Local Trades and Shops on Main Street Listings
A garbled early 20th century listing describes merchants on Main Cross Street including a merchant tailor, a photograph gallery claiming largest in the city, a drugstore with medicines and liquors, a merchant dealing in china and glassware, a grocery and provisioning store, and a general goods vendor with various wares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sellars
Lee Ee Goobaas
Main Cross Street
Wyl
FER
Joan H. —Kuitier
Siires Shackisign
west-Main
Arue
D. P. & CO Grocery
Weat Main Cross
E. R. Cox
Weber’s Brewery
Ellen
G. Peter
Queens
East Main Main Crdas
Local Post Offices Schedule Notes from Garber
Garber Postminster lists opening and closing hours for towns including Cincinnati, Marion, Titusville, and Vevay. Some offices close at 6 PM on certain weekdays and 7 PM on others, with many not open Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryantsburg
Rexvalle
Marion
Titusville
Canainey’s
Barbonraville
Cheap Boots and Shoes at John Braun's on Mulberry Street
Advertises ladies footwear and gaiters at low prices including Ladies’ Lasting Gaiters from 1.00 to 2.25 and Slippers from 0.75 to 1.50. Promises other goods discounted and requests calls to compare prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Braun’s
Mulberry Street
Congress
Alexis
Farmers Attention Hog Cholera Cure
Farmers urged to use a specific hog cholera cure as a certain remedy. The notice emphasizes a treatment recommended for hog disease and calls for action by livestock owners.
Subscriptions and Prices for Magazines and Weekly
Odd OCR reads a subscription notice offering MaGAzixe and Weekly magazines with prices and options. It lists one year at 700, extra copies and post paid. It mentions six copies for 2000 and references annual volumes and a New York cloth-bound edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haneek’s
Magazixe
Club of Frye
Coltitiennee
Pensas
Fragmented Scene From a Garden Dream
A jumble of phrases hints at a poetic scene with references to old trees, a Ruger agent, morning sights, and distant roads. The text drift includes imagery of flowers, snow, violets, and a questioning voice about a possible future action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruger i
The Fenton Home and Jerusha Hevington Visit
In May Philadelphia a family hosts relatives during the Centennial era. Mrs Fenton worries about Jerusha Hevington a Vermont cousin, while Mr Vanderpool arrives and Jerusha's blunt, comic reception unsettles the gathering. The scene shifts between Mrs Fenton’s anxiety and Jerusha’s sharp remarks as guests mingle with curiosity about kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Fenton
Kate
Phil
Emily
Mabel
Joe
Florence
John
Mr. Fenton
Tom
Mrs. Fenton
Jerusha
Vermont
Hevington
Jersha Hevington
Micha
Ton
Gal
Sarauel
Mies
Fassin
Jeruaha
Mr. iVanderpool
Mr. Vanderpool
Vanderpool
Knickerbocker
Mulkine
Purgatory
Ang
Aion Mere
Poails of Mrs. C. A. Warfield the Authoress
Mrs. Catharine A. Warfield, noted novelist of Pewee Valley Kentucky, died at twelve o clock Thursday night. A Kentucky native she moved to Mississippi young, wrote with sister on poems, later published several works including Household of Bouverie. Her last books were Fern Fleming and The Cardinal's Daughter. Her husband Elisha Warfield died years ago leaves a son in St. Louis and daughter Mrs. Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catharine A. Warfield
Peiwee Valley
Warefield
Kentucky
Mississippi
Nathan Ware
Mississipi
Warfield
Nathan Warheld
Bell
St.Louis
Courier-Journal
Curious Derivations From A Fragmented Lexicon
A garbled set of etymologies traces pamphlet to Pamphylia and reference to Greek authors. It mentions Pontus Pilate and Judas Iscariot amid scattered notes on bigot Misigothayi Hamburg Bagdad and other terms. The text cites origins of words and names across Europe and Asia in a disjointed form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthoress
Pontis
Judas
Pontus
Pilate
Judas Iscariot
Nisigoth- Conqueror
NY Beck
Ieee
Hamburg
Germany
Bagdad
Atabi
Europe
Nick
Nike
Lirna
Ten Broeck’s 1 39 3 mile sets pace record
The article notes Ten Broeck running a mile in 1 39 3, an unprecedented speed for the era. It compares his pace to 36 miles per hour, and imagines vast distances he could cover in a day or in a week if sustained. The writing emphasizes extraordinary speed and speculative mileage feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ten Broeck
