a long rail journey from London toward sunny Italy met by snow and cold. He highlights the Mont Cenis tunnel, harsh car conditions, and Italy’s slow trains under government control, with guards in uniforms and porters aiding travelers. He contrasts frugal dress sense in Europe with American fashion.
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England
Italy
London
Paris
Modane
United States
Mont Cenis
Turin
Milan
Venice
Stazione
T. C. Crawford
New York World
Naiyen City Reemerges Revealing Sough Dynasty Treasures
Northern Ning Po area Naiyen city, buried for a millennium, surfaces enough to reveal vases plates and other utensils from the Sough dynasty as locals recover treasures.
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Naiyen
Ning Po
China
Boston Transcript
Not Dead Lion Unclear fragmentary item
Incomplete OCR fragment notes an apology about a loss of wife and references an uncle figure, but the context and details are missing to form a clear news item.
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Bastus
Faded Complexion's Sweet Restorer Mask Du Mars
The piece describes a beauty remedy used by young women to revive pale complexions. A paste of egg white rose water alum and almond oil is spread on a homemade mask with holes for eyes nose and mouth. Worn overnight and removed with warm splash and cold rinse followed by a towel rub, it promises a glowing face though it looks odd at night.
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New York World
Diet and age related degeneration debated in Globe-Democrat
The Globe-Democrat discusses aging changes as degenerations of tissues replaced by inferior materials. It cites plans to forestall age by distilled water, phosphoric drink, and lemon juice, while suggesting a diet low in albumin and lean meat and rich in milk.
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Globe-Democrat
Beekeeping Observations From Southern California
Edna Sandford notes that wild bees are abundant along the Pacific coast with European domesticated varieties thriving beside their wild kin. Bees swarm year round, occupying hollow trees, garrets, logs, caverns, and crevices, challenging builders to prevent occupation of steeples and walls as they store honey in ever-increasing spaces.
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Europe
Pacific Coast
Edna Sandford
Drake’s Magazine
The German Emperor as Athlete in Cologne River Bath
A Galignani’s Messenger piece recalls a youthful heir to the Prussian throne leaping into the Rhine bath near Cologne. The future ruler swam fiercely, rode a floating log with boys, and entertained spectators with dives and tricks, like Neptune among Tritons, amid cheers and splash.
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Galignani
Cologne
Rhine
Neptune
Prince As
Selecting a Coffee Estate and Its Labour System
A detailed guide on founding a finca for coffee in Central America describes ground selection, nursery setup, and a four to six year cue to harvest. It notes Indian mozos as labor, their low pay, and social dynamics, then outlines field work, harvest, and processing from picking to drying and grading for market.
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Central America
Guatemala
Finca
Francis J. A. Dare
New York Times
Honest Rubber Goods Trade Promptly Sees Repeat Customer
A New York Sun note records a brief exchange where a customer asks for rubber overshoes and the dealer confirms selling the same model as yesterday. The customer remarks the prior pair wore out just after midnight, indicating quick wear.
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New York
San
Mars Appropriation Billl Report on Cagals Found
Astronomers report Mars contains a number of cagals and other features. The finding suggests planetary anomalies worth further study as researchers outline potential implications for future exploration and understanding of Martian geology.
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Mars
Morning hygiene routine as described by T R Allison
A London Times and Eeho excerpt records T R Allison detailing a morning routine: rising before 7, airing sheets, washing with water, facial cleansing with minimal soap, body rubbing dry, infrequent head washing to protect hair, light morning exercise, a half hour walk before breakfast, and no food or drink beforehand.
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T. R. Allison
London Times
Eeho
Grief of an Actress Hidden by The Stage Facade
A city theatre soubrette actress received a telegram saying her pet pug Adele had died. She preserved a cheerful front during the performance as the Wings prompt left her tearful moment hidden from the audience and fellow actor.
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Gordow
Adele
Neww York Sun
Police classify matrimonial agencies into three classes
Police categorize matrimonial agencies by client type and graft. The first class targets nobles and pensioned officials with a dowry driven by wealthy widows and foreign orphans. The second serves lower officials and middle class seekers with limited means. The third includes all who accept any client for a large commission, often double dealing.
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Francis Leland
Austria's Wood Wealth and Government Control
The Chicago Times notes Austria's wood wealth as a major resource with vast forests in Croatia Slavonia and the former frontier. It details 3,887,234 acres of forest 69 percent government or large landowners 24 percent parish clergy and peasant shares. The article computes volume 1 055 966 340 cubic feet valued at nine tenths of a penny per cubic foot yielding about £39 707 200 with annual growth of 131 849 914 cubic feet worth over £500 000.
