The Peculiar Courtship of George Gibertson and Mrs Ambergris
A comic tale of George Gibertson a impoverished boarder in Harrisburg who cannot pay his six hundred dollar bill to Mrs Ambergris his landlady. He proposes marriage to settle the debt and the two wed that afternoon, securing his food and clothes plus a generous allowance. A digressive Pension process and a street anecdote on comfort follow, ending with note on large production of chilled plows this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gibertson
Harrisburg
Picrit
Apollo
Byron
Osbertzon
Olbertson
Ambergris
George
Clementia
War Department
Congress
Commissioner of Pensions
Secretary of the Interior
Comptroller of the Treasury
Warrant Division
Register of the Treasury
Division of Accounts
United States
Simon Cameron Highty
Simon Cameron
Linlay
Donegal
Cameron
Washington
James Duffy
Marietta
James Young
Middletown
Fortress Monroe
Swindle at Philadelphia Depot Preys on Doylestown Man
A Doylestown traveler lost $50 to two strangers at the Broad Street depot while coordinating a freight payment for an engine. The trio feigned business, vanished before repayment, and the victim, a miller, mourned his loss rather than expose details, hoping his wife never learned of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Doylestown
Reading Railroad
Broad and
Callowhill Streets
Philadelphia
George
New York
Raddi
Conservatory of Music
Wilkesbarre
Robert Albertson
South Main Street
Mr. Albertson
The Evening Visitor and the Quiet Home Life
A reflective piece on social calls in busy cities. It contrasts hosts who welcome guests with those who linger past a reasonable hour. The author argues that brief, timely departures honor neighbors and preserve personal quiet, urging generosity of time but against being plundered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Vineyards Flourish in San Gabriel Valley Amid Rich Plantings
In California's San Gabriel valley large vineyards expand rapidly with an estimated 5,000,000 vines planted this season. The San Gabriel Wine Company's winery lies near the town, while Lucky Baldwin's 15,000 acre ranch to the east draws heavy investment. Bananas, palms, orange groves, olives, walnuts and year round strawberries thrive in the area near the historic mission church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Gabriel Valley
San Gabriel Wine Company
San Gabriel
Stern & Rose
Lucky Baldwin
San Gabriel Mission
Crow swarms ruin grain and thefts plague farmers
Farmers in Lebanon county complain crows raid stored grain at night and vanish by dawn. Reports mix with delayed deaths, property sales, and local curiosities as unrelated items from Chester county to Lancaster surface in this汇 of scattered notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian
Etor Brown
Lancaster City
Doctor Brown
Triad
C. EH. Brown
West
Urangh Street
Lancaster
West Chester’ Republican
Lebanon County
Elijah Steward
White Horse
Chester County
Paoli
Norristown Insane Asylum
David Johnson
Catasauqua
Ireland
New York City
Charles Hale
Dushore
Benjamin Geyer
Frank Golf
Norristown
Court House
Boston
Turing
New Corner
Ind
Allegheny County
Huntingdon
Oregon
Kentucky
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob Kile
Richmond
Jacob
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J. Frank Buch
Broad St, Lititz
AR. Bomberger
Lititz
J. M. Khipher
N. Queen Street
NEW Postoffice
Baugh
Baugh & Sons
Nte
Burger &Sutton
I No
Center Square
Lancaster, Pa
COAL
Lititz, PA
Mheal
Feare
McNeil
J. X. Quigley Co
Stora
L. B. Herr
Kansas
Topeka
Libby
Centralia
Ghizege Tribune
Jack
Pennsylvania
Harry White
Major White
Jeff
Davis
Senate
United States Senate
White
Robert Ould
Conserate
Salisbury
Unels Dack
West Ninstaeath Street
Satterlee
Sun
China
Harry Strohm
Providence
Seaman Place
Leaman
John
Milton Woods
Gordonville
Strasburg
J. Franklin Reigart
Luray
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