Aged Circulation Rates for The InstatcH Sunday Issue
The notice outlines average net circulation figures for The InstatcH Sunday edition over three months ending June A list shows prices for a variety of subscriptions including daily and weekly editions. Carriers deliver the Sunday edition at five cents per week, with bundled options including the Sunday edition at ten cents per week.
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THE
DiSraTcu
Lies
Instatch
Disratcr
Virginia Republicans split spoils in Mahone faction rift
Pittsburg dispatch notes a division among anti Mahone and Mahone factions in Virginia politics. Brady Langston and Wise will gain administration roles while Mahone secures governorship and senatorship support. Analysts question the odds of a Republican win and urge restraint on future rhetoric.
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Virginia
Mahone
Brady
Langston
Wise
Quay
Clarkson
Matthew Stanley
Ignis
Drinking and camping misuse sparks fatal tragedy at Youghiogheny camp
A young man is killed in a Youghiogheny fishing camp, drawing a moral about alcohol use. The piece argues camping and outdoor recreation should be separated from drinking clubs and calls on clubs to draw clear boundaries to prevent similar harm.
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Youghiogheny
United States Should Not Annex Haiti Says Editorial
The editorial questions President Harrison’s stance on Secretary Blaine’s Haiti annexation plan. It argues against absorbing a population seen as prone to civil strife and poorly suited for self government, citing recent Haiti events as cautionary evidence. It warns against territorial expansion at any political or demographic cost.
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Harrison
Blaine
Hayti
United States
Haiti
Dominican Islands
A Needed Institution for Southside Hospital
The growth of the Southside Hospital shows the local need for a dedicated facility. Although southside residents use city hospitals, its separation and manufacturing character make separate hospital services essential. Local efforts are enlarging the institution to meet this need with own resources.
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Southside Hospital
Southside
Allegheny
Navy’s failed ships mock moral greatness and speed
The article laments Petrel and Charleston speed failures in the U S Navy. It condemns exaggerated trial reports and urges honesty about performance while urging continued navy building despite setbacks. It cautions constructors and reporters to avoid deceit and share facts promptly.
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United States
Baltimore
Petrel
Charleston
To Jail With Him Carlisle D Graham Barrel Dare
Carlisle D. Graham emerges as a flamboyant crank who vows to descend Niagara Falls in a barrel. He makes an audacious but unfounded threat and attracts local attention for the stunt proposal.
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Carlisle
Graham
Niagara Falls
Cruel Barrel Act Sparks Outrage At Niagara Falls
The article denounces Mr. Graham for using a barrel to stage a dangerous stunt at Niagara Falls. A Newfoundland dog was placed inside the fragile craft and killed when the barrel shattered. The piece urges legal action and animal cruelty intervention to stop such grinding spectacles.
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Graham
Niagara Falls
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Tea Pot Tempest over Diamond Street Widening
The city approves the Diamond street widening ordinance while viewing damages as a fair charge to benefited abutting property. Viewers estimate damages at 400 to 500 per foot, yet property values and taxes rise, suggesting the city gains overall. Courts will settle any disputes if parties attempt to shift costs to the city.
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Select Council
Diamond Street
DistatcH Praises Local Cotemporaries For Helping Paper Improve
The Dispatch thanks neighbors for their careful scrutiny and corrections of errors real or imagined. It remarks that constructive criticism keeps the paper accurate and encourages continued serviceable efforts to reach a near perfect standard.
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Distatch
Williamsport Group Pushes Reopening of Abandoned Canal
A Williamsport Maryland committee urged Chesapeake and Ohio canal managers to repair and reopen an idle section from Williamsport to Cumberland. Managers refused citing a $50,000 price funded only by bonds at 10 cents on the dollar. The committee offered $25,000 plus future receipts if allowed to run it, but the firm refused citing no power to turn over the canal to outsiders.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Williamsport
Cumberland
Canal revival debated as railroad power weighs in
The piece argues powerful railroad interests push canal abandonment and oppose restoration, shaping managers to let canals decay. It notes similar influence over Western Pennsylvania canals and the Ohio and Lake Erie project, urging public interest to back heavy freight canals. It also critiques the Exposition loan and calls Pittsburgh to show public spirit. It closes with a light aside on hot weather ice cream advice from the New York Journal.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio and Lake Erie
New York Journal
Telegraph Firm Seeks Injunction Over Long-Distance Plant
The Western Union Telegraph Company applies for an injunction to block the organization of a long distance telephone plant, signaling its stance that if laws cannot uphold its monopoly there is no use in having laws at all.