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Austria
Croatia
Slavonia
Chicago Times
Illusion Shattered By A Conscience Smashing Whack
A New York World correlative tale recalls Mr Alcott and the ferule, where a pupil’s long awaited revenge ends the old discipline. The master endures a brutal strike on the hand and the school’s gentler methods fade with the pain.
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Mr. Alcott
New York World
Holmes coin of phrases sparks debate in town
Local chatter centers on two phrases allegedly coined by oe Wendell Holmes. Citizens debate their meanings as rumors spread about their origins and usage among the community. Officials urge restraint while sharing no official statement.
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Wendell Holmes
The Draggist Explains Glass Jars and Colors
A New York Evening Sun reporter chats with an uptown druggist about colored jars in store windows. The druggist reveals common color formulas using chemicals for red blue yellow green crimson lilac royal purple pink and amber. He notes these color mixtures are used to attract customers and that chemicals are essential stock for a druggist’s equipment.
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New York Evening Sun
Strange reports of phantom limb relief after burial
A man who lost a leg in an accident reported relief after his amputated limb was buried and later repositioned by family unaware of his request. A second case involved a teen with a severed arm whose fingers, bent at burial, straightened when the limb was unearthed, prompting instant comfort. Cor. Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit Free Press
German Piano Industry Exports Shrink Yet Berlin Stays Busy
German instruments valued at 18 million marks are exported yearly while total production ranges 32 to 36 million marks, about 70 000 to 72 000 pianos. Berlin hosts around 200 piano factories with some producing over 1 500 instruments annually and employing 800 or more workers. Despite market fears, Berlin’s trade shows little downturn as demand for grand pianos grows and precision in assembly remains essential.
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Kuhlow
Germany
Berlin
New York
A Canadian Settlement Parish System Described
A Harper's Magazine excerpt by C. H. Farnham discusses land division into long ribbons, roads with houses, and a central church as the social anchor. It notes the church as the people's palace providing religious comfort, material beauty, and intellectual life, with settlers later establishing a permanent parish and resident priest.
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C. H. Farnham
Harper's Magazine
Oil on the Troubled Waters
The Trans Atlantic French Steamship Company equips its ships with oil spray apparatus to spread oil on waves during storms. The New York Tribune notes this could improve safety at sea and suggests it be considered by an international marine conference.
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Trans-Atlantic
New York Tribune
Chinese Opposition to Steamboats on the Yangtse
The Chinese reportedly fear fierce river life along the Upper Yangtse, claiming natives would throw stones from mountain breaks to sink steamers. Authorities would struggle to prevent or punish such acts, while the real obstacle may be locals losing livelihood to steam transport.
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Yangtse
New York
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N M. Orr
Fraley Street
M. Orr
Kane, PA
Fraley Sr
Y, Jones
Justice OF the Peace
Griffith's Brook
Kawnaf, PA
Paper House
C.W, King
Warren
Penna
Airstow
R. Thos
L. Kane
Magowan's Drug Store
Harriet A. Kane
R. Evan O'N, Kane
Magowan
Pawa Wag Ywan
M. E. Ll. Whiting
Chase Street
GEO
H. Leonart
Warren, Penna
W J. Armstrong
Kane, Penna
Gillis’ Drug Store
Oe Sothee & Restaurant
EL Looker
Kane
Crood
Eorge Folkman, I
Warrey, Penna
Keystone Komvisien Sectien
Awen
W.W. Brewer
Mt, Jewett, Penna
Pittsburg and Western
Ilo
Lochester and
Piisburg, and
Erie Railroad
Lottie Searles
Greerves Street
H. Preston
M. D
Roagp
Kamie, Penna
Omce
LaMont Pharmacy
Rntranes
Ing
NO. A. Mell
General
Ly.surance
VND Land Office
Kane, Meeanounty, Pevna
Enere
Cive C
John CL Backs
Sheridan Gorton
Es & Gorton
Smethport, PA
Backus
Court House
AGL
Keystone Billiard Parlor
Jos
Mayzenna
Conphit Block
P.O
Assill & Burdick
Dar
Ory
Smethport
Pye and
Stinson & Co
Portland
Maine
Frank Maren
Kane Horse Basement
Pioneer
Smith & Welker
Ema
Recdade
J. Struthers, J.C. Wells
A. H. M'Kenny, J.R. Jefferson
Struthers
Ron
P A. Struthers
Warls & Co.,, Proprietors
Wellay
Covenay
Crawford
Centrol
C. R. Corson
Home Journal
California
Matrimonial
A. Bronson Alcott
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