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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1890

Page

11

Oil Field Activity in Chartiers and Nearby

Chartiers field remains highly active with many leases and rigs. Crawford heirs lease five acres adjoining Bryan farm at $300 per acre with a sixth royalty. Beck No.3, Heiser Nos., Duff and other wells show variable oil rates from 10 to 150 barrels daily. New ventures near Belmont and Evans City road push toward deeper horizons, while line work and rigs multiply as operators chase a major strike in the Hundred-foot territory.

Chartiers Plenty Beck Heiser No. 2 Heiser No. 4 Heiser No. 1 Forest Oil No. 6 Duff Duff No No. 6 Bridgewater Gas Company Eather & Co May Farm Beck No. 6 Stevens Bailey Inn Johnson Farm Elcho Oil Company Gairy & Co Gaily Bros Thompson Bryan & Zickham Bryan Farm Borneo Gecker & Co Wahl Farm Evans City Road Amberson Pool Guekert & Co Aeet Amoseph Sn Winner Farm Ofe Amn Goering Farm D. C. Brandon Saith’ Abrams & Co No. 3 Haslett Columbis Oil Company

Pittsburg Oilman Reports Ohio Well Yields 85 BPD

Len a Pittsburg oil man says the Ohio side well came in about a week ago, near Belmont, producing about 85 barrels per day. Timber for 12 pen rigs is being hauled for wells near the well. The Cairo well yields 20 barrels per day. A deep well is planned at Dallison. A shallow well seven miles behind Ellenboro, owned by Pittsburg parties, came in yesterday as a small producer.

Len Pittsburg Ohio Belmont Cairo Dallison Ellenboro

Gold Field in the South East Sparks North Carolina Fever

A gold fever spreads through eastern North Carolina after Abram Philps finds gold bearing rock near Windsor. He ships samples to Philadelphia and reports averaging at least 5 percent gold. Rumors of rich finds cause locals to dig along Chiskey branch, while Philps' sudden wealth leads to extravagance and speculation.

Wixpsor N. C Augusta North Carolina Abram Philps Chishey Branch Windsor C. E. Harden Chiskey Philadelphia Mr. Oye

Left on the Cars Watch Recovered By Pullman Staff

In a Pullman Car office in Pittsburgh a gold watch and chain found by a porter is returned to a relieved owner who had misplaced it under her pillow. The scene reveals how losses on trains are handled, with emphasis on honesty standards for porters and the common items recovered daily.

OC. L. Merrill Pullman Car Company Charlie New York Pittsburg Chicago Pullman Mr. Merrill

Brain Burn Injury Survivor in Alabama Farm Incident

Dennis Hammond, a St. Clair county farmer, lived three days with half his skull exposed after a head injury. He reported his brain burning and poured water into the wound to cool it. Doctors say recovery possible but rare. Hammond remains rational and improving after skull fragments were removed.

Birmingham Ala Dennis Hammond St. Clair County Hammond Ash Springville

Postal Cards for Women and Business Cards From Wilkinson Mill

The Postoffice Department orders samples of pearl gray poster card board for women correspondence cards. Wilkinson Bros. & Co arrange with Whiting Paper Co of Holyoke for manufacture. The board is standard and the women card will be one third smaller while the business card becomes one third larger. The factory currently runs two machines on regular card stock and prints 2,200,000 cards daily, with about 1,950,000 to 2,000,000 packed for shipment each day.

BirmingHam Wilkinson Company Stanitioa Wilkinson Mill

Bargain clothing sale with heavy discounts today

Today is your last chance to buy good clothing at low prices. Early shoppers get the best picks with items like men's shepherd plaid suits six dollars and imported worsted frock suits eight dollars. Store hours extend to 11, with many items on sale including hosiery and towels.