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Western Union Telegraph
Telegraph Company
Acquittal of Mc Quade Stirs NY Press Mockery
The New York press mocks the Ballston acquittal of boodle alderman Mc Quade on a second trial, arguing thieves evade justice and lawyers enjoy a summer resort spectacle. Critics question the District Attorney's aim in letting thieves slip away.
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McQuade
Ballston
New York
Contention on Street Cleaning Methods and Water Use
A local debate questions whether city officials erred by ditching hose washing for street sweeps and then vice versa. It cites a Cincinnati man using 10 000 gallons for lawn irrigation last year as a curious water usage example. The note also references Crete’s insurrection and Istanbul’s reaction in broader terms.
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Cincinnati
Rhine
Private Detective Norris Fails Kilrain Arrest in Informal Requisition
The piece notes Norris's failed bid to arrest Kilrain due to deficiencies and informalities. It criticizes the detective’s shift from selling to low brow buyers to opposing them and mocks the speak-easy culture. It also references political views on Harrison’s renomination and editorials from Statesman Harry of Michigan. The column ridicules Chicago and St Louis papers over hay crops and detectives.
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Norris
Kilrain
St. Louis
Chicago
Prominent Figures and Civic News Tidbits
A roundup of notable 19th century society items includes Grover Cleveland planning a two week yacht cruise with Colonel Lamont as companion, while Pinkerton questions why Jack the Ripper has not been found. Exposition plans in New York receive 1.5 billion dollars in backing, and Judge George Yecuorr of Maryland retires after age 70. Erie considers debt payoff via water works sale, and revenue from water services last year totals 74,000. President Harrison enjoys coastal travels and humorous storytelling. Whitelaw Reid and William Walter Phelps may resign missions to England within a year. poets Rosz Hawr Honxe LATHROP and Edith Thomas summer in New London, with Thomas reportedly delicate. Edward T. Jeffery resigns as general manager of the Silver Central Railroad after a long tenure starting as an office boy in 1858.
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Grover Cleveland
Lamont
Wirilliam M A. Pinkerton
Chicago
Jack the Ripper
Grant
New York
Cuizr JupGe Grerce Yecuorr
Maryland
Charles M. Reep
Erie
Prince
Deer Park
Harrison
Washington Dispatch
Whitelaw Reid
William Walter Phelps
Reid
Phelps
England
Rosz Hawr Honxe Lathrop
New London
Edith Thomas
Silinon Central Railroad
Edward T. Jeffery
Stuyvesant Pish
The Yellow Foot Fashion and Empire Language Talk
A humorous column observes yellow leather shoes drawing attention in daily life while noting fashion flippancy and a digression on cross dialect communication in the Austro Hungarian Empire. It mentions a correction about Goldsmith and quotes about the Emperor’s need to read multiple dialects. The Reichstag records only German speeches.
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New York and Chicago Limited
Reichstag
Austrian Empire
Austria
Love Knows No Class an Onondaga Valley Scandal
Sunacouse New York July 22 Hiram Hoyt a young man from Onondaga Valley worked for Milo Shattuck near Jamesville Pompey Hill. Hoyt courted Shattuck’s daughter Mamie and allegedly pressured her to marry him after feigning sickness. A confrontation followed as Hoyt attempted to abduct the girl and threats were made. Hoyt was arrested after neighbors alerted authorities and the couple returned to Hoyt’s home before his arrest.
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Dispatch
Sunacouse
N. Y
Hiram Hoyt
Onondaga Valley
Milo Shattuck
Jamesville
Pompey Hill
Shattuck
Mamie
Hoyt
Abs
Syracuse
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Hoyter
Mres
Onondaga
Hoy
Basket Picnic Set By Allegheny Lodges At Forest Grove
The Allegheny lodges of L O. C. F. McFar lane No. 30 Twin City No. 241 Manchester No. 4 Fidella No. 415 BR. Biddle Roberts No. 630 James L. Graham No. 690 and Park Lodge No. 973 hold their sixth annual outing and basket picnic at Forest Grove tomorrow. Members meet at the Pittsburg and Western depot at 8 o clock tomorrow morning. The Gernert and Guenth er orchestra will attend and provide music for the excursion.
