20 Aug 1885
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Newspaper
Kane Leader
Location
Kane, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1885
Page
1
An OCR fragment lists several Kane PA addresses and services including millinery and dressmaking next to the post office, a notary, attorney offices in Griffiths Block, barber and surgery notices, physicians and surgeons, and a general court business note. It mentions lady and child services, hats, ribbons, and repairs with guarantees.
A terse notice credits Scot Burk Kane Fa with completing work described as tering mounvinc kalsomining at the Kane House. RA C.W. Kise prov’ass. notes prompt satisfaction with a fine sample reais in Warken PA.
The article extols L. F. Haynes of Baltimore for pioneering American clays and pastes in pottery. It describes diverse pastes, strong and light wares, uniform colors, and skilled reliefs, comparing to Wedgwood and noting bold red, browns, grays, and white Priian pastes. A tangential anecdote follows about Billy Hoover, known as Smiler Hoover, at Western hotels and clerks, ending with a humorous exchange and hotel-room pranks.
The article describes two methods to prepare chalk friendly blackboards, including four coats of oil color with varnish to prevent absorbency and a second option with three coats oil color and two varnish coats achieving an egg shell finish. It also recounts Fenimore Cooper’s Navy tale of an inn with scarce edible offerings and a hopeful salt pork suggestion.
A fragment describes a bather at the salt lake floating with ease. The figure passes four towns beneath his knees and holds two ends, suggesting a surface tie or improvised rope technique.
In a small town wedding, a doctor and apothecary groom, twice a widower, fled the church during the vow pause. He returned breathless to reveal he needed to fetch a store key then rejoined the ceremony. The ring moment paused as he joked about a rusty item in his pocket, restoring order and continuing the service.
In a domestic scene the Tuffboy family moves calmly until Jimmy bursts in with a boastful curve. The father dismisses the claim with playful disbelief as the cat naps and the mother dozes, preserving a light family mood.
Pirrigeneau, Ps Joe Chappeau, expert oil scout, recalls Hughes and Bemmuont in dangerous 1881 era prospecting. Hughes spied a well 46 amid snow in wilderness, evaded drilling guards, and hid under a derrick floor for hours to monitor operations before a risky plan to uncover tapping the oil rock.
A narrative describes Hughes fleeing through a forest after a successful oil well theft, signaling the haul exceeded £20,000 with bonuses. Beaumont faces capture, is tied to a tree, then released and sues for assault, winning heavy damages. The article also notes oil tank fires and a proposed lightning immunity method using multiple wire nets.
A jumble of scattered notes covers topics from cooling tea and duels with pistols to medical mishaps and liquor laws. It notes a surgeon in Galveston failing to improve a faulty nose, a Kansas prohibition officer demanding purchaser statements, a fisherman's knife by an English cutler, and humorous anecdotes about corks and lectures. It also mentions moles, congenital nevi, and the early history of photography from Priestly to Daguerre and Talbot.
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