Bainbridge seeks industries as Marietta backs plant
In Bainbridge a board of trade pursues new industries while Marietta capitalists subscribe 15000 dollars to lure a manufacturing plant to the borough. Banker Harry Rich of Marietta loses an imported Panama hat left on his porch. Emanuel Waltman dies at 87 in Colerain township and had aided in digging the Columbia and Tidewater canal and served as a nurse during smallpox exposure among Irish laborers.
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Bainbridge
Board of Trade
Marietta
Harry Rich
Emanuel Waltman
Colerain
Columbia and Tidewater Canal
The Weather Opinion From a Silent Era Page
A satirical note on the weather discourse, mocking those who discuss climate. The piece quips that such talk is bothersome yet reveals a warmer sentiment when heat returns after cold spells.
Beware Fly Invader Declares War On Summer Dangers
A Pittsburg Post humorous note laments the deadly reach of flies in summer, linking to disease and filth. It argues for rigorous control as millions of bacteria reportedly inhabit a single insect, then riffs on domestic life and club memory with a light closing joke.
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Pittsburg Post
Value of Silence and Social Etiquette Quips
A compact clipping presents witty lines on manners and private conduct. It cites a Boston Transcript exchange about smoking in ladies’ rooms and a Toledo Blade quip on speech and silence, framed as boarding house chat and social satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Blade
Rural reform rhetoric grows in Lancaster county dairy sector
A fanciful North American dispatch reports inspectors and state officials expanding in rural districts. The piece mocks a future where extensive regulatory checks govern potato paring, dairy sanitation, and animal feed, while farmers seek escape from costly milking routines and creameries. It laments milk pricing and manure quality, forecasting a kitchen sink of imagined reforms and perceived overreach.
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Lancaster County
Dixon
Why Do Women Persist in Getting Off a Trolley Car Backwards
A reader notes frequent backward disembarking from trolley cars in Centre Square Lancaster. He cites near falls and nervous conductors on belt lines, urging passengers to wait for a full stop and exit facing the motorman. The Traction Company distributes warning cards to reduce accidents.
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Centre Square
Lancaster
Traction Company
The Flute Case
Richard Dehmel seeks a concert ticket for Antonio Fistonelli's flute recital to meet Hulda but is denied entry. His friend helps him devise a plan and Richard arrives with flair, convincing the ticket taker and Countess Vera, leading to a joyous reunion with Hulda and a happy ending as the couple meet at the concert.
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Richard Dehmel
Hulda
Richard
Antonio Fistonelli
Beck
Ligone Fistonelli
Antonia Fistonelli
Anton Lievssen
Lievssen
Anton
Anton Licyssen
Wena Strass
Dudgen
T—amy
Drach— Dyragon
Richard Dehmer
Vera
Signore
Baron Wernitz
Signore Fistonelli
Papa
Mama
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W. H. Buch
Clothier and Gents’ Furnisher Record Building
Lititz, PA
Fancey
Beware
Mr. Fly
North American
Panamas
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Chas. H. Frey the Shoe Man
King St
Willow Reed Furniture
Heinitsh’s
S. Queen St
Appel
Jewelers & Opticians
N. Queen St
131 North
Queen Street
Lancaster, Pal
Berkey & Gay
Berkey & Gay Co
Sheraton
Chippendale
Flanders
Hoffmeier Bros
King Street
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