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Allegheny
McFarlane
Twin City
Manchester
Robert Blum
Fidella
BR. Biddle Roberts
James L. Graham
Park Lodge
Forest Grove
Pittsburg and Western Depot
Gernert and Guenther
Gypsy Camp and Society Event at McDonald's Grove
The Sewickley Society young ladies held a grand Gypsy encampment in McDonald's Grove near Sewickley yesterday. The afternoon featured cafes and a grand concert by the younger Pilz, with eufoyapie noted as part of the festivities.
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Sewickley Society
McDonald's Grove
Sewickley
Pilz
Grand lawn fete and weekly concerts planned in Sewickley
Society notes reveal tax friends of Thomas O Nell of Hiland avenue East End to host a grand lawn fete at a private residence next month. The United Workmen announce weekly concerts from July through August at Idlewood Hotel with Garner et al presenting a fourth program in Sewickley next Friday featuring classic composers. Miss Mary Dennis and A R Matchett announce their marriage after a visit with friends.
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Thomas O' Nell
Hiland Avenue
East End
Thursda
Gernert
Idlewood
Tae Garnert
Guenthers
Ae Sewickley
Mary Dennis
ED. van Mene
A. RB. Matchett
Alex. Matchett
Sasara
Deaths of a Day John F Reynolds Canton Ohio
Canton mourns the sudden death of John F Reynolds a leading citizen and public spirited man He arose this morning and while dressing fell back and expired at his residence He served as a stockholder of City National Bank a member of the Board of Trade and held law and civic roles
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Canton
John F. Reynolds
En Osio
Ton Gas Co Ompany
City Ni
Tee Board of Trade
The
Law
Seria Siegs
Capacity of Senators Simon Cameron Opinion 1877
The article quotes Simon Cameron recalling 1877 views on Senate capacity. He says modern Senators are far more capable due to population growth and widened business and international relations, noting a need for strong legislative skill and experience in today's complex congressional environment. He contrasts current colleagues with earlier generations in a reflective tone.
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Simon Cameron
The
New York Tribune
Senate
Mr. Cameron
Congress
Accon Tomate
United States Senate
Cameron
Congressman Cox Angers Over Harrison Paper Attack
Dispatch from Mammoth Hot Springs states Congressman Cox plans a Helena trip but may skip it due to Russell Harrison’s newspaper attack. Cox emphasizes his non partisanship and long friendship with President Harrison, seeking to avoid Montana constitutional politics while pursuing private family visits.
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Dakota
Cox
Harrison
Congress
Territories
President Harrison
Young Harrison
Constitutional Convention
Montana
Postal Needs of New York Report Recommends Expanded Post Office
The Wanamaker commission report on the New York Post Office details three weeks of investigation across the main building and 17 branches. It recommends expanded staffing and greater expenditures, noting a 1,040,000 increase in costs over the last three fiscal years.
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WasSnincTos
Wanamaker
New York Post Office
What Legislatures Lack
In a critique of legislative practice the piece imagines a special Committee on Common Sense that would reference all bills. It argues Minnesota could have avoided a ridicule if such a committee existed and notes the Attorney General’s opinion that a law restricting newspapers from publishing execution details is unconstitutional.
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Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Minnesota
Moral Progress in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia Times item remarks that the city approaches a high state of decorum once noted by Hudibras, comparing the locals to a place where a cat is hung on Monday for killing a mouse on Sunday.
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Philadelphia
The
Philadelphia Times
Hudibras
The Hidden Hand at Harris Theater Opens
The Hidden Hand at Harris Theater opens a weeklong engagement led by Miss Bonnie Myers and R. W. Trelegan in a revived comedy drama. The performance drew praise for the acting and staging.
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Harris
Bonnie Myers
R. W. Trelegan
Harris’ Theater
McHugh
A Difficult Problem in Word Talk During Marriage
The Chicago Times recalls Alexander Graham Bell estimating a mother speaks about 96000 words daily to her infant. It asks to similarly estimate the daily word count she addresses to her grown son’s husband in the first year of marriage, if possible.