Jockey
Cincinnati
Bellinville
Great Southern
Neshville
Alam Ba
New York
Dintanica
Firae
Sanonde
Tax filing details for Maid J Railroad Company
A filed report with the Board of Equalization shows stock value figures. The statement indicates an assessed value of $15,000, reflecting the company's true property and tax standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Railroad
Abe Board of Equalizations
Ital
Ten Broeck Sets Four Mile Race Record in 1876
A detailed, partially garbled report recounts Ten Broeck’s dramatic speed run and crowd reaction. Spectators praise the horse as President Clark and jockeys attract applause while records for four miles and earlier splits are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Necy
Fareiwell
Clark
Williams
Harper
Green
Buford
Ten Broeck
Broeck
Phae
Ton
King
Tom
Fanny Holton
Lyttleton
Nantura
Brawner
Christian Temperance Meetings by Francis Murphy
Parapetrisa May 19 1977 notes Francis Murphy plan to deliver twenty lectures in June for $200 each. Letter to Titusville brethren explains distances and dates for revival sermons. Critics say the scheme aims to fund temperance work but question ethical concerns over fees and solicitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Murphy
Jung
Christ
Hota
Pahagg’ Apie
Colonado Hotel
Fleil’s
Lincoln
Titusville
Murphy
Brother Murphy
Titusvillee
W. Y. Suri
Public prayer remark from War era shocks Oberlin church
The article recalls how during the French and German war the late Mr Finney led a prayer in an Oberlin church asking God how long the war would last and lamenting the killings and village burnings. It contrasts devotion with a sales pitch for Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finney
Oberlin
Dr. Bull's
Hoodlum Clash In San Francisco Sparks Assault Rumor
A garbled interview describes a potential street violence clash between hoodlums and a group labeled Mongols in San Francisco. The quoted terms include threats and violent outcomes with mentions of gunfire and murder, reflecting a tense urban disturbance and police concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San-Francisco
Hoodlum
San Francisco
Blake Tlenty
Timely Spring News and Hidden Bets Across Headlines
A playful collection of clashing phrases hints at a spring news cycle. A dramatic chess metaphor appears with a Liberal husband, a gull about fraud, and a drawn portrait of Queen Elizabeth amid flour market chatter.
Domestic infelicity blamed on chronic disease and remedies
A faded editorial tone discusses unhappy marriages caused by long term illness. It references liver torpor yellowing of skin and nerve strain as triggers for irritability and misery. It promotes Dr Pierce remedies as trustworthy while warning against cheap substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nowaays
Torpw
Pierce
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Aluise
Lodge & Up
Lenham's& Keeney
Gents
Farnishiig Goods
White's Block
East Main Crogs Et. Sugieantf
Seenalee
Owers
F. C
Central Avenue
Ba Aly
Ankin & White
Carpenters
Geneles
Heg
Teranrware
D. Deal- Site Pipes
Boyh Seton
As Ee
Charlies A. Korbly
AF Law
United States
Fin Ea Gerts
Court Hoemse
Stenton
Aterson
Jennings
Vincent Kirke
Main Grogs
Waliidt Tresta
Kirk
Madison
Ind
E.R. Wilson
Attorney AT Law
Masonic Temple
Madison, Ind
Belamy
Ag Law
Jeffersonville
North Ver
Columbus
Indianapo
Louis
Nomodav
Mail
Anton
North Vernon
Louisville
Indianapolis
Pele
Anderson
Horace
Scott
W. A. Quieney
Western ‘Hotel
Henry Wiesse
Acobids
West and
Onis Sires
Continentalotel
Main Street
Court House
ORIN
Armstrong
Vevay
Indiana
Aplitf
Ohio
Aa Ana Eee
Otto
Dupont
Charles Gertz
Centennial Hotel
John McKenna
Prop
Main Cross
Madison, Indiana
the ‘Times
Union
Harper’s Weekly
Harper's Weekly
Commercial Bulletin
Boston
Brook
Eraminer and Chronicle
Ni Yi
Menepaphre
Christian' Advocate
Sta Hapren
Big New York
Tony
Wells
Yenik
Tipuin
Nureerys
Academy
Samuel
Acamp
Linus Swinefeld
Tor
Jerusha, Hevington
C. A. ‘Warfield
Ofan
Bague
Icla
Society For the Prevention of
Robert B. Roosevelt
Appleton’s Journal
sTewart
Tiberi
Whic
Queen Elizabeth
Crong
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