Almost a Riot at a Base Ball Game in Barton
At Barton on June 16 a St. Louis baseball squad nearly sparked a riot when Wee charged Second and knocked Greenwood down. A field melee forced managers to declare the game a draw while Welch was released on bail for a hearing tomorrow.
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Barton
St. Louis
Wee
Greenwood
Welch
Htuntinepon
Peter Hahn
Juniata Township
George Anker Slahn
Anker
Tussey Mountains
Speed Measuring Machine Trial on Lehigh Valley Line
A new device tested on the Lehigh Valley Railroad records train speed every mile, half mile, and quarter mile as a car attaches to any train. The machine spins a paper roll in the car to provide precise measurements, similar in concept to telegraph instruments.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad
Mauch Chunk
Times
Valuable Horse for Sale by Musser House, Millheim
W S Musser of Musser House Millheim offers a fine jet black horse weighing 1240 pounds. Guaranteed sound and suitable for all work. For particulars inquire of owner.
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W. S. Musser
Musser
Millheim
A Ragged Return of Wealth In Aunt Tam Tale
Adrian Mosscroft falls on hard times after losing his savings and a watch to a pickpocket. He borrows from his Aunt Tam to help his plight only to receive a sharp twist when she returns the loan with interest and a new sum from the bank, revealing a hidden spy in the boarding house.
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Adrian Mosscroft
Adrian
Ethel Burroughs
Tamasin
Jim Turner
Tom
Tam
City Bank
Pippintown
Castoria Advertisement Slogan Cited Across Generations
A vintage ad example shows a mother recalling how Castoria accompanied her family through life from infancy to grandchildren. The rhyme emphasizes Castoria as a trusted remedy across stages.
Rank Actor and Rank Egg Dialogue
A cheap performer jokes about an exceptionally poor egg saying it came from a dead hen. His fellow quips back, and the tale ends with the speaker claiming he felt the shell crack against his nose as it broke.
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Scott
Theatrical nuisances and a tall hat chorus
A theatre anecdote recalls a rowdy evening where tall hats obstruct view and provoke vulgar chatter. A Western man, inebriated and talkative, elbows others as guests debate hat designs and Corean fashion. The narrator leaves early, dazed by talk and toe injuries.
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Corea
Boston
Philadelphia
When Sham Jewelry May Be Worn and Why
An essay from the New York Mail and Express argues that wearing imitation jewelry can be justified for modest means or social duties. It cautions against claiming real diamonds and urges honesty about one’s ornaments while noting fashion shifts from gold to paste for evening wear.
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New York Mail and Exppress
Enterprise Vapor Medicator Co
Union Square
New York
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Advertises Quick Skin Cure
The best salve in the world for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by J Eigenhuth.
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J. Eigenhuth
H. D. Cushmar
Three Rivers, Miche
Unruly curmudgeon disrupts bridal train on rail journey
A Detroit Free Press note recalls a train car scene near St Thomas where a sharp tongued passenger mocked a bridal couple about funerals and marriage certificates. The intervention of a passenger delegate saved the couple from public humiliation as the old man was escorted away.
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St. Thomas
Canada
Niagara Falls
Ile
Old Meanness
Bob
Buffalo
Detroit Free Press
Adventure of Western Explorers Chased by Flying Balls
A party of Colorado explorers faced a fierce desert storm with no shelter. A seeming rock shelter proved to be giant tumbleweeds that rolled like balls, frightening horses until the storm spent. The plants disperse by rolling seeds, a remarkable natural adaptation.
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Colorado
Ought we to annex Canada inquiry in Detroit hotel
A Detroit man questions annexing Canada and explains a personal bias due to a son who once cashiered a bank in Ohio. The stranger and the respondent part ways with a courteous farewell. Subscriptions and job work promotions follow in the Journal office.
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Canada
Ohio
Detroit Free Press
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Whitney
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Main St
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Eisenhuth
Keystone Hotel
Selinsgrove
Penna
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Phila
F. A North & CO
Cueernut St
U.S
Washington
U. S. Patent Office
C. A. SNOW @& CO
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Washington, D
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United States
Fox
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Domestic Mfg CO
Marion
George Stinson & Co
Portland, Maine
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Virginia
North Carolina
AS. G. Blatchley
N. E. City Halt
Square
Broad St
Grand Outfit
Truk & Co
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Maine
JH. Halle 4 Co
Portland
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Seewaesees
Harwoop
the . Cushman’s
Marseps
Battle Creek Machinery Co
Attle Greer
Ehestnet
Uoweec Gash
Samper Ayer & Son
Rene EU Ein Die
Suri Oornnen
Renen
Anna Nae
W. T. Mauck’s— Furniture Store
W. T. Mauck
Springfield
Dantel
Lough Stony Land
Sulky
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J. Bantner
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