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Chicago Times
Alexander Graham Bell
One Truthful Man In Baltimore
A Baltimore man admits fishing an entire day without a bite while his friends debate honoring his honesty with a monument or seeking a spirit medium to reveal his name to Diogenes.
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Baltimore
Baltimore American
Diogenes
London's Dead Police in Ripper Era News
From the New York World report on London's police depicted as thoroughly exhausted by the Jack the Ripper case. The piece contrasts London's force with the notoriety of the murders and frames the police as deeply drained and beaten by the investigation.
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London
New York
Jack the Ripper
Proverb Sentiments On Fools From Various Sayings
A collection of old sayings and quips about fools from diverse sources. It contrasts fools who seek more with the idea that fools reveal themselves by boasting and misplaced trust. The text cites proverbs about secrecy, self-praise, joining church for heaven, and foolish expenditures.
Cures for Insomnia Simple Household Remedies
Sleeplessness endangers recovery after illness and invites distress. The article urges pure air and mental quiet, with guidance on sleeping posture, breathing, darkness, and moderate heat. It cites Gardner and his method, plus examples of Franklin Agassiz Audubon and Brown advocating breathing focus and imagery to induce sleep.
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Gardner
England
Thomas Brown
Ben Franklin
Prof
Agassiz
Audubon
Jckory
Texan Appoints Office Chief as C T Mitchell Resigns
Wasnisetos, July oe Secretary of of Texan, was named chief of a new division in the Secretary of State’s office. He succeeds C. T. Mitchell who has resigned from that post.
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Texas
Wasnisetos
of Texan
C. T. Mitchell
Beyond Means Cited as Risk in City Editorial
A Troy Times editorial uses a metaphor about people living beyond their means as dangling from a rope tethered to nothing at the upper end to stress caution against fiscal excess.
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Troy Times
Northland Heart and the Southland Bride Ballad Fragments
Fragmentary verse depicts Northland heart’s journey and a quest to woo a bride for the Southland king. The mingled imagery links love, loyalty, and distant realms with a chorus of sobbing songs.
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Northland
Southland
Eloped Couple From Broadway Clerk and Cashier Flee
Anthony Cohen a Broadway clothing house clerk and Friday Siegel a Puck restaurant cashier ran off with 1900 dollars. They left after lunch in New York and rode a Pennsylvania train to Jersey City then to Coney Island. Police Inspector Byrnes and detectives search for the pair.
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Anthony Cohen
Broadway
Puck
Friday Siegel
Cohen
Coney Island
Jersey City
Inspector Byrnes
Desperate Battle With the Elements Strikes the Alene
The steamship Alene from North Hayti arrived after a fierce gale struck Saturday. A lightning bolt hit the maintop mast, smashing it. debris rained down as thunder roared. The captain notes Hippolyte’s July 11 12 attempts to seize Port au Prince and July 13 retreat to Croix des Bougenets.
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Alene
Hayti
The
Hippolyte
Port-au-Prince
Croix Des Bougenets
Chimney Collapse Traps Residents. Eleven Escape Uninjured
A three story downtown tene ment house chimney collapsed at 10 am sending bricks through three floors into a basement. Nicole Santo Antonio Reni and others were carried into a second hand clothing store. Store owners Catharine Duffy and Bridget Clayton aided by police and firemen freed the group. all escaped with only minor bruises.
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Nicole Santo
Antonio Reni
Catharine Duffy
Bridget Clayton
Wrongly Mated Pair Seeks Divorce in Brooklyn Church Context
Mrs. Henry W. Mowrey seeks a divorce from Mr. Mowrey alleging repeated accusations of infidelity in front of their children and domestic abuse. She teaches Sunday school at Washington Avenue Baptist Church Brooklyn and belongs to several societies. Mr. Mowrey, a paper factory worker earning 2000 dollars yearly, claims her long intimacy with a church deacon noted as a wealthy prominent Brooklyn figure. Both sides have filed papers in the cage.
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Henry W. Mowrey
Levy Versus Dorsey Passes Unopposed In Supreme Court
The case Levy versus Dorsey was submitted today as neither party appeared when called. The motion seeks an order compelling the ex Senator to appear for examination in supplementary proceedings in the suit brought by A A Levy against Moses Lavy and Co London.
