Our Early Mail Service And the long history of mail transport contracts
The piece traces early mail moves from 1635 to 1840, detailing postmaster roles, contracts with Chambersburg to Klagers town, and the shift to railroad carriers like New Jersey and Pennsylvania lines. It notes debates over compensation, attempts to set fair rates, Europe’s influence, and the rise of private express firms like Adams Express impacting postal revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelpia
Philadelphia
New York
Post Office Department
Franklin Railroad Company
Chambersburg
Klagerstown
New Jersey Railroad Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Puostwaster-General
Great Mally
Washington
Vicr
Postmaster
Hursier
Europe
England
Congress
Adams Company
Adams Express Company
Tells Dyspeptics What to Eat Diet Plan Claim
A garbled health advisory promotes a specific diet to ease stomach distress. It mentions avoiding irritants, promoting fermentation, and using magnesium-based laxatives or pepsin supplements. The piece touts a plan to calm digestion and promises relief from symptoms with a dietary regimen and a marketed product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton
Uae
Peking Devotees Witness Devil Dance at Lama Temple
The devil dance ceremony, dating to the Tsing dynasty and held at the Lama temple, drew thousands of Buddhist worshipers. Priests in embroidered robes enacted a legend of a devil woman pursued by a charmed horse, ending with the woman burned in a temple gate procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teking
Lama
Eien
Jermoth
One Of The Woes Of Middle-aged Women
A July Mother's Magazine piece by Myra Livingstone Redding offers home remedies for aging skin and throat concerns. It urges lemon juice hydrogen peroxide and buttermilk as whiteners, throat exercises, neck baths, and simple at home care like oatmeal starch and barley water for skin, plus raw water washes and egg white masks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra Livingstone Redding
Mother's
Wife Saves Husband in Savannah Shark Attack
In Calibongua sound, Jone 7-Wal lace J. Pierpont Jr., son of Major Pierpont, was attacked by a shark while fishing with his wife and children. The shark gripped his right arm. his wife pulled him to the surface, bound the wound with her skirt, and helped return to the boat before he was rushed to Oglethorpe sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Jone
Wallace J. Pierpont, Jr
Major Pierpont
Calibongua Sound
Mr. Pierpont
Pierpont
Supreme in His Egotism
A discussion on male possessiveness and female insecurity drawn from W. J. George in the Atlantic Monthly. It contrasts husbands’ fear of losing wives with wives’ fear of losing male protection and status, then shifts to a brief quip about Russia’s youth and socialist governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. George
The
Atlantic Monthly
Nerve Exhaustion and Restorative Treatment Promoted
Advertises Dr Ward's services at 7 Niagara Square, Buffalo NY for nerve exhaustion symptoms including fatigue, sleeplessness, mood gloom, and headaches. Claims many recover with Ward's special treatments after exams and consultations, with hours listed and no charge for initial examination.
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Dunlevey
the National Market Co
E. Washington St
F. Ottizen
Mgr
Frew’s
New Spring
Whittall Line
Royal Worcester
Tapestry
Brussels
Body Brussels
Frew Furniture Co
Eso
Lemsing Server
Birmingham
Alebema
Mes
Rochester
N.Y
Chicago
Min
Teels
Philadelphie
Columbue, Ohio
Cog Hore
Tarartog
Buffalo
Atlenia
Shenango Valley Hospital
New Castle
Lawrence County
Peking
Tsing
Alex Markerson
Juhy- Ville, Ark
Whrost
Germany
Vaterland
Lawrence Savings & Trust Co
Russia
Grand Rapids
Grand Haplés Press
Raymond Ward
M.D
United States
Thia
Apella
Ward
Ard
Niagara Square
Bottalo
Star Theatre
Graph Company
Peggy Tykand
Marc MacDermott
Molly Elliot Seawell
Mary Ann
William A Brapy
Robert Warwick
Gail Kane
Safe Deposit & Trust Company
North
Mercer St
New Castle, Pa
E. Marshall
Wall Paper and China
East Washington Street
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