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Newspaper
Kane Leader
Location
Kane, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1885
Page
2
Advertising rates and subscription terms at The Kane Leader are outlined. The piece also surveys year end business failures, a Monterey County whale skeleton find, Armour’s wealth profile, oil market mysteries, a Fort Smith murder case, tax concerns on mortgages and judgments, and a Christmas card tip from the Philadelphia Ledger.
The article argues that large sums like 200 million dollars are difficult to grasp and offers a series of scale comparisons. If in silver dollars the fortune would stretch 4672 miles, stack 354 miles high, cover about 60 acres, weigh 7160 tons, require 358 freight cars and up to twenty locomotives on steep grades. In one-dollar bills the stack would extend 23674 miles, rise twelve miles, cover 746 acres, with a safe deposit vault 23 by 22 by 20 feet.
Washington reports growing belief that the Senate will not mount a partisan fight against the Democratic nominations. Letters from Pennsylvania Democrats reveal mixed views on candidates, while some officials question rival appointments. The article notes how hearings and confirmations may be selective, with emphasis on justified inquiries rather than broad accusations. Also covered is Fred Fisher’s claim about Craig & Cappeau and Kane well profits amid oil market fluctuations.
Are You Enasured An opportunity is now offered vou to procure insurance inst accident in the equitable Accident Insurance Association of Binghamton NY Four thousand dollars in case of death two thousand five hundred sixty for loss of arm hand or leg twenty five weekly indemnity annual cost about ten dollars or one third less cost than stock companies Call on C G Bedford Agent at the St Elma hotel Jas Hyde promotes the Novelty Bazaar holiday goods Keystones Jewelry store competition strong at Kane House area
Opposite the Phila and Erie depot a few sites will be temporarily leased to attract arriving travelers and highway travelers to Kane. Prime locations near Pittshorel Western Ro Orvard and Stuethport Road offer space for machinery pipe coal and other building goods. Loading from freight cars on one side of a warehouse and unloading behind teams on the other is described as convenient for shops and suppliers.
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