Quaint Old Bridges of the Schuylkill Silent No More
A Philadelphia era reminiscence traces the aging wooden covered bridges along the Schuylkill, noting Flat Rock and Manayunk losses, Swedesford tolls, and Conshohocken to Phoenixville structures. It chronicles toll rights, rebuilds in iron and steel, and the enduring Gateways from Norristown to Phoenixville.
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Philadelphia
Flat Rock
Manayunk
Wagner
Montgomery County
Matson’s Ford
Conshohocken
Schuylkill
Swedesford
Norristown
Iza
Interior Counties
Schuykill
Reading Railroad
Aource
Swedes’ Ford
Washington
Winter Quarters
Valley Forge
Swedesford Bridge
Bridgeport
Potts‘ville
Chester
Montgomery
Phoenixville
Port Kennedy
Pawling
Lord Howe
Brandywine
Reading
Charles Pickering
Black Rock
Lebanon Valley Road
Bulawayo Laager Shelter for Women and Children
A 19th century image shows Bulawayo’s market square converted into a wagon laager to shelter women and children as Matabele rebels approach within about 12 miles. Maxims and sandbags protect the interior while a barbed wire fence and defensive positions hold the perimeter. Reinforcements move north from Mafeking to dislodge rebels from Matoppo hills and surrounding regions.
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Bulawayo
Thees
Matabeleland
Matoppo
Mafeking
The Micycle Jamp Bicycle Crane Debate
A quirky exchange centers on a bicycle crane joke. One speaker praises the device as a great wood exercise, while the other clarifies they are not riding yet must cross streets periodically. The dialogue captures a light, humorous street conversation with playful wordplay.
Patrick's Fall Patient Cheerful Despite Fall From Building
A patient named Patrick lies recovering after a severe fall from a building while at work. He endures pain with humor and shares quick, bright stories that lift fellow patients spirits as a doctor checks his condition and questions the timing of the accident.
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Patrick
Harper’s Round Table
Valuable Franchise Secured and Oddities Mentioned
A bo tower of dubious health claims touts a “health franchise” for digestion and cures for rheumatic and feverish ailments. The piece also notes ancient silver mines, toy soldiers found in Assiot Egypt, teething remedies, a Paris fire, and a German liver powder cure. It ends with a quip about Oklahoma wheat offsetting the territory’s divorce industry.
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Assiot
Egypt
Oklahoma
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Pills Ad Mix
A collage of old advertisements includes Hall's Catarrh Cure billed as a constitutional cure with price noted, Piso's Cure claimed as a consumption remedy, plus Hageman's Camphor with Glycerine for various ailments and a quip about a Chicago funeral floral design.
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Hall
Price, the
Chicago
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Ieee
Lebanon Valley Bridge
Bulawayo's Market Square
America
New World
Mas Wiseton
Port Maillot
Paris
Carlstedt
Carlstedt Medicine Co
Evansville
Ind
Idaho
Ous
Anna M. Ross
Williamsport, Pa
Bob
Jack
Hageman
C. C
Clark Go
New Haven
California Fig Syrup Co
Danderine
Knowlton Danderine CO
Guthrie, Okla
Academy OF the Sacred Heart ST
Academy Sacred Heart
St. Joseph, Me
Omjaran
Quincy, Mic
North Carolina
South Carolina
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