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Steve Dorsey
Levy
Dorsey
Supreme Court
A. A. Levy
Mr. Levy
Moses Lavy
Robbed of His All While Asleep
Casper Rebling arrived by steam ship City of Chester and changed $10 in German money into American currency at Castile Garden. He then bought three bottles of beer and faced the prospect of being sent back as a pauper.
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Casper Rebling
City of
Chester
Castile Garden
Faulkner Company to Wind Up After Deposing President
The F. G. Faulkner Company for iron pipes and fittings will wind up. Frank G. Faulkner is deposed as President by trustees. Morris E. Thayer becomes treasurer. Faulkner, who started the firm in May 1885 after leaving Hird Faulkner & Co, was removed amid director dissatisfaction. Creditors will be paid in full. stockholders to cover any deficit.
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F. G. Faulkner
Frank G. Faulkner
Morris E. Thayer
Faulkner
Hird, Faulkner & Co
Crandall Injured After Fall at Home in Mifflintown
Frank W Crandall a stationary engineer at the Anglo Swiss Milk Condensery claims a serious fall at his home left him with concussion and possible paralysis of the spine. He has a sick benefit fund yielding about 10 dollars weekly and multiple life and accident policies totaling around 11500 dollars benefiting his dependents if he dies.
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pIstatc
Mipnietown
Frank W. Crandall
Crandall
Aceid Aockiss
Tifaxak
En Ut
Let Them Be Counted Census counts office seekers plan
The message argues that without a separate enumeration of office seekers in the upcoming census an important datum will be missed. It stresses the need for distinct counting to capture political candidacy data.
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The
Philadelphia Times
TriState items from Williamsport and nearby areas
A series of brief local notices report a man in Williamsport injuring his foot in a fall after a kick at a cat, a rattlesnake killed on Grove City street, a Burton Hollow couple eloping to New York and facing parental restraint, a large clam injuring a rat in Wheeling, a fox escape from William Pennypacker’s pen destroying turkeys, an East Nantmeal woman celebrating a birthday by binding wheat sheaves, a ghost dog seen near Idlewild, and two Shubert ladies killing a rattlesnake with ten rattles.
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Allegheny
Chicago
Smithfield Street
Plymouth Rock
Burarr Wolf
Williamsport
Burton Hollow
New York
William Pennypacker
East Nantmeal
Mr. Pennypacker
Curious Condensations Span Land and Sea
A collage of oddities from across the country includes a Dakota farmer blaming gophers for wheat failure, Bloomington bakers cutting bread price, a towering Clark Thread chimney near Newark, and a slave-turned-mother seeking her sons. Reports describe a Muskegon man’s accident with a milking cow, a Rochester strike at a science establishment, sparrows dead under an Elm in Brazil Indiana, twin snakes found in Georgia fields, a girl sighting a sperm whale off an Atlantic resort, and various odd anecdotes from stagehands to church collections. The piece also notes a Lutheran pastor’s resignation over marriage choice and a Fort Wayne farmer’s oat blade emblem.Government and local curiosities mingle with human interest and improbable encounters nationwide.
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Bloomington
Ill
Clark Thread Company
Newark
N.J
Martha Cobble
Owensboro
O. Erickson
Muskegon
Mich
Erickson
Darrow
Rochester
Umbo
Brazil
Ind
A. J. Ranew
McRae
Albany
Atlantic
Ocean Grove
N. J
E. H. Stokes
G. H. Schuur
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Omaha
Nina L. Charles
Eeeee
Schmur
Weaver
Fort Wayne
Avilla
Innet
Frederica B. Wetter
Frederick Wetter
Detroit
Fragmented Newspaper Snippets and Quotes Across Papers
A collage of witty lines and brief notes from multiple papers. The collection includes humorous quips about flour cornmeal time flies and library wishes, plus jokes about pigs feet and a tea with Mr Popinjay. no single event or coherent story emerges.
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Wheeling
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Barks County
Idlewild
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Steudesville
Rome
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Scranton
Bomervicide Journal
Hutchingon News
Winghamton Republican
Johnny
Savannah
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Harper's Magazine
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