Cor. Grant and Diamond Sts Court House

Summer living hints for city families from Arthuresas Co

The notice advises avoiding sun exposure and cooking to keep homes cool. It promotes buttermilk as a summer drink and suggests using matting, lace curtains, or window shades to control heat. It directs readers to Arthuresas & Co for bargains on mats, curtains, shades, ginghams, and carpets at cheap prices, inviting visits to 70 Pooh St for goods in Cleveland.

Arthuresas & Co Pooh St

Popular Excursions From Atlantic City in 1890

Advertisement lists an August 14 1890 excursion via B and O R R with Washington D C Baltimore and Philadelphia, 10 day tickets for 10, round trip 10, special Pullman trains at 7 00 AM and 9 20 PM from B and O depot. Also notes excursion to Boston for G A R members on August 8 9 10 with return by August 20 good to September 0 1590 83 50. Cabinet photos and life size crayon portraits offered by Awrecht Elite Gallery 16 Market Pittsburg. Pons beer and Wainwrights public favors mentioned.

Washington D. C Baltimore Philadelphia Washington, D. C B A. mM E. D. Suitz Pittsburg Boston Mass Lake Erie Awrecht Elite Market St North Apollo Iembeny Blairsville Federal Street Butle Butler Butler A Buti Ae Feseerearescees Usigr Dil Eeem Central Time Panhandle Cincinnat St. Lewis Lida Lisls P.m. Dennison N. Comeg Stechenville Ba. m. Washington M. Bulger Mamafield Dennlew Stou- Fille Wheeling Cavurgettstown Hos Am Soi Cs A Mansfield

Late News In Brief From A Turbulent Era

A broad New York era news brief covers labor, trade, and politics. It notes the Knights of Labor facing the New York Central, summer trade figures for London with exports rising £2 100 000 and imports £2 820 000, a Twelfth Illinois district convention nominating Rev. A G Reeder, and a War Department order reducing cavalry and infantry. It mentions Jewish emigration from Russia to Brazil and Vilna, a Brighton pier shark killing by a boatman’s knife, mutinies in Chatton army service corps, Vanderbilt paying a farm hand £5 000 for injuries, and celebrations by Knights of Labor and Trades Assemblies. Americans seek refuge in Guatemala, natives seeking U S naturalization for legation protection, a French plan for a trans-Salian railway, a verdict overturning against Jacob Gray after a factional fight, and drownings in St Marys county Indiana.

New York Central Road Knight of Labor Ben Ohes London Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Association Illinois A. G. Reeder Vongrasa Arizona Vilna Brazil Russia Brighton England Army Service Corps Chatham W. C. Vanderbilt Long Island Aids i Peecmericanas Chisige Noat Labay Guatamala Legation United States Chamber of Deputies France Jacob Gray Mississippi Alger Jefferson Davis Mollie Storm St. Imspeters St. Mary's County Ind

Hydrophobia case puzzles Pasteur Institute leader

New York August 8 Dr Mopfort in charge of the Pasteur Institute reports a virulent hydrophobia case in a middle aged wealthy man bitten on the arm by a stray dog on the Western Boulevard last week The wound healed quickly but the patient developed rush of symptoms at night Then he bit his wife while she slept He was inoculated at the institute yesterday His arm is swollen and his pupils are dilated and his speech is rapid and incoherent Also The Nation's Bank for Havings of Allegheny moved to 110 Federal Street offering time deposits loans and extended hours for Saturdays

New York Mopfort Pasteur Institute Europe Gibier Western Boulevard

Cures Sore Limb With CUTICURA Remedies, NJ Woman Says

Mrs Kate Seard of Urango Valley New Jersey reports a severe eczema like sore on her leg, bandages and scabs, cured after using DETOURS? and CUTICURA products. She credits the regimen for healing and mentions advising a bedridden lady who also improved.

Cuba Kate Seard Urango Valley N. J

Remarkable Cure Thanks to Cuticura

A letter from C Stevens O'Mahoney of 3 East 6th Street New York thanks the Cuticura team for a dramatic cure of a crimson facial condition described as inherited, after daily mortification from ineffective remedies. The writer praises the product as the greatest gift from science to mankind.

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