Catastrophe at Johnstown Flood Wipes Town and Surrounding Areas
Amid rapid flooding the Conemaugh dam failed sending a wall of water through Johnstown and Cambria City. Reports from Greensburg Blairsville and Blairsville intersection describe hundreds dead and thousands homeless with rail lines washed away and bridges destroyed. Rescue efforts continue as officials warn of extensive loss of life across Conemaugh valley.
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Johnstown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gang Hollow
Blairsville
Greensburg
Johuetown
New Florence
Owatown
Conemaugh
W. ON. Hayes
Iteairn
St Johnstown
Kangholiiv
Pitcairn
Pittsburgh
Langhollow
Conenaugh Furnace
Conemaugh River
Western Union
Johns
Ghrenserac
Pittsbaurgh
South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club
Conemaugh Lake
South Fork Club
Pennsylvania Rail
South Fork
South Park
Oeeb
Helimaein
Mineral Point
Woodwaite
Cambria City
Conemaugh Borough
Verga
Cambria Iron and Steel Company
Long Hollow
Coketown
Pennsylvania
Pirtsserxey
Kiskiminetas
Saltsburg
Blaksville
West Pennsylvania Railway
Kiskiminetas Valley
Livermore
Salisburg
Apeolla
Leechburg
Avenmore
Boiivan
Conamaugh
Jesustown
Cambria
Paddy Madden
Bortvar
June L
Lockport
Edward Dock
Adams
Deck Tben
Patrick Madden
Edward Garvey
Elegant summer fashions span Venice to Neapolitan gauzes
The article surveys a wealth of summer textiles and gowns including Venetian cashmeres in soft colors with silk embroidery, Neapolitan gauzes for dressy evenings, and elegant silks trimmed with rose ribbons. It notes empire waists, mousquetaire revers, and varied sleeves, plus chic tea gowns and Spanish lace scarfs shaping the season's style.
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New-York
India
Tulie
Marie-Antoinette Fichus
Ominous Omens in Local Customs and Tales
A fragmented note lists superstitions about death and funerals. It cites forbidden funeral processions, the last name spoken by a dying person as a harbinger, and the corpse not crossing the same road twice. It mentions prohibitions and signs like a door knot cloth and a white hearse omen.
Sleep Under Fire Across Famous Military Minds
The text recalls Napoleon Wellington Grant and Sir Sydney Smith showing rapid sleep under danger, suggesting a brain boosted by brief rest to return to battle. It includes a Swiss mountaineer who sacrificed himself to save companions, cutting the rope and falling to his death, and a mother’s unseen memory.
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Spain
Wellington
Napoleon
Grant
Sir Sydney Smith
North Sea
Sydney
Pierre
Switzerland
Alps
Jose
Hedgehogs as Fruit Gatherers and Odd Exchanges
The item humorously suggests hedgehogs collect fruit by leaping from high perches and impaling it on spines as they move. It quotes the Chicago Times on their antics and storage theory. The text also includes a playful classroom exchange about translation and notes Ireland as the angriest country in the world today.
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Chicago Times
Ireland
W. L. Douglas
Congress
Douglas
VF. L. Pone
Learing
Amd
L. Douglas
W.l. Douglas
St Leyeree
Boas
Ayaa
Alwa
W. L Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Health and home needs in 19th century advice columns
A moral piece urges preserving wives and mothers health with Dr. Pierce's Pills as a national blessing. It extols remedies for common diseases and frames home health as central to national strength. The note mentions Benjamin F. Burick as a heavy cigar smoker and a Chicago bank policy on gold coin value.
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Kang
Dishonored Drafts and Health Remedies Advertisements
A collection of 19th century ads and notes touts tonics like Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for vigor and blood quality, Carter’s Little Liver Pills for headaches, and Glenn’s Sulphur Soap. It mentions Oregon’s immigration board, a Montreal ice-making device, and a Frise portrait of Mrs. Cleveland in Washington’s Corcoran Gallery.
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Cleveland
Corcoran
Washington
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New York
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